DID - Raytheon To Help Reduce F-35 Propulsion Sustainment Cost | IAI And ELTA Get IFF From Hensoldt | Ukraine Gets Stormer HVM

Americas

Raytheon Technologies won a $14.9 million contract modification, which adds scope to provide for the planning, implementation, management, and reporting of sustainment affordability in support of initiatives that reduce future F-35 propulsion sustainment cost for the F-35 Joint Program Office. Work will take place in Connecticut and Oklahoma. Expected completion will be in September 2024.

Boeing won an $8.5 million modification for Option 3 of the Hunter Phase 2 program. Work will take place in Huntington Beach, California. Estimated completion date will be in March 2023.

Middle East & Africa

Israel Aerospace Industries subsidiary ELTA Systems will receive cutting-edge Identification-Friend-or-Foe (IFF) technology from HENSOLDT as part of a $10.2 million deal to develop MSSR 2000 ID and MSR1000I radars. Also known as secondary surveillance radars, the IFF models have the capability to scan and identify aircraft within a certain vicinity and automatically send interrogation signals for confirmation.

Europe

Recently, Stormer HVM anti-aircraft missile systems came into service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Six units of the Stormer HVM air defense system came to the Ukraine from the UK. On April 25, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced his intention to provide British means of air defense to Ukraine. Hundreds of Starstreak missiles for these air defense systems have been shipped along with the systems.

General Atomics won a $16.4 million deal for the Spanish Air Force. This contract provides sustainment support of MQ-9A and Mission Ground Control Station (MCGS) to the Spanish Air Force, to include launch and recovery aircrew, field service representatives, transportation and depot repair/return. Work will be performed in an international location, and is expected to be completed March 31, 2025.

Asia-Pacific

The State Department has approved Singapore’s request to purchase F-15 munitions, follow-on training and sustainment support and associated equipment from the US government under a potential $630 million foreign military sales agreement. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday that no principal contractor is involved in the possible FMS transaction and the US government could determine a manpower support provider for defense articles via a competition.

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