DID - Raytheon Tapped For Tomahawk Support | DoS Approves FMS To Iraq | EU Open Defense Innovation Office in Kyiv

Americas Raytheon won a $14 million modification for the continued design, integration, test, and delivery of Joint Multiple Effects Warhead System to be installed into the Recertified Tomahawk All-Up-Round in support of the Navy. Work is expected to be completed in August 2025. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Canada is advancing its program to construct new conventionally-powered submarines, issuing a request for information from industry stakeholders to assess their capability and capacity to build and deliver up to 12 submarines. Public Services and Procurement Canada issued the request “to gain further information on the availability of submarines that are currently in service or in production.” Middle East & Africa The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Iraq, providing follow-on technical support for the maintenance and repair of naval vessels. Valued at approximately $65 million, the sale is part of a broader initiative to assist the Iraqi Navy in maintaining its fleet, which includes offshore vessels, patrol boats, and defender-class boats originally supplied by the United States. The potential FMS contract calls for the deployment of approximately 65 contractor representatives from various nationalities to Iraq to support the VMR program. Europe […]

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