DID - BAE To Modernize Guided-Missile Destroyers | DoS OKs F-16 Sale To Greece | Spectra Group Australia Announced

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Americas The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $202-million contract to provide modernization and maintenance services for two US Navy guided-missile destroyers. Work will be performed on the USS Laboon (DDG 58) under a $114-million Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) contract, while the USS Wasp (LHD 1) will receive services outlined under a Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) contract. Lockheed Martin has started construction of the US Navy’s first E-130J production aircraft under its Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) program. The E-130J is based on the company’s C-130J-30 Super Hercules military transport plane and will replace the service’s older TACAMO system, the E-6B Mercury, once completed. The new aircraft is scheduled for delivery in 2026, with two more to follow in the coming years. Middle East & Africa The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Greece of F-16 Engine Follow-On Support and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $160 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. Greece’s latest request also includes non-major defence equipment items such as engine components, ground handling equipment, modifications, spare parts, […]

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