BAE Systems Acquisition Deal Expands Swedish Defense Footprint BAE Systems acquisition deal activity continued this week as the UK-based defense giant agreed …
Defense Acquisition
- Defense Contracts
RTX awarded $230.6 million F135 engine contract to protect F-35 Lot 20 delivery schedule
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readRTX F135 propulsion system contract supports F-35 Lot 20 production RTX Corp. has been awarded a not to exceed $230.6 million F135 …
- Cyber & Space DefenseMissile Defense Systems
Missile Defense Agency Expands SHIELD Contract With 340 New Awards Under $151 Billion Ceiling
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readMissile Defense Agency SHIELD Contract Expansion The Missile Defense Agency has awarded an additional 340 contracts under its Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise …
- Global News
U.S. Department of War Pledges $1B Direct to Supplier Investment to Secure Solid Rocket Motor Supply Chain
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readDepartment of War Announces $1B Direct-to-Supplier Investment to Secure U.S. Solid Rocket Motor Supply Chain The U.S. Department of War (DoW) announced …
- Aerospace & AviationDrones & UAVs
Germany Orders Eight MQ-9B SeaGuardian Drones in Major NATO Procurement
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readGermany to Acquire Eight MQ-9B SeaGuardian Drones Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, working with the NATO …
- Policy & StrategyDefense Budgets & Policy
Pentagon Overhauls Acquisition System: Hegseth Launches “Warfighting Acquisition System” to Prioritize Speed
by TeamDefenseWatch 4 minutes readIn a landmark speech delivered at the National War College, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a sweeping Pentagon acquisition transformation, formally replacing …
- Naval & MaritimeSubmarines
Columbia-Class Submarines Advance U.S. Nuclear Deterrence Amid Cost and Schedule Pressures
by TeamDefenseWatch 3 minutes readThe U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class (SSBN-826) ballistic missile submarines represent the backbone of the future nuclear triad, slated to succeed the aging Ohio-class …