Supply Chain

Ocean Ships, Inc. has been awarded a $1,114,495,567 contract for the operation and maintenance of seven government-owned Oceanographic Survey vessels.

UK Plans Defense Supply Chain Wargame

Dzyne Technologies has secured a contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for three Ultra Turbo medium-altitude, long-endurance tactical UAS.

The U.S. plans to spend about $15.6 billion on development and production of the Lockheed Martin AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, documents show.

Indra is starting to build air surveillance radars on the expectation of orders to address military demand for faster delivery cycles, its CEO says.

MTU Aero Engines expects the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program to evolve to the pursuit of two different aircraft types.

The UK Defense Ministry plans to conduct a drill with a handful of companies to assess how a protracted conflict would impact supply chains.

Rolls-Royce says endurance and altitude testing of the engines for the U.S. Army MV-75 Cheyenne II are due later this year.

AEye teams with SYNTECH... NORTHROP gets F-16 radar support award... New CFO, president at BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON...

Firestorm Labs raised $82 million to scale up production and fielding of its xCell containerized manufacturing system, which enables 3D printing of drones

Turkish defense electronics specialist Aselsan says almost half of the new contracts it booked in the first quarter are coming from abroad.

Ukraine is looking to capitalize on the success it has had developing counter-drone and other systems by adjusting government rules to enable defense exports.

KAI and Bell Textron have signed a pact to collaborate on the development of South Korea’s Next-Generation High-Speed Medium Utility Helicopter.

A drone hunting for missing rivets over a hulking C-17 transport is among the initiatives Boeing Global Services is pursuing to enhance productivity.

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Australia approved a follow-on acquisition of Lockheed Martin Himars and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM), expanding land-based long-range strike capability.

The U.S. Marine Corps has selected teams to demonstrate uncrewed cargo helicopters for contested logistics missions.

Apple cofounder’s venture seeks to fix a “broken” Earth-observation market.

A decade after the launch of Vision 2030, the Saudi defense industry can claim significant progress in its goal to localize more than 50% of military procurement.

Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of April 20 - 24, 2026

The MBDA-led team leading one of two European hypersonic interceptor efforts is poised to settle on its preferred configuration within weeks.

LITHUANIA buying AIM-9X... NETHERLANDS interested in more Hellfires... JORDAN, LATVIA sign Artemis Accords...

U.S. advanced battery developer Sion Power has pivoted from its long pursuit of the electric vehicle market to target defense and aerospace applications.

Lockheed Martin encountered development problems with its latest F-16 configuration, denting earnings along with issues on the C-130J Hercules.

Dutch defense startup Destinus says it has begun flight trials of key features of its Ruta Blk. 2 deep-strike weapon.