The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) is to order recertification of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles for Taiwan in a $620 million potential FMS deal, pending authorisation from Congress.
Lockheed Martin will act as prime contractor.
‘This proposed sale will help sustain the recipient's missile density and ensure readiness for air operations,’ the US Defence Security and Cooperation Agency (DCSA) announced on 9 July.
It added that the deal includes ‘replacement of expiring Limited Life Components (LLCs) and certification testing in order to support an operational life of thirty years’ plus associated services including spare parts, ground support equipment and other logistics support.
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The new Bushmasters will be used by the Australian Army’s second long-range fires regiment, to be based at the Edinburgh Defence Precinct in South Australia as part of the 10th Fires Brigade.
The British Army’s Land Mobility Programme (LMP) has struggled to make it to competition but there are hopes progress will be made this year.
The aid stations are designed to be mounted onto trucks, such as the Rheinnetall HX family of vehicles, and will be in ballistic protected and unprotected versions.
The contract is for transmissions for the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC) in Lima, Ohio for new tanks and overhaul and repair activities at Anniston Army Depot.
Jerusalem’s air defence capabilities procurement efforts will receive up to $190 million.
In the medium-term Lithuania has committed US$1.3 billion which includes Javelin ant-tank missiles, Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), Black Hawk helicopters, missile systems and missiles.
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