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Americas
Lockheed Martin won a $280.4 million for combat systems engineering efforts of the planned modernization and new combat system capabilities selection for international partner Canadian Royal Navy ships operating AEGIS. Work will be performed in Moorestown, New Jersey and is expected to be completed by January 2028. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC is the contracting activity.
Mustang Advanced Engineering won an $11.3 million contract for a test stand capable of testing both left-hand and right-hand V-22 PropRotor Gearbox Input Quill assemblies for the V-22 aircraft. This includes all mechanical, electrical, software, and control systems, as well as ancillary subsystems required to test either PropRotor Gearbox Input Quills. This contract was competed as a small business set aside with four offers received. Naval Air Systems Command, Commander Fleet Readiness Center, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Middle East & Africa
The naval arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards unveiled an underground base housing dozens of assault boats equipped with missile launchers in footage aired by state television on Saturday. The broadcaster did not reveal the location of the base, saying only that it served Iran’s strategic “southern waters” — the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman. “This facility, which houses missile assault boats, lies 500 meters (1,650 feet) underground on the southern waters of Iran,” the report said.
Europe
The Italian Army has committed to acquiring the Rheinmetall Skynex system. The initial contract, a €73 million deal, is for a single system, but it includes an option for three more, potentially ballooning the total to nearly €280 million. This order makes Italy the first NATO member to adopt Rheinmetall’s Skynex technology, notably including the 35mm Revolver Gun Mk3. The Skynex system is no mere point defence platform; it’s designed as a multi-layered, integrated system to deal with a range of threats: missiles, artillery, mortars, drones, and those pesky loitering munitions. It’s a layered approach, combining a sensor and tracking unit, a command-and-control centre, and those four hard-hitting 35mm firing units. The 35mm Revolver Gun Mk3 is no slouch; it can spit out 1,000 rounds per minute, with a range of up to 4 kilometres. Crucially, it uses programmable Ahead ammunition, designed to be resistant to electronic countermeasures, ensuring precision hits on the target.
Asia-Pacific
The Philippine Navy said its warships held exercises Friday in the South China Sea as part of its efforts to assert its sovereign rights over waters also claimed by Beijing. China claims most of the strategic waterway despite an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis. Friday’s exercises were held days after the Filipino coast guard expressed alarm over Chinese patrols moving closer to Manila’s shores.
