US to provide 4 HIMARS systems to Ukraine in latest $700M arms package
President Joe Biden first announced the transfer, writing that the system “will enable [Ukrainian forces] to more precisely strike key targets on the battlefield in Ukraine.”
Amid Ukraine crisis, Lockheed-Raytheon partnership gets $309M for Javelins
The US has provided more than 5,500 Javelin shoulder-mounted anti-armor systems to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration.
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After DoD’s $1.5B move, Army and Marines rush to buy new Javelins, Stingers
“We are actively negotiating right now — the Army is — for Stinger and related components, and that's ongoing,” said Bill LaPlante, the Pentagon's top acquisition official, in wake of US sending thousands of weapons to Ukraine.
Three US Army vehicle upgrade programs look smart after Russia’s Ukraine debacle
US investments, from scout robots to anti-drone and anti-missile defenses, look remarkably smart after Russian forces ran into repeated ambushes in Ukraine.
For first time, Ukraine to get US artillery in new $800M weapons package
“This new package of assistance will contain many of the highly effective weapons systems we have already provided and new capabilities tailored to the wider assault we expect Russia to launch in eastern Ukraine,” President Joe Biden said.
No easy answer for ramping up Stinger production, Pentagon No. 2 says
“There are some very specific issues with regard to Stinger and some obsolescence issues that we have to overcome,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said Tuesday. “That's because we in the US, we're focusing ourselves forward on new capability."
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Stinger, Javelin production can be increased, with congressional support: Army official
Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, also called Congressional funding reductions on the Army's IVAS "frankly just good oversight."
Baltic nations sending US-made Stingers, Javelins to Ukraine
Estonia will provide Javelin anti-armor missiles, while Lithuania and Latvia will provide Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and adjacent equipment.
State Department Clears Israeli King Stallions, Javelins for Thailand
The announcement of the potential sale come as the Israeli government is sending signals to Washington that any renewed deal with Iran should come with more arms for Israel, including items not normally sold to allies.
Army Pushes 600 Programs From Acquisition To Sustainment
The multi-million-dollar move will help Army Futures Command focus on new technology while Army Materiel Command focuses on sustaining the current force, Gen. Gus Perna told us.
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Top DoD Lawyer Gathers All Ukraine Aid Docs For Congress: ‘Routine’
General Counsel Paul Nay directed DoD officials to “preserve all documents, records, and writings, and any associated attachments, in any format,” that relate to the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
Trump’s Ukraine Intervention May Violate FCPA, Arms Export Laws: Experts
The president's personal intervention was "highly improper," one arms export expert says, concluding that the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act "appears to have been criminally violated here."
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Raytheon Presses Hard For More Army Biz: NGCV, DeepStrike, Coyote
The growing threat from potential near-peer adversaries, such as Russia and China, has propelled the Army into an all-out drive to rapidly modernize with an array of weapons ranging from technologically enhanced ground combat vehicles to long-range precision-guided missiles. The Army showed its commitment to that quest in its recently released fiscal 2020 budget that […]