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Lockheed Martin nabs $22.4M to develop combined-arms squad prototype by Christen Mccurdy Washington UPI) Dec 11, 2019 Lockheed Martin on Wednesday received a $22.4 million to develop prototypes for a combined arms squad for the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense has announced. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency began investing in combined-arms squads -- military units consisting of both human and robot fighters -- in 2016. In 2017 Lockheed received $12.9 million for prototypes for equipment for combined-arms squads, and on Monday CACI Inc. was awarded $9.9 million to develop combined-arms squad prototypes. $11.3 million from Fiscal 2019 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency funds were obligated at the time of the award. Work will be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas. The estimated completion date is Jan. 31, 2021. Lockheed was the sole bidder for the contract, for which applications were submitted through the Internet.
Raytheon awarded $26M for artillery systems for Romania, Poland Washington DC (UPI) Dec 10, 2019 Raytheon has been awarded a $26 million contract to provide field artillery for Poland and Romania, which is part of two previous agreements the U.S. government made for foreign military sales. The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, immediately obligated $9.2 million in foreign military sales funds at the time of the award for work on Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems, which includes automated support for planning, coordinating and executing fires and effects. ... read more
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