DefenceTalkThe United States formally approved defense contracts totaling more than $1 billion with Saudi Arabia on Thursday, as the kingdom’s crown prince continued his American tour. The State Department confirmed it had green-lighted a $670 million deal for anti-tank missiles, a $106 million contract for helicopter maintenance and $300 million for ground vehicle parts. An […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-1-billion-in-saudi-defense-contracts-71581/

DefenceTalkRussian arms exporter Rosoboronexport’s contracts with African countries exceed $21 billion, Yuri Demchenko, adviser to the Rosoboronexport CEO, said. Rosoboronexport will take part in the Africa Aerospace and Defence 2016 exhibition that will be held in Pretoria in South Africa on September 14-18. “We continue strengthening cooperation with a majority of north African countries and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-arms-export-contracts-with-african-countries-exceed-21-bln-68162/

DefenceTalkElon Musk, the inventor and technology billionaire who recently debuted a rocket that he hopes will travel to Mars, has filed suit against the US Air Force claiming the military currently relies on an unfair billing process that costs taxpayers millions. Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX, first announced that he would file suit […]https://www.defencetalk.com/spacex-sues-usaf-citing-unfair-contractor-monopoly-59873/

DefenceTalkToday, the Navy announced two separate contract awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 destroyers. The first contract award funds one FY 2014 DDG 51 Arleigh Burke Class destroyer under a previously awarded FY 2013-2017 multiyear procurement (MYP) contract with Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). The second award is to exercise the option for one DDG 51 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fiscal-year-2014-us-navy-destroyer-contract-awards-announced-59048/

DefenceTalkBoeing and the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) have entered into an overarching public-private partnership that will streamline supply chain contracting, saving money and speeding up execution by as much as 10 months. The partnership – the first of its kind – allows the three Air Force logistics complexes that are under the AFSC […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-partners-with-us-air-force-to-reduce-supply-chain-costs-49620/