MCLEAN, Va. -- Booz Allen Hamilton announced it was awarded a $99 million contract by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command to engineer, deploy, and sustain wireless networks for civil service mariners aboard the Command's government-operated ships.

Under this contract, the company will equip ships located in the Pacific, Europe, and the U.S. with connectivity by deploying a solution that leverages Low Earth Orbit satellites, advanced wireless and Wi-Fi technologies, and 5G cellular communications.

With this new contract, Booz Allen will expand its 5G prototype to encompass the Command's wireless efforts by using the company’s capabilities in model-based systems engineering, network engineering, cloud architecture, NextG and wireless networking, edge technologies, and cybersecurity.

Source: Booz Allen Hamilton
Associated URL: https://newsroom.boozallen.com/news-releases/news-release-details/booz-allen-wins-99m-contract-install-5g-navy-ships

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, and the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force (RNLASF) have signed a contract to build a new military avionics service center in the Netherlands to support European F-35 and CH-47F fleets.

Under the multi-decade government-owned, contractor-operated partnership, Collins will bring repair expertise and depot technology for the F-35 and the CH-47F. They will also manage the repair supply chain as part of its global military services network.

The new center will also complement Collins' F-35 pilot readiness center in Soesterberg, the Netherlands, establishing a full regional lifecycle sustainment solution for customers in Europe. Additionally, the repair capability will support Collins' performance-based contract with RNLASF to ensure the readiness of the Dutch CH-47F fleet.

Source: RTX
Associated URL: https://www.rtx.com/

DUSSELDORF -- Rheinmetall has received a €61 million contract from the Bundeswehr to modernize the Army Combat Training Centre in Saxony-Anhalt and integrate it with Germany’s broader Digitalisation of Land-based Operations program.

The effort includes upgrading and expanding the site’s radio infrastructure, incorporating a new digital radio system, and adding a 5G broadband network. Data from the Bundeswehr’s battle management systems will be integrated into the centre’s command and control environment, supported by Tactical Core software from Rheinmetall subsidiary Blackned.

The work, booked in October 2025, begins this year and is scheduled for full completion in early 2028. Once finished, the upgrade will enhance multinational training, expand interoperability for NATO partners, and allow more comprehensive evaluation of exercises through unified digital command-and-control systems.

The project advances Germany’s multi-year effort to digitize its land forces and ensures that the country’s primary combat training centre can support modern command-and-control systems used across the Bundeswehr. By making the facility compatible with current and future digital architectures, the upgrade strengthens readiness, improves NATO interoperability, and accelerates Germany’s transition toward fully networked land operations

Source: Forecast International
Associated URL: https://www.rheinmetall.com/en