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Cyprus signs for another Israel Shipyards patrol vessel, Breaking Defense reports

Breaking Defense reports the deal pairs a new vessel fitted with Rafael naval systems with upgrades to Cyprus's existing patrol vessel.

Israel signed a deal on Oct. 26 to supply Cyprus with a new offshore patrol vessel built by Israel Shipyards and equipped with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems naval systems, Breaking Defense reported.1

Israel signed a deal on Oct. 26 to provide Cyprus a new offshore patrol vessel

a new patrol vessel built by Israel Shipyards and fitted with a range of Rafael naval systems

new patrol vesselIsrael Shipyardsplanned

fitted with a range of Rafael naval systems

existing vesselCommodore Andreas Ioannidesplanned

The Ioannides will be upgraded

The statement did not specify the Ioannides upgrades

Reported by Breaking Defense

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The agreement combines new construction with work on a vessel already in service: the Commodore Andreas Ioannides, a 62-meter patrol vessel Israel delivered to Cyprus in 2018. Israel's Ministry of Defense said systems aboard that ship would also be upgraded under the deal, the outlet reported.1

The Rafael systems for the new vessel were unspecified, and the ministry's statement did not detail the Ioannides upgrades.1

Breaking Defense reported that Israel's Ministry of Defense expects the new and upgraded vessels to support expanded patrol, surveillance, and search-and-rescue missions.1

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  1. Breaking Defense: Cyprus to acquire new offshore patrol vessel with 'advanced' naval systems from Israel breakingdefense.com
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Contracts · Air defense

Raytheon-Rafael venture delivers first U.S.-built Iron Dome interceptors from Arkansas plant

The venture's first production contract, worth $1.25 billion, supplies Israel. A U.S. variant for the Marine Corps is planned for the same plant.

Raytheon-Rafael Protection Systems (R2S), the joint venture of RTX's Raytheon and Israel's Rafael, said Friday, Oct. 9, that it has delivered the first Tamir interceptors built at its plant in Camden, Arkansas.1–2 Tamir is the interceptor for the Iron Dome Weapon System, and R2S says Camden is the first site outside Israel to make it.1

R2S delivered the first Tamir interceptors produced at its new Camden, Arkansas, facility

In addition to Israeli Tamir interceptors, the Camden facility is planning to produce the U.S. variant of Tamir

first production contract$1.25 billionactual

direct commercial sales contract to supply Israel with Tamir surface-to-air missiles

U.S. variant, SkyHunterplanning to produceplanned

for the Marine Corps' Medium-Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) program

Source: RTX releases, Nov. 21, 2025 and Oct. 9, 2026

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The venture's first production contract supplies Israel. Announced in November 2025, the $1.25 billion direct commercial sales contract includes Tamir missiles, missile kits and test equipment. The companies put $33 million into the plant to support the Israel Missile Defense Organization's push to accelerate serial production of Iron Dome interceptors.2 R2S didn't say how many interceptors it delivered, to whom, under which contract or at what production rate.1

R2S says Camden is also planning to produce the U.S. variant of Tamir in support of the Marine Corps' Medium Range Intercept Capability (MRIC).1 Last November, RTX said the site will produce that variant, SkyHunter, which it described as designed to counter threats including cruise missiles, aircraft, rockets, artillery and mortars.2 R2S Chief Executive Jonathan Casey said domestic production gives the U.S. and its allies "another reliable, scalable source" for the interceptors.1

R2S says it is scaling output to meet growing Israel and U.S. demand for short and medium range air defense. The Oct. 9 announcement named no contract for Camden's U.S.-variant work, so an award covering it is the next marker.1

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  1. RTX: R2S delivers first U.S. produced Tamir interceptors (Oct. 9, 2026) www.rtx.com
  2. RTX: R2S receives $1.25 billion Tamir production contract for facility in Camden, Arkansas (Nov. 21, 2025) www.rtx.com

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Contracts · Cyber infrastructure

DISA seeks cloud identity and access prototype for Department of War

Responses are due Nov. 30 for a commercial identity-management prototype. It would operate across IL5 and IL6 environments.

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is seeking a commercial, cloud-hosted identity and access management prototype to modernize the Department of War’s legacy identity infrastructure.1

DISA seeks solutions to prototype a Next Generation E-ICAM capability

Enterprise Identity, Credential, and Access Management (E-ICAM)

modernize legacy identity infrastructuremodular, cloud-hostedplanned

This effort will modernize legacy identity infrastructure with a modular, cloud-hosted commercial off-the-shelf/software-as-a-service solution operating across IL5 and IL6 environments.

The prototype must address the Federated Identity Provider, Automated Account Provisioning, Master Entitlement Record, and Federation Hub core capabilities.

Response deadline is Nov. 30, 2026, 5:00 p.m. America/Chicago (Monday)

Source: SAM.gov. As of Nov. 7, 2026.

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DISA is seeking the capability through a prototype Other Transaction opportunity linked to its competitive Commercial Solutions Opening.1–3

The Next Generation Enterprise Identity, Credential, and Access Management (E-ICAM) effort calls for a modular commercial off-the-shelf or software-as-a-service solution. The solution would operate across Impact Level 5 (IL5) and Impact Level 6 (IL6) environments. The prototype must address four core capabilities: Federated Identity Provider, Automated Account Provisioning, Master Entitlement Record and Federation Hub.1

Responses to the Area of Interest are due Nov. 30 at 5 p.m. Central.1

DISA’s Commercial Solutions Opening and any Other Transactions awarded through it are not subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation or its supplements.3

Sources (3)
  1. SAM.gov notice record sam.gov
  2. SAM.gov notice history sam.gov
  3. SAM.gov: DISA Commercial Solutions Opening (HC108425S0001) sam.gov