EDN News 12 — Procurement https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/ Arms tenders followed from requirement to delivery: bid evaluation, offset obligations, unit pricing, schedule slippage and the politics inside an award. en-US Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:19:09 GMT Procurement Interceptor production lines, not new launchers, are the real 2024 air defense story https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/interceptor-production-is-the-real-air-defense-story-of-2024/ https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/interceptor-production-is-the-real-air-defense-story-of-2024/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:54:01 GMT Petra Vogel Procurement Here is how the Pentagon actually processes an ally's request to buy US weapons https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/here-is-how-the-pentagon-actually-processes-an-ally-s-request-to-buy-us-weapons/ https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/here-is-how-the-pentagon-actually-processes-an-ally-s-request-to-buy-us-weapons/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:42:26 GMT Petra Vogel Procurement Multiyear procurement: how a guaranteed volume buys a lower unit price https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/multiyear-procurement-how-guaranteed-volume-buys-lower-price/ https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/multiyear-procurement-how-guaranteed-volume-buys-lower-price/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT Petra Vogel Procurement How economic price adjustment clauses shift inflation risk without scrapping fixed prices https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/how-economic-price-adjustment-clauses-handle-inflation/ https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/how-economic-price-adjustment-clauses-handle-inflation/ Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Petra Vogel Procurement How offset audits and penalty clauses actually get enforced https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/how-offset-audits-and-penalty-clauses-get-enforced/ https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/how-offset-audits-and-penalty-clauses-get-enforced/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT Petra Vogel Procurement Why export licenses, not signed contracts, decide when weapons actually ship https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/why-export-licenses-decide-delivery-schedules/ https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/why-export-licenses-decide-delivery-schedules/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT Petra Vogel Procurement Why paused production lines make the next missile more expensive, not less https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/why-unit-costs-rise-when-production-lines-pause/ https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/why-unit-costs-rise-when-production-lines-pause/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT Petra Vogel Procurement What a letter of acceptance actually locks in when a weapons deal is signed https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/what-a-letter-of-acceptance-means-in-a-weapons-deal/ https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/what-a-letter-of-acceptance-means-in-a-weapons-deal/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT Petra Vogel Procurement Fixed-price versus cost-plus: who carries the risk in a weapons contract https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/fixed-price-versus-cost-plus-who-carries-the-risk/ https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/fixed-price-versus-cost-plus-who-carries-the-risk/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT Petra Vogel Procurement Why an offset and industrial participation are not the same promise in a weapons deal https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/how-offset-differs-from-industrial-participation/ https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/how-offset-differs-from-industrial-participation/ Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT Petra Vogel Procurement What an offset agreement obliges a weapons seller to give back https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/offset-agreements-explained-what-buying-abroad-obliges/ https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/offset-agreements-explained-what-buying-abroad-obliges/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT Petra Vogel Procurement How a defense requirement becomes a signed contract, step by step https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/what-a-defense-tender-actually-is-from-requirement-to-contract/ https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/what-a-defense-tender-actually-is-from-requirement-to-contract/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT Petra Vogel Procurement