SABER M200 Vigilante radar to be delivered to Brazilian Army by Embraer - News
December 05, 2024BRASÍLIA, Brazil. Embraer won a R$102 million contract from the Brazilian army for the delivery of one SABER M200 Vigilante radar, the company announced in a statement.
Chinook helicopters ordered by U.S. Army in latest modernization effort - News
December 05, 2024PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania. Boeing won a $135 million contract from the U.S. Army to deliver three additional CH-47F Block II Chinooks, the company announced in a statement.
ISR capabilities for C-390 aircraft to be expanded for Brazil by Embraer - News
December 04, 2024BRASÍLIA, Brazil. Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) signed an agreement to enhance the C-390 Millennium platform for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, with an emphasis on Maritime Patrol, the company announced in a statement.
Photonic chip-scale quantum sensors for DARPA to be developed by RTX - News
December 04, 2024CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts. RTX's BBN Technologies will develop compact, low-power photonic sensors under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Intensity Squeezed Photonic Integration with Revolutionary Detection (INSPIRED) program, the company announced in a statement.
SeaGuardian drone selected for Japan's long-endurance UAV program - News
December 04, 2024SAN DIEGO, California. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has chosen General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.'s (GA-ASI) SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft systems for its Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program, the company announced in a statement.
Long range maneuvering projectile to be advanced under U.S. Navy contract - News
December 03, 2024SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) won a contract from the U.S. Navy to advance its Long Range Maneuvering Projectile (LRMP) prototype for offensive strike capabilities, the company announced in a statement.
Detect and avoid system validated for uncrewed aircraft integration in Europe - News
December 02, 2024TRAPANI, Italy. Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer uncrewed aerial system (UAS) recently demonstrated the European Detect and Avoid System (EUDAAS), a project aimed at integrating large uncrewed aircraft into European airspace, the company announced in a statement.
SATCOM solution tested with drone vehicle by Ovzon in demo for Sweden - News
December 02, 2024STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Ovzon demonstrated a satellite communications (SATCOM) solution for the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) in a pilot test that involved remote control of an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), the company announced in a statement.
Satellite radios for SDA's Tranche 2 program pass critical design review - News
November 27, 2024MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies announced the completion of a Critical Design Review (CDR) for 45 mission payload radios and 40 CXK-1000 radios, which the company is producing under Lockheed Martin Space's Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta contract with the Space Development Agency (SDA).
Global 6500 aircraft delivered to U.S. Army for HADES program - News
November 26, 2024WICHITA, Kansas. Bombardier Defense delivered the first Global 6500 aircraft to the U.S. Army to support the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) program, the company announced in a statement.
Link 16 communication terminals to be provided to U.S. Navy by L3Harris - News
November 26, 2024MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a five-year contract worth up to $999 million to supply the U.S. Navy and coalition forces with resilient communication technology, the company announced in a statement.
Uncrewed maritime capabilities added to BlueHalo portfolio with VideoRay acquisition - News
November 25, 2024POTTSTOWN, Pennsylvania. BlueHalo announced its acquisition of VideoRay, a manufacturer of unmanned underwater systems, expanding its portfolio to include maritime technologies, the company announced in a statement.
Beyond GPS: How the defense industry is building smarter navigation - Story
November 25, 2024When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, GPS jamming quickly emerged as a major problem faced by combatants. Two years later, as jamming technology becomes increasingly sophisticated and widespread, the defense industry is responding with innovations and technology that don’t rely on satellite signals from space.
NASAMS, NOMADS air defense systems to be delivered to Netherlands - News
November 22, 2024KONGSBERG, Norway. Kongsberg signed a NOK 12 billion contract with the Netherlands for the delivery of NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) and NOMADS (National Manoeuvre Air Defence System) as part of the country's CITADEL air and missile defense program, the company announced in a statement.
U.S. Space Surveillance Network to be modernized by Anduril - News
November 22, 2024EL SEGUNDO, California. Anduril Industries won a $99.7 million contract and a five-year program of record designation by U.S. Space Systems Command to provide its Lattice platform for modernizing the U.S. Space Surveillance Network (SSN), the company announced in a statement.
Collaborative autonomy software from Anduril selected for DIU Replicator initiative - News
November 21, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C. The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) chose Anduril Industries to deliver mission autonomy software for coordinating uncrewed and autonomous systems under its Autonomous Collaborative Teaming (ACT) contract, the company announced in a statement.
Airborne surveillance systems to support maritime search and rescue in Europe - News
November 21, 2024MILAN, Italy. Teledyne FLIR Defense will deliver UltraFORCE 380X-HDc multi-spectral imaging systems to NL EASP AIR for installation on three Dornier DO328-110 aircraft, the company announced in a statement.
Counter-drone system to be developed for Marine Corps by Anduril - News
November 20, 2024IRVINE, California. Anduril Industries won a $200 million, five-year contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to develop and deliver a Counter Uncrewed Aerial System (CUAS) Engagement System (CES) for the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS), the company announced in a statement.
EW countermeasures to be developed for U.S. Army combat vehicles by BAE Systems - News
November 20, 2024AUSTIN, Texas. BAE Systems won a follow-on contract from the U.S. Army to further develop its Multi-Class Soft Kill System (MCSKS) countermeasures, which aim to enhance the survivability of ground combat vehicles against guided missiles and nearby threats, the company announced in a statement.
Gray Eagle 25M heavy fuel engine completes final qualification test - News
November 20, 2024SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed the final qualification test for its 200-horsepower Heavy Fuel Engine (HFE) 2.0 at the company's El Mirage, California, flight facility, the company announced in a statement.