KONGSBERG, Norway. Kongsberg has won a contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (FMA) to upgrade the radars on the Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), the company announced in a statement.
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Loitering munition systems to be supplied to NATO countries by IAI - News
June 26, 2023TEL AVIV, Israel. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won contracts with three additional NATO member nations for the supply of their Rotem loitering munition systems, according to a company statement. This comes on the heels of a previous deal with NATO member Estonia.
Electro-optical system for French air force intelligence aircraft to be provided by Safran - News
June 23, 2023PARIS, France. Safran Electronics & Defense's Euroflir 410D, an electro-optical system, has been selected to equip the French air force's Beechcraft Super King Air 350 "VADOR" intelligence aircraft, according to a company statement.
VTOL UAS program from DARPA chooses nine for initial concept - News
June 23, 2023ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) chose nine companies to produce initial operational system and demonstration system conceptual designs for a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aerial system (UAS) -- nicknamed the AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY program or "ANCILLARY -- that will be able to deploy and retreat without the large mechanical launchers and landing/recovery equipment currently used today.
Tactical-radio contract signed between Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Norway's military - News
June 23, 2023KONGSBERG, Norway. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace won a contract valued at NOK 320 million ($29.55 million) for the first phase for development of tactical radio equipment -- which it calls Combat Net Radio -- for Norway's armed forces.
Italian Air Force begins training for MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper drones - News
June 22, 2023PARIS, France. The Italian Air Force has begun training first group of pilots and sensor operators for MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) at General Atomics' Flight Test & Training Center (FTTC) in Grand Forks, N.D., the company announced in a statement.
Ukrainian helicopters to get self-protection sensor tech from Hensoldt - News
June 22, 2023TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany. Hensoldt will upgrade helicopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with advanced detection and self-protection sensor technology called the Airborne Missile Protection System (AMPS), which will be installed in 16 Ukrainian military helicopters, according to a company statement.
DSEI kicks off in London September 12-15, 2023 - News
June 22, 2023LONDON. The DSEI 2023 exhibition and trade show -- now in its 24th year -- will tackle the theme of "Achieving an Integrated Force," as it highlights the pertinence of integrating across the five operational domains of air, cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA), land, sea, and space.
Patroller tactical drones to be supplied to Greek Army by Safran - News
June 21, 2023LE BOURGET, France. Safran Electronics & Defense will upgrade the Greek Army's drone fleet through the addition of four new Patroller tactical drones, following a selection process coordinated by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), according to Safran.
Three Watchkeeper X tactical drones to be provided to Romania by Elbit Systems - News
June 21, 2023HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has won a contract to provide three Watchkeeper X tactical uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) to the Romanian government, according to a company announcement, which adds that the initial order will supply the Romanian Ministry of National Defense with the first three of potentially seven advanced tactical UAS.
MBDA will lead European consortium to counter hypersonic threats - News
June 21, 2023LE PLESSIS-ROBINSON, France. European defense consortium MBDA announced it will lead a pan-European consortium focused on countering hypersonic missile threats from other nations.
Detect and avoid tech for drones to be provided to General Atomics by ScioTeq - News
June 20, 2023PARIS, France. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) chose Belgium-based avionics supplier ScioTeq to provide detect and avoid (DAA) technology for its uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), aiming to achieve Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), according to a GA-ASI statement.
UAS company to obtain flight-safety hardware and software from AMETEK Abaco-SYSGO partnership - News
June 20, 2023PARIS AIR SHOW. AMETEK Abaco Systems and SYSGO announced that they are teaming up to equip a developer of uncrewed air systems (UASs) with jointly developed certifiable mission computer hardware and software components, including hardware -- Abaco’s SBC314C flight-safety certifiable single-board computer (SBC) -- and SYSGO’s real-time operating system and hypervisor PikeOS.
Honeywell to lead European consortia focusing on innovating, improving, automating airspaces - News
June 19, 2023PARIS AIR SHOW. Honeywell announced that it will lead several consortia under the SESAR [Single European Sky ATM Research] 3 Joint Undertaking partnership and its Digital European Sky program, projects that are intended to accelerate development of innovative air-traffic management (ATM) solutions for Europe focused on advanced levels of automation in all types of airspaces to improve operational efficiency and sustainability.
MQ-9A drones to be supplied to the Netherlands - News
June 19, 2023WASHINGTON, D.C. The State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to the government of the Netherlands which includes MQ-9A Block 5 unmanned aerial systems (UASs) and related equipment, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced in a statement, adding that the DSCA delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale.
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Ground-based radar system for Romania to be developed by Northrop Grumman, ROMARM
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Eurofighter radar Mk1 receives subsystem upgrade to enhance mission performance
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