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Radar/EW

GPS anti-jamming system to be installed on South Korean helicopters - News

December 29, 2023

SEOUL, South Korea. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a contract with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to provide its ADA GPS anti-jamming systems for the Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) 2nd Phase Production, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Military satellite markets to see greater investment, study predicts - News

December 29, 2023

DUBLIN. Revenue for military satellite markets is forecast to surpass $15.8 billion across the world in 2024, with strong revenue growth through to 2034, according to the outlook in a new report from Research and Markets, "Military Satellites Market Report 2024-2034."

Radar/EW

Sensor payloads for Thai patrol boats to be provided by IAI - News

December 28, 2023

BANGKOK, Thailand. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won a contract with the Royal Thai Navy to provide six of its Sea Mini-POP sensor payloads that are designed to enhance the capabilities of the Navy's patrol vessels, particularly in challenging conditions, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

High-speed VTOL project for DARPA signs four firms - News

December 28, 2023

ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) chose four companies to develop a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) craft that operates at highers speeds than the current V-22 Osprey tiltrotor military aircraft.

Avionics

F-16 fighters to be provided to Ukraine by the Netherlands - News

December 27, 2023

THE HAGUE, Netherlands. The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with a minimum of 18 F-16 fighter aircraft, according to a statement issued by the Dutch government.

Avionics

Naval aviation training center delivered to German navy - News

December 27, 2023

STOLBERG, Germany. Military-training services provider CAE reports delivery of a training center to the German navy; the state-of-the-art training center will support naval aviators and crew with multiple simulators for crew training for the NH90 NTH Sea Lion naval transport helicopter. 

Cyber

Uncrewed traffic management cybersecurity model gets green light from FAA - News

December 27, 2023

ANTWERP, Belgium. Uncrewed traffic management (UTM) system provider Unifly announced the completion of its Unified UTM Cybersecurity Model project, granted aproval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 

Radar/EW

16 maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft ordered by Spain - News

December 26, 2023

GETAFE, Spain. The Spanish Ministry of Defence will buy 16 Airbus C295 aircraft, customized for Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) and Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) roles, Airbus announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Orca undersea vehicle delivered to U.S. Navy by Boeing - News

December 22, 2023

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California. Boeing has delivered the first Orca Extra Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) to the U.S. Navy, following the completion of acceptance testing earlier this month, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

High-capacity storage for battlefield use handles AI data sets and other military tasks - News

December 22, 2023

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. General Micro Systems (GMS) announced the launch of the rugged X9 Spider storage system intended for military-focused sensor data recorders, artificial intelligence (AI) data sets, networked storage, and data payload “sneaker net” portable data movement.

Cyber

Cybersecurity contract inked by MilDef and Clavister - News

December 21, 2023

HELSINGBORG, Sweden. Rugged IT provider MilDef reports that Swedish mission-critical network-security firm Clavister ordered MilDef's hardware as part of a contract valued at 97 million SEK ($9.6 million).

Radar/EW

C4ISR contracts valued at as much as $1.3 billion signed between General Dynamics, Canada's army - News

December 21, 2023

OTTAWA, Ontario. General Dynamics Mission Systems--Canada won four contracts cumulatively valued at up to $1.68 billion Canadian ($1.3 billion) with the government of Canada to support the land command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) system for the Canadian army.

Comms

Super-high-frequency communication market set for notable growth to 2030, report predicts - News

December 21, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO. The size of the global super-high-frequency (SHF) communication market is expected to reach $7.13 billion by 2030, registering a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.5% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new report from Grand View Research, "Global Super High Frequency Communication Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Technology Type (5G sub-6 GHz, 5G mm Wave), Frequency Range, Radome Type, Region, and Segment Forecasts, 2023-2030."

Comms

Space Systems Command awards Phase 2 contract for satcom plan - News

December 20, 2023

ARLINGTON, Va. The Space Systems Command (SSC) of the U.S. Space Force (USSF) announced the fourth Phase 2 engineering change award for a satellite communications (SATCOM) enterprise management and control (EM&C) contract (fifth engineering change award overall) to a team led by RKF Engineering Solutions (RKF). 

Radar/EW

Electronic warfare system prototype for Super Hornets to be built by Raytheon - News

December 20, 2023

GOLETA, California. Raytheon will build a prototype of an advanced electronic warfare system for the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet as part of a new contract with the U.S. Navy, the company announced in a statement.