KAZAKHSTAN. The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kazakhstan of King Air B300ER Scorpion Aircraft with Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Mission Systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $128.1 million.
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Electronic warfare pods to be delivered to Navy under L3Harris contract - News
December 28, 2020MELBOURNE, Fla. The U.S. Navy has awarded L3Harris Technologies a five-year, $496 million contract to deliver prototype tactical jamming pods designed to extend U.S. Air superiority.
Naval warfare company Sparton Corporation acquired by Elbit U.S. - News
December 28, 2020FORTH WORTH, Texas. Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, LLC, has signed a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. for the acquisition of Sparton Corporation for a purchase price of $380 million.
Global Hawk Ground Station Modernization Program completes first flight - News
December 23, 2020EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. Northrop Grumman Corporation announced it has completed the first flight for the Global Hawk Ground Station Modernization Program (GSMP) at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. earlier this month. Leveraging agile development and an open architecture design, the GSMP team redesigned both the human-machine interface and the underlying software.
French Giraffe AMB radars to undergo upgrades with Saab - News
December 23, 2020FRANCE. Saab announced it has signed a contract with the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) for an upgrade and life extension of the French Air and Space Force’s mobile command and control systems, which feature Saab’s Giraffe AMB radar and command and control shelter.
Defense Dept. awards IBM a spot on project to develop trusted, resilient microelectronics for U.S. defense use - News
December 23, 2020ARMONK, N.Y. IBM has entered into a Phase 1 Other Transactions Agreement with Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to support advancing U.S. microelectronics technology.
Top five McHale Report podcasts of 2020 - News
December 22, 2020SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Our five most popular McHale Report podcasts for 2020 hosted by editors John McHale and Emma Helfrich featured guests from National Instruments, Liteye Systems, Pentek, and two guests from Mercury Systems on topics such as artificial intelligence for electronic warfare, the end of Moore's Law, the defense industry's response to COVID-19, counter-UAV advancements, and the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) Consortium. Check them out below.
Top 10 military electronics stories of 2020 - News
December 22, 2020SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. The most popular stories on MilitaryEmbedded.com throughout 2020 covered subjects such as NASA's Artemis mission, radar for tracking hypersonics, certifying COTS software, big data challenges, and more. Check them out below.
SATCOM networks from Raytheon get $48 million add-on order from U.S. Navy and allies - News
December 22, 2020MARLBOROUGH, Mass. Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems has received a $48.77 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract to produce, test, and deliver fully integrated Navy multiband terminals (NMT), which are multiband capable satellite communications terminals that enable protected and wideband communications.
Tactical communications system in development for Spain's armed forces - News
December 22, 2020SPAIN. Indra and Thales, two defense technology companies, have signed an agreement to work in partnership to offer a next-generation tactical communications system to Spain’s Armed Forces. The new communications system will aim to enhance interoperability during international missions, and ensure Spain’s full sovereignty and technical autonomy over strategic military communications.
E-LynX SDR solution to be provided to Swiss Armed Forces - News
December 22, 2020SWITZERLAND. Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it has won an approximately $338 million contract by the Swiss Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport, to provide the Swiss Armed Forces with an army-wide tactical mobile Software Defined Radio (SDR) network solution under the Telecommunications Armed Forces (TK A) digitization program, Ersa mob Komm. The contract will be performed over a period of six years.
UAS dubbed "Loyal Wingman" gets first high-speed taxi test by Boeing, Royal Australian air force - News
December 22, 2020BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA. Boeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) report completion of the first high-speed taxi test of its Loyal Wingman unmanned aerial system (UAS) in preparation for its first flight; Boeing says that the company's test personnel monitored the uncrewed aircraft’s performance and instrumentation from a ground-control station to verify the functionality while the vehicle reached accelerated speeds.
Tactical-radar components from Mercury Systems get $14 million order - News
December 21, 2020ANDOVER, Mass. Mercury Systems has received a $14 million order from a leading defense prime contractor for digital-signal-processing modules that are intended for deployment in a multimode tactical radar application.
RF networking across diverse technologies for contested environments tested and validated by DARPA - News
December 21, 2020ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently finished field testing of a network-technology program that demonstrated successful use of new software that can bridge multiple disparate radio networks to enable communication between incompatible tactical radio data links, even if an adversary is trying to jam them.
Radar systems to be delivered to German Navy under IAI, HENSOLDT agreement - News
December 21, 2020GERMANY. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and HENSOLDT have signed a joint strategic cooperation agreement outlining how the two companies will jointly manufacture radar systems for ballistic missile defense and participate in air and space surveillance projects.
Avionics
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C-130 avionics upgrades to be performed for Royal Moroccan Air Force
July 15, 2025
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HH-60W helicopters, electronic warfare systems approved for potential sale to Norway
July 14, 2025
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P-8A Poseidon aircraft overhaul begins with L3Harris delivery to U.S. Navy
July 11, 2025
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Typhoon canopy transparencies to be supplied through 2030 by GKN Aerospace
July 11, 2025
Unmanned
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Carrier boards, test subracks introduced for AI and computing applications by Pixus
July 18, 2025
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Microwave platform from Epirus ordered by U.S. Army office
July 18, 2025
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Military connectors market to reach $2.28 billion by 2030, study predicts
July 18, 2025
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XQ-58A Valkyrie to be integrated with new mission system for Germany
July 17, 2025
Radar/EW
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Stalker uncrewed aerial system added to DoD’s Blue UAS list
July 15, 2025
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Short-range ship defense system wins Raytheon $74 million Navy contract
July 14, 2025
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Electronic warfare support for U.S. airborne platforms to be provided by GDIT
July 11, 2025
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Electronic warfare suites garner Pacific Defense new Navy contract
July 09, 2025
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AI-enabled command and control software deployed for Canadian airspace management
July 07, 2025
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AI-powered object detection technology to be provided to NGA by Maxar
June 30, 2025
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