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Radar/EW

EW program for U.S. Navy gains antenna arrays from Honeywell - News

November 04, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Honeywell announced the award of a $16 million U.S. Navy contract for the full build, test, and integration of 25 antenna array panels supporting the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2. 

Unmanned

ISR, special operations support to be provided to U.S. Air Force by Odyssey Systems - News

November 04, 2024

WAKEFIELD, Massachusetts. Odyssey Systems Consulting Group won a five-year, $531 million contract to provide advisory and assistance services to the U.S. Air Force’s Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) and Special Operations Forces (SOF) Directorate, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

Flight simulator for C-390 Millennium to be provided to Netherlands by Embraer, Rheinmetall - News

November 04, 2024

RIJEN, Netherlands. Embraer, in partnership with Rheinmetall, will provide a new training solution for the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s C-390 Millennium fleet, the companies announced in a statement.

Comms

EMI connectors for Abrams tanks to be supplied by Mobix Labs - News

November 04, 2024

IRVINE, Calif. Connectivity provider Mobix Labs announced that it will be supplying critical electromagnetic interference (EMI) filtered connectors for the U.S. Army’s M-1 Abrams tank program.

Comms

Eighth Global aircraft delivered to U.S. Air Force by Bombardier Defense - News

November 01, 2024

HARTFORD, Connecticut. Bombardier Defense delivered its eighth Bombardier Global jet to the U.S. Air Force for its Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) program, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

AN/SPQ-9B radar to be provided to U.S. Navy by Leonardo DRS - News

November 01, 2024

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Leonardo DRS won a contract worth up to $235 million from the U.S. Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to supply AN/SPQ-9B radars, a ship-based system designed for detecting air and surface targets, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Next-gen rad-hard SBC development unit available to space community - News

November 01, 2024

MANASSAS, Va. BAE Systems announced that its RAD510 software development unit (SDU) is now available to the space community: the company says that the SDU enables initial software implementation and testing as customers prepare to convert from the RAD750 single-board computer (SBC) to the next-generation RAD510 SBC. Currently in qualification, BAE Systems says that the RAD510 SBC has three times the performance capability of its predecessor, supporting critical space missions.

 

By offering the RAD510 SDU in parallel to SBC qualification, it enables users to develop, integrate, and test with their own applications. The approach mitigates risk and enables easier adoption of the new solution. 

Radar/EW

U.S. Marine Corps completes first live-fire exercise with Iron Dome interceptors - News

October 31, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Marine Corps completed its first live-fire training exercise with a new air defense system that integrates the Iron Dome (Tamir) interceptor, Rafael announced in a statement.

Avionics

Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods to be delivered to Poland for new FA-50 fighter jets - News

October 31, 2024

ORLANDO, Florida. Lockheed Martin will deliver Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) to Poland as part of a U.S. Foreign Military Sale worth $90.68 million, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

Greece buys 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from Lockheed Martin - News

October 30, 2024

STRATFORD, Connecticut. Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, won a contract to supply 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Greece as part of a Foreign Military Sale, the company announced in a statement

Radar/EW

Surface electronic warfare system sold internationally to Japan for first time - News

October 30, 2024

SYRACUSE, New York. Lockheed Martin won a $113 million contract from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for the full-rate production of the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2 systems for Japan, marking the first international sale of the system, the company announced in a statement

Comms

Next Generation Survival Radio prototype selected by U.S. Air Force - News

October 30, 2024

FAIRFAX, Virginia. General Dynamics Mission Systems won a $22.2 million contract to advance its Next Generation Survival Radio (NGSR) prototype for the U.S. Air Force as the single provider, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

High-power laser system to be supplied to Israeli Iron Beam air defense by Elbit - News

October 29, 2024

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems won a $200 million contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) to deliver high-power laser systems for integration into the “Iron Beam” air defense system, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

GhostEye MR radar tracks high-speed targets in DoD test - News

October 29, 2024

NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY POINT MUGU, California. Raytheon demonstrated its GhostEye MR radar’s capabilities at the Gray Flag 2024 joint test event in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Navy, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Autonomous push teams Honeywell with Leonardo and Near-Earth - News

October 29, 2024

PHOENIX​. Honeywell announced a strategic investment and collaboration with Near Earth Autonomy (Near Earth) intended to support multiple autonomous rotorcraft programs.