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Radar/EW

Skyranger 30 air defense turrets to be supplied to Denmark by Rheinmetall - News

October 01, 2024

COPENHAGEN, Denmark. Rheinmetall Air Defence will supply 16 Skyranger 30 air defense turrets and additional equipment for an 8x8 wheeled platform to the Kingdom of Denmark, Rheinmetall announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

New ECRS Mk2 radar takes flight on UK Typhoon test aircraft - News

September 30, 2024

LANCASHIRE, United Kingdom. The European Common Radar System Mark 2 (ECRS Mk2), a new radar designed to equip Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots with advanced electronic warfare capabilities, successfully completed its first flight, BAE Systems announced in a statement.

Comms

R35010 radios delivered to NATO ally for naval communications - News

September 30, 2024

GDYNIA, Poland. WB Group subsidiary Radmor completed the delivery of R35010 personal radios to the navy of an unnamed NATO member state, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Destroyer USS Halsey to get electronic warfare upgrades, other enhancements - News

September 30, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. BAE Systems won a $177.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the maintenance and modernization of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97), the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Spanish Army's air defense system to be modernized by Indra - News

September 27, 2024

MADRID, Spain. Indra signed a framework agreement with the Spanish Ministry of Defence to upgrade the Spanish Army’s ground-based air defense system with advanced Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Exolaunch, U-Space team up to launch satellites on SpaceX Transporter-13 mission - News

September 27, 2024

BERLIN, Germany. Exolaunch signed a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with French satellite manufacturer U-Space to deploy two 12U cubesats, SOAP and PANDORE, on SpaceX's Transporter-13 Rideshare mission in early 2025, Exolaunch announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Electronic countermeasures systems to be provided to U.S. Navy by Northrop Grumman - News

September 27, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. Northrop Grumman won a follow-on contract valued at $161 million from the U.S. Navy for the production of Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW)/Drone Restricted Access Using Known EW (DRAKE) 2.0 systems, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

1-slot 3U OpenVPX backplanes released by Pixus Technologies - News

September 26, 2024

WATERLOO, Ontario. Pixus Technologies introduced new 1-slot 3U OpenVPX backplanes, including versions compatible with MultiGig RT3, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Small uncrewed aircraft system to be delivered to U.S. Army by Anduril Industries - News

September 26, 2024

IRVINE, California. The U.S. Army chose Anduril Industries’ Ghost-X small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) for the Company Level Small Unmanned Aircraft System Directed Requirement (DR), the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Uncrewed ground systems to be supplied to U.S. government by Teledyne FLIR - News

September 25, 2024

BILLERICA, Massachusetts. Teledyne FLIR Defense won contracts from the U.S. Army Contracting Command with a combined potential value of up to $47 million to provide a range of uncrewed ground systems to the U.S. government, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Autonomous air and ground defense to be tested at Australian base - News

September 25, 2024

SYDNEY, Australia. Anduril Australia won a three-year contract with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to demonstrate its autonomous air and ground defense capabilities at RAAF Base Darwin, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

Ultra Short aircraft tested by Electra in U.S. military flight demonstrations - News

September 24, 2024

QUANTICO, Virginia. Electra conducted flight demonstrations of its hybrid-electric Ultra Short aircraft prototype for U.S. military stakeholders at Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico and Felker Army Airfield at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Directed energy counter-swarm system under development for U.S. Marine Corps - News

September 24, 2024

LOS ANGELES, California. Epirus is developing the Leonidas Expeditionary high-power microwave (HPM) system under a $5.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR), the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

IFF digital interrogator garners BAE Systems a $19 million U.S. Navy contract - News

September 24, 2024

GREENLAWN, N.Y. BAE Systems won a $19 million contract from the U.S. Navy to design and implement UPX-24 target data-processor capabilities into a single digital interrogator (DI) identification friend or foe (IFF) solution, which is intended to optimize data collection and processing to enable timely insights in order to enhance decision-making on Navy ships. 

Avionics

First flight of UK's E-7 Wedgetail completed by Boeing - News

September 23, 2024

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom. Boeing completed the first flight of the UK's E-7 Wedgetail aircraft, marking a milestone in the Royal Air Force's (RAF) test and evaluation phase, the company announced in a statement.