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Radar/EW

Six new SOSA aligned backplanes offered by Elma - News

February 02, 2023

FREMONT, California. Elma Electronic has added six more high-speed backplanes that align with The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) Technical Standard 1.0 which will enable complex, high-speed signal processing, the company said in a statement.

Comms

Satellite communications market to double by 2031: report - News

February 02, 2023

PORTLAND, Oregon. The satellite communications market will continue to show very strong growth in the coming years, more than doubling from $25.8 billion in 2021 to $61.5 billion by 2031, a new report predicts.

Comms

Communications services for DoD to be provided by Lumen Technologies - News

February 02, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. Lumen Technologies will provide secure, mission-critical communications services to the U.S. Department of Defense under a $223 million contract, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

ICBM guidance systems work for U.S. government to be provided by Boeing - News

February 02, 2023

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama. Boeing has won a $1.6 billion contract over 16 years for ongoing intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) guidance systems work, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Drone launched from another drone in U.S. Army test - News

February 01, 2023

SAN DIEGO, California. A small uncrewed aerial system (UAS) was launched from another UAS -- the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range -- in a U.S. Army test at Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah recently, according to a statement from manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.

Comms

MOSA-compatible satellite finished, will launch in 2023 - News

February 01, 2023

BETHESDA, Maryland. Lockheed Martin has completed the assembly of the first LM 400 multi-mission spacecraft ahead of its first launch later this year, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

EW system for F-16s passes critical design review - News

January 31, 2023

MELBOURNE, Florida. The Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system that will go on F-16 Block 70/72 foreign military sales aircraft has achieved a critical design review (CDR) milestone, manufacturer L3Harris Technologies announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

CMOSS vehicle navigation tech to be demonstrated for U.S. Army by ANELLO - News

January 31, 2023

SANTA CLARA, California. ANELLO Photonics has won a contract from the U.S. Army to provide vehicle navigation solutions compliant with the C5ISR/Electronic Warfare Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS), the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Advanced SiP assemblies from CAES will continue on USAF wideband radio - News

January 31, 2023

ARLINGTON, Va. Mission-critical RF company CAES won a spot to continue contributing to the U.S. Air Force on the Extremely Wideband Radio Frequency Spectrum Operations (EWO) system.

Unmanned

C4ISR market to grow by more than $60 billion over this decade: report - News

January 30, 2023

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey. The global market for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) will be worth $178.74 billion by 2030 for a compound annual growth rate of 4.84%, a new report predicts.

Comms

GPS-alternative satellite delivered to AFRL for testing - News

January 30, 2023

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. L3Harris Technologies recently delivered the Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) space vehicle -- a satellite billed as an alternative to GPS -- to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) integration and test facility at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. 

Avionics

6th-generation aircraft development contract for Italy won by industry team - News

January 27, 2023

ROME, Italy. A team of Italian companies has signed a contract for the next development phase of the country's 6th-generation air system, Leonardo announced in a statement.

Unmanned

SWaP-enabled architecture driving ground penetration radar market: report - News

January 27, 2023

DUBLIN, Ireland. The growth in size, weight, and power (SWaP) architecture has resulted in new business opportunities in the worldwide ground penetration radars (GPR) market, especially when it comes to uncrewed systems, according to a new report.

Comms

GPS antennas using M-Code garners CAES contract with Northrop Grumman - News

January 26, 2023

ARLINGTON, Va. RF electronics maker CAES announced it won a contract from Northrop Grumman valued at more than $24 million to provide M-Code GPS antennas to support precision guidance kits (PGK).

Comms

Satellite communications for Belgian Armed Forces to be provided by Airbus - News

January 25, 2023

PARIS, France. Airbus will provide tactical satellite communications services to the Belgian Ministry of Defence as part of a 15-year contract, the company announced in a statement.