EMMA HELFRICH, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Raytheon unveiled a new immersive military training product today at I/ITSEC, a modeling, simulation, and training event. The Synthetic Training Environment Soldier Virtual Trainer (STE SVT), uses virtual reality to train squads of soldiers in multiple scenarios while using real and virtual weapons.

EMMA HELFRICH, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Raytheon Company received a $97.3 million contract modification for production and support of the U.S. Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar (ADMR) systems, the Defense Department announced. The contract calls for performance of the integration of, and production support for, continued combat system integration and test, engineering, training, software, and depot maintenance of the Navy's AN/SPY-6(V) air and missile defense radar.

EMMA HELFRICH, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

TT Electronics, a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications, announced it has acquired Excelitas Technologies Corp., a California-based business that designs and manufactures power electronics for defense and aerospace markets.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

BAE Systems has won contracts worth $71 million to deliver aircraft survivability equipment to several U.S. allies via U.S. Army Foreign Military Sales.

EMMA HELFRICH, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Air Force for a prototype project to demonstrate an internally mounted electronic warfare (EW) suite and digital radar warning receiver for the F-16 fighter aircraft. The agreement was issued under SOSSEC Consortium’s Air Force Open System Acquisition Initiative (OSAI) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) for prototyping.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Raytheon has secured a potential five-year, $209.6 million contract to repair, modify, or replace components that support major subsystems of the U.S. Navy’s Aegis Combat System.

EMMA HELFRICH, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The world's latest generation solid-state radar technology, formerly known as Lockheed Martin's Solid State Radar (LM SSR), has been designated as AN/SPY-7(V)1 by the U.S. government. The designation of AN/SPY-7(V)1 reflects the maturity and capability of Lockheed Martin's solid-state radar technology.

EMMA HELFRICH, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

BAE Systems won research and development (R&D) funding through the U.S. Army to create an advanced radar jamming technology. The technology aims to improve air survivability and mission effectiveness for Army rotary-wing aircraft and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by detecting complex and unknown threats in electronic combat.

EMMA HELFRICH, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Airbus and its partners introduced concrete details of the new Eurofighter electronic combat role (ECR) concept. This role will enlarge Eurofighter’s multi-role capabilities and further increase the survivability of coalition forces in hostile environments. Initial Eurofighter ECR capability is expected to be available by 2026, followed by further development steps and full integration into the future combat air system (FCAS) ecosystems.

EMMA HELFRICH, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Raytheon is using synthetic biology science to create a new method for detecting buried explosives, using bacteria as sensors. Under a contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Raytheon and partner Worcester Polytechnic Institute will program two bacterial strains to monitor ground surfaces for explosive materials.

EMMA HELFRICH, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Northrop Grumman has delivered its 500th AN/APG-81 fire control radar for the F-35 Lightning II. The Northrop Grumman AN/APG-81 active electronically scanned array is designed to supplement the F-35’s advanced sensor suite.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Mercury Systems announced that Raytheon has chosen its signal-processing and RF solutions as part of its advanced Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) program, the Army’s next-generation missile defense radar that is in line to replace the Army’s current Patriot radars; the LTAMDS will operate on the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense network.