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Northrop Grumman, Trex Enterprises Team Up For Celestial Navigation Technology

January 7, 2014 @ 07:48 AM

Northrop Grumman has signed an agreement with Trex Enterprises Corporation to bring celestial navigation technology to the precision targeting capability provided to the U.S

Honduras To Buy Three Israeli Radars Worth $30 Million

January 6, 2014 @ 01:23 PM

The Honduran Ministry of Defense has confirmed the purchase of three radars from Israel, in a deal estimated at $30 million and will be paid through a 10-year loan. The new systems will be used to monitoring drug trafficking operations and organized crime throughout the country

USAF To Demo CHIRP Sensor In 2016

January 6, 2014 @ 12:50 PM

The US Air Force is planning to conduct a flight demonstration of the commercially hosted infrared payload (CHIRP) follow-on technology in 2016. In an email to SpaceNews, , Space and Missile Systems Center spokesperson said the service is currently pursuing wide field-of-view options to include another flight demonstration in 2016 to...

US Sniper Maker Turns Down $15 Million Contract From Pakistan

January 6, 2014 @ 12:46 PM

A US-based weapons company has turned down a $15 million dollar offer to supply sniper systems to Pakistan, arguing that these weapons might end up being used against American soldiers. "Our greatest fear was that our equipment might be used against US troops

3D Printing Could Cut Down Military Hardware Maintenance Costs

January 6, 2014 @ 12:30 PM

With the recent successful demonstration by BAE Systems of its Tornado fighter jet fitted with metal components created on a 3D printer, the aerospace and defence industry is excited over the prospect of a technology which may reduce its spares warehousing and logistics cost. Procuring and stocking spares and moving them...

Harris, ViaSat Demo Small Tactical Terminal Extended Range Operation

January 6, 2014 @ 07:17 AM

ViaSat has completed demonstrations of the upgraded Small Tactical Terminal (STT) KOR-24A in combination with the Harris' high-band power amplifier for extended air to ground range operation of both Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) and Adaptive Networking Wideband Waveform C (ANW2C). The two-channel STT provides simultaneous 63-watt Link 16 and 50-watt SRW communications in a software-defined radio

Raytheon Win $70 Million Advanced Countermeasures Electronic Systems Contract

December 31, 2013 @ 08:20 AM

Raytheon has been awarded a $70 million contract for various full Advanced Countermeasures Electronic Systems (ACES) and Line Replaceable Units (LRU) to support in-country spares software sustainment, and other activities. This award supports foreign military sales for Morocco, Egypt and Iraq

Exelis Win $76 Million Polish Air Base Radar Contract

December 30, 2013 @ 02:06 PM

Exelis has been awarded a $76 million contract for nine ground control approach radars 2000 Systems (GCA-2000) to be installated at nine airbases in Poland. The contractor will manufacture, assemble, test, install systems to be used for aircraft approach and landing guidance, airspace control services and support of air traffic control operations, mission requirements and operator maintenance training

Harris Win $100 Million Falcon Manpack Tactical Radios Contract

December 30, 2013 @ 07:14 AM

Harris has won a $100 million follow-on contract to supply additional multiband handheld and high-frequency Falcon manpack tactical radios to the Australian Department of Defence (DoD). Harris has supplied Falcon III AN/PRC-152 handheld radios and vehicular adapters as well as Falcon II AN/PRC-150(C) high-frequency manpack radios to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) as part of its work on Joint Project 2072

Raytheon Wins $134 Million High-Bandwidth Satellite Terminal Contract

December 30, 2013 @ 06:50 AM

Raytheon Company has won a $134 million contract to develop a terminal that transmits emergency messages to aircrews during nuclear and non-nuclear missions. The Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal (Global ASNT) is part of the nuclear command and control system that allows the President of the United States to direct and manage U

Peruvian Armed Forces To Buy MI-171 Helicopters

December 23, 2013 @ 01:09 PM

The Peruvian Armed Forces has signed an agreement with Russia to buy 24 MI-171 helicopters, including the delivery of a flight simulator and related training equipment. It is anticipated that the first helicopters will arrive in Peru during the second half of 2014, and the balance in 2015

BAE Systems Introduce New Multi-INT Radar System

December 20, 2013 @ 12:18 PM

BAE Systems has developed a new small size, weight, and power (SWaP) Multi-INT system, to help allied forces in rapid real time detection and tracking of adversaries' activities. Integrating three sensor modalities, the Multi-INT is a multi-function radar system, designed to integrate with airborne intelligence gathering sensors that capture information, simultaneously giving analysts a complete picture of their surroundings

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