Raytheon's Air & Missile Defense Radar Tracks Ballistic, Cruise Missiles Simultaneously
Raytheon Company's AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar acquired and tracked multiple threat- targets simultaneously during its third test at the U.S
Leonardo Seaspray AESA Radar For Bangladesh’s Dornier 228 Surveillance Aircraft
Leonardo has signed a contract with RUAG Aviation to provide its Seaspray 5000E Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars for the two RUAG Dornier 228 multi mission surveillance aircraft ordered by the Bangladesh Navy. The new aircraft will be used to help monitor and protect Bangladeshs 120,000 square kilometers of maritime...
Lockheed Martin Develops OF-Board EW System for MH-60 Helicopters
The Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system, developed by Lockheed Martin, passed Preliminary Design Review on schedule. The AOEW system will provide MH-60 helicopters with enhanced electronic warfare surveillance and countermeasure capabilities against anti-ship missile (ASM) threats
BAE Systems to Demo Digital Periscope for Australia's Collins Class submarines
BAE Systems will demonstrate its 3D immersive technology including a digital periscope for Australia Collins Class submarines at the SimTecT event, being held in Sydney this week. The 3D immersive technology combines the ‘DNA from CAD and gaming software, BAE Systems Australia Chief Executive Glynn Phillips said, adding, “this technology provides...
L3 awarded Contract for Ship-borne MK 20 Electro-Optical Sensor System
L3 Technologies (L3 KEO) is being awarded $7 million contract for MK 20 Electro-Optical Sensor System (EOSS) and MK 46 Optical Sight System retrofit, refurbishment, and upgrade services and depot spares. This order includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $17,224,144, a US
BEL Sets Up AESA Radar Test Facility Near Bangalore
Indias Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has set up a Near Field Antenna Test Range (NFTR) near Bangalore to calibrate and test Radars with AESA (Active Electronically Steerable Array) based Antenna arrays. A BEL statement said it is a critical infrastructure for calibration and testing of Radars and communication antennas
Turkey Claims Arrest of Qatar News Agency Hackers
Five persons suspected to have hacked into the Qatar News Agency (QNA) website in April, were arrested in Turkey earlier this week. “Our friends in Turkey answered us a short time ago
Lockheed Martin Developing Ultra-lightweight Electro-Optical Sensor For Drones
Lockheed Martin has revealed plans for an ultra-lightweight electro-optical sensor system that can provide space-telescope capabilities in a package that can be mounted on UAVs and drones. Weighing 90 percent less than a typical telescope, the Segmented Planar Imaging Detector for Electro-Optical Reconnaissance (SPIDER) opens a path for extremely lightweight optical instruments, allowing its use in smaller spacecraft, a Lockheed Martin statement said today
General Dynamics Introduces HOOK3 Combat Survival Radio
General Dynamics Mission Systems has introduced the new HOOK3 Combat Survival Radio (CSR) that automatically activates and securely transmits location data when specific G-Force or the presence of salt water is detected. The Hook3 provides direct line-of-sight voice and encrypted two-way data communications to help combat search and rescue teams quickly and accurately locate and rescue downed pilots and isolated military personnel
US Approves $1,364 Million Worth Missiles, Torpedo, C4ISR Systems Sale To Taiwan
In a move certain to anger China, the US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale to Taiwan of SRP system, a component of C4ISR, upgrade electronic warfare systems of KEELUNG Class destroyers, 56 AGM Air-to-Ground Missiles and MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo Conversion Kits altogether worth US$1,364 million. Also incuded are Heavyweight torpedos, HARM and standard missiles
General Dynamics Awarded US$ 250 Million For ‘Prophet System’
General Dynamics Mission Systems was yesterday awarded a $250,000,000 hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract to modify, test, train and sustain the Prophet System. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 15, 2022
South Korea Planning $2.2 Billion Upgrade to Aircraft IFF Project
Seoul has approved a project to upgrade its aircraft identification friend-or-foe (IFF) from the current Mode 4 to Mode 5 at a cost of 2.5 trillion won ($2
EDGE, CMN Naval Establish Abu Dhabi-Based Shipbuilding Joint Venture
Kongsberg Launches First-Owned Satellite for Maritime Surveillance
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Navantia Begins Construction of Second Avante 2200-based Corvette for Saudi Arabia
U.S. Policy Threatening Lockheed Martin Billions in F-35 Cuts?
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...