Harris Wins $25 Million Contract For Falcon III Manpack, Radios
Harris has won a $25 million contract from a NATO nation for Falcon III manpack and handheld tactical radios that provide the armed forces with a wideband tactical communications solution. The nation is acquiring Falcon III AN/PRC-117G manpack and AN/PRC-152A handheld radios
Exelis To Display Solutions For US Army At Quad-A Expo
Exelis will showcase a wide range of technologies to support the US Armys critical missions at Army Aviation Association of America (Quad-A) Annual Convention, held from March 29-April 1. At Quad-A, Exelis will emphasize Disruptor SRx, the newly debuted adaptive, multifunctional EW capability with appropriate size, weight and power characteristics for...
Rockwell Collins To Provide GPS Receivers For Harris' Tactical Radios
Rockwell Collins has won a contract for providing MicroGRAM GPS receivers for Harris Corporation's tactical radios, the company announced on Wednesday. Under this contract, Rockwell Collins will provide 5,000 MicroGRAM GPS receivers to Harris over a three-year period, and deliveries began in January
Thales, Airbus To Co-Develop Space-Borne Military Intelligence System For French Army
The French defence procurement agency DGA has selected Thales and Airbus Defence and Space for constructing future military space-based signals intelligence (SIGINT) system. Thales also has responsibility for the mission payload on board the satellites and for the user ground segment in charge of programming the satellites and the data...
General Dynamics To Upgrade MUOS Waveform For US Army's MUOS-Manpack Radios
General Dynamics has won $13 million contract to upgrade the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform used in the US Army's AN/PRC-155 two-channel MUOS-Manpack radios. The waveform is the digital 'dial-tone' needed to connect with the U
Airbus DS to Supply 36 Vehicle Protection Jammer Against IEDs To Germany
Airbus Defence and Space will equip German Armed Forces' vehicles with electronic system for the protection against improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the company said in a statement. The German procurement authority BAAINBw has awarded the company a contract worth several million euros to supply 36 jammers of the type VPJ-R6 (Vehicle Protection Jammer)
Canada To Upgrade Aurora Maritime Patrol Aircraft With Airborne Satcom System
The Canadian Department of National Defence (CDND) is upgrading Lockheed CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft with ViaSat VR-12 airborne satellite communication systems, the Shephard News reported Monday. The upgradation of aircraft is in cooperation with L-3 Electronic System Services, an L-3 Aviation Products division
Exelis Wins 10.7 M Contract From DARPA To Develop Next-Generation Communications Capability
Exelis has won a $10.7 million contract from the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) to develop a new multifunctional chip for airborne radio applications
Rockwell Collins Develops Advanced Remote Secure Receiver For Soldiers
Rockwell Collins has developed the Remote Secure Receiver (RSR) that features smallest, lowest power, protected, secure and trusted Selected Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) GPS solution for the soldiers. The RSR which was recently ordered by the Battlefield Airmen Office of the Air Force Special Operations Command, offers the warfighter assured PNT information, enabling increased situational awareness, and the ability to support highly effective fires missions that reduce fratricide and collateral damage
Rostec Offers Communication Systems Upgrade For India’s Su-30MKI Fighters
Russias United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) has offered to upgrade the communications systems modules of the Su-30MKI fighters. A press release from Rostec, the parent company of UIMC said that presentations will be made to the Indian air force and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) during the Aero India show in Bangalore
Harris Wins $15 Million Contract For Falcon III Radio System
Harris Corporation has received a $15 million order to provide Falcon III vehicular radio systems for the US Marine Corps AN/MRC-145 program. The order will help Marine Corps to expand its wideband tactical networking capabilities
Exelis delivers 2,000th PLM-4 Radar Signal Simulator to US military
Exelis has delivered the 2,000th AN/PLM-4 Radar Signal Simulator (RSS) to the US military. The
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Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
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Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
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