Eurofighter awarded Northrop Grumman in a contract of 30 million euros to provide inertial and satellite navigation systems for Tranche 3 of the Eurofighter Typhoon multirole combat aircraft. In the terms of the contract the Eurofighter will be provided with Fibre-optical Gyro Inertial Navigation System and a global positioning system (GPS) that supports future enhancements, digital maps and direct drive display, which utilises a graphics processor and will control the aircraft's multifunction displays for improved viewing and integration in the aircraft's avionics
Northrop Grumman has completed a two year contract to develop and demonstrate mature technologies required for the AMDR (Air and Missile Defense Radar) S-band radar and radar suite controller. In a contract worth $120 million, the company has delivered more than 500 military and commercial S-band radars and offers a modular, open architecture approach for AMDR that enables future scalability for various platforms
NHI Industries has delivered the first batch of NH90 helicopters to Afghanistan as Italy plans to operate about six choppers in the coming months. The NH-90 will replace the Army’s six AB205 helicopters; it will also be the first time the NH90 is deployed on a theatre operation
Raytheon has completed testing the more precise, accurate and lethal High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) which suppresses or destroys surface-to-air missile radars, early warning radars and radar-directed air defense artillery systems. The upgrade, called the HARM Control Section Modification (HCSM), is part of an ongoing U
Data Link Solutions (DLS), a Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems joint venture, has won a $18.5 million contract from the U
As part of the coastal radar network built to provide security cover for India’s coastline, the Regional Operating Centre (ROC) at Mumbai and the Remote Operating Station (ROS) at Porbandar have been officially inducted into service on August 25. Developed by state-owned Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a chain of Remote Sensor Stations were set up along the coastline of India as part of the coastal radar network
In a major milestone for Boeing, the AH-64 Apache helicopter fleet has completed 3.5 million flight hours with the U
Lockheed Martin today announced that the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) recently completed F-15E platform integration with a successful all-up round (AUR) flight test. The successful AUR test marked the first time JASSM, or any missile, has been integrated onto a platform using the Universal Armament Interface (UAI)
ITT Exelis has won a $23.6 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract from Oman to provide electronic warfare defensive systems
Sparton Corporation (SPA) and USSI, a subsidiary of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc (ULE) announce the award of subcontracts valued at $25.4 million to their ERAPSCO joint venture, for the manufacture of sonobuoys for the United States Navy