Aeroflex Test Solutions, a pioneer in assessment solutions for defense equipment, is now positioning itself in India with the launch of Aeroflex India. The new company will focus on test solutions for defense equipment such as tactical and airborne military radios, avionics systems, broadband systems for field testing of signal characterization, radar, EW/ECM and satellite and synthetic test systems that allow digital, analog, RF/microwave and power test of circuits, modules, subsystem and complete systems
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BAE Systems has won a $367M contract from the Saudi Air Force to deliver 70 Digital Electronic Warfare Systems (DEWS)/Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) to upgrade F-15S fighter jets. “BAE Systems looks forward to providing the Royal Saudi Air Force with this superior electronic capability,” said John Nyilis, product line director at BAE Systems
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Owego, N.Y
Eurocopter and Indonesian company PT Dirgantara Indonesia/Indonesian Aerospace signed a contract for the supply of six EC725. With delivery scheduled for 2014, Indonesian Aerospace will customize and deliver these combat search and rescue configured helicopters to the Indonesian Air Force under a contract signed with the Indonesian Ministry of Defence last month
The Pakistan Air Force has awarded ITT Exelis a $54 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to provide modern, digital radio frequency memory-based jamming pods. Exelis’ Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare System (AIDEWS) integrates digital radar warning receivers and advanced jamming countermeasures systems to provide pilots with situational awareness and protection against radar-based threats, including modern surface-to-air and air-to-air weapon systems
Currently under evaluation, the U.S
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $410,610,000 firm-fixed-price contract for 95 Sniper advanced targeting pod and spares; 35 compact multiband data link; 70 infrared search and track (IRST) systems and spares; 75 IRST pylons; and data
The first two modernized Super Puma helicopter were handed over to the Swiss Air Force today. The transport aircraft is well-proven and is currently undergoing a major modernization program to upgrade its electronics, which date back to the 1980s, to a level comparable to the Cougar transport helicopter also operated by the Air Force
Bharat Electronics Ltd is expected to begin testing of its homegrown Software Defined Radios (SDR) within the next 3-4 months, according to Anil Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director, BEL told Defenseworld.net in an exclusive interview