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New friend-or-foe identification sensor tech to be delivered to Norway - News

July 08, 2022

TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany. Sensor company Hensoldt will deliver upgraded Identification-Friend-or-Foe (IFF) technology to Norwegian armed forces as part of a contract worth $15 million, the company said in a statement.

Unmanned

$62M contract for multi-mission robots won by Teledyne FLIR - News

July 08, 2022

CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts. Teledyne FLIR Defense has won a $62.1 million contract from the U.S. Armed Services for its Centaur multi-mission robots, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

SOSA aligned chassis manager from Pixus released - News

July 07, 2022

WATERLOO, Ontario. Pixus Technologies engineers released a VITA 46.11 compliant chassis manager aligned to the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) Technical Sttandard that sits behind an OpenVPX backplane.

Avionics

Navy H-1 avionics and weapons contract worth $338M won by Northrop Grumman - News

July 07, 2022

WOODLAND HILLS, California.  Northrop Grumman has won a $337.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide avionics and weapons support for H-1 aircraft, according to a Department of Defense statement.

Avionics

New missile integration facility to be built by Northrop - News

July 07, 2022

ROCKET CENTER, West Virginia. Northrop Grumman Corporation plans to build a new 113,000 square foot facility in West Virginia that is intended to support advanced weapons development, according to a company statement.

A.I.

AI/ML platform chosen for Raytheon's Army TITAN prototype - News

July 07, 2022

REDWOOD CITY, California. Raytheon Technologies has chosen an artificial intelligence/machine learning application platform for integration on the U.S. Army's Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Mode (TITAN) program, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Shape memory alloys market to grow 75% over 5 years due to defense industry: report - News

July 06, 2022

LONDON, United Kingdom. Boosted by the aerospace and defense industry, the shape memory alloys market is expected to grow from $10.35 billion in 2021 to $18.16 billion by 2026 — an increase of 75% overall and a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.9%, according to a new report.

Comms

Airbus to supply 42 satellites for U.S. military connectivity - News

July 06, 2022

REDONDO BEACH, California. Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that Airbus U.S. Space & Defense Inc. will be the commercial provider of 42 satellite platforms for its proliferated-LEO (low earth orbit) constellation, Northrop announced in a statement.

Comms

1st microwave line-of-sight radios delivered for Army's SSS program - News

July 06, 2022

ROLLING MEADOWS, Illinois. Cambium Networks has delivered the initial order of microwave line-of-sight radios to prime contractor Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC) as part of the U.S. Army's Security Surveillance System (SSS) program, Cambium announced in a statement.

Comms

Satellites launched for DoD space test programs - News

July 05, 2022

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket successfully launched two U.S. military satellites into orbit that will be used for testing sensors in space.

Radar/EW

Submarine sensors market to reach $292M by 2026: report - News

July 05, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, California. A new market study predicts that the submarine sensors market will grow from $255 million today to $292.3 million by 2026, for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.2%.

Radar/EW

International DIRCM and airborne EW contract worth $80M won by Elbit Systems - News

July 05, 2022

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has won a contract worth $80 million to supply Direct Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) and airborne electronic warfare (EW) systems for a country in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a company statement.

Comms

Space situational-awareness market will be driven by need for satellite and GPS, study says - News

July 01, 2022

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The space situational-awareness market, which was at a level of $1.5 billion in 2021, is projected to grow to $1.8 billion by 2026, at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6%, according to a new MarketsandMarkets study, "Space Situational Awareness Market."

A.I.

AI simulation software contract awarded to CAE USA by Air Force - News

July 01, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded CAE USA a three-year contract to develop a prototype software emulator that uses artificial intelligence to help personnel test tactics and scenarios, according to a company statement.

Radar/EW

Sweden buys 2 Saab AEW&C aircraft, with options for 2 more - News

July 01, 2022

STOCKHOLM, Sweden. The Swedish Defence Material Administration has purchased two GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft from manufacturer Saab, with options to purchase two more, according to a company statement.