Philippines Orders $45 Million Command and Control System From Harris Corp
US based Harris Corporation is being awarded a $44,859,296 contract to supply the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with a joint service command and control (C2) system of systems that will replace legacy service specific systems. The Global Command and Control System - Maritime will provide information integration and dissemination...
Northrop Grumman Wins $444 Million to Support Canadian, Bahrain DIRCM
Northrop Grumman has won $444.6 million contract for support of the AAQ-24 large aircraft infrared counter-measure for repair of 34 national stock numbers to Canada and Bahrain
Northrop Grumman to Commence Production of Counter-Radio controlled IED Systems
Northrop Grumman is being awarded a $23,160,822 contract modification for Joint Counter-Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Electronic Warfare (CREW) Increment One Block One systems full-rate production. The contract is in support of the US Forces Expeditionary Warfare Program Office
BAE Systems Wins $76 Million to Manufacture Electronic Countermeasures
BAE Systems has won $76 million for the new manufacture of T-1687/ALE-70(V) countermeasures in support of PMA272 Air Expendable Countermeasures Program. Work is expected to be completed by March 2020
South Korea Tests DIRCM Counter-missile System
South Korea has tested an indigenous directional infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) to counter missiles. The trial of the indigenous directional infrared countermeasures system was conducted in July at the Anheung test site of the state-run Agency for Defense Development (ADD)
Sierra Nevada Wins $205 Million US SOCOM Counter Radio IED EW Systems
Sierra Nevada is being awarded a $205 million contract to support U.S
Armtec Awarded $18M to Provide Infrared Countermeasures To Egypt and Iraq
Armtec Countermeasures Co., has been awarded an $18 million modification to Foreign Military Sales (Egypt and Iraq) contract for the procurement of infrared countermeasure flares (409,400, M206; 42,840, MJU-7A/B; and 11,472, MJU-10/B) to protect military aircraft
US DSCA Approves $108M Radio Frequency Countermeasures Sale To Australia
The US State Department has approved $108.7 million sale to the Government of Australia for ALE-70 Radio Frequency Countermeasures (RFCM)
BSI Certifies UTC Systems' MRO Facility Against Revised Standards
British Standards Institution (BSI) has certified UTC Aerospace Systems' maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) site against the newly revised quality and risk management standard. UTC Aerospace Systems' MRO facility in Prestwick, Scotland, is the first site to obtain certification against the revised quality and risk management standard, AS9110C Requirements for aviation maintenance organizations, BSI announced Wednesday
Leonardo Tests Missile-Countermeasure BriteCloud Decoy System on F-16 Fighter Jet
Leonardo has launched the new version of its BriteCloud decoy for fast jets, called BriteCloud 218, following trials with Danish F-16 fighter aircraft. BriteCloud is a compact radio-frequency device that is launched by a fast-jet pilot when facing attack from radar-guided missiles
Lockheed Martin To Provide Electronic Warfare System For US Navy’s MH-60 Helicopters...
Lockheed Martin has won a US Navy development contract to provide MH-60 helicopters with enhanced electronic warfare surveillance and countermeasure capabilities against anti-ship missile (ASM) threats. Lockheed Martins Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) Active Mission Payload (AMP) AN/ALQ-248 system, is a self-contained EW pod hosted by an MH-60R or MH-60S, which provides the Navy advanced ASM detection and response capabilities, the company said in a statement Thursday
US Approves Electronic Warfare Range System Sale To Australia For $115 Million
The US State Department has approved sale of AEA-18G Electronic Warfare Range System to Australia for an estimated cost of $115 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on December 2, 2016
U.S. Army’s Bradley IFV to be Upgraded with Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist...
Ukraine's JDAM-ER Bombs to Get Home-on Sensors to Target Russian Electronic Warfare...
Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Climbs to 33,000 ft. Highlighting High Altitude Reconnaissance Capability
Russia Claims 111,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in 2024
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1