Lockheed Martin Wins $337M New Gen Apache Sensor Systems Contract
Lockheed Martin received $337 million in orders to supply Apache Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M‑TADS/PNVS) systems and services to the United States, United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The new M TADS/PNVS ID/IQ contract enables Lockheed Martin to respond rapidly to the emerging defense needs...
DARPA Demos New Cloud-Penetrating Radar Sensor
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) demonstrated a new sensor that can capture real-time video through clouds. The Video Synthetic Aperture Radar (ViSAR) program, which began in 2013, has been developing an Extremely High Frequency (EHF) targeting sensor to operate through clouds as effectively as current electro-optical and infrared...
Lockheed Martin’s Legion Pod Sensor System To Equip USAF F-15C Aircraft...
Lockheed Martin has been selected to provide Legion infrared search-and-track (IRST) pod to the U.S
BAE Systems Develops Laser proof Cockpit Solution
BAE Systems has developed a low cost, lightweight, flexible cockpit solution that can block dangerous laser light, protecting pilots and flight crew from hostile attacks. Using a novel approach, the technique is selective in the way it prevents laser transmission, meaning a high level of natural light can still pass through...
IAI’s Signal Intelligence Centre Achieves Operational Capability Success
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) advanced, highly automated Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) centre has successfully achieved phase I operational capability with an undisclosed customer. The state-of-the-art center integrated and fuses all the nation's SIGINT sensors at a strategic level using big data and high-throughput real time data processing
Raytheon Wins $119M US Navy Contract For Tomahawk Sensor Integration Support
Raytheon has won a more than $119-million contract to advance the targeting and communications functions of the Tomahawk Block IV sea-launched cruise missile. "Raytheon Co
L3 awarded Contract for Ship-borne MK 20 Electro-Optical Sensor System
L3 Technologies (L3 KEO) is being awarded $7 million contract for MK 20 Electro-Optical Sensor System (EOSS) and MK 46 Optical Sight System retrofit, refurbishment, and upgrade services and depot spares. This order includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $17,224,144, a US DoD release said
First Demo Of DARPA's Elevated Sensor Mast Aboard US Navy Vessel
The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently demonstrated its prototype of an elevated sensor mast aboard the USS Zephyr, a Cyclone-class patrol coastal ship over three days near Naval Station Mayport, Florida. The Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS) prototype has been developed by DARPA as a low-cost, elevated sensor mast improves ships communication range and ability to detect, track, and classify contacts of interest
Honeywell Introduces Self-diagnosing Sensors To Improve Aircraft Systems' Safety
Honeywell has introduced a new series of self-diagnosing sensors designed to improve the performance of aircraft systems and reduce maintenance costs associated with false readings. Honeywell is introducing Integral Health Monitoring (IHM) series proximity sensors that can detect when a sensor has been damaged or otherwise impacted
China Working On AI Tech, Big Data To Overtake West In Air...
China is working on artificial intelligence technology combined with big data to forge ahead of its rivals in air warfare. According to a Peoples' Daily report quoting Yang Wei, deputy director of the Scientific and Technological Commission at the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), “Speed and agility are no longer most important
Pentagon Awards $179M Contract To Northrop Grumman For Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures
Northrop Grumman won nearly $179 million to provide large aircraft infrared counter measures to Saudi Arabia, Australia, Canada and the United States, the Department of Defense said in a press release. "Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation [of] Rolling Meadows, Illinois has been awarded a $178,969,767 modification for large aircraft infrared counter measures (LAIRCM) calendar year 2017 base hardware buy and needed LAIRCM support," the release said on Thursday
Spanish MoD Selects AUDS System To Counter Drone Threats
The Spanish Defence Ministry (Ministerio de Defensa) has selected the AUDS counter-UAV system to protect critical assets and personnel from the growing threat posed by malicious unmanned aircraft systems or drones. The AUDS detect-track-identify-defeat counter-drone system was developed in 2015 by a consortium of UK defence companies including Blighter Surveillance Systems, Chess Dynamics and Enterprise Control Systems
Turkish Military Orders 12 Hurjet Block-1 Aircraft
Argentina gets U.S. Nod to Buy Basler BT-67 Aircraft
Netherlands, Czech Republic to Purchase Ammunition for Ukraine
First Batch of Modernized Dutch Apache Echo Helicopters Now Combat-Ready
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
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...
How Indian MQ-9B SkyGuardian Acquisition Plan Changes Drone Equation in South Asia
India has recently gained U