Boeing selects Leonardo’s airborne SDR for Nato’s E-3A AWACS fleet
Boeing has selected Leonardo’s software-defined radio (SDR) for the Nato fleet of E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft.
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Slingshot to develop new missile warning visualisation tool for USSF
Space simulation and analytics solutions provider Slingshot Aerospace has secured a $1.2m contract to develop...
Elbit to supply J-MUSIC DIRCM self-protection system for 9th MRTT
Elbit Systems has been contracted to equip the ninth Nato-owned Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft with J-MUSIC Direct...
Sweden reactivates air defence missile system 23 in Gotland
The Swedish Armed Forces has reactivated the country’s air defence missile system 23 and will be stationed in Gotland.
Lockheed Martin wins LRASM production contract from USAF and navy
Lockheed Martin has won a firm-fixed-price contract for the production of 137 Lots 4 and 5 long-range anti-ship missiles (LRASM).
USAF female airmen at Kirtland AFB receive new body armour
The US Air Force (USAF) has started issuing new body armour for female airmen as part of its diversity and inclusion efforts. Female airmen from the 377th Security Forces Group…
L3Harris to build space flight hardware for HBTSS programme
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded the next phase of the missile defence contract to American technology company L3Harris Technologies. Under the $121m contract, the company will create…
Slovakia to buy 17 Israel Aerospace-manufactured radar systems for €150m
The Slovak Ministry of Defence has received approval to procure 17 radar systems manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The radar systems are being acquired under the agreement led by…
DARPA announces project to develop compact night-vision technology
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the US has announced a new programme that seeks to develop lightweight and compact night-vision goggle (NVG) technology. The Enhanced Night Vision…
US installs Arctic survival kits in Eielson’s F-35A fleet
The US has started installing Arctic survival kits in the F-35A Lightning II combat aircraft deployed at Eielson Air Force Base in the state of Alaska. The move comes nearly…
USAF members transfer and stand up first USSF in Okinawa
Members from the US Air Force (USAF) 16th Space Control Squadron, 16th Expeditionary Space Flight-Alpha (ESPCF-A) have transferred to the US Space Force (USSF). The personnel are the first USAF…
