British multinational defense, security and aerospace company BAE Systems said on Monday it had got contracts by the Boeing Company to supply the Vehicle Management Control System and Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) System for the U.S. Navy’s first operational carrier-based unmanned aircraft. “BAE Systems leads the industry in high-integrity fly-by-wire and mission-critical IFF technologies” said […]

British multinational defense, security and aerospace company BAE Systems marks 40 years since the first Tornado aircraft were delivered to Royal Air Force. Tornado has been a vital part of the RAF from the day it entered into service in 1980 and, through a combination of enhancements and capability improvements, it has remained just as […]

U.S. defense contractor Northrop Grumman has just wrapped up two-week testing and demonstration of its full sector, 360-degree, GaN-based AESA solution for the U.S. Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) program. Northrop Grumman demonstrated its in-production, innovative solution for the U.S. Army’s LTAMDS program during an open “Sense Off” competition at White […]

The U.S. Navy’s largest shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls, has announced on Thursday that it has hosted a ceremonial first-cut-of-steel event today at its Newport News Shipbuilding division to mark the start of advance construction for the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program. With the press of a button, a plasma-burning machine cut the first steel plate that will […]

Honeywell International Inc said on Monday it was selected to provide the high-speed satellite communications system for 70 C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft as a part of the Fixed Installation Satellite Antenna program for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). “The beyond-line-of-sight communications system will support and improve the en route communication capabilities for the […]

Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp and Israel’s largest defense firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. signed a teaming agreement to jointly develop, market, manufacture and support Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective (SPICE) munition for U.S. sale. According to a news release put out by Lockheed Martin, SPICE is a family of stand-off, autonomous, air-to-surface […]

U.S. weapons maker Northrop Grumman Corp has announced on 13 May that in partnership with the United States Marine Corps, recently passed a successful Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) for the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) Blocks 1 and 2. The AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR is a highly expeditionary, three-dimensional, short-to-medium-range multi-role radar that will replace several […]

Defense contractor Northrop Grumman said Thursday it delivered more than 3,000 AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) electro-optical sensors for the stealthy F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. The six infrared DAS sensors on the F-35 provide full spherical situational awareness to the pilot, day and night. The DAS provides a revolutionary capability to autonomously detect and […]

Britain’s biggest defense company BAE Systems announced Thursday that for the first time in aviation history, an aircraft has been maneuvered in flight using supersonically blown air, removing the need for complex movable flight control surfaces. BAE Systems has disclosed details on the development of MAGMA unmanned air vehicle (UAV) designed and built in collaboration […]

The U.S. Army will receive new troposcatter communication systems as part of a 10-year contract with Raytheon Company. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $663 million and provides ensure troops have access to secure voice and data communications in contested environments, commonly known as WiFi. “Soldiers on the front lines can’t afford dropped calls,” said Dave […]