DefenceTalkExelis has launched its first airspace situational awareness tool designed specifically for unmanned aerial system (UAS), drone operations in the US. Symphony® RangeVue™ puts real-time Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) surveillance data, flexible background maps and weather information in the hands of UAS operators and test range personnel. The system provides significant improvements to the safety […]https://www.defencetalk.com/exelis-launches-airspace-surveillance-and-sense-and-avoid-tool-for-uavs-63971/

DefenceTalkExelis (NYSE: XLS) will highlight a range of solutions for U.S. Air Force customers and industry partners at the Air Force Association’s (AFA) 31st Annual Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition, booth 130, Feb. 11-13, in Orlando, Florida. Exelis will showcase mission-enabling technologies and services in the areas of electronic warfare (EW), carriage and release […]https://www.defencetalk.com/exelis-full-spectrum-dominance-awareness-2015-afa-air-warfare-symposium-62881/

DefenceTalkExelis has been awarded a contract valued at more than $17 million to provide electronic support measures (ESM) technology and services to Sweden through a subcontract with shipbuilder Saab, in Sweden. Under the contract, Exelis will provide Swedish submarines with the latest model of the sophisticated ES-3701 electronic warfare (EW) system, offering a significant capability […]https://www.defencetalk.com/exelis-to-provide-esm-technology-services-to-swedish-submarines-61917/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin has contracted Exelis to manufacture composite-material bodies and structures for more than 400 air-to-ground cruise missiles. The award, for production Lot 11 and Lot 12 of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile is a follow-on contract and carries a value of about $20 million. “We believe this contract is a reflection of our customer’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-orders-more-cruise-missile-bodies-from-exelis-60736/

DefenceTalkExelis has received a contract valued at more than $9 million to provide advanced military air traffic management capabilities to the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG). Under this foreign military sales contract, Exelis will supply the GCA-2020 precision ground control approach radar to support the SANG’s growing aviation mission requirements. The contract was awarded by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/exelis-to-supply-high-performance-radar-to-saudi-national-guard-60233/

DefenceTalkExelis has received $9 million from the U.S. Air Force to supply spare components for electronic warfare (EW) technology provided to Pakistan under an existing contract. The original contract, awarded in December 2011, granted Exelis $53 million to supply Pakistan with ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) systems to protect the country’s F-16 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/exelis-to-supply-pakistan-with-more-components-for-electronic-warfare-systems-58876/

DefenceTalkExelis has been awarded a $20.6 million contract by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. of Poway, Calif., to produce the BRU-71/A ejector rack for the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. Under the contract, Exelis will produce more than 500 BRU-71/A units for deployment on U.S. Air Force MQ-9s. The BRU-71/A is a pneumatic carriage […]https://www.defencetalk.com/exelis-to-produce-carriage-and-release-systems-for-mq-9-reaper-49580/

DefenceTalkITT Exelis has been awarded a contract valued at more than $125 million by Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Md., to deliver the latest variant of the AN/ALQ-214 airborne jammer. The AN/ALQ-214 is a subsystem of the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) suite. Under this contract, Exelis will engage in the second full-rate […]https://www.defencetalk.com/exelis-to-provide-us-navy-aircraft-with-advanced-electronic-countermeasures-48064/