DefenceTalkDefence Secretary Gavin Williamson has signed a $1.98Bn deal to purchase five E-7 early warning radar aircraft. The E-7 fleet will replace the current Sentry aircraft and ensure the continued delivery of the UK’s Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) capability. Named “Wedgetail” by the Australian Department for Defence, the E-7 aircraft can fly for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-orders-five-boeing-e-7-wedgetail-aewc-aircraft-72223/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Air Force selected Northrop Grumman Corporation’s APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) as the active electronically scanned array (AESA) for its F-16 radar upgrade. Northrop Grumman will upgrade 72 U.S. Air National Guard F-16s to meet a U.S. Northern Command Joint Emergent Operational Need for homeland defense. “AESA radar upgrades are critically important […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-selects-the-northrop-apg-83-sabr-for-f-16-aesa-radar-upgrade-70143/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company is being awarded a $327,146,998 Fixed Price Incentive (firm target) modification to previously awarded contract N00024-14-C-5315 to exercise options for Air and Missile Defense Radar Program (AMDR) Low Rate Initial Production. “Progressing to production is the result of a lot of hard work and dedication from our AMDR team of experts across Raytheon, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-begins-anspy-6v-radar-production-69913/

DefenceTalkThe 416th Flight Test Squadron continually conducts developmental testing to enhance the warfighting capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. One focus of the F-16 testers here is the integration and testing of a new radar as part of the F-16 Radar Modernization Program. According to its manufacturer, Northrop Grumman, the APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-flts-working-to-upgrade-f-16-radar-69589/

DefenceTalkKelvin Hughes, a world leader in maritime navigation and security surveillance radar, is pleased to announce that it has been contracted to supply the I-band SharpEye Doppler submarine radar system as part of a mid-life upgrade program for the Pakistan Navy’s Agosta 90B-class submarines (also known as the Khalid class diesel electric attack submarine). Working […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-orders-sharpeye-radar-for-submarine-upgrades-69228/

DefenceTalkAt a ceremony held at Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Israel and Italy have marked another significant step in the realization of the agreement signed in 2012 with the delivery of the first of two CAEW aircraft to Italy. The ceremony was attended by the Italian ambassador, senior officials from the Ministry of Defense’s Directorate of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-aerospace-industries-delivers-first-g550-based-aew-aircraft-to-italy-68694/

DefenceTalkLeonardo-Finmeccanica’s Osprey AESA radar has been picked to serve as look-out on-board the US Navy’s newly-upgraded unmanned helicopter, the MQ-8C Fire Scout. The helicopter will be launched from the decks of US naval combat vessels to keep watch for distant threats. The contract will see Leonardo delivering an initial batch of 5 radars to the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-selects-osprey-aesa-radar-for-mq-8c-fire-scout-68424/

DefenceTalkIt’s always amazing to see complex machinery and the heat they generate through the lens of a thermal camera, the Lockheed Martin F-35 is no exception! The F-35 is a state-of-the-art stealth multirole fighter, and this particular model allows for vertical landing (as you’ll see in the “hottest” part of the video!) This footage was […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-35-fighter-aircraft-in-flir-thermal-67991/

DefenceTalkFlight trials of the E-Scan radar have begun following the successful completion of ground tests using a UK Eurofighter Typhoon test aircraft, clearing the path towards full integration of the radar. The ground tests were carried out on Instrumented Production Aircraft (IPA) 5 with the detection and tracking of airborne targets at significant range. Flight […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurofighter-begins-aesa-radar-flight-tests-67833/

DefenceTalkThe 460th Space Communications Squadron, Air Force Wideband Enterprise Terminals Program office, Tobyhanna Army Depot and Radome Services have been working together to replace an aging terminal or antenna on Buckley Air Force Base in order to increase capabilities and keep up with technological advances. “The service life of the original antenna was nearing its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-antenna-brings-enhanced-capabilities-to-the-battlefield-67757/