Iceye will deliver radar imagery and two synthetic aperture radar satellites for the Greek National Satellite Space Project Axis 1.2 under a contract awarded by the European Space Agency. The radar program, managed by the Greek Space Agency and the Ministry of Digital Governance, will gain access to imagery from Iceye’s existing SAR constellation prior...
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Thales Orders More Naval Radars From Hensoldt for German Navy Frigates
Thales has ordered additional naval radars from Hensoldt for two more German Navy F126 frigates under a contract awarded in 2022. The initial contract requires TRS-4D radars for four Niedersachsen-class frigates and a radar segment for a test center. Markus Rothmaier, head of naval and ground radars at Hensoldt, said the company is already working...
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GA-ASI Receives Japan Order for Two SeaGuardian Aircraft
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will deliver two SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft to the Japan Coast Guard in 2025 under a newly awarded contract. SeaGuardian, a variant of GA-ASI’s MQ-9B, is a medium-altitude, long-endurance system that can fly over the horizon via satellite for 24 hours or more, depending on configuration, and uses maritime-specific sensors...
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Northrop Wins New Contract Under Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability Program
Northrop Grumman has secured a contract from Space Systems Command to build the U.S. base of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability project for tracking satellites and debris in geosynchronous orbits. Under the AUKUS trilateral partnership, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia agreed to host and operate a DARC site to enable allied...
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Northrop Grumman Taps Genohco for Hardware Support to South Korea’s Mine Countermeasures Project; Janice Zilch Quoted
Northrop Grumman is securing from defense and aerospace communications company Genohco the hardware components for South Korea’s mine countermeasures helicopter program. The hardware supply, set through a recently signed memorandum of understanding between the two companies, supports Northrop’s 2023 contract with Korea Aerospace Industries to deliver airborne laser mine detection systems to South Korea’s KMCH...
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Italian Navy Modernization Advances With $1.6B Twin Frigate Purchase From Fincantieri-Leonardo Joint Venture
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, a joint venture of Fincantieri and Leonardo, has secured a $1.6 billion contract to build two Italian Navy warships through FREMM, a European multipurpose frigate program. According to a Naval News report, the Italian Navy has ramped up its modernization activities over the past 10 years, and Fincantieri is involved in most of...
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Northrop Grumman Wins Air Force Contract to Repair F-16 Radar Components for 11 Countries
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $49.9 million contract to repair the F-16 radar components of 11 countries: Chile, Egypt, Greece, Indonesia, Iraq, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Thailand and Turkey. According to a Pentagon notice of the award on Tuesday, work on the tactical fighter aircraft’s AN/APG-68 version 9 radar will occur...
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Hensoldt Receives $108M Contract to Integrate Spexer Radars Into Rheinmetall’s Turret System
Rheinmetall Air Defence has awarded Hensoldt a $108.2 million contract to equip the new Skyranger 30 gun tank system with the Spexer 2000 air defense radar. The radar will be integrated with the German and Austrian builds of the FlakPz gun tank, the latest Rheinmetall turret system engineered to neutralize low-flying enemy aircraft. Hensoldt said...
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Northrop Grumman, Mitsubishi Electric Extend Collaboration With Mission Solutions MOU; Kenn Todorov Quoted
Northrop Grumman and Mitsubishi Electric are planning to jointly pursue industrial co-production opportunities for various strategic mission solutions in the United States and Japan. The cooperation, provided in a memorandum of understanding that Northrop announced on Wednesday, extends to partnership in logistics and sustainment of key military capabilities such as electronic warfare, radar, underwater sensors and...
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Under-Construction Canadian Warships Designated as River-Class Destroyers; Bill Blair Quoted
Irving Shipbuilding has started construction on the production test module for the new fleet of Canadian Surface Combatants, which according to a Canadian government announcement will be known as River-class destroyers. The PTM will enable testing and streamlining of the shipbuilding processes to gear up the project for full-rate production starting in 2025, according to...