Tag: Aerospace & Defense
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AeroVironment to Acquire BlueHalo to Expand Defense Tech Portfolio
AeroVironment, Inc. and BlueHalo LLC (BlueHalo) announced the execution of a definitive agreement under which AV will acquire BlueHalo in an all-stock transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $4.1 billion, creating a more diversified global leader in all-domain defense technologies. The combined company will bring together complementary capabilities to offer a comprehensive portfolio of…
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RTX’s Raytheon Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor Excels Complex Live Fire Test
Raytheon, an RTX business, has announced that its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, or LTAMDS, successfully completed its most complex live-fire exercise to date, detecting and defeating a tactical ballistic missile. Achieving all objectives, the milestone is the latest in a rigorous U.S. Army test program, advancing towards fielding the 360-degree, full sector…
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L3Harris Electronic Warfare System Concludes Safety of Flight Testing
L3Harris Technologies has completed Safety of Flight (SOF) qualification on its Viper Shield all-digital electronic warfare (EW) suite for F-16 fighter jets. The company will provide the advanced capability to F-16 fleets for six international partners. The Viper Shield system passed a series of environmental and electrical tests across structural integrity, thermal and electrical safety,…
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L3Harris and Palantir Partner to Advance AI-Driven Defense Capabilities for National Security
L3Harris Technologies and Palantir Technologies Inc. announced a strategic partnership to propel advanced technology development and accelerate L3Harris’ digital transformation. The companies’ complementary capabilities including L3Harris’ sensors and software-defined systems and Palantir’s Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) will together enable new levels of capability and resilient connectivity across the joint-all-domain network, ensuring warfighters can make more…
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Raytheon Secures $525M U.S. Navy Contract for ESSM Block 2 Missiles and Spares
Raytheon, an RTX business, has received a $525 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce ESSM Block 2 missiles and spares for the U.S. and allied nations. ESSM Block 2 is a short to medium-range, ship-launched, dual-mode, guided missile that has increased maneuverability and improved performance over its Block 1 predecessor. “The role of…
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Raytheon Delivers First AN/TPY-2 Missile Defense Radar to Saudi Arabia
Raytheon, an RTX business, has delivered the first AN/TPY-2 radar for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The AN/TPY-2 is a missile defense radar that can detect, track, and discriminate ballistic missiles in multiple phases of flight. This is the first AN/TPY-2 radar with a complete Gallium Nitride, or GaN, populated array in the system. GaN…
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Lockheed Martin Advances Infrared Targeting System Production for U.S. Navy’s Super Hornet
U.S. Navy air combat experts are moving forward with early production of the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) Block II aerial targeting system for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet jet fighter-bomber under terms of a $132.4 million order last week. Officials of the Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., are asking…
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Raytheon Secures $478 Million Contract for Patriot GEM-T Missile
Raytheon, an RTX business, was awarded a $478 million contract from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to supply additional GEM-T missiles to Germany. This contract supports the replenishment of Patriot missiles donated by Germany to Ukraine. Showing their strong support for Ukraine, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway have agreed to participate in the…
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TRAX International Secures NASA Contract for Logistics & Management Services
TRAX International Corporation, a leading provider of logistics, test and evaluation, engineering, and IT services to U.S. federal government agencies, announced it was awarded a five-year, $265 million prime contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to provide logistics services and management for NASA missions. Under this contract,…
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Renesas Unveils Power Management Solution for AMD’s Space-Grade Versal AI Edge Adaptive SoC
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced a complete space-ready reference design for the AMD Versal AI Edge XQRVE2302 Adaptive SOC. Developed in collaboration with AMD, the ISLVERSALDEMO3Z power management reference design integrates key space-grade components for power management. It targets the cost-effective AI Edge with both rad-hard & rad-tolerant plastic…