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P-8A Poseidon aircraft overhaul begins with L3Harris delivery to U.S. Navy - News

July 11, 2025

WACO, Texas. L3Harris Technologies delivered the first overhauled P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the U.S. Navy as part of a program depot maintenance effort supporting the Navy’s fleet of 139 aircraft, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Electronic warfare support for U.S. airborne platforms to be provided by GDIT - News

July 11, 2025

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia. General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) won a $143 million contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) to provide electronic warfare (EW) support for airborne systems, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

Typhoon canopy transparencies to be supplied through 2030 by GKN Aerospace - News

July 11, 2025

LUTON, United Kingdom. GKN Aerospace signed a six-year follow-on contract with BAE Systems to continue manufacturing canopy transparencies for the Eurofighter Typhoon, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

NASA and U.S. Navy sign contracts with Aeluma to stimulate sensing, quantum systems - News

July 10, 2025

GOLETA, Calif. Semiconductor company Aeluma announced it signed new contracts with NASA and the U.S. Navy that it expects will accelerate development and commercialization for next-generation quantum and sensing systems.

Comms

Mobile SATCOM terminals ordered by Swedish defense agency - News

July 09, 2025

STOCKHOLM, Sweden. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) placed an additional order with Ovzon for mobile satellite terminals valued at SEK 72 million ($7.6 million), the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Electronic warfare suites garner Pacific Defense new Navy contract - News

July 09, 2025

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. MIssion systems company Pacific Defense won a $18.4 million contract with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for the delivery, integration, and optimization of a networked set of integrated systems aligned with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Technical Standard plus electronic warfare (EW) signal-processing software suites aimed at addressing emerging peer and near-peer capabilities.

Radar/EW

New radars to expand Malaysia’s long-range air surveillance network - News

July 08, 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia. Thales won a contract from the Malaysian government to supply two additional Ground Master 400 alpha (GM400α) long-range air surveillance radars to support the Royal Malaysian Air Force’s (RMAF) situational awareness efforts, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

AN/SPY-7 radar antennas delivered for Japan’s Aegis System Equipped Vessel - News

July 08, 2025

MOORESTOWN, New Jersey. Lockheed Martin delivered the first shipset of AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas for Japan’s Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) program, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Barracuda underwater drone conducts untethered open-water test - News

July 08, 2025

PORTSMOUTH, Rhode Island. Raytheon completed an open water demonstration of its Barracuda mine neutralization vehicle operating in an untethered, semi-autonomous mode for the first time, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Uncrewed systems tested in first EU-wide campaign in Italy - News

July 07, 2025

MONTELIBRETTI, Italy. Six European defense firms demonstrated uncrewed aerial and ground systems as part of the European Defence Agency’s (EDA) first European Defence Innovation Operational Experimentation (OPEX) campaign, the agency announced in a statement.

A.I.

AI-enabled command and control software deployed for Canadian airspace management - News

July 07, 2025

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario. AirMatrix reports that it officially deployed its Libra artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled command-and-control software platform to support the Canadian government in securing its national airspace and identifying threats from unidentified uncrewed aerial systems (UASs).

Avionics

Navigation systems to be installed on Hellenic Navy FDI frigates - News

July 03, 2025

SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, France. Naval Group chose Exail to supply navigation systems for the Greek Hellenic Navy’s Defense and Intervention (FDI) frigates, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

O3b mPOWER satellites to expand SES medium-Earth orbit constellation - News

July 03, 2025

EL SEGUNDO, California. Boeing delivered the ninth and tenth O3b mPOWER satellites to SES for integration into its medium-Earth orbit (MEO) network, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Electronic warfare upgrades to support Argentinian F-16 fleet modernization - News

July 03, 2025

GRENAA, Denmark. Terma signed a support agreement with the Argentinian Ministry of Defense and the Argentinian Air Force to provide electronic warfare system upgrades and services for 24 former Royal Danish Air Force F-16 aircraft, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

Hybrid-electric propulsion system research for U.S. Army to be performed by Electra - News

July 02, 2025

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia. Electra won a $1.9 million contract from the U.S. Army to advance the development of hybrid-electric powertrain, power, and propulsion systems (HEPPS) for potential use on current and future aircraft platforms, the company announced in a statement.