Pratt & Whitney, an RTX unit, has secured an $18 million contract from the NATO Support Procurement Agency to maintain the TF33 engines of the military alliance’s fleet of E-3 Sentry surveillance aircraft. The Airborne Warning & Control System fleet has been in service for more than 40 years. According to the NATO website, the...
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Ultra Cyber, DTC Partner to Secure HF Radio Communications for Allies
Ultra Intelligence & Communications has announced that its U.K. cyber division has partnered with Domo Tactical Communications, based in Ashburn, Virginia, to develop encrypted high-frequency radio platforms for allied forces. The partnership involves Ultra Cyber integrating its advanced cryptographic data protection tools with DTC’s non-ITAR HF radio technology. Non-ITAR means the technology is not controlled...
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Veteran Tech Exec Peter Hawkins Joins Maxar as VP & Head of Asia Pacific
Peter Hawkins, a veteran technology executive, announced on LinkedIn that he has joined Maxar Technologies as vice president and head of Asia Pacific for its intelligence business. Based in Singapore, Hawkins will oversee efforts to expand regional demand for Maxar’s artificial intelligence-powered geospatial insights, Earth observation data and related digital solutions. According to his LinkedIn...
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UK Army Veteran Ed Robinson Joins AECOM as UK, Europe & India Defense Head
Global infrastructure firm AECOM has named seasoned defense sector executive Ed Robinson as head of its defense business in the United Kingdom, Europe and India. A British Army veteran, Robinson brings to the company over 30 years’ experience in the sector, including a track record in project management, crisis response and risk management, AECOM said...
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Raytheon, Rheinmetall Complete Paveway IV Bomb Integration Trials on Eurofighter Typhoon
Raytheon UK, a unit of RTX’s Raytheon subsidiary, has completed demonstrations on integrating the Paveway IV bomb into the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. Raytheon developed and produced the dual-mode, precision-guided bomb utilizing a warhead from RWM Italia, part of Rheinmetall group. According to an RTX statement Monday, RWM Italia enabled the integration demos held in July...
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ICEYE Lands $186M Contract to Deliver SAR Satellites to Finnish Defence Forces
ICEYE has signed a contract worth about $185.8 million to provide synthetic aperture radar satellites and related systems to the Finnish Defence Forces. The agreement includes options for extending the satellites’ life cycle and expanding the system in the future, the Finland-based manufacturer and operator said Monday. Brg. Gen. Juha-Matti Ylitalo, deputy director of the...
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Nokia Opens Oulu ‘Home of Radio’ Campus for 5G, 6G and AI Innovation
Nokia has inaugurated a new R&D and manufacturing facility in Oulu, northern Finland. The facility is designed to develop 5G and 6G networks that will underpin artificial intelligence applications. Dubbed the “Home of Radio,” the 55,000-square-meter building integrates laboratories for radio network design, real-world verification environments, manufacturing lines and office space under a single roof....
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Motorola, Nokia Partner on Tactical Communications Network for UK Defense
Motorola Solutions and Nokia have formed a strategic partnership to develop a next-generation tactical communications system for U.K. defense agencies. Announced on Thursday, the modular platform combines Motorola’s deployable Terrestrial Trunked Radio infrastructure with Nokia’s 4G/5G AirScale technology to enable secure voice and high-speed data links in challenging operational environments. The rugged system can be...
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Echodyne to Supply Radar for Australia’s Counter-Drone Program
Echodyne, a Kirkland, Washington-based radar technology company, has been selected as the radar provider for the Australian Defence Force’s Project Land 156, a major counter-drone initiative to protect troops from emerging unmanned aircraft threats. Project participant EOS Australia already integrates Echodyne’s radar into its Slinger counter-drone remote weapon system, the company said in its Thursday...
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SKorean Drone Firm PABLO AIR Merges With VOLK to Scale Global Defense Push
South Korean drone developer PABLO AIR will merge with defense components maker VOLK to strengthen its global competitiveness in the fast-growing defense drone market, the companies announced Thursday. Shareholders approved the deal on Aug. 22, with closing scheduled for Sept. 27. The merger integrates VOLK’s defense-certified manufacturing — including control systems, drive units and actuator...