L3Harris Technologies announced today achieving a critical design review (CDR) milestone for the Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system, which will provide improved offensive and defensive EW capabilities for F-16 Block 70/72 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) aircraft. The AN/ALQ-254(V)1 Viper Shield successfully completed a CDR milestone with partner Lockheed Martin …
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L3Harris Technologies today announced closing its acquisition of Viasat Inc.’s (NASDAQ: VSAT) Tactical Data Links product line – commonly known as Link 16 – for approximately $1.96 billion, subject to customary adjustments. The company announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the TDL network in October 2022 and …
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L3Harris Technologies announced today a $29 million contract to provide smart weapon release systems to three allied military forces in the Middle East and North Africa regions, enabling pilots to double the number of smart munitions their F-16s can carry. The Bomb Release Unit (BRU)-57/A allows F-16s in the air defense forces …
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L3Harris has announced its five team members to bid on the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) program, designed to help NATO replace its Airborne Warning and Control System by 2035. The team is developing “system-of-systems” options for surveillance and control capabilities across all domains for NATO’s AFSC program. These …
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L3Harris Technologies has received a 10-year, $947.3 million sole source contract from the U.S. Air Force for engineering services in support of an aircraft electronic warfare system initiative. The contractor will provide block and non-block cycle services for the AN/ALQ-172 Countermeasures Program and Air Force Global Strike Command’s enhancement efforts, the Department …
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The U.S. Navy has awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) a $393 million contract to install increments II and III of the Undersea Warfare Training Range (USWTR). The award follows nearly 10 years of execution by L3Harris on Increment I and will replace and upgrade the remaining underwater training range sites. USWTR …
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L3Harris Technologies and German integrated technology group Rheinmetall’s subsidiary American Rheinmetall Vehicles have signed a teaming agreement to jointly develop the U.S. Army’s new Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV), which will replace the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle. The agreement combines L3Harris’ open system design and equipment manufacturing leadership with the …
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Underlining its commitment to building a robust indigenous defense industry ecosystem through global partnerships, Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has successfully launched a new joint venture (JV) with L3Harris Technologies, one of the world’s largest aerospace and defense systems manufacturers. …
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L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has been awarded a contract by Fincantieri Marinette Marine for the shipboard integration and production of major subsystems onboard the U.S. Navy’s guided-missile frigate FFG 62. L3Harris is prepared to support the Navy’s plans to build at least 10 ships. The value of the L3Harris program could …
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L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a $97.5 million contract to provide repair and return (R&R) services for unclassified and classified line-replaceable unit/standard equipment module assets of the ALQ-211 (V)4, (V)8, and (V)9 systems of the airborne F-16 Advanced Integrated Defense Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) weapon systems. This contract involves Foreign Military Sales …
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