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L3Harris Viper Shield Electronic Warfare System Achieves Critical Design Review Milestone

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 Completes Link 16 Acquisition

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 : Smart Bomb Release Systems to Expand F-16 Firepower, Mission Flexibility in Bahrain, Jordan, Morocco

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 Books $947M Services Contract for Air Force Electronic Warfare Countermeasures Program

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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L3Harris Technologies and American Rheinmetall Vehicles Team to Pursue US Army’s New Fighting Vehicle

 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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SAMI Launches Joint Venture with L3Harris Technologies

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 Wins $98M for F-16 Self Protection Systems

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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