DARPA has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST LabsTM research and development organization a $6.5 million contract for the COmpact Front-end Filters at the ElEment-level (COFFEE) program. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs™ research and development organization a $6.5 million contract for the COmpact Front-end …
Read More »Leonardo’s latest air defense radar technology joins NATO training range in Greece
Leonardo’s Kronos Grand Mobile High Power (GM HP) radar has been chosen by the Greek Air Force as the integrated air and missile defence system to be used at the NAMFI (NATO Missile Fire Installation), the Alliance’s range based in the Isle of Crete. It will ensure high air safety …
Read More »Hensoldt Wins Major Contract for Eurofighter Service
Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT has been awarded a contract worth a mid-three-digit million euro amount for the next phase of Eurofighter maintenance. The contract covers service tasks for HENSOLDT’s share of various Eurofighter systems in the areas of radar, self-protection and avionics. HENSOLDT’s service contributes to the desired increase in …
Read More »Thales and Ritek Expand Their Radar Collaboration
The Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA) signed an agreement with the Netherlands Defence Material Organisation (DMO) for five Thales Ground Master 200 multi-mission compact radars (GM200 MM/C) in May 2021. Ritek will perform the vehicle integration of the counter-battery radars. Morten Minsaas, COO of Ritek comments: “Ritek’s collaboration with Thales …
Read More »Canada to employ Leonardo Osprey radar in environmental protection role
Transport Canada’s National Aerial Surveillance Program (NASP) is set to benefit from the advanced surveillance capabilities of Leonardo’s Osprey radar. Crews conducting missions to help Canada stay safe will benefit from the radar’s powerful oil-spill detection and vessel tracking capabilities. Osprey is Leonardo’s latest-generation E-scan (electronically-scanning) surveillance radar which employsa …
Read More »Saab’s New Fighter Radar in the Air
Saab has successfully completed the first air trials with its new fighter X-band Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, which will be offered as a new addition to Saab’s PS-05/A radar family. Saab continues to develop core AESA technology and has now successfully completed the first air trials with the …
Read More »What is on Boeing’s Radar for the region?
Tommy Dunehew, Vice President, International Sales, Boeing, Defense, Space & Security Emirati student, Alia Al Mansoori dreams about traveling to Mars, and about space science, and astrophysics. Her dreams came a step closer to reality when the 15-year old student won the Boeing-sponsored Genes in Space competition for an experiment …
Read More »Kelvin Hughes launches new drone detection radar
A world leader in radar systems for security and surveillance applications as well as maritime navigation, Kelvin Hughes is delighted to announce that it will be launching its new drone detection system at the Home Office Security & Policing exhibition. The SMS-D is the first integrated, medium-range, radar-based surveillance system …
Read More »Cambridge Pixel Unveils USVx Radar Display for Growing Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) market
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, May 11, 2016 – Cambridge Pixel (www.cambridgepixel.com), an award-winning developer of radar display, tracking and recording subsystems, has launched USVx, a new radar display application to control radar sensors and tracking functions on unmanned or autonomous surface vehicles (USV/ASVs). Cambridge Pixel’s USVx radar display software is targeted …
Read More »Leonardo-Finmeccanica launches world-first flat-panel surveillance radar technology
London, 3 May 2016 – Leonardo-Finmeccanica has launched Osprey, the latest addition to the company’s electronically scanning (E-scan) radar product range. Based around a flat-panel antenna design, Osprey is the world’s first lightweight airborne surveillance radar to be built with no moving parts. Leonardo-Finmeccanica also announced that the launch customer for the radar …
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