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2022
19 January Leonardo, which leads the development and delivery of the Typhoon’s ECRS Mk0 and ECRS Mk2 radars, will also deliver R&D work as well as key antenna, processor and APSC components for the HENSOLDT-led ECRS Mk1.

Contracts bring Leonardo to the heart of latest Typhoon radar

Leonardo is already the design authority for the ECRS Mk0 E-scan radar ordered by Kuwait and Qatar, the design of which underpins the ECRS Mk1, and is the design authority for the UK-led ECRS Mk2 radar.

10 January

ReleaseTwo GA-ASI Avengers equipped with Lockheed Martin Legion Pods autonomously send fused air threat data to command centre

6 January Pilots from the NATO Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet inspect the Elbit Systems J-MUSIC DIRCM turret. (Photo: NSPA)

Elbit gains countermeasure contract for UAE's A330 MRT

Elbit countermeasures are to feature on multi-role tankers flown by the UAE Air Force, amid growing demand for self-protection capabilities against the threat that aircraft face from shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles.

2021
9 December

ReleaseGA-ASI announces new Mojave UAS

6 December

ReleaseLeonardo Electronics US expands manufacturing facility in Oro Valley, Arizona

18 November

ReleaseAn outstanding achievement for Gabbiano: 100th radar delivered

14 November

ReleaseElbit Systems establishes a company in the United Arab Emirates

8 November

ReleaseA400M is now safer: Turkish Aerospace integrated a new system of aerostructure parts to A400M

14 October

Trio team up for Integrator radar development

The Integrator UAS system is based on TNO's AMBER technology and combines ISR functions including zoom synthetic aperture radar and ground moving target indication, into the surveillance reconnaissance system.

14 September

ReleaseItaly joins UK development of next-generation Eurofighter Typhoon radar

10 September

ReleaseGA-ASI flies UAS in the Canadian Arctic

1 September

ReleaseLeonardo's new threat warning system for aircraft goes into series production

31 August

ReleaseDARPA has selected BAE Systems to advance autonomy software for multi-domain mission planning

27 August

ReleaseL3Harris completes first flight of next-generation army ISR solution

9 August

ReleaseBAE Systems to provide Identification Friend-or-Foe technology for E-2D Hawkeye

1 July BAE Systems is providing additional EW systems, retrofit kits, and spares for the F-35 – delivering critical situational awareness and survivability capabilities.

BAE Systems boosts EW production for Lightning II

BAE Systems has so far delivered 800 state-of-the-art AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare/countermeasure systems for the F-35 jet, providing it with critical situational awareness and survivability capabilities.

21 June

ReleaseRafaut Group finalises its acquisition of Alkan Group

11 May

ReleaseHENSOLDT to deliver radar electronics for 'Quadriga' Eurofighters

3 May

ReleaseHENSOLDT delivers core components to Eurofighter/Typhoon self-protection system

22 April

ReleaseGA-ASI further expands MQ-9 mission capability

13 April

ReleaseElbit Systems to equip multinational MRTT fleet with J-MUSIC DIRCM system

7 April Teams from BAE Systems and the U.S. Air Force conducted tests of SABER on 11 flights of an EC-130H, paving the way for a critical software upgrade to the EC-37B Compass Call.

BAE tests SABER technology for Compass Call

BAE's system is built on a suite of software defined radios using an open system architecture and will provide the backbone of the Gulfstream G550-based EC-37B's operating system.

29 March

ReleaseNew long-haul jet from Airbus with assemblies from RUAG Aerostructures

24 March L3Harris designed Viper Shield to provide U.S. and global coalition partners with cutting-edge countermeasures against sophisticated, ever-changing threats.

Lockheed Martin selects L3Harris for F-16 countermeasures

The baseline version of the Viper Shield electronic warfare system is integrated into the aircraft fuselage, saving space for additional capability such as a fuel pod that could be attached externally.

2 March

ReleaseElectronic warfare system production starts for U.S. Air Force F-15s

1 March

ReleaseRUAG International completes sale of RUAG Aerospace Services GmbH to General Atomics Europe

22 January

ReleaseGA-ASI successfully completes self-protection system demo on Mq-9

21 January The Seaspray 7500E V2 radar uses Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology to detect, track and classify hundreds of maritime contacts.

SeaGuardian gains option of Leonardo Seaspray radar

The Seaspray enhances the capabilities of GA-ASI's MQ-9B and builds on a close partnership with Leonardo. Initial integration work of Leonardo's SAGE electronic surveillance onto SeaGuardian was recently completed.

7 January

GA-ASI provides the development platform for Skyborg AI

Avenger remotely-piloted aircraft will be equipped with upgraded datalinks and the Skyborg software as part of experiments to allow piloted aircraft to control them in flight.

2020
4 December

ReleaseGA-ASI demonstrates government-supplied CODE autonomy engine

24 November

ReleaseGA-ASI awarded smart sensor contract

11 November Northrop Grumman demonstrating an OMS-compliant advanced sensor during a live ground demonstration.

Northrop Grumman demonstrates OMS-compliant advanced sensor

Northrop Grumman plans to integrate a combination of OMS/Open Communication Systems sensors and software-defined radios across multiple platforms, networks and nodes to ensure multi-domain interoperability.

11 November BAE Systems' Cedar Rapids facility will be used for GPS manufacture.

BAE invests in navigation and sensor business facilities

A large factory, with several hundred offices, workstations, and flexible work spaces, and classified and unclassified labs, will be completed by 2022 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

3 November

ReleaseU.S. Army selects BAE Systems to deliver autonomy capabilities for Future Vertical Lift initiative

29 October An artist's impression of BAE Systems' proposed attritable UAVs alongside the controlling aircraft.

USAF selects BAE for prototype attritable systems

Multiple vendors have now been lined up to compete for up to $400 million in orders in support of the Skyborg Vanguard Program. BAE Systems has started work at its Endicott facility.

27 October

ReleaseAustralia's first autonomous, high-altitude, long-endurance system will enhance maritime security in the Pacific

15 October

ReleaseLatest UK technology revealed for a ground-breaking combat aircraft due in service by 2035

7 October Boeing has selected Raytheon Intelligence & Space to provide the APG-82(V)1 active electronically scanned array radar for the F-15EX.

Raytheon's proven AESA radar selected for the F-15EX

The APG-82(V)1 radar is combat proven, having flown in multiple theatres around the world. Eight systems will be delivered for the F-15EX by 2022.

14 September

ReleaseBAE Systems continues mission-critical F-35 EW system production

3 September

Release£317m contract to develop next generation radar for the Royal Air Force Typhoon

3 September

ReleaseGA-ASI successfully demonstrates high-powered computing at the edge with AFRl's Agile Condor Pod

17 August

ReleaseAero Precision/Kellstrom Defense announce new identity

10 August

ReleaseHanwha Systems - AESA radar prototype release ceremony

21 July

ReleaseGA-ASI announces Team SkyGuardian Australia

20 July

ReleaseFuture Combat Air continues to drive economic advance across the UK

4 June

ReleaseGA-ASI acquires IJK Controls

7 May

ReleaseElbit Systems introduces a UAS-based long-range maritime rescue capability

5 February

ReleaseIAI enters strategic UAV collaboration with HAL and DTL

21 January

ReleaseGA-ASI begins MDO demonstrations using Gray Eagle ER

2019
22 November

ReleaseSouth Korea to integrate MBDA's Meteor missile onto KF-X fighter aircraft