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Over $9 billion will be spent into the next decade on the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) program, a sweeping R&D effort of the U.S. Air Force, Army, and …
New Tech and Cyber Threats Drive Sweeping $9 Billion JADC2 Development Effort Read More
On September 28, the U.S. Army awarded NEANY Inc of California, Maryland, a $43.9 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (W911NF-23-C-0064) for the Stratosphere Threat Acquisition and Response Platform Design and Control research …
What Might be Behind the $43.9M U.S. Army Stratosphere Threat Acquisition and Response Contract Read More
The U.S. State Department has formally approved a Foreign Military Sale to Poland of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) and related equipment for an …
U.S. Approval of IBCS Sale to Poland Likely to Boost CJADC2 Efforts Read More
On September 5, the U.S. Air Force, on behalf of itself and at least 29 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) partners, awarded ELB Services LLC of Columbus, Georgia, a single-award, indefinite …
ELB Services Will Support Aircraft Mission Planning Systems Worldwide Under $600M Award Read More
When is a monopoly not a monopoly? When it is a joint venture – until it’s not. Sonobuoy manufacturer ERAPSCO (a joint venture between Sparton and Ultra Maritime) announced on …
Sonobuoy Olympus Has Fallen Read More
This past February, an advanced self-protection system for helicopters, in development for over 10 years, reached a transformative milestone. Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system achieved Initial Operational …
Advanced Helicopter Self-Protection System Reaches New Heights Read More
An estimated $7.2 billion will be spent over the next 10 years on the key programs covered in Forecast International’s Electronic Support Measures market analysis. During this period, a total …
High-Demand Electronic Support Measures Systems Market Valued at $7.2 Billion Read More
Oh what a difference a few years make. After IVAS displayed a burst of promising development breakthroughs earlier in the decade, the long-term prospects of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System …
A Different Kind of Reality Might Be Hitting Home for Enhanced Goggle Program Read More
This past February, CAES was awarded a five-year, $38.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to support the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2 program. This action made …
Multibillion-Dollar Development Effort Enhances Wide Array of U.S. Navy Sensor Systems Read More
On May 3, the U.S. Army awarded Raytheon Company of Richardson, Texas, a $45.4 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (W56KGY-23-D-0005) for project manager support of Cross-Domain Enterprise All-Source User Repository (CENTAUR) intelligence …
Raytheon Gets a Re-Up for Support of U.S./Ally CENTAUR Intelligence Sharing Network Read More