Saab UK has received an order from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence for its Giraffe 1X compact radar systems, with a total value of approximately £24 million.
The U.S. military is preparing to accept F-35 fighter jets without onboard radars due to delays in the development of the next-generation AN/APG-85 system.
German defence technology company Hensoldt has signed a long-term supply agreement with United Monolithic Semiconductors (UMS) to support radar production.
British technology company Blighter has secured a contract to supply ground surveillance radars and software to an undisclosed Eastern European army.
Northrop Grumman has introduced Valen, a new multifunction active electronically scanned array radar in the company’s advanced sensing portfolio.
Lockheed Martin and Fujitsu Limited have finalized the first purchase order for a critical component of Japan’s Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) SPY-7 radar antenna.
Echodyne said it will invest $40 million to open a new 86,350-square-foot manufacturing facility in Washington State to expand radar production capacity in response to growing global demand.
Differences in radar mountings between the current AN/APG-81 and the future AN/APG-85 have complicated the introduction of the new sensor on the Lockheed Martin F-35, delaying its planned fielding from Lot 17 to possibly Lot 20, according to Avionics International.
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Sentinel A4 radar from Low-Rate Initial Production 2 to the U.S. Army and completed the first phase of Initial Operational Test and Evaluation.
The U.S. Department of War announced it has signed an additional contract with Lockheed Martin to expand its order for AN/TPY-4 air surveillance radars.
The U.S. Army has awarded a $1.03 billion contract modification to RTX to continue production of the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), according to a contract announcement released this week.
Thales has signed an order with the Qatar Emiri Air Force for GM200 MM/A and GM400α radars to reinforce the country’s airspace sovereignty.
