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.
The UK government has committed more than £650 million this week to strengthen and upgrade the Royal Air Force’s Typhoon fighter jet fleet, sustaining over 1,500 skilled jobs across the country into the next decade.
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a £453.5 million contract for the full production of a new advanced radar for UK Typhoon aircraft.
Turkish defence company Aselsan has released a detailed report outlining the operational progress of its active electronically scanned array radar systems.
Indra Group USA has been awarded a $342 million contract by the Federal Aviation Administration to manufacture next-generation air traffic surveillance radars under the FAA’s Radar System Replacement programme.
RTX has been awarded a $438 million contract by the Federal Aviation Administration to support the Radar System Replacement programme for the US National Airspace System.
Saab has signed a framework agreement with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration for the compact Giraffe 1X radar system and has received an initial order under the deal.
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