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Harris Corporation - $150m Falcon(R) Radio Orders

Harris Corporation has announced Falcon(R) Radio orders exceeding $150 million. This includes orders under JTRS program CISCHR contract.

17 January 2008: Harris Corporation

 

Northrop Grumman - RCIED Electronic Warfare Systems.

The U.S. Navy has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation for the design, development and delivery of dismounted and mounted development models for Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (CREW) systems.

17 January 2008: Northrop Grumman

 

Lockheed Martin - Modernized GPS satellite in orbit and declared operational for military and civil users worldwide

Themodernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, launched from Cape Canaveral on Dec. 20, 2007, has been declared fully operational for military and civilian navigation users around the globe, following a record-setting on-orbit deployment by a joint U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team.

17 January 2008: Lockheed Martin

 

Boeing - Contract for Direct-to-Home Entertainment Satellite

Boeing has been awarded a contract to build a commercial satellite for ProtoStar Ltd. The 601 HP-model spacecraft will deliver direct-to-home satellite television programming and broadband Internet access throughout Asia. The value of the deal was not disclosed.

16 January 2008: Boeing

 

Boeing - Thuraya-3 Geo-mobile satellite signals received

Boeing has acquired the first signals from the Thuraya-3 Geo-mobile satellite following today's launch aboard a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket, indicating that the Boeing-built spacecraft for Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company is healthy and operating as designed.

16 January 2008: Boeing

 

Boeing - Joint Tactical Radio System Ground Mobile Radios

Boeing has begun initial production of Engineering Design Models (EDMs) of its software-defined Joint Tactical Radio System Ground Mobile Radios (JTRS GMR), meeting an important milestone in the plan approved by the program's Joint Program Executive Office (JPEO).

11 January 2008: Boeing

 

Harris Corporation Receives National Security Agency Certification for Falcon(R) III Multiband Manpack Radio

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received certification from the National Security Agency (NSA) for its Falcon(R) III multiband, multimission manpack radio.

07 January 2008: Harris Corporation

 

Iridium - International Approval to Offer Satellite Air Traffic Safety Services

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council approved standards and recommended practices (SARPs) that will permit Iridium® Satellite to provide Aeronautical Mobile Satellite (Route) Services (AMS®S) for commercial aircraft on transoceanic flights.

03 January 2008: Iridium

 

Boeing to Build a Sixth Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite

Boeing has announced that the U.S. Air Force has exercised an option for a sixth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite and has authorized Boeing to begin construction. The Commonwealth of Australia is funding the procurement as part of a cooperative agreement between the U.S. and Australian governments. The satellite is expected to launch in the fourth quarter of 2012.

24 December 2007: Boeing

 

Boeing to produce Tracking and Data Relay Satellites for NASA

Communications satellite contract is valued at up to $1.2 billion.

21 December 2007: Boeing

 

Ultra Electronics - AN/GRC-245A HCLO radio successfully tested

A new enhanced power mode for the AN/GRC-245A HCLO radio has been successfully tested by the United States Military

21 December 2007: Ultra Electronics

 

EADS - Spanish Future Soldier

EADS has delivered the first part of the Spanish army modernization programme. (COMbatiente FUTuro, COMFUT)

20 December 2007: EADS

 

EADS - Agile UAV in Network-Centric Environments' project

EADS Defence & Security (DS) has been awarded the prime contractor role by the German Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the research and technology programme 'Agile UAV within Network-Centric Environments' (Agile UAV-NCE). This programme of Military Air Systems, an integrated Business Unit of DS, is aiming at the analysis and refinement of enabling technologies and operational concepts of unmanned agile reconnaissance operations of an unmanned air vehicle (UAV).

19 December 2007: EADS

 

Boeing hands over Hughes Spaceway 3 Satellite.

Boeing has announced that it has succesfully completed an on-orbit handover of a communications satellite to Hughes Network Systems.

18 December 2007: Boeing

 

Boeing - Space Surveillance Tests Completed

Boeing has announced that it has successfully completed test of the Space Based Surveillance System (SBSS).

11 December 2007: Boeing

 

Boeing - New USAF GPS System

Boeing has announced that it has been selected to take part in the next GPS ground system development for the USAF.

11 December 2007: Boeing

 

Boeing - Launch of Italian COSMO Spacecraft

Boeing has announced that four COSMO satellites have been launched aboard a Delta II rocket.

08 December 2007: Boeing

 

General Dynamics - Contract for Abrams Tank Technical Support

The U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, an $11.2 million contract modification for Abrams Tank System Technical Support (STS). The award will fund engineering studies on Abrams tanks to identify improvements and replace obsolete parts to maintain the tanks at high operational readiness rates. The work will be performed by existing General Dynamics Land Systems employees in Sterling Heights, Michigan. It is expected to be completed by December 31, 2011.

06 November 2007: General Dynamics

 

C4i - New Radio Interface Unit

C4i, has announced the availability of the full featured Radio Interface Unit (RIU).

02 November 2007: C4i

 

Thales - Danish SMART-S Mk2 Sea Acceptance Test

The first SMART-S Mk2 surveillance radar, installed on the HDMS Absalon of the Royal Danish Navy, passed the Sea Acceptance Test (SAT) with flying colours. Overall conclusion: SMART-S Mk2 easily exceeded all requirements. In particular the requirement for low elevation tracking accuracy was typically exceeded by a factor 7. During the tests , SMART-S Mk2 was controlled through Absalon's third-party supplied CFlex Command and Control system.

01 November 2007: Thales

 

Harris RF - Solution to Bowman and JTRS Compatibility

Harris Corporation Demonstrates New Capability to Help U.S. and UK Military Forces to Communicate Securely on the Battlefield

10 October 2007: Harris Corporation

 

Harris RF - $42 Million Contract from U.S. Army for Falcon(R) II

Harris Corporation Wins $42 Million Contract from U.S. Army for Falcon(R) II AN/PRC-117F(C) Multiband Manpack Radios

10 October 2007: Harris Corporation

 

Harris RF - Falcon HF System Order for US Army

Harris Corporation has received a $104 million order from the U.S. Army for high-frequency (HF) radio systems. Under the agreement, Harris will provide the Army with Harris Falcon(R) II AN/PRC-150(C) HF radios and related accessories, as well as installation services and training. The contract is one of several recent orders by the Army of a broad range of Harris radio systems, highlighting the company's technological leadership in tactical communications.

08 October 2007: Harris Corporation

 

Vizada - Mobile Satellite Communications for French Government

The French Ministry of Defense has chosen Vizada (the former France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications) to provide its mobile satellite communications over the next three years (2008-2010). Vizada provides Inmarsat, Iridium and Thuraya services for use on many different sites worldwide, including dedicated interconnection solutions to meet the MoD's needs in terms of communications quality and security.

21 September 2007: Vizada

 

EADS - Warrior 21

Warrior21 – the integrated fighting system – and the world's most advanced soldier system in deployment, presented for first time at DSEi

17 September 2007: EADS

 
 
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