Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has received a not-to-exceed $520.4 million contract modification to fund production of the L3Harris Technologies AN-254(V)1 Viper Shield integrated electronic warfare (EW) suite for F-16 Block 70/72 Foreign Military Sales customers.
Sierra Nevada Corporation has been selected to supply two RAPCON-X airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft to meet the needs of the Finnish Border Guard’s MVX program.
The US Air Force’s Air Mobility Command has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for “On-Aircraft Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial System (C-sUAS)” solutions that could be used to improve aircrew situational awareness when operating near drones and to defend large aircraft against Group 1 and 2 UAS that could pose threats to the aircraft
PGZ Stocznia Wojenna shipyard has contracted Rohde & Schwarz to provide an integrated communications-band/radar-band electronic support measures suite for the Polish Navy’s new Miecznik frigates.
The US Navy has revealed fast-track plans to procure a military-off-the-shelf active expendable decoy for deployment from Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II strikefighters.
In his latest edition of The View from Here, JED Editor John Knowles discusses the strengths and weaknesses of drones.
JED contributing writer Richard Scott has been shortlisted for an Aerospace Media Award in the Best Military Aviation Submission category.
In this From the JED Archives story, Richard Scott dives into the vulnerability of both combat and support aircraft to modern anti-air guided weapons, ranging from man-portable air defense systems to mobile “pop-up” surface-to-air missile systems and more complex layered integrated air defense systems.
The Air Force Research Lab’s Integrated Capabilities Directorate is seeking white paper proposals from industry for its Ephemeral Paragon program, which will improve the situational awareness and EW performance of individual weapons platforms.
In an era where technological advancements are reshaping the landscape of warfare, the integration of artificial intelligence, machine learning and autonomous systems into defense strategies is no longer a futuristic concept but a realistic evolution.