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UK artificial intelligence (AI) software provider Adarga has been awarded a contract by the Defence Support organisation under UK Strategic Command to provide its Vantage software to accelerate analysis as it explores threats to UK military operations worldwide, Adarga announced on 23 September 2024. The software’s search, discovery, and generative AI capabilities will be used […]

The Israeli military and Mossad national intelligence agency have brought off a multi-faceted attack on Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon by intercepting the supply chain of their communication devices. The operation was first initiated on 17 September 2024, when at around 15:45 local time pagers started exploding across Lebanon, killing 12 people, including two children, and […]

Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks announced on 16 September 2024 that its wholly owned US-based subsidiary, DataPath Inc, had received contracts in support of the US Department of Defense (DoD) for core terminal-related services, technology insertion and upgrades to systems that are cumulatively worth over USD 5 million (EUR 4.49 million). DataPath is tasked with the […]

US aerospace technology specialist Honeywell is currently conducting an international tour to demonstrate its resilient airborne beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) communications capabilities. The connectivity demonstrations are being conducted using a company Boeing 757-200 test aircraft that was acquired by Honeywell in 2005. For the purposes of demonstrating resilient BVLOS communications, the aircraft is fitted with Honeywell’s JetWave […]

Airbus Defence and Space and Rohde & Schwarz have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to improve the technological connectivity offering for the UK Royal Navy. The strategic collaboration, which was signed on 28 August 2024 at Airbus’ offices in London and then announced on 9 September, aims to provide the Royal Navy with enhanced communication resilience […]

On 4 September 2024 UK-based radio frequency (RF) technology specialist SPX Communication Technologies launched a new entry-level video downlink system designed for customers new to airborne surveillance or those looking to enhance their intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities without undue cost or complexity. Called Evenlode Lite, the system is an introductory version of SPX’s operationally proven […]

Germany’s Bundeswehr has commissioned Rheinmetall to supply a second batch of intercom sets featuring hearing protection – Sprechsatz mit Gehörschutzfunktion (SMG) – under a framework contract covering up to 191,000 sets that was awarded in April 2024, Rheinmetall announced on 4 September 2024. The second batch includes a further 30,000 sets, divided into 8,000 command […]

L3Harris Technologies has received a new order from the US Marine Corps for multi-channel handheld and vehicular radio systems worth more than USD 120 million (EUR 108.4 million), the company announced on 28 August 2024. The recent order is under a 10-year, USD 750 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for L3Harris Falcon IV handheld radios […]

Rohde & Schwarz Australia has been contracted by BAE Systems Maritime Australia (BAESMA) to deliver integrated communication and control systems for the first batch of three Hunter-class frigates for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the company announced on 29 August 2024. The company will be providing its NAVICS IP-based naval integrated communication system (ICS), which “will be […]

Israeli satellite communication (satcom) specialist Orbit Communication Systems announced on 28 August 2024 that it has secured a USD 6 million (EUR 5.39 million) contract with a “prominent Asian integrator” to supply advanced satcom systems for new naval platforms. The systems to be provided will be Orbit’s OceanTRx 7MIL maritime satcom terminals, which will be […]

A new NATO-funded initiative aims to make the internet less vulnerable to disruption by rerouting the flow of information into space in the event that undersea cables are attacked or accidentally severed, the alliance announced in a press release on 6 August 2024. The USD 2.5 million (EUR 2.3 million) project, launched on 31 July […]

BAE Systems announced on 6 August 2024 that it has been awarded a USD 48 million (EUR 44 million) contract from the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to further advance the Insight system: a next-generation intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) exploitation and resource management (E&RM) system. Originally managed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects […]

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been awarded a contract through competitive tender to provide the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) with airborne radios for installation on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) patrolling the Israeli exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the company announced on 4 August 2024. Installed on Heron-type UAVs, the radios will allow shore-based navy personnel to hail […]

Spanish radio and satellite communications specialist Celestia TTI and Indra, Spain’s national industrial co-ordinator of the Next Generation Weapon System (NGWS)/Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme, have reached a collaboration agreement to jointly develop next-generation antennas, enabling them to design advanced communications systems for the FCAS programme. Announced on 1 August 2024, the agreement will […]

The French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement – DGA) has awarded Thales a contract to provide 30 dual-band (X/Ka) satellite communication (satcom) stations for the French Army, the company announced on 12 July 2024. The new satcom stations will equip the Serval light multi-role armoured vehicles being developed under the French Army’s Scorpion […]

BAE Systems has received multiple contracts totalling USD 111 million (EUR 102 million) to provide the Second-generation, Anti-jam, Tactical, Ultra-high Frequency Radio for NATO (SATURN) waveform to South Korea, the company announced on 10 July 2024. As part of the country’s national communications modernisation strategy, SATURN will facilitate secure and interoperable command-and-control capabilities for the […]

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a USD 4.6 million (EUR 4.25 million) contract by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop artificial intelligence (AI) tools for dynamic, airborne missions as part of its Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements (AIR) programme, the company announced on 8 July 2024. The project aims to provide advanced modelling and […]

Rohde & Schwarz announced the successful signing of a contract with PGZ Stocznia Wojenna in relation to Poland’s Miecznik frigate programme on 9 July 2024, marking the start of a long-term sustainable naval market partnership in Poland. Under the contract Rohde & Schwarz will deliver naval communications as well as radar and communications electronic support measures (RCESM) for the […]

Israeli advanced wireless communication solutions provider Commtact announced on 8 July 2024 that it has been selected for a multi-million-dollar missile project with “a top-tier defence customer”, marking a major milestone for the company. The landmark project involves rsearch and development for a tailor-made solution that integrates smart communication with advanced encryption, immunity capabilities across […]

Israeli company Gilat Satellite Networks announced on 2 July that its wholly owned US-based subsidiary, DataPath Inc, has received over USD 9 million in orders in support of the US Department of Defense (DoD) and other agencies worldwide participating in field service and technical service programmes. DataPath is deploying technical and field services in Europe, […]

Communications provider Rohde & Schwarz announced on 29 May 2024 that it has introduced R&S®GSACSM, a comprehensive software suite designed to ensure efficient and reliable communications for military satellite communication (satcom) systems. With the increasing reliance on satcom for mission-critical communications and morale, welfare, recreation (MWR) services, R&S®GSACSM is designed to offer a powerful solution to maintain […]