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Raytheon Co. and HENSOLDT will provide two European customers integrated air surveillance radars that combine HENSOLDT's next-generation primary airport surveillance radar (ASR-NG®) and Raytheon's Mode S monopulse secondary surveillance radar (Condor Mk 3).

Northrop Grumman Corp. (NGC) has received a $322.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) program.

Ancortek has launched a new software-defined, two-channel transmitter and four-channel receiver radar kit supporting digital phased-array beamforming and MIMO in the 24 GHz ISM band.

Testing a system to provide both cellular and satellite connectivity, Kymeta is demonstrating its hybrid connectivity platform in Peru. Buses operated by an interprovincial bus line have been outfitted with Kymeta satellite terminals that accessed satellite capacity and cellular coverage, enabling the buses to remain connected across a 742 km route through Peru.

Software defined radio architecture, radio-satellite-network integration as well as enabling un-interrupted and secured communications operations down to the tactical edge in a congested and contested spectrum environment will drive spending on military communications systems. Strategy Analytics forecasts spending on global military communications systems and services will grow to over $36.7 billion in 2026, representing a CAGR of 3.5%.