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Lockheed Martin received a $116.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for continued production of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM®-ER).

Harris Corp. has received an $88 million order to supply electronic jammers for U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft. The jammers protect the Navy jets from sophisticated electronic threats, including modern integrated air defense systems. The order was received during the third quarter of Harris’ fiscal 2016.

Thales Alenia Space announced the official kickoff of its Stratobus R&D project, which aims to launch a demonstrator in 2018, followed by the first qualification and certification flights in 2020.

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was awarded an approximately $20 million contract from a Western European country for the supply of tactical mobile radios, from the new and advanced E-LynX™ Software Defined Radios (SDR) family. The contract will be performed over a three-year period.

NI, a provider of platform-based systems that enable engineers and scientists to solve the world’s greatest engineering challenges, announced the NI PXIe-4081 7½-digit high-performance DMM and 1.8 MS/s isolated digitizer. The NI PXIe-4081 is the first PXI Express DMM available. It offers engineers the flexibility, resolution and isolation needed to tackle challenging applications that require smarter test systems in industries ranging from consumer electronics to aerospace and defense.

Harris Corp. has been named the preferred tenderer for an integrated battlespace communication system for the Australian Defence Force.

Electronic Warfare and military communications will continue to be a pivotal resource in-theatre with future architectural designs dictated by factors such as the need to optimise SWaP-C (size, weight, power, cost), changing demands from in-theatre and the ability to make effective use of spectrum which is an increasingly limited resource.

Haigh-Farr, a world leader in the design, development and manufacturing of integrated antennas for defense, space and commercial applications, will demonstrate its full range of antenna products at booth 402 at the DATT (Defense and Aerospace, Test and Telemetry) Summit 2016.

Southwest Antennas, a leading manufacturer of rugged RF and microwave antennas and accessory products, has released two new magnetic mount kits, providing users with rapid antenna deployment options anywhere there is a compatible magnetic surface, and are ideal for use on vehicles, metal desks, poles or other surfaces.

Mercury Systems Inc. announced that its Mercury Defense Systems subsidiary recently received a $4 million order from a leading international aerospace and defense company for radio frequency (RF) test systems for a missile defense application. The order was booked in the Company’s fiscal 2016 third quarter and is expected to be shipped over the next several quarters.