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ORBIT Communication Systems Ltd. will introduce the AIRTRx™ 60 airborne stabilized VSAT antenna system for various aircraft at Defexpo India 2016.

Mercury Systems Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Microsemi Corp. to acquire the embedded security, RF and Microwave, and custom microelectronics businesses of Microsemi.

Defense and security company Saab showcased its Sea Giraffe 1X naval radar for the first time at the Maritime Security East Conference in Norfolk, Va. Sea Giraffe 1X offers simultaneous surface and air surveillance capabilities, a growing need in the U.S. maritime security sector.

Cobham and RFHIC will jointly develop GaN High Power Amplifier (HPA) modules that will be integrated into a prototype 175 kW solid-state transmitter. Development activities under this Memorandum of Agreement will be executed by Cobham Integrated Electronics Solutions, a business unit of CAES at its Exeter, N.H. site.

The SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition attracted satellite end-users representing the entire ecosystem of the satellite community. Read our complete coverage of the event this year.

The world's newest missile defense radar is gearing up for a road trip. Raytheon Co. funded, developed and built a new Gallium Nitride (GaN) powered Active Electronically Scanned Array main antenna for the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. Raytheon will exhibit its prototype Patriot full-scale, GaN-based AESA radar in the company's booth at the Association of the United States Army's Global Force Symposium and Exposition in Huntsville, Ala., March 15-17.

Mercury Systems Inc., announced it received a $2.2 million follow-on order from a leading defense prime contractor for high-performance signal processing subsystems for a manned airborne radar application. The order was booked in the company’s fiscal 2016 third quarter and is expected to be shipped over the next several quarters.

SWISSto12 and Cobham Antenna Systems collaborate on ESA funded ARTES program to develop and test additive manufactured satellite user antennas.

Mercury Systems Inc. announced that it received a $2.2 million order from a leading systems integrator to supply high-performance digital signal processing and radio frequency (RF) modules for a signals intelligence application. The order was booked in the Company’s fiscal 2016 third quarter and is expected to be shipped by the end of its fiscal 2016 fourth quarter.