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Lockheed Martin has successfully completed a capability demonstration in the latest phase of the US Air Force's development of the next-generation mobile, long-range surveillance and ballistic missile defense radar. The December 16-17 demonstration for the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) was the second and final required under a $25...

The Swedish authorities’ nationwide TETRA network – RAKEL – which is provided by Cassidian, was rolled out on schedule in December 2010. The network offers user organizations the opportunity to cooperate fully on a national scale as they will no longer be limited by their radio networks. The primary...

South Korea’s commercial telecommunication satellite, Koreasat-6 (renamed Mugunghwa-6), was successfully launched by Arianespace from the Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana. Thales Alenia Space , the prime contractor, teamed with US manufacturer, Orbital Sciences Corp., who provided the satellite platform. Thales Alenia Space was responsible for the design, manufacturing and...

Defense and security company Saab has received an order worth SEK 200 M for its ARTHUR weapons locating system, which is a standalone C-band medium-range weapons locating system that detects and locates enemy fire. The order was received on December 31, 2010, and is scheduled for completion in the...

ORBIT Communication Systems Ltd. has been awarded a contract valued at $3.1 M for the supply of multiple ship borne Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) tracking and communications systems to an undisclosed customer. This is the second major contract the company has been awarded recently for its tracking and telemetry...

TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. , an RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services provider, announced that handset manufacturer, SAMSUNG , selected TriQuint for its complete 3G RF front-end for its popular, new Samsung Galaxy Tab. This is in addition to Samsung choosing TriQuint’s total 3G RF front-end solution for its...

Herley Industries Inc. announced that Herley Lancaster has recently been awarded an order for more than $1 M by the Japanese Ministry of Defense. This award is for the supply of high performance antennas to be installed in reconnaissance fighter aircraft operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF)....

Raytheon Co. announced that it has signed a definitive acquisition agreement with Applied Signal Technology Inc. , a leader in the collection and processing of communications signals to support tactical and strategic intelligence missions. The agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies. Under the...

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified Cassidian’s newly developed LTR 400 family of transponders, to the latest standards. The very low weight equipment, which is suitable for the identification of military aircraft as well as for use in civil air traffic control, is thus amongst the first...