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Intelsat Awarded Air Force Connectivity Contract

February 15, 2024

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Intelsat will develop and test multi-orbit satellite communications systems on several different Air Force aircraft.

BAE Provides Additional EW Mission Systems for U.S. Air Force EA-37B Fleet

February 14, 2024

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BAE Systems will provide advanced EW mission systems for aircraft 7-10 in the U.S. Air Force’s growing fleet of EA-37B aircraft.

Satcom Direct Validates Benefits of Dual Dissimilar Hardware Offering

February 13, 2023

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The Dual Dissimilar technology equips an aircraft with the Plane Simple® Ku- and Ka-Band tail-mount antennas (dual) to support two different satellite constellations (dissimilar).

First Northrop Grumman MESA Sensor Installed for Royal Air Force E-7 Wedgetail Fleet

November 7, 2022

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Northrop Grumman’s MESA sensor has been installed on an E-7 Wedgetail Mk1 AEW&C aircraft for the U.K.’s Royal Air Force.

Mercury Systems Enables Critical ISR for Rotary-Wing Aircraft Under $8M Contract

July 29, 2022

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Mercury Systems, Inc. announced it was awarded an $8 million contract from a leading aerospace and defense company to design and develop video switching technology for an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) application for rotary-wing aircraft.

Natilus Announces $6B in Advance Purchase Commitments to Deliver Autonomous Cargo Aircraft

February 10, 2022

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Natilus announced advanced purchase commitments of more than $6 billion for the delivery of 440+ aircraft in pre-orders, from companies including major airlines and integrators.

CommAgility Software Selected by SmartSky for Air-to-Ground Network

November 5, 2021

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CommAgility has supplied a comprehensive set of software and tools to SmartSky for inflight connectivity, providing a full protocol stack and physical layer for SmartSky’s Aircraft Base Radio, which is the UE on board the aircraft.

BAE Systems Ramps F-35 Electronic Warfare System Production

June 29, 2021

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BAE Systems, Inc. is providing Lockheed Martin with additional electronic warfare (EW) systems, retrofit kits and spares for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

Saab Inaugurates New Development Center in Finland

January 22, 2018

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Defense and security company Saab is expanding its activities in Finland through the establishment of the new Saab Technology Center in Tampere, Finland.

Leonardo AESA Radars for Bangladesh Navy Patrol Aircraft

September 18, 2017

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Leonardo is to provide Seaspray 5000E AESA radars for two new production model Dornier 228 multirole aircraft, recently ordered by the Bangladesh Navy.