Northrop Grumman Corp. (NGC) has been awarded a contract to develop and demonstrate a Software Programmable Open Mission Systems (OMS) Compliant (SPOC) radio terminal for the U.S. Air Force.

VadaTech announces the FMC259. The FMC259 is an FPGA Mezzanine Module per VITA 57.4 (FMC+) specification with dual Board-Mount Optical Assemblies, each providing 24 channel full-duplex transceivers capable of up to 28.1 Gb/s per channel (more than 1344 Gb/s total bi-directional).

OneWeb and SatixFy UK announce plans to add a digital technology pathway payload that will include a full digital payload into OneWeb’s launch schedule during 2021.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that during its second quarter of fiscal 2020, its Orlando, Fla.-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems Inc., which is part of Comtech’s Government Solutions segment, was awarded a 10-year, $211 million IDIQ contract by the Cubic Mission Solutions business division of Cubic Corp. to provide next generation troposcatter systems in support of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was awarded an initial contract from the Production and Procurement Directorate of the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) valued at approximately $31 million (NIS 109 million), to provide Iron Fist Active Protection Systems (APS) for the Eitan Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFV) of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).

Lockheed Martin (LM) delivered the 134th F-35 aircraft for the year, exceeding the joint government and industry 2019 delivery goal of 131 aircraft.