November 15, 2021 | International, Aerospace
Rostec looks to UAE to co-produce Su-75 Checkmate subsystems
The company also says it plans to make an unmanned version of the fighter jet.
February 1, 2024 | International, Naval
Mideast defense firms fine-tune unmanned surface vessels
Vendors are pitching their systems’ cheaper costs in comparison to other expensive technologies that carry out similar missions.
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January 25, 2021 | International, C4ISR
Northrop Grumman gets $3.6B for work on Air Force communications node
By Ed Adamczyk Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The Defense Department announced a $3.6 billion contract with Northrop Grumman on Friday for support of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node. BACN is U.S. Air Force airborne communications relay and gateway system housed in the unmanned RQ-4 Global Hawk, another Northrop Grumman product, to receive and distribute battlefield communications. It is designed to facilitate the transport of voice and data across the battlespace, enabling network connectivity among weapon systems, sensors, warfighters and decision makers, the Air Force says. The contract "provides for research, development, test, and evaluation, integration and operations and sustainment for existing and future payloads contained in or connected to the BACN system and associated ground stations or controls, ancillary equipment, support equipment and system integration laboratories," and includes a 2026 deadline. In use with modifications since 2005, the node has been carried by the unmanned EQ-4B and the manned Bombardier E-11A aircraft. "Diverse weapon systems were unable to communicate with each other [in battlefield situations involving line-of-sight communications]", the company says on its website. "Each operating unit could see only a limited set of the complete picture. BACN bridges the gaps between those systems, enabling essential situational awareness from small ground units in contact up to the highest command levels," according to the company. https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2021/01/22/Northrop-Grumman-gets-36B-for-work-on-Air-Force-communications-node/8711611342857
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May 19, 2023 | International, Naval
Fincantieri to build the fourth Constellation-class frigate for the US Navy
The contract for the lead frigate and 9 option ships, signed in 2020, has a cumulative value of 5.5 billion dollars, including post-delivery availability support and crew training.