L3Harris turns handheld radios into counter-drone jammers
The forthcoming Wraith Shield software update uses the existing antenna to scan for drone control signals, identify enemy ones, and jam them, L3Harris executives told reporters.
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Air Force seeks industry feedback to ‘benchmark’ progress of Northrop missile
The Air Force told Breaking Defense the service may consider producing another missile similar to Northrop Grumman’s Stand-in Attack Weapon “if industry has solid options for delivering munitions faster and cheaper.”
Air Force seeks additional vendors for radar-killing missile
Northrop Grumman was previously selected to build a new anti-radiation Stand in Attack Weapon, but a market survey released by the Air Force March 4 is probing for other vendors that could supply an “equivalent missile system.”
Ex-US Defense Contractor Executive Jailed for Selling Exploits to Russia
Peter Williams was sentenced to 87 months in prison for selling cyber exploits to a Russian broker.
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Qatari 747 to fly as Trump’s Air Force One this summer
The controversial aircraft donated by the Qatari government is set to transport the Commander-in-Chief after less than a year of modification work, according to the Air Force.
L3Harris hones DoD focus with sale of civil space propulsion unit
AE Industrial will take a 60 percent stake in the new business focused on civil and commercial space; L3Harris will maintain about a 40 percent share.
SDA awards four contracts worth $3.5B for next-gen missile tracking satellites
Lockheed Martin, Rocket Lab USA, Northrop Grumman, and L3Harris Technologies each won awards to “deliver and operate 18 space vehicles” for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 3 Tracking Layer.
L3Harris F-16 EW system cleared for low-rate production, company says
The defense contractor is also making a play to dislodge Northrop Grumman as the supplier for US Air Force F-16 EW kits.
F-22 Controls Unmanned General Atomics MQ-20 Drone In Industry Demo
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) on Monday announced the successful test of an F-22 Raptor fighter controlling an MQ-20 Avenger unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for the first time […]