Sensors & Electronic Warfare

The Pentagon has called for a new generation of sensor and tracker systems to guide a future constellation of space-based interceptors into incoming missiles.

Saab CEO Micael Johansson says NATO may decide on an E-3 AWACS replacement this year, for which the Swedish company is offering its GlobalEye.

The Israeli government has awarded Elbit Systems 400 million shekels to equip incoming Sikorsky CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters for the country’s air force.

Saab expects partner Embraer to deliver the first Gripen E from a new Brazilian assembly line to the country’s air force before April, a company exec says.

The French plan to field a maritime patrol variant of the Airbus A321XLR has prompted growing interest in the Asia-Pacific region, the company says.

Rafael is boosting its focus on space while it awaits a decision by the Israeli government about taking the state-owned defense technology specialist public.

Israeli supplier Elbit Systems is pursing the market to use the Embraer C-390 as an airborne intelligence platform, displaying a model at Singapore Airshow.

Singapore has selected the Saab Giraffe 1X radar to replace its Portable Search and Target Acquisition Radar for low-level air defense missions.

Singapore is set to deploy a new constellation of SAR satellites as it builds out its Earth-observation portfolio, including through a partnership with Airbus.

Leonardo has started building the first satellites for a company-funded, multi-sensor low-Earth-orbit constellation, with launches to start next year.

South Korea has begun the air-to-ground testing phase of Hanwha Systems' AESA radar integrated on the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 fighter.

Singapore and U.S.-based Epirus have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance high-power microwave (HPM) counter-drone capabilities.

The Royal Australian Air Force has taken delivery of its first MC-55A Peregrine intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft.

Some of the UK RAF Eurofighter fleet is set to receive an advanced AESA radar under a $610 million contract.

Spanish defense electronics provider Indra says it is developing an airborne electronic-attack system for use on fighters.

An Anduril-made sensor passively detected and targeted another aircraft from an autonomously commanded Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) for the first time.

Washington has approved Singapore’s request to acquire four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and Mk. 54 Mod 0 lightweight torpedoes.

British defense engineering company QinetiQ has been awarded a five-year contract extension to support the Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon fleet.

Lockheed Martin has unveiled initial details of a comprehensive hypersonic missile defense system developed under a secretive initiative dubbed Pitch Black.

Startup sees space-based radar as cheaper than aircraft-based AWACs.

Luminary Cloud, a U.S. startup applying artificial intelligence to physics-based engineering simulation, has expanded its range of design models.

Startup Array Labs is attempting to develop formation-flying radar satellites to study the feasibility of conducting “persistent, wide-area” airborne moving target indication missions from space.

NATO has contracted Turkish defense electronics firm Havelsan to deliver software that will manage part of the alliance's command-and-control and communications architecture.

Dassault Aviation says it has invested $200 million in the Series B funding round of French artificial intelligence startup Harmattan AI.

Aisheng Technology Group, a subsidiary of China’s state-owned arms producer Norinco, has conducted the first flight of the Lingque “Magpie” LQ-150 VTOL UAS.