Sensors & Electronic Warfare

The mission system upgrades installed at Cecil Field, Florida, are known bureaucratically as the Increment 3, Block 2 version of the P-8.

Edge Group Chairman Faisal Al Bannai says the company’s defense export ambitions could still reach a major milestone this year with more than half of bookings coming from abroad.

BAE Systems’ acquisition of Ball Aerospace will help position the company for a potential role on the proposed Iron Dome for America missile defense project.

L3Harris is in opening discussions about providing a podded version of its ALQ-254 Viper Shield EW system for use on Lockheed Martin F-16 Blk. 70/72s.

Saab and Hensoldt have signed a vague agreement to consider joint efforts in aircraft self-protection.

MBDA is pushing to complete development of a new diamond-shaped loitering munition in the next 18 months to two years to meet burgeoning demand.

Rafael is introducing a new laser air defense system, offering a mobile version of its Iron Beam.

Capella Space plans to start deploying its next-gen satellites late next year as it looks to expand from its traditional X-band SAR collection.

The demonstration, under project HydRON—for High-Throughput Optical Space Network—builds on studies Thales Alenia Space led and completed in 2023.

German defense electronics company Hensoldt says it has secured a $367 million contract for work on the Eurofighter Mk. 1 radar for use by Germany and Spain.

Funding for defense technology startups backed by venture capitalists increased 11% year-on-year to $3 billion in 2024, according to Crunchbase.

“We need more than eyes in space. We need spies in space,” says Andrius Kubilius, the first European commissioner for defense and space.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) revealed Feb. 12 that it has delivered a new airborne, multi-role radar to an unidentified “strategic” customer.

The Australian Defense Department has awarded a contract to CEA Technologies to build 14 phased array radars (MMPAR).

L3Harris has unveiled a system ready to enter service that allows one human operator to orchestrate a swarm of thousands of vehicles performing a combat mission with a touch on a tablet.

European nations routinely make use of data links like Link 16.

Automotive software startup Applied Intuition acquired EpiSys Science (EpiSci), forming a new powerhouse in the defense market for autonomy programs.

Airbus is adapting an A320 airliner to help ready a family of Eurofighter AESA radars.

SKY Perfect JSAT is looking to get into the low-Earth-orbit remote-sensing business through a $230 million investment and partnership with Planet Labs.

A joint effort between Lockheed Martin Australia and the University of New South Wales is underway to develop a hypersonic flight testbed.

Saab is in talks with the UK Defense Ministry to potentially upgrade its Giraffe Agile Multibeam Radar system that would boost its operationally utility after more than a decade of service.

The first flight milestone, announced Feb. 4, keeps the program on track to deliver the first systems near the end of this year.

France’s defense materiel agency DGA has contracted Airbus in partnership with Thales for a further two-year risk-assessment study on the A321MPA.

Chinese satellite startup Ada Space Technology has filed preliminary paperwork to go public.

Spain’s Satnus joint venture, established to develop autonomous remote carrier technologies for the European FCAS, has completed its first flight test campaign.