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US Air Force seeks capabilities to improve C3 for aircraft fleet and warfighters

17th March 2026

The USAF published RFIs for enhancing its C3 capabilities after losing, in Operation Epic Fury, four aircraft in non-confrontational, unclear situations that could have been related to command, control and communication failures.

US Navy SPY-6 approaches FRP with Raytheon already having “a hot production line”

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US Navy SPY-6 approaches FRP with Raytheon already having “a hot production line”

2nd March 2026

Jen Gauthier, Raytheon’s VP of Naval Systems and Sustainment, told Shephard that the company is awaiting the US Navy’s green light to move “fully into full-rate production”.

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1st November 2018

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Thales UK to modernise the British Army and Royal Marines’ very short-range air defence capability. …

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French Navy fleet gets RIFAN 2 system

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An Airbus-led industry team has equipped more than sixty vessels of the French Navy with the Réseau Intranet de la Force Aéronavale étape 2 (RIFAN …

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Blighter Surveillance Systems will supply its counter-UAS radar technology to Liteye Systems, the company announced on 25 October. Liteye is working on a contract to …

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US Army orders AN/TPQ-50 radar systems

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SRC has received a $26 million contract to deliver AN/TPQ-50 radar systems to the US Army for air surveillance and counterfire target acquisition. The AN/TPQ-50 …

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EDA, Thales sign network services contract

31st October 2018

The European Defence Agency (EDA) has signed a contract with Thales Six GTS France for the provision of secure network and communication services to the …

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Saab launches hypersonic mode for naval radars

31st October 2018

Saab has launched a new hypersonic detection mode for its Sea Giraffe naval radars. The mode is optimised for the Sea Giraffe 4A Fixed Face, …

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India initiates search for thermal imagers

26th October 2018

The Indian Army is on the hunt for thousands of handheld thermal imagers for utilisation as day/night surveillance devices, with an RfI released to industry …

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Viasat, MDA to establish service facility in Canada

25th October 2018

Viasat has partnered with MDA to establish a repair, maintenance and upgrade service facility for Viasat’s Link 16 military communication terminals in Halifax, Nova Scotia. …

Thales IFF systems for Netherlands navy

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Thales IFF systems for Netherlands navy

25th October 2018

Thales will supply the Dutch Defence Material Organisation with new-generation Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) systems for the Royal Netherlands Navy, the company announced on 19 October. …

Russian CMD receives Nebo-U radar

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25th October 2018

The Russian military's Central Military District (CMD) air defence division in the Samara region has received a new Nebo-U three-dimensional radar station, the Russian Ministry …

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