Harris Corporation has received a $212 million contract modification to supply the next production lot of electronic jammers for US Navy and foreign military sales F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft, the company announced on 29 April.
The contract will see Harris manufacture and deliver Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasure (IDECM) jammers for F/A-18C/D/E/F variants.
Harris’ ALQ-214A(V)4/5 is the key onboard EW jamming system for the IDECM programme, protecting the aircraft from electronic threats, including sophisticated integrated air defence systems.
Deliveries are expected to be complete by August 2022.
The huge amount of open source data available may not carry the weight of secret sources but it does carry substantial value, according to speakers at Defence IQ C4ISR Global conference in London.
The deal with Jacobs will run until November 2027 and will see the company deliver a range of digital and IT specialist professional services to Defence Digital.
The communications company has upgraded two of its Beyond Line-of-Sight Multi-Purpose Terminals (MBTs) by introducing advancements in satellite communication technology and AI-driven maintenance capabilities.
Norway's Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace has announced that its subsidiary Kongsberg NanoAvionics will produce three satellites and launch them in 2025.
In 2015, South Korea named a consortium of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Hanwha Systems, along with Thales Alenia Space providing the SAR payload derived from its HE-R1000 product, as preferred bidder to develop new Korea 425 Project reconnaissance satellites.
The German defence minister claimed the reforms would mean the 2025 military budget would require an additional €6.5 billion (US$7 billion).
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