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Air Systems
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Air Systems
Luftwaffe to equip Typhoon fleet with E-Scan radar
The German Luftwaffe will equip its entire fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft with electronically scanned (E-Scan) radars following the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approving an amendment agreement.
This will ensure that the...
Air Systems
Raytheon delivers first B-52 AESA radar to Boeing
Raytheon, an RTX business, delivered the first B-52 active electronically scanned array radar (AESA) to Boeing for the U.S. Air Force's B-52 Radar Modernization Programme. This first radar will be used for system integration,...
Air Systems
Hungary orders Hero-120 loitering munitions
Hungary has signed a deal with Rheinmetall for the supply of the Hero-120 loitering munition system. The contract, worth 140 million euros, was signed on July 20 and includes the delivery of 40 Hero-120...
Air Systems
HENSOLDT equips Ukrainian helicopters with missile protection system
HENSOLDT has announced that it is equipping helicopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with state-of-the-art detection and self-protection sensor technology. The order comprises 16 AMPS (Airborne Missile Protection System) sensor solutions.
The order value...
Air Systems
Germany to use Saab’s Arexis on Eurofighter electronic warfare variant
The German Air Force is planning to replace its ageing fleet of Tornado ECR aircraft with a new variant of the Eurofighter Typhoon that will have enhanced electronic warfare (EW) capabilities. The Eurofighter EK...
Air Systems
Leonardo delivers first ECRS Mk 2 radar for RAF Typhoons
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has received the first prototype of the European Common Radar System Mark 2 (ECRS Mk 2) from Leonardo. The ECRS Mk 2 is a new active electronically scanned-array...
Air Systems
BAE Systems awarded Typhoon avionics support contracts
BAE Systems announced that it will continue to service and support the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft’s avionics for the platform’s founding nations’ air forces in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Italy, for the next...
Air Systems
Saab and FMV sign contract for new Gripen launch system
Swedish defence company Saab announced 26 April that it has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the development and integration of a new launch system for Gripen C/D and...
