Wideband fiber optic links from ViaLite are to be used in the backhaul network for the US Space Force’s new satellite mesh network. The Force’s initial Tranche 0 constellation will be made up of 20 transport satellites, which will send data to defense-based assets on a space-based mesh network, and eight tracking satellites tasked ...
Raytheon Missiles & Defense has completed a Series A investment in Firehawk Aerospace, a company that specialises in high-performance propulsion technology. The two companies will now collaborate on research and development projects that explore the integration of Firehawk’s technology into future missile systems. “Advanced propulsion technology is critical to developing next-generation missile ...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has integrated the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 multi-mode radar onto an MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft and performed its first test flight. The maritime-focused radar is also being fitted for the MQ-9B SeaGuardian RPA. Designed and manufactured in Edinburgh, UK, the Leonardo 7500E V2 radar ...
During a roll-out ceremony last week, the first T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer test aircraft built under the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the program was revealed at Boeing’s production facilities in St Louis, Missouri, with senior representatives of the United States Air Force (USAF), Boeing, and Saab ...