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10 Mar 26. UK MOD Selects Persistent Systems for British Army Project Cain Modernization. Awarded through Persistent’s UK partner and authorized distributor Steatite Ltd., the program will deliver MPU5 radios, Rugged Display & Controllers (RDCs), and associated Dismount Kit equipment to the 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, the UK’s rapidly deployable, first-to-fight airborne formation. (Source: PR Newswire)
TECHNOLOGY
10 Mar 26. Restore Technology, the UK’s largest provider of secure and scalable IT lifecycle services, has been reconfirmed as a certified NCSC CAS-S provider, demonstrating its ability to deliver secure destruction and sanitisation services in line with the highest UK Government assurance standards. The CAS-S (Commodity Information Assurance Services – Sanitisation) scheme is a government-recognised assurance framework that sets rigorous requirements for the secure sanitisation and destruction of electronic storage media. Restore Technology’s recertification – having held it since the standards came into force – confirms that its secure destruction services continue to meet these standards, providing customers with confidence that sensitive data is handled securely at end-of-life.
11 Mar 26. TrellisWare, the global leader in resilient waveforms and interoperable tactical radios, today announced that the company, through its UK partner Blacktree Technologies, has been selected by the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) to provide TrellisWare tactical radios. The extensive evaluation and specific selection of TrellisWare’s radios and waveforms aligns perfectly with the emerging MoD waveform strategy and further demonstrates its concerted approach to affordably, yet best, modernize UK defense networks at the pace and level of scrutiny demanded by current global threats. The technological advantages of the TrellisWare product suite, coupled with the fact that the solutions are mission-proven and fully interoperable with other NATO nations’ communications systems, played a significant role in the decision for the MoD to work with TrellisWare. (Source: PR Newswire)
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09 Mar 26. Blighter (www.blighter.com), a pioneering designer and manufacturer of ground-based electronic-scanning radars, has won a contract to supply its ground surveillance radars and BlighterNexus AI-assisted software to an undisclosed Eastern European Army to protect the country’s national borders. According to Blighter, its B400 series low power (4 Watts), and very low-probability-of-intercept (LPI) radars, will be deployed imminently to fixed locations along the country’s borders and integrated onto army reconnaissance vehicles to provide a flexible mobile surveillance solution. Blighter radars operate 24 hours a day and 365 days per year in all weather, including dense fog, to detect, classify, and track targets including people, vehicles, and near-ground airborne threats at ranges of up to 32 km. The BlighterNexus software will be installed to ensure the radars are seamlessly integrated with the Army’s command-and-control (C2) networks, operator interfaces, and third-party sensors to deliver a unified display or common operating picture (COP) across multiple border regions.
AIR
09 Mar 26. Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $700,400,000 modification (P00006) to a previously awarded fixed-price incentive (firm-target), undefinitized, advanced acquisition contract (N0001925C0070). This modification adds scope to procure long lead material, parts, and components in support of Lots 20 and 21 of F-35 production aircraft for the government of Denmark. Additionally, this modification provides additional funding to previously awarded scope that procures long lead materials, parts, and components in support of Lots 20 and 21 of F-35 production aircraft for F-35 Cooperative Program Partners and Foreign Military Customers. Work will be performed Fort Worth, Texas (59%); El Segundo, California (14%); Warton, United Kingdom (9%); Cameri, Italy (4%); Orlando, Florida (4%); Nashua, New Hampshire (3%); Baltimore, Maryland (3%); San Diego, California (2%); and other various locations outside of the continental U.S. (2%), and is expected to be completed December 2030. F-35 cooperative program partner funds in the amount of $305,900,000; and Foreign Military Sales customer funds in the amount of $394,500,000, will be obligated at the time of award, none of which expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competed. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
REST OF THE WORLD
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06 Mar 26. Kratos announces USD7M C-UAS contract. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has received an approximate USD7 million Production Contract Award for a cunter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) platform designed to detect, track and classify threats, including low-profile UAS. Work under this programme award will be performed in a secure Kratos manufacturing facility. Due to security related and other considerations, the company is providing no additional information at this time. Kratos’ product range includes the HELEX C-UAS system that features a 25+ kW laser beam. The USD7 million contract follows a January announcement from Kratos, where it disclosed it had received approximately USD50 million in awards for products and hardware, including C-UAS systems. (Source: www.unmannedairspace.info)
10 Mar 26. Ondas receives USD6M in orders as demand and urgency grows in Middle East. Ondas has received multiple orders totaling approximately USD6 million for dozens of counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS) platforms from its current defence and security customers in the Middle East and other regions The orders include Ondas’ Sentrycs cyber-RF C-UAS systems which the company says could also potentially serve as initial building blocks for broader C-UAS programmes. Designed for rapid deployment, the system is able to detect, identify, track and take control of rogue drones before landing them in designated areas.m. (Source: www.unmannedairspace.info)
SEA
11 Mar 26. Australia is dramatically expanding its fleet of cutting-edge maritime drones, with the acquisition of 40 additional Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessels (USV) set to give the nation one of the largest operational USV fleets in the world. The new vessels, to be built in Australia as part of a $176 million dollar contract, will boost Australia’s total Bluebottle fleet to at least 55, marking a significant step forward in the nation’s ability to monitor and protect its vast maritime approaches. Developed by Sydney-based defence technology company Ocius Technology, the Bluebottle is far more than a simple robotic boat. Powered by wind, solar and wave energy, the autonomous vessel can remain at sea for months at a time while conducting surveillance, reconnaissance and communications missions across huge distances. (Source: Defence Connect)
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