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Lockheed Completes Installation of Telephonics Radar on 74K Aerostat System
Lockheed Martin has retrofitted its 74K Aerostat System with a Telephonics-made radar to further support warfighting missions on land and at sea. Lockheed said Tuesday the installation of the RDR-1700B radar succeeds the integration of other radar sensors from Leonardo and Northrop Grumman and electro-optic/infrared cameras from L3 Technologies‘ Wescam subsidiary on the airship. Jerry […] More
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General Atomics Forms Industry Team for Canada’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft Project
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has partnered with CAE, L3 Technologies’ Wescam subsidiary and Maxar Technologies’ MDA business to form an industry team that aims to meet Canada’s requirements for multi-mission remotely piloted aircraft systems. Team SkyGuardian Canada will offer the MQ-9B SkyGuardian drone for the Canadian armed forces’ RPAS project that seeks a medium-altitude, long-endurance […] More
L3 Wescam Adds New Imaging, Processing Tools to MX Sensor Product Line
L3 Technologies‘ Wescam subsidiary has incorporated imaging and processing technologies into the MX Series product line of electro-optical and infrared sensor systems. Wescam said Tuesday it updated MX imaging technologies to feature high-sensitivity cameras, an embedded video engine and a new graphics processing unit. The new cameras are designed to help operators view objects across a wide range of illumination conditions, including in low-visibility or […] More
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Lockheed Partners With 5 Firms to Pursue Canada’s Surface Combatant Program
Lockheed Martin and five other defense contractors have formed a consortium to offer a warship design for a program that seeks to replace the Canadian navy’s fleet of surface combatants. The Canada’s Combat Ship Team composed of Lockheed’s Canadian arm, CAE, BAE Systems, L3 Technologies, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates – now called Maxar Technologies – and […] More
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L3 Subsidiary Lands $90M in Electro-Optical IR Imaging Tech Supply Contracts
L3 Technologies‘ WESCAM subsidiary has received a set of contracts worth more than $90 million combined to provide electro-optical/infrared imaging systems to multiple U.S. and international defense customers. The contracts cover the supply of MX Series EO/IR systems to the U.S. Navy, the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, Thailand’s navy and Australia’s air force, WESCAM said Tuesday. […] More