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Why the F-16 fighter jet remains a force to be reckoned with …
WEBJan 3, 2024 · The Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jet is still in the limelight over 40 years after its first flight. Shephard sums up the latest developments and tells you everything you need to know about the aircraft in the 2020s. The list of countries that would like to get their hands on the jet constantly grows. Ukraine, after lobbying hard for acquiring ...
Defying the years: Global Hawk goes from strength-to-strength …
WEBNov 27, 2019 · This article is brought to you in partnership with Northrop Grumman. The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk has evolved greatly over the years, driven by technological developments and operational demands. Yet despite all these changes, it’s still recognisably the same platform that Alfredo …
Training | Shephard
WEBFirst RAAF pilot completes Ghost Bat training. 23rd August 2024. Designed as a multirole system to escort crewed aircraft, the MQ-28A Ghost Bat began development in 2013 and took its first flight in February 2021. The training of …
FAAD C2 demonstrates counter-drone interface | Shephard
WEBMay 10, 2022 · The Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) system from Northrop Grumman used the Universal Command and Control (UC2) interface in a C-UAS context during the recent Purple Guardian joint field demonstration at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. UC2 forms part of a DoD initiative to create a universal language to be used across ...
Link 16 Breaks New Ground (sponsored whitepaper) | Shephard
WEBJul 3, 2020 · The anti-jamming, frequency hopping patterns used by Link 16 terminals can be selected (called Net Numbers) and used to keep IERs separated. Link 16 supports up to 127 such separate nets. Different cryptographic keys and partitioned variable modes can be used to isolate data, while still allowing for range extending relay.
Delayed Canadian LAV recce system back on track | Shephard
WEBMay 6, 2021 · The handover of the first Canadian Army LAV 6.0 vehicle fitted with the new Light Armoured Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (LRSS) is anticipated later in 2021.. Deliveries will run through to mid-2022. This represents a delay of 12-18 months than initially planned due to a key systems supplier going bankrupt and a …
Lockheed Martin continues SPY-1 advanced calibration work
WEBJun 16, 2021 · Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems has received an $8.25 million order from the US Naval Surface Warfare Center, for engineering services in support of the AN/SPY-1 Elevated Radar Advanced Calibration Experiment (ERACE). Work will be performed in Moorestown, New Jersey, and is expected to be completed by June 2023.
Raytheon obtains another QEWR contract modification
WEBJun 15, 2021 · Raytheon has obtained another contract modification for the Qatar Early Warning Radar (QEWR), bringing the cumulative value of the FMS programme to $1.21 billion. Work on the latest $78.11 million modification for contractor logistics support will be performed in the US and Doha, Qatar, for completion by the …
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