Defense Advancement Weekly eBrief - May 5th, 2022

US Army Orders New Advanced Tactical Radios?

L3Harris Technologies?was one of two vendors awarded a $6 billion-ceiling contract to?deliver advanced tactical radios under the US Army’s Combat Net Radio (CNR) modernization program.?

L3Harris will provide a modern?Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS)?delivering advanced NSA-approved encryption and resilient waveform communications for the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN). Find out more>

France Renews Helicopter Engine Maintenance Contract with Safran?

Under a contract extension,?Safran?Helicopter Engines will continue to maintain the French government’s helicopter engines in operational condition for another 10 years.?

The contract ensures the availability and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of all 1,600 engines powering the helicopters of the French Army’s Light Aviation, French Air & Space Force, French Navy, Sécurité Civile, Gendarmerie, Customs and the DGA Essais en vol. Read more>

USMC Heavy Lift Helicopter Achieves Initial Operational Capability?

The US Marine Corps has declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the Sikorsky CH-53K heavy lift helicopter.?

The?CH-53K enables the US Marine Corps and international militaries to move troops and equipment from ship to shore, and to higher altitude terrain, quickly and effectively. More information>

UK MoD Selects Mission Master UGV for Robotic Platoon Vehicles Program

The UK MoD has awarded?Rheinmetall?a contract for its Robotic Platoon Vehicles program to determine how unmanned vehicles can boost the combat effectiveness & capabilities of dismounted troops at platoon level.?

For Spiral 3, the program’s final phase, the British Army ordered four Rheinmetall Mission Master SP – Surveillance Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles (A-UGV) in an Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) configuration and three Rheinmetall Mission Master SP – Cargo vehicles. Find out more>

X-Ray Imaging Device In Development for US Air Force

Turner Innovations?has been awarded a US Air Force contract to develop an operationally deployable dual-use X-ray imaging device for diagnosis/treatment of the modern warfighter.?

The portable dual-use device will provide both fluoroscopic and radiological imaging on-location. Find out more here>

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