Electronics
How the Army's Modular Software Shift Cut Artillery Timelines by 90%
The Army is splitting C2 into a shared data layer and a commercial app store. Ivy Mass cut artillery fire-mission timelines by 90 percent as NGC2 scales to I Corps.
Electronics
Electronics
Why the Air Force Needs Raytheon to Reopen Nuclear Terminal Lines
AFNWC awarded Raytheon an $8.0 billion sole-source IDIQ through 2036 for strategic communications terminals, including production restart, as the Pentagon recapitalizes NC3 airframes and ESS satellites.
Electronics
How Northrop Grumman Solved the F-16's Radar-Jamming Blind Spot
The Air Force just put Northrop Grumman's internal IVEWS jammer into low-rate production. The suite lets F-16 Wild Weasels hunt enemy radars without hanging a pod or blinding their own AESA.
Electronics
How Northrop Grumman Locked In a Decade of Laser Defense for U.S. Army Helicopters
The U.S. Army awarded Northrop Grumman a $4.84 billion contract for Common Infrared Countermeasure systems through 2035, cementing a sole-source transition from pyrotechnic flares to continuous laser jamming across its combat helicopter fleet.
Aerospace
Qatar’s Possible $4.5 Billion KC-46 Buy Is an Export Win for Boeing—and a Parts Win for RTX
State cleared a possible $4.5B FMS for up to four KC-46As, eight PW4062s, and LAIRCM/ALR-69A gear for Qatar. Contractors include Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, RTX, and Northrop Grumman—this is not a signed sale.
Funding
L3Harris Will Nearly Triple PAC-3 Motors and Quadruple THAAD Propulsion
L3Harris’s seven-year PAC-3 and THAAD propulsion frameworks disclose no dollar values—only rate targets. For LHX investors, the signal is capacity, not backlog.