SWave SRT-800 software-defined radio. (Photo: Leonardo)
A new and improved SDR from Leonardo will be installed on NATO s AWACS fleet.
Boeing has chosen the new SWave SRT-800 from Leonardo as the software-defined radio (SDR) of choice for the NATO fleet of 14 E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft.
As a compact and lightweight SDR, the SRT-800 can equip most manned or unmanned fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, Leonardo claimed in a 14 April announcement.
The AWACS fleet is one of the few military assets owned and operated by NATO, so it must maintain operational viability.
The SRT-800 will modernise the E-3A with secure and cyber-resilient air-to-air and air-to-ground connectivity. The SDR will be installed into the E-3A mission system, replacing avionics units such as UHF/VHF radio; SATCOM; the Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System; and a crypto device.
British Army M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System in action. (Photo: British Army/Crown Copyright)
M270 MLRS launchers will be upgraded from March 2022 with new components, and new missiles will follow in 2024-2025.
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control will upgrade M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers in service with the British Army.
The upgrade of 44 launchers is part of a broader five-year MLRS overhaul contract between Lockheed Martin and the US DoD.
Work will begin in March 2022 to keep the equipment in service with the British Army until 2050.
New features will include a new armoured cab and upgraded automotive and launch mechanism components, as well as UK-specific features such as composite rubber tracks, a vehicle camera and a radar system.
Pilots from the NATO Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport fleet inspect an Elbit Systems J-MUSIC DIRCM turret. (Photo: NSPA)
Israeli-made missile protection system will be installed on the latest Airbus A330 tanker/transport aircraft ordered by NATO.
The ninth NATO-owned Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft will be equipped with the J- MUSIC Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) missile-protection system from Elbit Systems, the Israeli company announced on 13 April.
Elbit will supplement J-MUSIC on the latest A330 MRTT with its Passive Airborne Warning System infrared missile detection and warning system.
The ninth aircraft was ordered in September 2020. Elbit was awarded the original contract in December 2017 to provide J-MUSIC to the NATO MRTT fleet.