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Leonardo and Northrop Grumman will collaborate on countermeasures technology. Leonardo announced a “long-term pricing agreement” with Northrop Grumman Corporation for the supply of pointers / trackers for the US Army’s general infrared measures (CIRCLE) program. The agreement means that eventually Leonardo can provide the service with more than 1,200 tracking cursors, in addition to 500

The second of the three AW139 helicopters was delivered to the Australian Army. (Photo: Leonardo Australia) The Australian Army received its second helicopter on lease AW139 on May 25, with another coming up. Leonardo Australia announced on May 25 that it has delivered a second AW139 helicopter to Toll Helicopters, which provides three for operation

Arqit’s QuantumCloud will be tested in a number of defense projects. (Image: Arqit) The British companies Arqit and Babcock International have signed a partnership agreement to test the encryption capabilities of QuantumCloud technology. Babcock has announced a collaboration agreement with Arqit to test and experiment with the latter’s QuantumCloud applications in the government and defense

The Australian military has launched the RfP for a new personal electronic countermeasures (ECM) system. In the document, the Australian Ministry of Defense called for industrial solutions to help it explore next-generation technologies that would allow the development of a personal ECM system. This order will be the third tranche in Earth 154 Phase 4

Electromagnetic environment (EME) activity is increasingly focused on maintaining digital sources. The rise of wide area networks, mobile communications and automation in civilian and defense applications means that key parts of the spectrum are heavily congested and increasingly contested militarily. This growth is likely to be sustained by the proliferation of devices using digital-enabled functionality