Textron Aviation will continue to provide contractor logistic support for the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) fleet of King Air 350ER aircraft under the Peace Dragon ISR programme, the DoD announced on 17 March.
A new $12.55 million contract modification adds six months to the multi-year basic FMS contract.
The original $15.22 million contract for Peace Dragon in March 2017 was followed six months later by an $18.81 modification.
The IQAF fleet includes six King Air 350ERs, according to Shephard Defence Insight. These aircraft are equipped with the General Atomics Lynx-2 synthetic aperture radar.
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The airborne three-domain, the two ground-based and the ¼ ATR OpenVPX-based cross-domain systems were engineered to provide real-time security across multi-domain operations.
DARPA’s Mission-Integrated Network Control (MINC) programme was set up to develop an autonomous tactical network and enable critical data flow in contested environments.
Why space is an essential part of modern military capabilities
Defence-secure mixed reality headsets can save hours, or even weeks, of travel time to fix defunct equipment or get subject experts effectively “on-site” where they are needed.
The Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW) counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) and Drone Restricted Access Using Known Electromagnetic Warfare (DRAKE) counter-UAS (CUAS) systems are mounted and dismounted RF jammers.
Adarga’s Vantage information analysis tool is in service with the UK MoD and individual UK forces. It builds on the company’s Knowledge Platform which processes, organises and analyses open source material, as well as information held by the user’s military, security and intelligence services.
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