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Leonardo has signed a contract to supply the Slovenian Defence Ministry with its Type 163 Laser Target Designator (LTD) for the Slovenian Armed Forces. The contract makes Slovenia the 23rd nation to order the Type 163 LTD, more than 700 units of which have now been sold in total by Leonardo. The global success of the product reinforces Leonardo’s market leadership in the high-energy military lasers domain, with the company’s site in Edinburgh, U.K., satisfying 70% of global demand for applications on airborne platforms and around 60% of the total market, including for ground-based applications.
Leonardo Type 163 Laser Target Designator in action (Picture source: Leonardo)
Slovenia Becomes 23rd Nation to Order Leonardo s Man-portable Laser Designators
Leonardo s Type 163 Laser Target Designator (LTD) has captured the market by combining high-power and reliability with high-portability. This has been possible because of Leonardo s experience in building lasers for aircraft, where space and power are at a premium
Other customers for the product include the U.K., Italy and the United States. U.S. users include Special Operations Forces, the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Air National Guard
More than 700 units have been ordered by 23 nations, making the Type 163 LTD an international best-seller
Leonardo has signed a contract to supply the Slovenian Defence Ministry with its Type 163 Laser Target Designator (LTD) for the Slovenian Armed Forces. The contract makes Slovenia the 23rd nation to order the Type 163 LTD, more than 700 units of which have now been sold in total by Leonardo. The global success of the product reinforces Leonardo’s market leadership
Elbit Systems’ UK Subsidiary Awarded $137M Contract to Supply Future Target Acquisition Solution
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that its UK subsidiary, Elbit Systems UK Ltd., was awarded an approximately $137 million (approximately £100 million) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to provide the British Armed Forces with the future target acquisition solution for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and Fire Support Teams under the Dismounted Joint Fires Integrators (D-JFI) program. The contract will be performed over a five-year period.
The D-JFI solution to be provided by Elbit Systems UK, is a networked, passive and active target acquisition solution that acquires, generates and communicates target information to effector systems for effective engagement of joint precision and non-precision fires. The solution is empowered by Artificial Intelligence and will interface with the radio communication systems of the
Elbit Systems UK Subsidiary Awarded $137 Million Contract to Supply the Future Target Acquisition Solution for Soldiers of the British Armed Forces
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( Elbit Systems or the Company ) announced today that its UK subsidiary, Elbit Systems UK Ltd. ( Elbit Systems UK ), was awarded an approximately $137 million (approximately £100 million) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to provide the British Armed Forces with the future target acquisition solution for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and Fire Support Teams under the Dismounted Joint Fires Integrators ( D-JFI ) program. The contract will be performed over a five-year period.
Deadly U.S. Air Force E-11A Crash in Afghanistan Last Year Caused by Pilot Error Leading To Dual Engine Shutdown
Deadly U.S. Air Force E-11A Crash in Afghanistan Last Year Caused by Pilot Error Leading To Dual Engine Shutdown
Fatal USAF E-11A crash caused by engine failure and subsequent aircrew mistake.
On Jan. 27, 2020, a U.S. Air Force’s E-11A, serial 11-9358, crash landed in a field in Ghanzi Province, Afghanistan. The aircraft was one of the four E-11A (Bombardier Global 6000 advanced ultra long-range business jets modified by the U.S. Air Force to accommodate Battlefield Airborne Communications Node payload) assigned to the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, operating out of Kandahar Airfield (KAF).