Sixteen missile tracking satellites have passed L3Harris Technologies' critical design and production readiness reviews as part of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program. The PRR clears L3Harris to proceed with full production of the satellites, which are vital to the SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture network, the company announced Wednesday.

L3Harris Technologies has secured a potential $49 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to provide multiband radio waveform porting and associated services. The contract covers the porting of Mobile User Objective System 3.2 and Single Channel Ground Air Radio System Frequency Hop 3 to the Multiband Radio II Family of Systems, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

L3Harris Technologies has appointed Kirk Hachigian, former chair and CEO of JELD-WEN Holding and Cooper Industries, and William Swanson, retired chair and CEO of what was then Raytheon Company, as new members of its board of directors, effectively immediately. L3Harris also said Monday that its operational performance, cost structure and portfolio composition will undergo a review by a committee to be appointed by the board as part of the company's commitment to shareholder value creation.

L3Harris Technologies has partnered with Infleqtion to develop and deploy a new quantum radio frequency sensing technology designed to advance quantum-enhanced communication capabilities for dual-use applications. The partnership aims to create an RF receiver capable of tuning signal frequencies from hertz to terahertz while maintaining resiliency to jamming and interference, Infleqtion said Thursday.

Kenneth Bedingfield has been selected to serve as senior vice president and chief financial officer of L3Harris Technologies, effective Dec. 11. In his new role, Bedingfield will guide the company’s financial strategy while overseeing its global finance team, L3Harris announced from its Melbourne, Florida headquarters on Monday.

An all-digital electronic warfare suite developed by L3Harris Technologies for F-16 fighter jets is set to conclude its third interoperability test in December in preparation for its production in the fourth quarter of 2025. L3Harris is on track to complete the third “drop” milestone for Viper Shield, which will be installed in the Lockheed Martin-made block 70/72 F-16s for foreign military sales customers, according to Anna Gragossian, a general manager at L3Harris overseeing business development for international electronic warfare.

Nick Weiser, former senior director of human resources at L3Harris Technologies' space systems arm, was promoted to the role of HR vice president at the company's maritime sector. He is responsible for leading HR strategy development, driving the execution of segment and enterprise efforts and overseeing other workforce-related initiatives.

Nick Weiser, former senior director of human resources at L3Harris Technologies' space systems arm, was promoted to the role of HR vice president at the company's maritime sector. He is responsible for leading HR strategy development, driving the execution of segment and enterprise efforts and overseeing other workforce-related initiatives.

L3Harris Technologies has received an eight-year, $73.5 million contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to offer a range of support services related to simulators. The company will provide support to the agency's Research and Development Department for the Nuclear Weapons Effect West Coast Facility Simulator Program, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

Northrop Grumman and L3Harris Technologies completed a critical design review of a relay ground station for missile warning and tracking, which will be used by the U.S. Space Systems Command in the Pacific. Northrop said Thursday that it is developing Relay Ground Station-Asia under a contract with the U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, which plans to replace its missile warning system by 2025.

L3Harris Technologies will modernize and sustain space surveillance systems under two Department of Defense contracts worth up to $134 million. The company said Thursday it was awarded the Ground Based Optical Sensor System and Space Fence Sustainment contracts to support the Maintenance of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities program of the U.S. Space Force.

A team composed of L3Harris Technologies, Leidos and MAG Aerospace will compete for a U.S. Army program to develop a fleet of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft to gather operational intelligence against the country’s adversaries. L3Harris will lead the industry team for the Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System program, which seeks to equip Bombardier Global 6500 business jets with deep-sensing platforms.