Harris Corp. subsidiary Exelis has been awarded a potential five-year, $70.3 million contract to provide 42 Precision Approach Radars to the U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force as replacements for AN-FPN-63(V) radar systems. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract also includes ancillary installation, uninterruptible power supplies and training support services for the three service branches, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Exelis-built PAR system comprises […] More

Harris subsidiary Exelis has received a one-year, $14.1 million contract modification to perform systems engineering, sustainment and integration work on multiple ground-based radars and optical sensor platforms for the U.S. Air Force. Exelis will help maintain the Globus II radar infrastructure, Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, Precision Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array […] More

A subsidiary of Exelis has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement by the Interior Department for its geospatial image analysis software. Exelis Visual Information Solutions will provide ENVI software and related maintenance services for the federal agency under the BPA, which has a one-year base period and four one-year options, the company said Tuesday. Stuart […] More

Exelis has partnered with UrsaNav, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security to demonstrate a potential alternative to USCG’s decommissioned Loran-C radio navigation system. Exelis, UrsaNav, USCG and DHS signed a cooperative agreement to test the eLoran low-frequency technology as a backup for GPS infrastructure being used by the public and private […] More

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has selected Exelis to become a Weather-Ready Nation ambassador to help promote readiness against severe weather conditions and climate change-related disasters. Exelis said Thursday it will leverage its Helios digital platform to validate ground weather conditions in real-time as part of its participation in the NOAA initiative. Helios is […] More

Exelis has unveiled an airspace technology for U.S. unmanned aerial system and test range operators to monitor UAS flights from multiple locations. The Symphony RangeVue system is designed to help users access drone surveillance data through a web hosting service and alert them when a drone approaches boundary or another aircraft enters a UAS vicinity, […] More

Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has received a $7.6 million contract from ADS to build mission command on-the-move systems for the U.S. Army. The company will complete delivery of its global network on-the-move-active distribution system comprising of ground station satellite hubs, training and installation services and satellite services to the client by March, Exelis said Monday. Based on an […] More

Exelis has won a $10.7 million contract to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency develop a radio chip technology that would secure airborne communications against electronic threats. The company aims to build a microarchitecture for engineers to reconfigure military radio subsystems for multiple functions without redesigning an entire system through the agency’s Communications in […] More

Exelis has received an order from an international customer for additional RT-1702 Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems and other communications equipment, installation kits and spare parts under a $28 million direct commercial contract. The company said Monday it will perform radio production work at its facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Ken Harrison, vice president and general manager of Exelis’ […] More

The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency has collaborated with Exelis and Iridium Communications to test a satellite-based communications service designed to connect military and intelligence personnel anywhere across the globe. Exelis, Iridium and DISA demonstrated the push-to-talk voice and data exchange service for the agency’s  Distributed Tactical Communication System, Exelis said Friday. “We remain committed […] More

Exelis will supply surface surveillance products and services to Detroit’s main airport for situational awareness and operations management support. The company will deploy its Symphony suite of applications for the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to handle operations, maintain safety and facilitate collaboration, Exelis said Tuesday. “The deployment of the Symphony suite will provide DTW with an airfield operations management system on a […] More

Exelis will build composite missile structures for Lockheed Martin‘s two batches of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile under a $20 million contract. Exelis will manufacture the structures for more than 400 baseline and extended-range JASSM versions by composite braiding and resin-transfer mold technologies, Exelis said Wednesday. “We believe this contract is a reflection of our customer“™s confidence in Exelis as a […] More