Golden Dome teamup: SNC, AV announce joint agreement
The two firms are focused on the lower tier aspect of Golden Dome, such as small drones and cruise missiles.
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Army eyeing ISR portfolio pivot, plans tests for 1,000-mile range launched effect
One Army official acknowledged that the future High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) might go through a program change.
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Budget impasse risks ‘Doomsday’ plane delay, SNC says
“I'm ramping up my work. I'm adding new facilities, I'm adding infrastructure, I'm adding cost. That cost has to be carried by someone,” SNC’s Jon Piatt told Breaking Defense.
Army deploys first Athena-R spy plane to South Korea
The service will begin a multi-month operational assessment of the militarized Bombardier Global 6500 jet, with plans to field three similar aircraft later this year.
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Army restarts work on new HADES spy plane program
The GAO has now released details about its decision to deny L3 Harris’s protest, including that the Army rated SNC's bid as cheaper and more technically sound.
Government watchdog greenlights Army’s new spy plane contract, denies L3Harris’s protest
The Government Accountability Office issued its decision on December 23, noting that the protest is covered by a "protective order," and a report on the rationale behind the denial will be publicly released once it's redacted.
Embraer facing production ‘gap’ at Florida-based A-29 facility
“We are running the facility without big orders coming from FMS [foreign military sales],” Bosco da Costa Jr., chief executive of Embraer's defense unit, told Breaking Defense. “We are facing a gap of production there."
L3Harris protests SNC’s HADES spy plane contract win
L3Harris said it wants "further analysis to ensure the proposal received an equitable evaluation," while SNC told Breaking Defense the protest has "no technical merit."
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Army eyes late fall for HADES spy plane work as it waits out protest window
Andrew Evans, the director of the Army’s ISR Task Force, gave Breaking Defense new details about the Army's plan for the HADES future surveillance aircraft after a coveted contract award.
SNC wins Army contract for HADES spy plane
An Army official previously told Breaking Defense that a baseline HADES configuration will include moving target indication, high-end signals intelligence and other capabilities.
Finland selects SNC’s RAPCON-X for MVX border surveillance jet program
The pair of new aircraft are set to replace Dornier 228 types, with production out of SNC's integration center in Hagerstown, Maryland.
SNC plans ‘fully digital’ development for Air Force’s ‘Doomsday plane’ replacement
"[W]hat we have done is assured the Air Force that everything we produce under the contract becomes their data," said Brady Hauboldt, SNC’s vice president of aviation strategic plans and programs.