30 PCB007 MAGAZINE I JUNE 2025
TT Electronics Secures £20 Million in Aero-
space and Defence Contracts as European
Programmes Accelerate u
TT Electronics has been awarded more than £20
million in new and renewed defence contracts,
marking a major step forward in its contribution
to Europe's rapidly evolving defence landscape.
Airbus Signs Contract to Equip German Air
Force A400Ms with Infrared Protection
Systems u
Airbus has been awarded a contract from the
German procurement agency Bundesamt für
Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung
der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) to equip 23 Lu-
waffe A400Ms with DIRCM protection systems.
DIRCM stands for 'Directed Infrared Counter
Measures' and will protect the military trans-
port aircra from missiles with infrared seekers.
RTX's Raytheon Awarded $536 Million US
Navy Contract for SPY-6 Family of Radars u
Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded
a $536 million contract from the U.S. Navy for
the SPY-6 family of radars. e contract is a
follow-on from the previously awarded Inte-
gration and Production Support contract and
includes upgrading Flight IIA destroyers with
the SPY-6(V)4 variant.
BAE Systems Unveils Comprehensive Line
of M-Code GPS Receivers at Joint Naviga-
tion Conference u
BAE Systems unveiled a diverse line of M-Code
Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver
solutions during the June 2025 Joint Naviga-
tion Conference in Cincinnati, rounding out
an extensive line of products that ensure U.S.
warfighters have the most dependable GPS
systems available across sea, land, and air.
SES's O3b mPOWER System Receives Plat-
inum Space Sustainability Rating u
O3b mPOWER, SES's second-generation
medium earth orbit (MEO) system, has been
awarded the Platinum badge by the Space Sus-
tainability Rating (SSR) Association. is is
the highest possible SSR rating tier and has
been awarded to the O3b mPOWER constel-
lation of 13 high-throughput and low-latency
satellites, eight of which are already in orbit.
Rolls-Royce to Provide Power, Handling Sys-
tem for Canadian River-class Destroyers u
Rolls-Royce has reached an agreement on a
significant scope of work to support Batch One
of the River-class destroyer (RCD) program
for the Royal Canadian Navy. e RCD (for-
merly named the Canadian Surface Combat-
ant) is part of Canada's National Shipbuilding
Strategy and is the largest and most complex
shipbuilding initiative undertaken by Canada
since World War II.
Another Lockheed Martin-built GPS III Sat-
ellite Lifts Off into Orbit u
e eighth GPS III space vehicle—designed
and built by Lockheed Martin—successfully
launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force
Station, Florida. It achieved signal acquisi-
tion shortly thereaer. "Our team is thrilled to
support another launch of a critical GPS satel-
lite, just five months since the last lioff," said
Malik Musawwir, vice president of Navigation
Systems for Lockheed Martin Space.
