82 I-CONNECT007 MAGAZINE I FEBRUARY 2026
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TTM Wins Multi-Year $200M LTAMDS
Radar Contract from Raytheon ⊲
TTM Technologies, Inc., and Raytheon, an RTX
business, have reached a multi-year agreement
to provide radio frequency assemblies, electronic
hardware, and printed circuit boards supporting
Raytheon's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense
Sensor (LTAMDS). The potential value is $200
million over a three-year period. This agreement
builds on TTM's support of LTAMDS' development
and production-readiness activities.
Is Washington Ready to Get Serious
About PCBs? ⊲
David Schild, executive director of the Printed
Circuit Board Association of America (PCBAA),
leads an organization focused on the domestic
manufacture of PCBs and substrates to support
America's critical microelectronics supply. In part
one of this interview, he reflects on how a "perfect
storm" during the COVID-19 pandemic actually
ignited the conversation that has allowed PCBAA
to flourish: Years of advocacy, the shock of COVID-
era supply chain disruptions, and the long road to
the CHIPS Act have helped to reshape the federal
mindset on industrial policy.
Airbus, Hisdesat Sign Commercialisation
Agreement for PAZ-2 Satellite Imagery ⊲
Airbus Defence and Space and Hisdesat have
agreed to prolong and expand their long-standing
and successful collaboration in the international
radar Earth observation market with the signing of
an agreement to commercialize imagery and appli-
cations from the future PAZ-2 radar satellites. The
agreement, formalized during the European Space
Conference in Brussels (Belgium), extends the
existing partnership for the commercialisation of
radar imagery from the PAZ satellite.
Trident Launches 'Wolf,' Multi-Domain
Communications Portfolio ⊲
Trident Solutions, a defense electronics platform
backed by ATL Partners, announced the launch of
its Wolf Multi-Domain Communications portfolio.
This portfolio unifies mission-critical communica-
tions offerings under a single, purpose-built brand
while introducing a new product designed to meet
emerging operational requirements with reduced
soldier cognitive load.
Restoring U.S. Industrial Agility:
Nurturing Domestic UAV Supply Chains ⊲
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) illustrate the risk
of globally dispersed electronics supply chains.
But they also offer an opportunity for the U.S. to
reimagine World War II's "freedom's forge" by
building domestic electronics and component
manufacturing that is hardwired for agility, speed,
scalability and resilience.
MDA Space, Hanwha Sign MOU to
Pursue Korean Military Constellation
Program ⊲
MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly
expanding global space industry, announced the
signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
with Hanwha Systems Co., Ltd., a global leader
in smart technologies and aerospace solutions.
Through this MOU, MDA Space and Hanwha will
explore opportunities to collaborate on the develop-
ment of Korea's sovereign Low Earth Orbit (K-LEO)
defence constellation, leveraging MDA's AURORA™
software-defined digital satellites.
Elma Electronic Awarded Contract Under
Missile Defense Agency (MDA) SHIELD
Program ⊲
Elma Electronic is pleased to announce it was
awarded a contract for the Missile Defense Agency
Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered
Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-
quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $151 billion.
This contract encompasses a broad range of work
areas that allows for the rapid delivery of innova-
tive capabilities to the warfighter with increased
speed and agility.
The First Airbus Pléiades Neo Next
Satellite Will be Launched Early 2028 ⊲
Airbus will launch its first Pléiades Neo Next satel-
lite early 2028 from the European Spaceport
in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite will be
launched on an Avio's Vega C rocket. With the
Pléiades Neo Next programme, Airbus is reinforc-
ing its Earth Observation capabilities and services
to remain at the forefront of geospatial technolo-
gies. This new programme will result in new satel-
lite assets and capabilities, including 20-cm-class
native resolution.
