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The article focuses on significant acquisitions and deliveries as well as orders of airborne radars, naval surveillance and fire control radar, and ground-based radar domain . Other information about investments continue in radars for combat aircraft and airborne surveillance radars is presented.

Presents news about the defense industry as of July 2005. Capabilities of Plextex's BLightER 200 series radar; Kongsberg Underwater Technology's contract to upgrade the Kongsberg SM 2000 underwater surveillance system of the U.S. Navy; Number of serial rocket artillery launchers to be delivered to the Slovak Army.

The article reports on the contract awarded by the Great Britain Ministry of Defense to QinetiQ, a British defense technology company to demonstrate the Electronically Scanned radar technology. The company has teamed up with Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems and BAE Systems Customer Solutions & Support. This is to integrate an Active Electronically Scanned Array on a TORNADO GR4A aircraft for the 2007 Royal Air Force assessment.

Reports on developments concerning military technology, compiled as of September 2004. Canadian Department of National Defense's purchase of Mercedes-Benz Gelandewagen vehicles and Armour Protection System kits; Contract awarded by the French Defense Procurement Agency to Thales to develop and build a second demonstrator for the RBE2 radar with active array antenna for the RAFALE combat aircraft; Contract awarded by the United States Marine Corps to Lockheed Martin to provide an AN/TPS-59(V)3 ballistic missile defense radar system for the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Reports that EADS Defence and Communications Systems has completed the delivery of TRML-SB surveillance and target acquisition radar system to the Lithuanian Air force, based on contract signed in 2001. Features of the TRML-3D; Functions of the radar.

Reports on Bharat Electronic Ltd.'s awarding of a contract to Alenia Marconi Systems to supply civilian radar systems to modernize the surveillance network across airports managed by the Indian Air Force. Value of the contract; Key features of each system to be installed.

The article reports that the Thailand and Swedish governments have formalized an agreement that allows the Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to enter into a contract the Royal Thai Air Force that covers the transfer of an integrated air surveillance system. It was stated the surveillance system is composed of JAS-39 GRIPEN fighters and the ERIEYE airborne early warning radar system.

Focuses on the defense contract signed by the Northrop Grumman Corp. with the U.S. Air Force for the development of a fire-control radar replacement kit that will improve performance and enhance reliability in F-16C/D fighter aircraft. Design and features of the AN/APG68(V)10 radar variant; Performance of the radars.

The article reports that the Hungarian Ministry of Defense has signed a Letter of Acceptance with the U.S. Department of Defense on the purchase of 40 AIM-120C-5 AMRAAM medium range radar-guided air-to-air missiles and associated equipment, valued at U.S. $25,389,904. The missiles are scheduled to be delivered in 2006-2007 to equip the new JAS-39 EBS-HU GRIPEN fighter aircraft of the Hungarian Air Force, which will take the country's Quick Reaction Alert task from January 2009. The contract identifies successful airframe/missile integration certification as a condition, which must be met before the missiles will be delivered.