Maryland, United States, October 9, 2025, 10:44 AM (CEST) - According to information published by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO IEW&S) on July 31, 2025, the service has advanced the development timeline for its next-generation aircraft survivability technology, the Improved Threat Detection System (ITDS). Northrop Grumman has been approved to proceed into Phase II of a competitive prototyping effort under an expanded Other Transaction Agreement (OTA). The decision follows months of successful testing and internal analysis pointing to an urgent operational need to counter the evolving landscape of missile, drone, and hybrid aerial threats confronting U.S. Army aviation. Read full Defense News at this link ...
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| U.S. Army AH-64E Apache, a key platform for the new Improved Threat Detection System developed with Northrop Grumman. (Picture source: U.S. Department of War) |
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