Leonardo DRS is a defense solutions provider and technology innovator that operates in the space, air, sea, land, and cyber domains. Within the space industry, Leonardo DRS specializes in advanced electro-optical infrared sensors and technology solutions for a wide range of spacecraft and space missions. The company is a leading manufacturer of space electronic systems and partners with organizations like NASA, DARPA, and the U.S. military. Keywords associated with Leonardo DRS include advanced sensing, space mission systems, and electro-optical infrared sensors.
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Leonardo DRS developed this capability to enable high-performance secure satellite communications across multiple frequencies and networks simultaneously.
Leonardo DRS completed a successful on-orbit test of a multi-channel software-defined radio with integrated advanced cryptography.
Space-based data transport in low Earth orbit is positioned by Leonardo DRS as dependent on edge computing and processing.
Leonardo DRS's work on XCM3-Space is part of a broader effort to bring commercial technologies and open-architecture approaches to tactical-edge space systems.
Leonardo DRS increased internal research and development spending to bring XCM3-Space from design through build, test, and launch in less than twelve months.
Leonardo DRS plans to launch a second XCM3-Space system in 2026 to extend demonstrations of edge processing and additional waveform capabilities in orbit.
Leonardo DRS aims to integrate AI-enabled and open-architecture edge computing for future space missions.
Leonardo DRS built XCM3-Space to support high-performance secure satellite communications across multiple frequencies and networks simultaneously.
Leonardo DRS, Inc. received a full-rate production contract from Northrop Grumman to supply Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) technology for Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) systems.
The first phase of contract work led to the down‑selection of the AN/AAQ-45 Distributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasure System from Leonardo DRS for ABAD.
Leonardo DRS supplies the AN/AAQ-45 DAIRCM aircraft protection system and is teamed with GA-ASI for the ABAD program.
DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (GES) has been awarded a five-year X-Band Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with an estimated value of USD 134 million in support of the U.S. Department of Defense.
The Global X-Band BPA is the first integration services agreement awarded to SES Space & Defense since the acquisition of DRS GES by SES was finalized in August 2022.
DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (GES), now part of SES Space & Defense, was awarded a five-year X-Band Blanket Purchase Agreement with an estimated value of $134,000,000 to support the U.S. Department of Defense.
The Global X-Band Blanket Purchase Agreement is the first integration services agreement awarded to SES Space & Defense since SES finalized its acquisition of DRS GES in August 2022.
The Global X-Band Blanket Purchase Agreement is the first integration services agreement awarded to SES Space & Defense since SES finalized its acquisition of DRS GES in August 2022.
The contract is the first major defense deal awarded to SES’s U.S. subsidiary since it acquired DRS Global Enterprise Solutions.
SES acquired U.S. government satellite communications provider Leonardo DRS in 2022.
Sales from Leonardo DRS Global Enterprise Solutions, a satcoms provider to the U.S. government that SES acquired last year, contributed to SES’s revenue increase.
SES's 2023-01-01 revenue included contribution from DRS Global Enterprise Solutions and the effect of a stronger US dollar.