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Global Soil Sensor Market Set for 14.13% CAGR Surge: Shaping Precision in Agriculture, Construction, and Mining - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

The global soil sensor market is on the brink of significant growth, poised to achieve a remarkable Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 14.13% from 2021 to 2028.

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  • The global soil sensor market is on the brink of significant growth, poised to achieve a remarkable Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 14.13% from 2021 to 2028.
  • Soil sensors, instrumental in measuring and monitoring crucial soil parameters, play an indispensable role across industries such as agriculture, construction, and mining.
  • Accurate Insights: Soil sensors, equipped with probes inserted into the soil, gather real-time data on temperature, pH, nutrients, and moisture levels.
  • Wireless Monitoring: Soil Scout unveiled the Dual Depth Sensor (DDS), a multi-headed soil moisture sensor that offers wireless monitoring technology.

Empowering Sustainable Practices: Soil Sensors Transform Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Industries

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Monday, September 4, 2023

Soil sensors, instrumental in measuring and monitoring crucial soil parameters, play an indispensable role across industries such as agriculture, construction, and mining.

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  • Soil sensors, instrumental in measuring and monitoring crucial soil parameters, play an indispensable role across industries such as agriculture, construction, and mining.
  • Accurate Insights: Soil sensors, equipped with probes inserted into the soil, gather real-time data on temperature, pH, nutrients, and moisture levels.
  • Soil sensors offer real-time insights into moisture content, pH levels, and nutrient levels, allowing mining companies to mitigate their environmental footprint by monitoring and managing soil health.
  • Wireless Monitoring: Soil Scout unveiled the Dual Depth Sensor (DDS), a multi-headed soil moisture sensor that offers wireless monitoring technology.

L3Harris Receives VAMPIRE Contract for Ukrainian Security Defense Efforts

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Friday, January 6, 2023

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) announced today receiving a $40 million Department of Defense contract to deliver 14 Vehicle Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment - or VAMPIRE™ multi-purpose weapons system - to strengthen Ukrainian security defense efforts.

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  • L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) announced today receiving a $40 million Department of Defense contract to deliver 14 Vehicle Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment - or VAMPIRE™ multi-purpose weapons system - to strengthen Ukrainian security defense efforts.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230106005414/en/
    The L3Harris VAMPIRE kit will allow Ukraine ground forces to target and shoot down enemy drones and defend against adversary ground threats.
  • The contract calls for L3Harris to deliver 14 VAMPIRE systems to DoD, with four delivered by mid-2023 and ten more delivered by the end of 2023.
  • The VAMPIRE prototype, submitted to DoD in April, was selected in August as part of DoD’s $3 billion security assistance package under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative .

L3Harris’ VAMPIRE Wins Popular Science “Best of What’s New” Tech Award

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) announced today receiving its first-ever Popular Science Best of Whats New award for groundbreaking technology that can turn virtually any vehicle with a cargo bed into a mobile weapons system that can engage ground and airborne targets.

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  • L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) announced today receiving its first-ever Popular Science Best of Whats New award for groundbreaking technology that can turn virtually any vehicle with a cargo bed into a mobile weapons system that can engage ground and airborne targets.
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    Earning a 2022 Popular Science best of award in the Emergency Services and Defense category, the L3Harris VAMPIRE system is ideally suited to help protect against attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.
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    The L3Harris Vehicle Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment , or VAMPIRE, earned a best of award in the Emergency Services and Defense category.
  • VAMPIRE answered DoDs call for a quickly produced capability that will help the people of Ukraine and hopefully save lives, said Luke Savoie, ISR President, L3Harris.

BAE Systems’ Next-generation APKWS® Guidance Kits Improve Rocket Range and Impact

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Monday, August 2, 2021

BAE Systems, Inc. has developed an advanced version of its combat-proven APKWS guidance kit that offers enhanced strike distance and precision strike lethality.

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  • BAE Systems, Inc. has developed an advanced version of its combat-proven APKWS guidance kit that offers enhanced strike distance and precision strike lethality.
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    BAE Systems has developed an advanced version of its combat-proven APKWS guidance kit that offers enhanced strike distance and precision strike lethality.
  • APKWS block upgrade guidance kits create an optimized flight trajectory that enables the rocket to engage targets at a steeper angle of attack, providing improvements in range and lethality.
  • BAE Systems APKWS guidance kits are manufactured at the companys state-of-the-art production facility in Hudson, New Hampshire.

BAE Systems Succeeds in First Tactical Configuration Ground-Launched Test of APKWS® Laser-Guided Rockets

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Monday, June 1, 2020

BAE Systems successfully completed test shots of its APKWS laser-guided rockets from a tactical configuration ground-based weapon system for the first time.

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  • BAE Systems successfully completed test shots of its APKWS laser-guided rockets from a tactical configuration ground-based weapon system for the first time.
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    BAE Systems successfully completed test fires of its APKWS laser-guided rockets from a ground-based weapon system.
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    BAE Systems tested the APKWS rockets at the U.S. Armys Yuma Proving Ground, in collaboration with the U.S. Navy and Arnold Defense, a premier manufacturer of rocket launchers.
  • APKWS laser-guided rockets are the only U.S. government program of record for precision-guided 70-milimeter rockets.

U.S. Navy Awards Contract to BAE Systems for Thousands of APKWS® Laser-Guided Rockets

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Following a U.S. Department of Defense announcement in September 2019, BAE Systems announced that the U.S. Navy has signed a $2.68 billion indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for the purchase of thousands of additional APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets , the company's combat-proven, low-cost precision munition.

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  • Following a U.S. Department of Defense announcement in September 2019, BAE Systems announced that the U.S. Navy has signed a $2.68 billion indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for the purchase of thousands of additional APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets , the company's combat-proven, low-cost precision munition.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191218005092/en/
    The U.S. Navy has signed a $2.68 billion contract for thousands of BAE Systems low-cost, combat-proven APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets.
  • APKWS rockets fill the gap between unguided rockets and large precision munitions, and are the U.S. governments only program of record for 2.75 laser-guided rockets.
  • The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract enables the Navy to purchase APKWS guidance kits over a five-year period, representing full-rate production lots 8-12.

U.S. Navy Orders Thousands of APKWS Precision Guidance Kits From BAE Systems

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

The U.S. Navy has placed a $225 million order for additional precision guidance kits from BAE Systems.

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  • The U.S. Navy has placed a $225 million order for additional precision guidance kits from BAE Systems.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190319005010/en/
    The U.S. Navy has placed a $225M order for thousands of additional APKWS precision guidance kits from BAE Systems.
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    We continue to deliver APKWS guidance kits ahead of schedule and ramp production rates to meet growing demand, said Marc Casseres, director of Precision Guidance and Sensing Solutions at BAE Systems.
  • APKWS rockets are part of BAE Systems precision munitions portfolio, which includes guidance systems for missiles and artillery shells, as well as advanced seeker research.