e-Power Technology

Leonardo DRS Developing Modular Permanent Magnet Machines for e-Power Programs

Across marine, government and industrial sectors, electrification is accelerating—but the requirements are rarely simple. Platform designers and system integrators are being asked to deliver more power in less space, improve overall energy utilization, and maintain performance in harsh operating […]

Channels

U.S. Navy Commits $45 Million to Leonardo DRS to Expand Submarine Propulsion Facility 

Leonardo DRS announced February 24 that it has received a $45 million U.S. Navy Submarine Industrial Base investment commitment through contracts with Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding. The investment is expected to expand the […]

Electromagnetics

Defense Contractors Apply Advanced Radar to Fighter Jets; Magnetic Systems & Components Play Key Role as Technology Expands to Maritime & Commercial Use 

In the unrelenting global race for air combat superiority, the progressive development and integration of Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar has become an industry standard for virtually all new fighter jets. Additionally, many older aircraft are being retrofit to incorporate the radars because it provides what Lockheed Martin, whose subsidiary Northrop Grumman is the largest provider of the systems, describes as “first-look, first-shot, first-kill capability.” […]

Electromagnetics

Leonardo DRS Receives Over $1 Billion to Support U.S. Navy’s Columbia-Class Submarine Program

Leonardo DRS, Inc. recently announced that it has been awarded contracts valued at over $1 billion, when fully funded, to provide the integrated electric propulsion components for the U.S. Navy’s next-generation Columbia-class submarine. […]