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Avionics
F-35 training and simulation team wins modeling and simulation award at I/ITSEC - News
December 02, 2014
ORLANDO, Fla. The National Training and Simulation Association officials announced this week at Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, that they have chosen the F-35 Lightning II Training System for the 2014 Modeling & Simulation Awards. It recognizes the F-35 Joint Program Office, the U.S. Air Force’s 33rd Fighter Wing, the F-35 Joint Program Office, and Lockheed Martin for providing an effective, immersive training experience for F-35 pilots and maintainers.
Avionics
Navy program manager to discuss virtual aviation training at I/ITSEC this week - News
December 01, 2014
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. Officials at the Naval Aviation Training Systems Program Office (PMA-205) will be discussing discuss the Navy's latest efforts to enhance aircrew readiness at reduced costs during the 2014 Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) that starts today and runs through Friday, Dec. 5 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
Radar/EW
Mercury Systems stirs up RF world with open standard initiative - Story
November 27, 2014
Editorial Director John McHale discusses Mercury Systems' OpenRFM initiative that will create standard interfaces for RF boxes that will make them interoperable regardless of who built them.
Comms
International Space Station's 3D printer makes first part in space - News
November 26, 2014
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. NASA officials announced that the crew in the he International Space Station put to use their 3D printer and produced the first 3D printed object in space -- a printhead faceplate for the printer. NASA officials see 3D printing of tools and parts as a way to reduce reliance on resupply missions from Earth.
Comms
Center focused on innovation for Navy surface fleet opened by Lockheed Martin - News
November 25, 2014
MOORESTOWN, N.J. Lockheed Martin officials opened the doors on the company's new Surface Navy Innovation Center (SNIC), which is set to support the development of new technologies for the U.S. Navy. It is a research, development, and demonstration facility that Lockheed Martin will use to bring together industry, government, and academia expertise to design next generation surface fleet capabilities to deal with the evolving threats worldwide.
Radar/EW
LITENING pod upgrade contract won by Northrop Grumman - News
November 19, 2014
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. Northrop Grumman won a contract to upgrade the AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING Advanced Targeting Systems for the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, and Marine Corps. The award will complete the process of bringing all Air Force Block 1 pods to the G4 configuration, which equals completion of the transition to the latest version of the LITENING system.
Unmanned
Next NASA Mars lander assembly begun by Lockheed Martin - News
November 18, 2014
DENVER. Lockheed Martin engineers working on the NASA InSight Mars lander spacecraft, have begun work on the assembly, test, and launch operations (ATLO) phase of the program. Launch is scheduled for spring of 2016.
Radar/EW
Raytheon software for Air Missile Defense Radar tracks target during demonstration - News
November 17, 2014
TEWKSBURY, Mass. The first software build for Raytheon's Air and Missile Defense Radar tracked a simulated Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) target during a recent software build review for the Navy. The demonstration occurred less than eight months after the contract was awarded.
Comms
GaN transistor steps up for troposcatter communications applications - Product
November 16, 2014
With the recently announced CGHV50200F gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistor (HEMT), Cree is aiming at C-Band applications, used frequently in satellite communications. The HEMT is a GaN transistor for tropospheric scatter (troposcatter) communications applications rated...
Radar/EW
Sea wave clutter filter boosts e-scan radar’s capabilities - Product
November 16, 2014
New features added to Blighter’s electronic-scanning (e-scan) radar now enable the radar to protect complex coastlines from intruders such as smugglers, pirates, illegal entrants, and terrorists who may be using jet skis, kayaks, or rigid inflatable boats. The Blighter radar is now a...
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Enhanced DC/DC converters aim at defense, aerospace applications - Product
November 16, 2014
Crane Aerospace & Electronics has announced a series of enhancements to its Interpoint MTR Series of 30-W DC/DC converters for use in demanding environments. The latest version now meets the input voltage transient requirements of MIL-STD-704A, DO-160, and other international standards.
Comms
Flat-panel rugged touchscreen computer intended for harsh, hazardous environments - Product
November 16, 2014
The SeaPAC R9-8.4 from Sealevel Systems combines a RISC-based embedded computer with a bright LED-backlit thin-film-transistor LCD touchscreen to create a ruggedized, flat-panel computer intended for use in a variety of human-machine interface applications.
Avionics
Tool suite automates software verification, standards compliance - Product
November 16, 2014
Designers of safety-critical systems continue to look for ways to achieve full verification and even certification of multicore systems in a cost-effective manner as they are driven more and more by requirements to reduce size, weight, and power. LDRA experts are helping in this area with...
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DC/DC power product intended for harsh air/land/sea environments - Product
November 16, 2014
North Atlantic Industries engineers designed a 3U rugged cPCI power supply, the 75PS4, designed to handle harsh air, land, and sea military and aerospace applications in sense-and-response missions.
Avionics
NASA's Orion spacecraft to hit launch pad tonight to be ready for first flight - News
November 11, 2014
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA officials will roll out the Orion spacecraft for the final leg of its prelaunch journey tonight at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Abort System Facility to Space Launch Complex 37 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Comms
Lockheed Martin ships MUOS-3 to Cape Canaveral - News
November 10, 2014
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 6, 2014 – Navy and Lockheed Martin officials shipped the third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) spacecraft to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it will be prepped for liftoff this January on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
Radar/EW
Marine Corps Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar system LRIP contract awarded to Northrop Grumman - News
October 29, 2014
BALTIMORE. Northrop Grumman Corp. won a $207,291,682 contract for low-rate initial production of the Marine Corps AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) systems.
Avionics
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter procurement agreement reached by DoD, Lockheed Martin - News
October 28, 2014
WASHINGTON. Lockheed Martin and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) officials reached an agreement in principle regarding the production of 43 F-35 Lightning II aircraft and expect the Low-Rate Initial Production lot 8 (LRIP 8) contract to be finalized before the end of the year.
Radar/EW
UK MOD Mode 5 IFF capability to be upgraded by Raytheon/Thales team - News
October 27, 2014
LONDON. U.K. Ministry of Defence officials tasked the Raytheon U.K., Thales U.K. team to conduct a one-year study into upgrading existing Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems to Mode 5, which will meet NATO's requirement for a new standard of IFF across all platforms.
Unmanned
Army's Aerostat enabling airborne surveillance for U.S. borders - News
October 22, 2014
WASHINGTON. Lockheed Martin officials and the Army have extended the mission of the company's Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) aerostat system to be evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for operation along the Southern border of the United States.
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