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Avionics
Airbus selects new helicopter Attitude and Heading Reference System from Northrop Grumman - News
October 21, 2014
ORLANDO. Airbus Helicopters chose Northrop Grumman Corp. to certify and deliver its new LCR-350 Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) for various platforms.
Comms
New, small RF tuner released by DRS Technologies - News
October 20, 2014
ARLINGTON, Va. ̶ Officials at the Signal Solutions business of DRS Technologies a new, small tactical radio frequency tuner dubbed Polaris.
Comms
Raytheon develops wearable computer system for intel operations - News
October 15, 2014
WASHINGTON. Raytheon engineers announced the company's wearable computing Intel-Ops solution at the AUSA 2014 Meeting and Exposition this week. The new solution merges a wearable computer system with Raytheon's situational awareness capabilities to provide an enhanced real-time view of the battlefield.
Avionics
Qatar Apache Targeting and Pilotage Systems contract won by Lockheed Martin - News
October 14, 2014
ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin won a $90.6 million foreign military sale contract from the U.S. Army to deliver Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) systems to the Qatar Emiri Air Force.
Radar/EW
Landshield GPS enhanced anti-jam capability announced by Raytheon UK at AUSA 2014 - News
October 13, 2014
WASHINGTON. Raytheon UK officials launched a new version of the company's battlefield global positioning system anti-jam (GPS-AJ) capability, called Landshield, this week at AUSA 2014. The new system will enable advanced anti-jam capability for simultaneous L1 and L2 GPS frequencies.
Comms
Payload for fourth SBIRS Missile Defense Early Warning Satellite delivered to Air Force - News
October 08, 2014
SUNNYVALE, Calif. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman personnel have delivered the payload to the U.S. Air Force for the fourth Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS).
Comms
Low-cost satellite communication terminals showcased by Northrop Grumman at MILCOM - News
October 07, 2014
BALTIMORE, Md. Northrop Grumman engineers are showcasing three variants of protected low-cost terminals (LCTs) at MILCOM 2014 at the Baltimore Convention Center this week. On display at their booth -- No. 403 -- are Protected communications on the move (P-COTM) terminals, airborne terminals, and TCS Protected ULTRA terminals. All are designed to provide rapid, jam-resistant connectivity for tactical missions at the same price point as unprotected military communication terminals.
Comms
ARC-210 from Rockwell Collins first airborne radio to operate on MUOS - News
October 06, 2014
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Oct. 1, 2014) – The ARC-210 radio from Rockwell Collins is the first airborne radio to operate over the Department of Defense (DoD) Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), which is is based on cellular phone technology.
Avionics
Pro Line Fusion avionics system demonstrated with an optionally piloted vehicle by Rockwell Collins - News
October 01, 2014
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Rockwell Collins engineers demonstrated their Pro Line Fusion avionics system -- which is currently in flight on business jets, military aircraft, and helicopters -- for use as a ground control station and airborne avionics for unmanned aerial system (UAS) applications.
Avionics
Getting fit for your jet fighter helmet - Story
September 30, 2014
“You’re gonna like the way you look, I guarantee it,” was what the guy in the old Men’s Wearhouse commercials promised customers who got fit for a suit in his stores.
Comms
Reconfigurability and extended data rates drive satellite communication payload designs - Story
September 30, 2014
Military satellite program managers are demanding greater on-orbit flexibility to reconfigure payloads based on evolving battlefield requirements. They also want to move more and more data, extending the rates of current payloads. Both of these needs require innovation at the electronic component level.
Avionics
Navy F/A-18 mission computer contract won by General Dynamics - News
September 30, 2014
FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Advanced Information System won a $16.2 million U.S. Navy contract to produce Type-3 Advanced Mission Computers (AMC) for the F/A-18 E/A-18G Super Hornet aircraft. The F/A-18 AMC is the nerve center of the Super Hornet and provides situational awareness and combat systems control.
Radar/EW
Navy PBL contract won by Northrop Grumman - News
September 29, 2014
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Northrop Grumman won a $61 million performance based logistics (PBL) supply support contract for management of various company systems from the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command's NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support facility in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Radar/EW
OpenVPX server from Mercury offers teraflop performance for radar, EO/IR applications - News
September 26, 2014
CHELMSFORD, Mass. Mercury Systems, Inc. released a new high density server dubbed the Ensemble HDS6603 that delivers more than one Teraflop (TFLOP) of general processing power in one OpenVPX slot. This product enables cloud computing-at the tactical edge via emulation of similar but non-rugged data center capability.
Unmanned
Liquid Robotics and Boeing join hands for autonomous maritime solutions - News
September 24, 2014
SUNNYVALE, Calif. Officials at Boeing and Liquid Robotics agreed to collaborate on product development, maritime services, and operational deployments under a multi-year teaming agreement.
Radar/EW
Navy electronic warfare contract for deterring anti-ship missiles won by Lockheed Martin - News
September 23, 2014
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Lockheed Martin won an additional $147 million U.S. Navy contract to modernize the fleet's electronic warfare defenses against anti-ship missiles and other threats.
Unmanned
Commercial UAS market opportunities - Other
September 22, 2014
Most analysts expect the commercial market for unmanned aircraft to eventually dwarf that of the military market. Unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) have changed the face of modern warfare and created a huge opportunity for electronics suppliers that provide systems for the UAS payloads, ground control stations, and flight controls. Are those same suppliers likely to benefit from the eventual commercial applications of this technology or is the difference between the markets going to throw a wrench in that transition?
Comms
Modernized ARC 210 Gen5 radio delivered to Navy Air Combat Electronics program - News
September 17, 2014
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Rockwell Collins delivered their first Modernized Type I Cryptographic Airborne radio to the U.S. Navy. The AN/ARC-210, certified by the National Security Agency with Tactical Secure Voice (TSV) 2, replaces existing ARC-210 radios.
From The Editor
Defense electronics and 3D printing - Story
September 16, 2014
Additive manufacturing, better known as 3D printing, has made its way into the military embedded computing realm as suppliers are using the technology to speed up their production and reduce development costs.
Comms
Air Force Talon HATE program design review completed by Boeing - News
September 16, 2014
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. Boeing engineers completed the final design review for the Air Force’s Talon HATE program, which is aimed at improving communication and information sharing among various platforms. The system combines data from fighter networks, national sources, and joint command and control assets.
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