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Raytheon to provide Advanced Countermeasures Electronic Systems for foreign military sales - News

January 08, 2014
EL SEGUNDO, CA. Raytheon won a contract to provide various full Advanced Countermeasures Electronic Systems (ACES) and Line Replaceable Units (LRU) for support of in-country spares, software sustainment, and other activities at Warner Robins and Eglin Air Force Bases.
Radar/EW

AFRL to use rugged HPEC system from GE - News

January 07, 2014
HUNTSVILLE, AL. Officials at the High Performance Systems Branch (RITB) with the US Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL's) Information Directorate selected computing systems from GE Intelligent Platforms for the development and eventual deployment of advanced neuromorphic architectures and algorithms for implementing adaptive learning, large-scale dynamic data analytics, and reasoning.
Radar/EW

Japanese E-2C Hawkeye program gets extended support from Northrop Grumman - News

December 31, 2013
TOKYO. Northrop Grumman Corp. in Bethpage, NY, signed a five-year deal with AAR Corp. and Sumitomo Corp. in Japan, to expand industrial support for Japan's E-2C Hawkeye program through a "just-in-time" inventory management process.
Avionics

Air Force gets 300th C-130J Super Hercules - News

December 23, 2013
MARIETTA, GA. The C-130J Super Hercules program saw its 300th aircraft delivered. The latest Super Hercules is an MC-130J Commando II currently assigned to the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command. The Commando II supports missions such as infiltration/exfiltration, in-flight refueling, and aerial delivery and resupply of special operations forces.
Cyber

San Antonio Cyber Center opened by Raytheon - News

December 18, 2013
SAN ANTONIO. Raytheon opened the doors on a new cyber facility in San Antonio, Texas, that combines the company's San Antonio-area cyber professionals with its cyber solutions for government and Department of Defense users.
Comms

Mobile ad hoc networking in a small form factor - Product

December 17, 2013
The Mobile Ad Hoc Networking System (MANET), Wave Relay, from Persistent Systems in New York, NY, is designed to maintain wireless connectivity on the go, in a variety of environments. It is a scalable, wireless network that provides data, video, and voice from peer-to-peer, and provides u...
Comms

Complex military systems require efficient power electronics - Story

December 17, 2013
High density power electronics with high efficiencies ? typically more than 90 percent ? are becoming the defacto requirement for high-end mission critical military platforms such as radar, fighter jets, UAVs, and weapon systems where size, weight, and power are limited. Meanwhile, Gallium Nitride based RF components are beginning to populate military RF applications.
Comms

DNA marking for counterfeit parts: problem solver or money pit? - Story

December 17, 2013
Counterfeit Integrated Circuits (ICs) in the military supply chain that make their way into a weapon system or the avionics of a jet fighter can cause loss of life. Government and industry spend millions of dollars every year to mitigate against counterfeit components entering their supply lines, but it's still a serious threat.
Comms

More GPS III satellite funding won by Lockheed Martin - News

December 16, 2013
DENVER. Lockheed Martin won more than $200 million in contract options from the U.S. Air Force to finish production of the fifth and sixth next-generation Global Positioning System satellites, called GPS III.
Unmanned

Defense companies funding their own R&D have smoother ride in today's military market - Story

December 16, 2013
Department of Defense (DoD) technology procurement is undergoing significant changes and reforms mostly driven by economical challenges and funding cutbacks. One change is to push the cost burden of research and development onto defense suppliers, often forcing these companies to employ more of a commercial model of development. In this Q&A with Andrew Teich, the new President and CEO of FLIR Systems, a leading designer and manufacturer of thermal imaging infrared sensors, he discusses how FLIR is navigating these procurement challenges and also discusses how thermal imaging technology will move beyond the military and into the commercial space. Edited excerpts follow.
Comms

Integration for JPSS-1's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer suite completed by Raytheon - News

December 12, 2013
EL SEGUNDO, CA. Raytheon completed integration and manufacturing for the subassemblies in of its second Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer (VIIR) suite, which will soon fly on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) spacecraft. The integrated sensor, currently beginning testing, is scheduled for delivery in 2015.
Radar/EW

Navy's Standard Missile-6 with advanced signal processing deployed - News

December 02, 2013
TUCSON, AZ. U.S. Navy personnel are deploying the Standard Missile-6 from Raytheon for the first time, reaching initial operational capability on schedule.
Comms

Small tactical radio terminal from ViaSat for DA20 Falcon from BAE Systems UK - News

November 26, 2013
CARLSBAD, Calif. BAE Systems, UK chose ViaSat Inc., to deliver the Small Tactical Terminal (STT) KOR-24 for installation on the Cobham Falcon 20 to support Link 16 network pre-deployment training. The STT, which was co-developed by ViaSat and Harris Corp., is a certified VHF/UHF and Link 16 two-channel radio that is authorized for transmission in the UK airspace on any platform that has the same clearance approval.
Comms

Inflight MUOS testing completed for ARC-210 SDR - News

November 21, 2013
SAN DIEGO. Rockwell Collins and Lockheed Martin engineers completed airborne testing of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) and the new Wideband Code Divisional Multiple Access (WCDMA) waveform leveraging the latest version of the Rockwell Collins ARC-210 airborne software defined radio (SDR). Rockwell Collins made the announcement at the MILCOM show in San Diego this week.
Radar/EW

Navy AEGIS radar contract won by Raytheon - News

November 20, 2013
TEWKSBURY, MA. Raytheon won a $406 million contract to deliver AN/SPY-1 radar transmitters and MK99 Fire Control Systems for the Navy's AEGIS program. The systems perform track and missile guidance functions for AEGIS. Raytheon engineers are developing solid-state technologies to enhance component performance, reliability and extended service life of the systems.
Avionics

F-35 Lightning II program to use AGI's STK software for test and evaluation - News

November 11, 2013
EXTON, PA. Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) won a contract from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to deliver a test and evaluation integrated solution for the F-35 Lightning II program based on its Systems Tool Kit (STK) software.
Comms

Obama administration ITAR/Export reforms detailed in pay-per-view e-cast next week - News

November 06, 2013
WASHINGTON. An e-cast on how defense companies can navigate the Obama Administration's export compliance reforms will be held on Tuesday Nov. 12, 2013 at 11 AM EST. The event, titled "Managing ITAR/Export compliance reform for defense electronics suppliers," will be hosted by Military Embedded Systems magazine and OpenSystems Media.
Radar/EW

OpenVPX Radar subsystems for Patriot Air and Missile Defense systems to be provided by Mercury Systems - News

November 06, 2013
CHELMSFORD, MA. Mercury Systems, Inc., won follow-on orders from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems to deliver the company's OpenVPX-based radar subsystems and spares for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. Raytheon is the prime contractor for Patriot.
Avionics

Army Special Operations helicopter pilots to use synthetic vision from Rockwell Collins to navigate degraded environments - News

November 05, 2013
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA. Rockwell Collins won the first of three phases in a U.S. Army program to develop the Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage System (DVEPS) for the Army’s Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) helicopters. Rockwell Collins's synthetic vision technology, used in business jet cockpits, will enhance the SOAR pilots' situational awareness in degraded environments. The program goal is to develop, qualify, and field a DVE solution can by 2018.
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