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Avionics
F-35 carrier variants complete first ever in-flight dual refueling - News
January 23, 2013
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., Jan. 22, 2013 - The F-35C Lightning II carrier variant test aircraft completed its first refueling with a KC-130 Hercules from Lockheed Martin in a flight above Patuxent River, Md.
Radar/EW
InfiniBand generating buzz in military radar, ISR applications - Other
January 22, 2013
LONG BEACH, CA. Speakers at the Embedded Tech Trends (ETT) this week in Long Beach, CA, are touting the benefits of InfiniBand switched fabric for high performance embedded computing (HPEC) applications such as radar and electronic warfare.
Radar/EW
Sensors, bandwidth drive military systems design, says VITA exec - Other
January 21, 2013
LONG BEACH, CA. Sensor technology and the need for greater bandwidth is driving military electronics designs, especially in radar and electronic warfare applications, said Ray Alderman, Executive Director of VITA. During the opening of Embedded Tech Trends (ETT) conference on board the Queen Mary, which is permanently anchored in Long Beach, CA, Alderman also added that sensor development will thrive despite the uncertainty of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) budget.
Unmanned
Methods for embedding GPS on small UAVs and radios being developed by DARPA, Rockwell Collins - News
January 16, 2013
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Engineers at Rockwell Collins and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are embedding GPS navigation capability onto radios and even small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The work is being done as part of DARPA’s Dynamics Enabled Frequency Sources (DEFYS) initiative. Under this program DARPA created small electronic oscillators and Rockwell Collins eningeers are testing the miniature clocks on GPS radios.
Comms
Sikorsky CH-53K Helicopters to use area microphone preamplifier from Cobham - News
January 15, 2013
PRESCOTT, AZ. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. officials ordered Model 265-005 Area Microphone Preamplifiers from Cobham for use on CH-53K Super Stallion Heavy Lift Helicopters operated by the U.S. Marine Corps.
Radar/EW
Army orders small, hand held targeting system from Northrop Grumman - News
January 14, 2013
APOPKA, FL. Northrop Grumman won an Army contract to deliver Hand Held Precision Targeting Devices (HHPTDs) to the U.S. Army. The targeting system weighs less than 5.5 pounds and enables a greater degree of precision than prior systems.
Radar/EW
New radar for Fire Scout UAV Wide-Area Search operations to be provided by Telephonics - News
January 09, 2013
SAN DIEGO. Northrop Grumman chose Telephonics Corp. in Long Island, N.Y., for a multimode maritime radar system for the U.S. Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Comms
MUOS waveform for secure satellite communications completed by Lockheed Martin - News
January 08, 2013
SUNNYVALE, CA. Lockheed Martin engineers completed and delivered the new software waveform for the U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS). The U.S. government has made the waveform available for military satellite communications terminal providers via the Joint Tactical Networking Center (JTNC) Information Repository. Contractors also may integrate the waveform into their MUOS-compatible terminals to deploy WCDMA capabilities for their users.
Comms
Navy's next-gen stratetgic submarine to be developed by General Dynamics - News
January 07, 2013
GROTON, Conn. General Dynamics Electric Boat won three Navy contracts totaling about $4.6 billion for design and development of the next-generation strategic deterrent submarine. The contracts also include continued construction as well as purchasing of materials for Virginia-class attack submarines.
Unmanned
Unmanned vehicle control software firm acquired by Lockheed Martin - News
January 02, 2013
BETHESDA, MD. Lockheed Martin acquired the assets of CDL Systems Ltd., a firm that develops software for vehicle control stations for unmanned systems. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed by the companies.
Unmanned
Australian forces in Afghanistan use digital video exploitation system from General Dynamics - News
December 28, 2012
CANBERRA, Australia. General Dynamics Mediaware engineers designed two video capture and exploitation D-VEX systems for Australian army personnel operating the Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) in Afghanistan. The technology enhances how mission-critical, actionable intelligence is distributed among Australian troops and coalition forces.
Avionics
Radar/EW
Airborne Low Frequency Sonar systems to be produced by Raytheon for NAVAIR - News
December 26, 2012
PATUXENT RIVER, MD. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) officials awarded Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems in Portsmouth, R.I., a $158,571,809 contract for the 48 MH-60R Full Rate Production Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) systems as well as associated program management support.
Avionics
Ada 2012 language revision approved and published by ISO - News
December 19, 2012
GENEVA, Switzerland. Officials at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) approved and published the latest version of the Ada programming language – Ada 2012. New features include enhancements in contract-based programming. The announcement was made by officials at Ada Resource Association (ARA) and Ada-Europe.
Radar/EW
General Dynamics to perform LAV Reconnaissance Surveillance Suite upgrade - News
December 18, 2012
LONDON, Ontario. Canadian government officials selected General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada to upgrade an enhanced surveillance suite for the Canadian LAV III Upgrade vehicles.
Radar/EW
Missile Defense Agency selects Raytheon for AN/TPY-2 radar contract modification - News
December 17, 2012
TEWKSBURY, MA. Raytheon won a contract modification from the Missile Defense Agency in Huntsville, Ala., to produce and deliver the AN/TPY-2 Radar #11 with associated spares and three forward-based prime power units with associated spares.
Radar/EW
New portable RF/IF high-bandwidth signal recorder released by Pentek - News
December 12, 2012
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. Pentek engineers released a new rugged, portable RF/IF signal recording and playback system called Talon RTR 2727 for military applications.
Radar/EW
Version 2.0 of Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense BCS software released - News
December 11, 2012
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Northrop Grumman Corp. engineers unleashed Version 2.0 of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) software for the U.S. Army.
Avionics
Navy maritime patrol aircraft trainers to be maintained by Boeing - News
December 10, 2012
ST. LOUIS. U.S. Navy officials have tasked Boeing to maintain aircrew training devices for six aircraft variants as part of a five-year, $56 million contract. The covers training devices for P-3C, EP-3, P-8A, EA-6B, EA-18G, and SH-60B aircraft.
A.I.
DARPA program language, text comprehension awards funding to Raytheon BBN Technologies - News
December 05, 2012
CAMBRIDGE, MA. Raytheon BBN Technologies won a $16 million in funding to develop exploration and filtering tools to improve text comprehension. The contract is under the Deep Exploration and Filter of Text (DEFT) program, which is sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.
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