Expanded RF and advanced filters in new photonics chip may lead to new device types - News
December 04, 2023SYDNEY, Australia. A research team at the University of Sydney's Nano Institute report that they invented a compact silicon semiconductor chip that integrates electronics with photonic -- or light -- components.
AOC 2023 Symposium & Convention releases list of keynote and spotlight speakers - News
December 04, 202360th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Organizers of the upcoming Annual AOC [Association of Old Crows] International Symposium & Convention -- scheduled for December 11-13 in National Harbor, Maryland -- have released the list of keynote and spotlight speakers expected to present at the convention.
Counter-UAS measures a priority of U.S. Department of Defense - News
December 04, 2023WASHINGTON. The U.S. Army and the other military branches are working on countermeasures, training, and doctrine to address ways to defend against uncrewed aerial system (UAS) attacks, stated Maj. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, director of the Joint Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office.
UAS spy and jamming payloads garner U.S. Army contracts - News
November 30, 2023WASHINGTON. The U.S. Army's Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S) chose Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to develop spying and jamming payloads for uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) that can be catapulted from a moving vehicle or larger aircraft.
Systems-integration pact signed between U.S. Navy, CRL Technologies - News
November 30, 2023ALEXANDRIA, Va. Systems integrator CRL Technologies won a contract with the U.S. Navy worth $247.6 million (cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity) to support a variety of Navy platforms and programs.
Purdue University focuses on semiconductor workforce development - News
November 30, 2023WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Purdue University, long known for its engineering programs, is leaning hard into its emphasis on creating an international footprint in chip technology and microelectronics workforce innovation.
Microwave and RF company CyberRadio Solutions to exhibit at AOC 2023 - News
November 28, 202360th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Microwave/RF/signal-processing hardware company CyberRadio Solutions will be exhibiting its network-defined radio (NDR) products at the upcoming Annual AOC [Association of Old Crows] International Symposium & Convention, scheduled for December 11-13 in National Harbor, Maryland.
EMS superiority the theme of AOC 2023 Symposium & Convention - News
November 27, 202360th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Organizers of the upcoming Annual AOC [Association of Old Crows] International Symposium & Convention -- the leading event for electronic warfare, electromagnetic spectrum operations, cyber-electromagnetic activities, and information operations professionals from around the world -- announced the theme of this year's event: "Advancing EMS Superiority Through Strategic Alliances and Partnerships."
ESA sensor demo to prove concept in orbital missions - News
November 27, 2023DENVER, Colo. Lockheed Martin is slated to launch a new wideband electronically steerable antenna (ESA) payload demonstrator aboard the Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket to illustrate how its technology will aid in increasing the efficiency and speed of on-orbit missions.
Radar contract worth up to $32 million signed between Leidos, USMC - News
November 27, 2023HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Leidos garnered a new contract worth as much as $32 million with the Marine Corps System Command (MARCORSYSCOM) through the Consortium Management Group (CMG) to develop new defense radar systems.
Radar-research consortium teams Lockheed Martin and Finnish defense companies - News
November 22, 2023BETHESDA, Md. and ESPOO, Finland. Lockheed Martin and Finnish R&D engineering agency VTT signed a cooperation agreement to lead a consortium to develop signals-intelligence technologies aimed at benefiting the global defense industry.
GIVING BACK: Hope for The Warriors - Blog
November 21, 2023Each issue, the editorial staff of Military Embedded Systems will highlight a different organization that benefits the military, veterans, and their families. We are honored to cover the technology that protects those who protect us every day.
UNIVERSITY UPDATE: The CHIPS Act and workforce development - Story
November 21, 2023Louder for those in the back: Workforce development in the U.S. defense and industrial semiconductor industry, always an important issue, is even more critical today as big federal dollars for domestic production come online.
RF sensors to get GaN boost under DARPA, Raytheon agreement - News
November 21, 2023ANDOVER, Mass. Raytheon won a four-year, $15 million contract from DARPA [the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency] to increase the electronic capability of radio frequency (RF) sensors using high-power-density gallium nitride (GaN) transistors.
USMC deputy commandant for information to be keynote opener at upcoming AOC convention - News
November 20, 202360th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Organizers of the Annual AOC [Association of Old Crows] International Symposium & Convention -- the leading event for electronic warfare, electromagnetic spectrum operations, cyber-electromagnetic activities, and information operations professionals from around the world -- announced that their opening keynote speaker will be Lt. Gen. Matthew G. Glavy, Deputy Commandant for Information, U.S. Marine Corps.
Space-based 5G network will get demo in 2024 - News
November 20, 2023BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin announced that it plans to launch a payload to orbit next year to demonstrate 5G connectivity from space, part of a larger project -- which the company calls 5G.MIL -- begun in 2020 in response to military demand for high-speed wireless communications.
UAS carrying RF sensors enables enhanced BLoS ISR capabilities - News
November 20, 2023LISBON, Portugal and CAMBRIDGE, U.K. Uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) provider TEKEVER and RF technology company CRFS completed phase one of their system integration partnership, recently launching the first sub-tactical UAS carrying highly sensitive RF sensors as a payload, able to obtain beyond-line-of-sight (BLoS) images.
EW modernization project for U.S. Navy F/A-18 fleet advances to next phase - News
November 20, 2023MELBOURNE, Fla. L3Harris Technologies won a U.S. Navy contract worth $80 million for the next phase of its electronic warfare (EW) modernization project for the F/A-18 fleet.
MOSA solutions highlighted by Pacific Defense at Navy field exercises - News
November 17, 2023MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. Electromagnetic-spectrum specialists Pacific Defense demonstrated its modular open systems approach (MOSA) solutions at the recent Bold Quest 2023 field exercise at Camp Pendleton, in support of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) ENDOR Future Naval Capability (FNC) initiative.
NATO chooses Boeing E-7A aircraft as next AWACS platform - News
November 17, 2023CAPELLEN, Luxembourg. NATO announced that it will use the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail aircraft as its next airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) platform, as it embarks on an overhaul of its aging E-3A AWACS [Airborne Warning And Control System] fleet.