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Comms
Navy special comms contract won by BAE Systems - News
March 15, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems will support the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division?s (NAWCAD) Special Communications Mission Solutions Division by providing technical services.
Comms
Sec. Defense Carter approves final plans to fully integrate the military - Other
March 11, 2016
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter formally approved the final implementation of plans to integrate the military, as all combat positions are now open to women. The military services, including the U.S. Special Operations Command, followed suit to change an entire culture. Plans were turned in and change will happen. The true impact of this decision won?t be felt till 20 years from now, when the young men and women turn 18 and join a new military that is not biased by today?s views.
Comms
MOU focuses on hybrid satellite/cellular machine-to-machine opportunities - News
March 11, 2016
SUNNYVALE, Calif. ORBCOMM and Lockheed Martin officials signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore future satellite and hybrid satellite/cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) opportunities primarily in the U.S. government sector and select international markets.
Unmanned
Unmanned undersea vehicle employs hybrid power system to operate for months - News
March 10, 2016
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. Echo Voyager ? Boeing?s unmanned, undersea vehicle (UUV) ? is slated to undergo sea trials later this summer. Due to its hybrid rechargeable propulsion power system and modular payload bay, the vehicle can operate autonomously for months at a time, officials say.
Radar/EW
HPEC radar processing architecture meets goals of USAF next-gen radar study - News
March 10, 2016
ASHBURN, Va. The U.S. Air Force completed the Next Generation Radar (NGR) Processor Study. The results demonstrated that Curtiss-Wright?s proposed multiprocessor High Performance Embedded Computing (HPEC) Radar processing architecture has met the study?s target benchmarks.
Avionics
BAE Systems will equip USAF rescue helicopter with friend or foe & missile warning system - News
March 09, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Air Force?s HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter will receive BAE Systems? Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) AN/DPX-7 Reduced Size Transponder (RST) and the Common Missile Warning System (CMWS).
Avionics
Boeing will develop mission system for multi-role aircraft variant - News
March 09, 2016
CHICAGO. Paramount Group ? based in Africa ? and Boeing will continue their partnership and with a collaboration on a mission system for a variant of the Advanced, High Performance, Reconnaissance, Light Aircraft (AHRLAC), which will be known as Mwari.
Radar/EW
Research team works on creating cooling tech for high-powered microchips - News
March 08, 2016
MOORESTOWN, N.J. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) and Lockheed Martin are working on cooling technology for high-powered microchips. The Inter/Intra Chip Enhanced Cooling (ICECool)-Applications research program is aimed at electronic warfare, radars, and high performance computers and data servers.
Radar/EW
Missile test demonstrates extended range on SM-6 - News
March 07, 2016
PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii. The U.S. Navy completed a missile test, in which Raytheon?s Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) engaged five targets and exceeded its range record set on June 2014.
Avionics
C-130 training center expands with addition of C-130H/L-382 simulator - News
March 07, 2016
TAMPA, Fla. CAE?s C-130 training center in Tampa, Florida is expanding with the addition of the company?s C-130H/L-382 full-mission simulator, which features Rockwell Collins Flight2 glass cockpit avionics system.
Avionics
Unmanned aircraft lack stringent certification process - Story
March 07, 2016
All types of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) are popping into the national airspace, resulting in increasing numbers of accidents and near misses. Safety incidents are getting more frequent with military unmanned aircraft as well. This environment is forcing military commercial and aviation officials to speed up efforts to create the strict safety certification rules for unmanned aircraft as exist for manned aircraft.
From The Editor
Top five leadership qualities to see in a commander-in-chief - Other
March 04, 2016
Arguably, the top five qualities of a good leader are honesty, confidence, communication, the ability to inspire, and tact. Honesty and trust go hand in hand. Politicians are notorious for not having either of these qualities, which is a reason why America is just plain angry with the establishment. Without confidence, a leader will not be trusted. No one will follow a leader, or a president for that matter, that lacks the confidence to do the job.
Cyber
"Hack the Pentagon" invites vetted hackers to test DoD cybersecurity - News
March 03, 2016
WASHINGTON. ?Hack the Pentagon? program kicks off with Department of Defense (DoD) officials inviting vetted hackers to test the department?s cybersecurity. The pilot program will launch in April and the department will provide more details on requirements for participation and other ground rules in the coming weeks. It also marks the first in a series of programs designed to test and find vulnerabilities in the department?s applications, websites, and networks.
Radar/EW
ONR program focuses on full-spectrum EW situational awareness - News
March 02, 2016
MERRIMACK, N.H. BAE Systems will develop next-generation electronic warfare (EW) technology that will detect, locate, and identify sources of radio frequency signals. The Full-Spectrum Staring Receiver (FSSR) effort is part of the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) Electronic Warfare Discovery & Invention Program, which seeks to develop and demonstrate a broad range of next-generation EW systems that exploit, deceive, or deny enemy use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Comms
Harris will supply its AN/PRC-158 Manpack radios as part of $12.7 billion multi-award contract - News
March 01, 2016
ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S. Army officials selected Harris as one of three companies to supply Handheld, Manpack, and Small Form-Fit (HMS) Manpack radios. The multi-award IDIQ contract has a five-year base with an additional five-year option period with an estimated ceiling value of $12.7 billion.
Unmanned
UAVs demonstrate collision avoidance & speed in DARPA FLA program - News
February 26, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) engineers completed the first flight data collection with the common quadcopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform for the Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program at the Otis Air National Guard Base, Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Officials deemed the demonstration a success because the quadcopters were able to edge their way around obstacles and achieve their target speeds of 20 meters per second.
Radar/EW
200th Electro-Optical Targeting System delivery complete for the F-35 Lightning II - News
February 25, 2016
ORLANDO, Fla. Under a low-rate initial production contract, Lockheed Martin has delivered 200 out of 367 Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) for the F-35 Lightning II.
Radar/EW
R&D project focuses on benefits of Gallium alloys with RF electronic systems - News
February 25, 2016
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) engineers are looking into the effectiveness of Gallium Liquid Metal Alloys (GaLMAs) within various radio frequency (RF) electronic systems. Because of their lightweight and reconfigurable formats officials think they could benefit within size, weight, and power (SWaP)-constrained systems.
Unmanned
Bluefin Robotics bought out by General Dynamics Mission Systems - News
February 24, 2016
FAIRFAX, Va. Officials at General Dynamics Mission Systems announced they are expanding their unmanned platform solutions portfolio with the acquisition of Bluefin Robotics, a manufacturer of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) for U.S. military and commercial customers.
Radar/EW
Under a continued partnership, Romania purchases Lockheed Martin's TPS-77 radars - News
February 23, 2016
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Romania officials purchased two TPS-77 radars under a contract agreement with Lockheed Martin. The radars will include Digital Array Row Transceivers (DART), which help to save energy and improves performance of the radars, officials say.
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