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Unmanned
U.S. Navy completes three-week assessment on MQ-8C Fire Scout - News
November 30, 2015
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. On November 20 at Naval Base Ventura County at Pont Mugu, California, the MQ-8C Fire Scout completed a three-week operational assessment period.
Radar/EW
Leidos is tasked to support ISR capabilities of U.S. Army ARL-E program - News
November 27, 2015
RESTON, Va. U.S. Army officials have tasked Leidos to design, produce, integrate, and test for the Airborne Reconnaissance Low-Enhanced (ARL-E) program. Their first task order under this contract is to provide the System of Systems (SoS) integration of the Mission Equipment Payload (MEP), including the modification of Bombardier DHC-8 aircraft.
Radar/EW
Missile intercepts incoming target during U.S. Army flight test - News
November 26, 2015
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. In a U.S. Army-led missile defense flight test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 Missile intercepted an incoming target.
Unmanned
Congress hears testimony on future of warfighter and autonomous defense systems - News
November 25, 2015
WASHINGTON. Before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Greg L. Zacharias – the U.S Air Force chief scientist – testified on autonomy in future defense systems and the goal to have effective teams of humans and machines working together.
Radar/EW
Harpoon Block II+ network-enabled missile completes free-flight test - News
November 25, 2015
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. U.S. Navy officials announced the completion of the network-enabled Harpoon Block II+ missile system free-flight test. The event was the first end-to-end functionality test of an inert Harpoon Block II+ from pre-flight to target impact.
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U.S. Navy orders Mercury's Digital RF Memory modulator jammers - News
November 24, 2015
CHELMSFORD, Mass. U.S. Navy officials tasked Mercury Defense Systems to deliver 200 advanced miniaturized Digital RF Memory modulators (Mini DRFM). The firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) is estimated to worth be up to $42 million.
Cyber
Cyber Innovation Challenge focuses on situational awareness in cyber domain - News
November 24, 2015
McLEAN, Va. The U.S. Army launched Cyber Innovation Challenge with an industry day on November 18 asking industry partners, including non-traditional defense contractors, to deliver prototype solutions for rapid evaluation using a flexible acquisition model known as Other Transaction Authority.
Unmanned
U.S. Army engineers extend artillery's range and power using electrically responsive methods - News
November 23, 2015
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. By using an electrically responsive methodology to control energetics materials, Picatinny Arsenal engineers are extending the range and power of artillery. A team at the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, or ARDEC, at Picatinny Arsenal – part of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland – strive to provide the warfighter with more control over the rocket propellant, which could ultimately increase the range, burn rate, power, and speed.
Avionics
FACE standard aligns with Rockwell Collins' RNP RNAV in demonstration to military officials - News
November 19, 2015
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Engineers completed a demonstration to U.S. military officials of Rockwell Collins’ Required Navigation Performance Area Navigation (RNP RNAV) capable Flight Management System aligned to the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Standard.
Comms
MIDS-On-Ship communications provides interoperability with Link 16 systems - News
November 19, 2015
WAYNE, N.J. U.S. Navy officials at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command selected Data Link Solutions (DLS) to deliver Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS)-On-Ship (MOS) system under a $32 million, firm fixed price contract that provides secure, high-capacity, and jam-resistant digital Link 16 data and voice communications capabilities.
Unmanned
RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS adds GSX 70 weather radar - News
November 18, 2015
OLATHE, Kan. U.S. Air Force’s fleet of RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) will receive Garmin International Inc.’s GSX 70, a solid-state weather radar that provides operators with real-time weather information. Installations of the radar are expected to begin in early 2016.
Radar/EW
Sonar delivery complete for DARPA's anti-submarine unmanned vessel program - News
November 18, 2015
TEWKSBURY, Mass. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program received from Raytheon the latest Modular Scalable Sonar System (MS3) for its Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program.
Comms
U.S. Air Force D-ILS systems receives General Dynamics wireless communications - News
November 17, 2015
FAIRFAX, Va. The U.S. Air Force’s Deployable Instrument Landing System (D-ILS) will receive General Dynamics CM-300/350 V2 air traffic control (ATC) radios and the Fortress ES2440 high-capacity Mesh Point wireless backhaul radios.
Unmanned
U.S. Navy completes airworthiness test with LRASM load on F/A-18E/F aircraft - News
November 17, 2015
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The F/A-18E/F completed its first phase of airworthiness testing using a mass simulator vehicle to evaluate in-flight structural loads of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM).
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Flight test demonstrates target engagement by tracking data from different radars - News
November 16, 2015
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Army completed a flight test where the Patriot Advanced Capability Three (PAC-3) interceptor received command and control information from the integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) to destroy a cruise missile target using tracking data from Sentinel and Patriot radars.
Avionics
Industry announcements at Dubai Airshow expands Boeing's presence in Middle East - News
November 13, 2015
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates. At the Dubai Airshow, Boeing made a series of announcements that helped to expand its plans with the Middle East’s aerospace industry.
Comms
Jointly owned division set up in Saudi Arabia by Orbital ATK - News
November 12, 2015
DULLES, Va. To support its grown regional presence, Orbital ATK, Inc. established a jointly owned subsidiary, Alliant Techsystems Operations LTD, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Officials say the goal is to strengthen Orbital ATK’s alliances in the country and collaborate with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by assisting in realizing its objectives in national security, defense, and training.
Unmanned
Oshkosh exhibits TerraMax unmanned system technology at Dubai Airshow - News
November 12, 2015
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates. At the Dubai Airshow, Oshkosh Defense, LLC exhibited their range of tactical vehicles including TerraMax unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) technology, which can convert a tradition vehicle into an autonomous system.
Radar/EW
AEC signs MOU with Raytheon during Dubai Airshow - News
November 12, 2015
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates. To explore strategic teaming opportunities across a range of mission areas, Raytheon and Advanced Electronics Company (AEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the Dubai Airshow.
From The Editor
Veteran's Day and the Flower of Remembrance - Blog
November 11, 2015
Thank you to those that serve, past and present. The flower of remembrance – a red poppy – has become a symbol to remember veterans.
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