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Comms
DARPA's PCAS system prototype demonstration completed - News
September 22, 2015
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Air Force and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) conducted a demonstration of DARPA’s Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) prototype system on an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft. The demonstration consisted of 50 sorties near Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada showing that a warfighter serving as a joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) on the ground can coordinate with a pilot and command an airstrike with a few clicks on a tablet.
Radar/EW
Sensor data fusion experiment conducted with Hawkeye and Growler aircrafts - News
September 22, 2015
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The U.S. Navy Warfare Development Command led the Netted Sensors At-Sea Experiment event as part of the Fleet Experimentation (FLEX) 2015, in which an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and two EA-18G Growlers participated in testing designed to establish airborne networks to support machine-to-machine sensor data fusion.
Comms
DARPA tasks Rockwell Collins to develop back-up GPS technologies for contested regions - News
September 21, 2015
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Rockwell Collins to develop GPS back-up technologies under DARPA’s Spatial, Temporal, and Orientation Information in Contested Environments (STOIC) program, where the goal is to reduce the warfighter’s GPS dependence during military operations.
Cyber
Cyberattack defense on U.S. Navy ships with RHIMES system - News
September 21, 2015
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Navy is developing a Resilient Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical Security (RHIMES) system in response to cyber security threats such as the 2012 breach of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet. The system is designed to make its shipboard mechanical and electrical control systems resilient to cyber attacks.
Unmanned
DSEI 2015 exhibits Northrop Grumman's unmanned ground vehicle Andros FX - News
September 18, 2015
LONDON. At the DSEI 2015 exhibition, Northrop Grumman presented the unmanned ground vehicle, Andros FX – designed by its subsidiary Remotec Inc., it’s purpose is to combat a range of threats including explosive devices.
Comms
Secure soldier radio communications introduced at DSEI 2015 - News
September 18, 2015
LONDON. At DSEI 2015, Thales officials announced SquadNet soldier radio, which offers simultaneous voice, data, and video transmission. It combines a networking waveform with built-in GPS, Bluetooth, and programmable encryption.
Radar/EW
Terma and Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine sign collaboration agreement in naval markets at DSEI 2015 - News
September 18, 2015
LONDON. A memorandum of understanding was signed between Terma and Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit at DSEI 2015, where the two parties agree to collaborate within the naval market.
Radar/EW
BAE Systems BattleView 360 gives warfighters 2-D/ 3-D view while in armored vehicle - News
September 17, 2015
LONDON. BAE System announced at DSEI 2015 the BattleView 360, a digital mapping system that collates, displays, and tracks position of all surrounding points of interest in 2-D and 3-D modes, giving situational awareness to the warfighter in a real time.
Comms
Wearable FireStorm targeting system announced at DSEI 2015 - News
September 17, 2015
LONDON. Officials from Rockwell Collins announced a wearable variant of its FireStorm integrated targeting system with High Accuracy Lightweight Targeter (HALT) and the StrikeHawk Digital tactical video downlink receiver at the Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition this year.
Unmanned
Explosive ordnance robot introduced at DSEI 2015 - News
September 17, 2015
LONDON. Introduced at DSEI 2015 by officials at Cobham is telemax's 4X4 remotely operated vehicle, which joins the company’s unmanned system family. The 4x4 design incorporates four-wheel drive system and WLAN-based data and video transmission technology.
Unmanned
The USS Coronado (LCS-4) completes live-fire missile test - News
September 17, 2015
TUCSON, Ariz. During a live-fire exercise at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division sea range off the coast of California, USS Coronado (LCS 4) fired Raytheon’s Rolling Airframe Missile from a SeaRAM anti-ship defense system.
Avionics
F-35 Lightning II MOA signed between Terma and BAE Systems - News
September 16, 2015
LONDON. At the Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition in London, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed between Terma Aerostructures A/S and BAE Systems, in which Terma will continue to manufacture subassemblies, components, and parts of the F-35 Lightning II empennage.
Avionics
Sikorsky orders avionics systems from Rockwell Collins for USAF combat rescue helicopters - News
September 16, 2015
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Under the U.S. Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program, Sikorsky selected Rockwell Collins to provide cockpit flight and mission display systems, navigation radios, and the ARC-210 V/UHF communication system for the aircrafts.
Cyber
Raytheon BBN team wins overlay network development deal - News
September 15, 2015
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. The BBN Technologies unit of Raytheon has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to research optimized information flow for military operations over wide area networks under the Edge-Directed Cyber Technologies for Reliable Mission Communication (EdgeCT) program. The goal of the program is to ensure communications are secure and less susceptible to network failures that result from cyberattacks and common errors.
Comms
DoD establishes Joint Interagency to facilitate information sharing - News
September 15, 2015
SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. The Department of Defense with U.S. Strategic Command, Air Force Space Command, and the intelligence community will establish a Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center (JICSpOC) to be located at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The goal of the center will be to create unity of effort and facilitate information sharing across national security space enterprise.
Radar/EW
Squadron at Edwards base prepares for flight test with AESA radar upgrade - News
September 15, 2015
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. The 416th Flight Test Squadron is preparing to conduct a flight test of the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar as part of the F-16 Radar Modernization Program(RMP) from September 2015 through August 2016.
Comms
SAIC wins Network-Centric Solutions-2 contract to provide IT mission support - News
September 14, 2015
MCLEAN, Va. In a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Network-Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) contract with the U.S. Air Force, Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) will support missions that require voice, data, video communications information services, and solutions.
Radar/EW
Mine hunting system demonstrates synthetic aperture sonar processing - News
September 14, 2015
ANNAPOLIS, Md. In a field test at the U.S. Navy Central Command in Bahrain, Northrop Grumman’s AQS-24B mine hunting system demonstrated the ability to perform synthetic aperture sonar processing at 18 knots in real time. It finished 12 missions during the exercise.
Unmanned
Hub-drive design and development contract will improve mobility and survivability - News
September 11, 2015
WALES. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected QinetiQ to develop an electric hub-drive to improve survivability and mobility of military ground vehicles. The contract estimates its total at $1.5 million, but if all options are exercised it could go up to $2.7 million.
From The Editor
Marines bring their tech and equipment to the desert - Other
September 10, 2015
Phoenix was in the sporting spotlight when the Super Bowl XLIX came to town earlier in the year. Around that same time, we also saw Brooks Koepka win the final round at the infamous Phoenix Open with Ryan Palmer and Bubba Watson trailing behind. Now Phoenix is once again in the spotlight as we host Marine Week, where over 600 marines come flooding down our dusty gates to showcase their technology, their equipment, and especially their brawns.
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