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Radar/EW
Infrared search and track sensor tested by Navy on Super Hornets - News
February 19, 2014
ST. LOUIS. U.S. Navy officials completed the first tests of the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor on a F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft -- produced by Boeing. The sensor looks for hard-to-detect targets over long distances.
Radar/EW
Air Force centers to integrate air operations and missile defense with Lockheed Martin software planner - News
February 04, 2014
DENVER. Lockheed Martin engineers developed a software planner that will integrate air operations and missile defense systems, providing the Air Force with the ability to see and better understand dynamic global scenarios. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and is worth about $8 million to provide an air and missile defense planner that will then be integrated into the U.S. Air Force Air Operations Center.
Unmanned
U.S. Army, Lockheed Martin demonstrate autonomous convoy vehicles - News
January 31, 2014
DALLAS. In partnership with Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC) put on an autonomous convoy demonstration at Fort Hood.
Comms
Lockheed Martin successfully powers on SV-02 GPS III satellite; four more to follow - News
January 29, 2014
DENVER. The Lockheed Martin-GPS III team has passed a production milestone by successfully turning on power to the bus and network communications equipment payload of the second GPS III Space Vehicle 2 (SV-02) satellite.
Unmanned
ISR as a Service: Providing users with affordable surveillance and reconnaissance - Story
January 29, 2014
As the type and number of military and national security threats increase, so does the sophistication and capabilities of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems needed to address those threats. The problem, however, is that developing and operating advanced ISR systems is costly, and in many cases a user does not have the time, resources, acquisition processes, or technological maturity to make an ISR procurement practical.
Unmanned
Lockheed Martin electric fiber laser achieves 30-kilowatts using Spectral Beam Combining - Other
January 28, 2014
BOTHELL, WA. Lockheed Martin demonstrated a process called Spectral Beam Combining, which sends beams from multiple fiber laser modules into a combiner that forms a single, powerful, high-quality beam. This beam culminated into a 30-kilowatt electric fiber laser, which is the highest power that has been documented while retaining full electrical efficiency and beam quality.
Avionics
Air Force gets 300th C-130J Super Hercules - News
December 23, 2013
MARIETTA, GA. The C-130J Super Hercules program saw its 300th aircraft delivered. The latest Super Hercules is an MC-130J Commando II currently assigned to the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command. The Commando II supports missions such as infiltration/exfiltration, in-flight refueling, and aerial delivery and resupply of special operations forces.
