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Radar/EW

Air defense radars for Marine Corps to be provided by Leidos - News

November 28, 2023

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama. Leidos won a $32 million contract from the Marine Corps System Command (MARCORSYSCOM) through the Consortium Management Group (CMG) to develop four Medium Range Air Defense Radar (MRADR) prototype systems over a two-year period, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

C-5 aircraft upgrades to be provided to U.S. Air Force by SwRI - News

November 28, 2023

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) won a contract to install monitoring systems on C-5 aircraft under a five-year deal with the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Center for Aircraft Structural Life Extension (CAStLE), the institute announced in a statement.

Unmanned

'Super missile' to be developed by Kongsberg, Norway, and Germany - News

November 27, 2023

OSLO, Norway. The Norwegian government, in collaboration with Germany and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, will develop a new naval strike missile, Kongsberg announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

EMS superiority the theme of AOC 2023 Symposium & Convention - News

November 27, 2023

60th 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."

Radar/EW

ESA sensor demo to prove concept in orbital missions - News

November 27, 2023

DENVER, 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/EW

Radar contract worth up to $32 million signed between Leidos, USMC - News

November 27, 2023

HUNTSVILLE, 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.

Unmanned

Tethered drone for tactical ISR unveiled by Elistair - News

November 22, 2023

PARIS, France. Elistair announced the release of KHRONOS, an automated tethered drone system designed for tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) Missions.

Radar/EW

Radar-research consortium teams Lockheed Martin and Finnish defense companies - News

November 22, 2023

BETHESDA, 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. 

Unmanned

Drone completes short takeoff and landing on UK aircraft carrier - News

November 21, 2023

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) demonstrated the short takeoff and landing (STOL) abilities of its Mojave Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) on the HMS Prince of Wales, a Royal Navy aircraft carrier, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Air and missile defense platform intercepts cruise missile in U.S. Army test - News

November 21, 2023

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico. The U.S. Army, in collaboration with Raytheon, completed a live-fire test using the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), Raytheon announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

RF sensors to get GaN boost under DARPA, Raytheon agreement - News

November 21, 2023

ANDOVER, 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.

Radar/EW

USMC deputy commandant for information to be keynote opener at upcoming AOC convention - News

November 20, 2023

60th 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. 

Comms

Space-based 5G network will get demo in 2024 - News

November 20, 2023

BETHESDA, 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.

Unmanned

UAS carrying RF sensors enables enhanced BLoS ISR capabilities - News

November 20, 2023

LISBON, 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.

Radar/EW

EW modernization project for U.S. Navy F/A-18 fleet advances to next phase - News

November 20, 2023

MELBOURNE, 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.