AUSA 2021 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. Military Embedded Systems Group Editorial Director John McHale and Technology Editor Emma Helfrich discuss what they saw on Day 2 of AUSA 2021, from sensor technology to imaging solutions to satellite communications and how the Army is adapting 5G tech.

AUSA ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION -- WASHINGTON, D.C. Raytheon Missiles & Defense (a Raytheon Technologies business) introduced GhostEye MR, a new medium-range AESA [active electronically scanned array] radar for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, or NASAMS, at the AUSA trade show. 

AUSA ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION -- WASHINGTON, D.C.  Kontron has announced that its newest integrated mission computing platform, the COBALT S1901, is now available for customer shipments and will be showcased at the AUSA show this week.

AUSA ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION -- WASHINGTON, D.C. Abaco Systems announced the DAGRX and SAYBRX small form factor (SFF) line replaceable unit (LRU) computers -- featuring Intel processors and flexible I/O in a small package -- at the AUSA show. 

AUSA ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION -- WASHINGTON, D.C. General Micro Systems (GMS) announced that it has joined The Open Group's Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) and Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) consortia. 

AUSA ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION -- WASHINGTON, D.C. Military Embedded Systems Technology Editor Emma Helfrich and Group Editorial Director John McHale give their insights into what they saw at the show on Day 1 Sensor Sopen Systems Architecture (SOSA) Technical Standard, Edition 1.0, to laser guidance systems to artificial intelligence (AI) software to people back attending live events.

AUSA ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION -- WASHINGTON, D.C. Abaco Systems announced the production release of five products designed to align to The Open Group's Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) technical standard. The newly released products, say Abaco Systems officials, align to the SOSA standard and support the stated goals of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for technology insertion, cost reduction, and faster time to deployment.

ARLINGTON, Va. Thales has unveiled its Ground Observer 20 Multi-Mission radar (GO 20 MM) radar designed to combine ground and low-level air surveillance in a single surveillance asset. The radar is also engineered to offer early unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detection and automatic classification.

GERMANY. Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT has combined artificial intelligence (AI), digitization, Active Electronically Scanning Array (AESA), and 3D printing technologies to develop a multi-function jamming system called Kalaetron Attack that can jam enemy radars and also be used passively as a reconnaissance sensor.

POWAY, Calif. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is working with the U.S. Army to develop a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) for the multi-domain operations (MDO)-capable Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) unmanned aircraft system (UAS).

BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin has delivered to the U.S. Army critical ground equipment for its Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) system, which is part of a rapid, multi-year hypersonic weapons development program intended to support the service’s focus on long-range precision fires.

RESTON, Va. Four business units of General Dynamics will participate in the Association of the U.S. Army's (AUSA) 2021 Annual Meeting & Exposition to showcase technologies that are designed to enable multi-domain operations for the U.S. Army, including the ability to interoperate with key allies around the world.

VAN NUYS, Calif. IEE, a manufacturer of enhanced displays for military applications, will be exhibiting its line of rugged military displays at the 2021 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., October 11-13.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract to complete the design of a next-generation, open standards-based signals intelligence (SIGINT) sensor for high-altitude intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms.

FORT WORTH, Texas. Elbit Systems of America has received a firm-fixed-price, Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity contract from the U.S. Army to provide Integrated Helmet And Display Sight System (IHADSS) equipment needed to support the AH-64 Apache helicopter fleet.