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Radar/EW

Link-22 Signal Processing Controller completes interoperability testing - News

August 20, 2021

ARLINGTON, Va. Leonardo DRS announced today it has completed formal interoperability testing of its Link-22 Signal Processing Controller (SPC) within the NATO Improved Link Eleven (NILE) Link-22 Network.

Unmanned

WESCAM MX-electro-optical infrared and laser sensors to be delivered to Special Ops - News

August 20, 2021

MELBOURNE, Fla. The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded L3Harris Technologies a five-year, $96 million IDIQ contract to procure WESCAM MX-electro-optical, infrared and laser designator sensor suites and services.

Cyber

Virtual reality used by Embry-Riddle for cybersecurity defense training - News

August 19, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are designing a simulator to train Navy ROTC students, or midshipmen, in how to identify cybersecurity threats. In order to do so, officials at the university are leveraging virtual reality (VR) expertise found on the Daytona Beach Campus.   

Radar/EW

Open architecture high-speed connectivity to better enable JADC2 efforts - News

August 19, 2021

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman Corporation has validated the open architecture nature of its advanced gateway system offering by integrating and demonstrating a new High Capacity Backbone (HCB) capability provided by L3Harris Technologies with one of Northrop Grumman’s platform agnostic gateway systems.

Comms

On-the-move SATCOM terminal demoed on AMOS-17 digital Ka-Band - News

August 19, 2021

ISRAEL. Spacecom and Get SAT have announced the testing of Get SAT's next generation Micro Sling Blade Ka-Band Satcom-On-The-Move terminal on AMOS-17's advanced, digital Ka-Band. The test was hosted at the SMS Teleport in Rugby, U.K.

Comms

MOSA-built digital engineering environment to enable next-gen space systems - News

August 19, 2021

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Redwire has announced initial operational capability for its investment in a digital engineering environment, the Hyperion Operational Space Simulation Laboratory (HOSS).

A.I.

AI-powered sensing capabilities goal of Sarcos Defense and BAE Systems team - News

August 17, 2021

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Sarcos Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sarcos Robotics, and BAE Systems, announced that the companies are partnering to develop advanced perception and sensing capabilities for autonomous platforms for Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), to benefit Department of Defense (DoD) operations.

Unmanned

4G-connected UAV shown by Drone Nerds at Xponential 2021 - News

August 17, 2021

AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021--ATLANTA. Unmanned-vehicle company Drone Nerds is showing its latest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology at AUVSI Xponential -- held August 16-19 in Atlanta -- which includes the Parrot ANAFI Ai; Drone Nerds states that the UAV is the first 4G LTE-connected robotic drone.

Comms

C4ISR market is growing across the world, study finds - News

August 17, 2021

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The deployment of small, reliable, and sophisticated C4ISR [command, control, communications, computers, intelliegence, surveillance, and reconnaissance] systems in a wide range of applications has increased their demand across the globe, a trend that will continue for at least the next few years, according to a new report from MarketsandMarkets, "C4ISR Market - Forecast to 2026."

Unmanned

Small UAV satellite communications system shown by Honeywell and Pipistrel at Xponential show - News

August 16, 2021

AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021--ATLANTA. Honeywell's Small UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] satellite communications (SATCOM) system has been selected by small aircraft designer and manufacturer Pipistrel, as part of the new outfitting for three of Pipistrel'snew aircraft, including the fixed-wing Surveyor and both unmanned Nuuva platforms, the V300 and smaller V20.    

Comms

Spectrum management research contract for Air Force awarded to Alion - News

August 16, 2021

WASHINGTON. Alion Science and Technology has won a $18 million task order with a 60-month period of performance for Spectrum Management Research and Analysis for Air Force (AF) Spectrum Management Office (AFSMO).

Unmanned

Micro Gimbal for unmanned situational awareness launched by CACI - News

August 16, 2021

RESTON, Va. CACI International Inc. announced the launch of its AVT CM62 Micro Gimbal in line with the AUVSI XPONENTIAL trade show in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit the company at booth #2910 at AUVSI XPONENTIAL.

Unmanned

MKS Instruments unveils new UAS-capable miniaturized zoom lens at AUVSI Xponential 2021 - News

August 16, 2021

AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021--ATLANTA. MKS Instruments, has announced the availability of the Ophir LightIR 16-180mm MWIR f/3.6 continuous zoom lens, the newest member of the LightIR family of lightweight, long-range, motorized continuous zoom lenses that can be optimized for use on small unmanned aerial systems (UASs), at the AUVSI Xponential event, held August 16-19 in Atlanta. 

Avionics

Rugged and secure data- and video-recorder contract signed between U.S. Navy and Mercury Systems - News

August 13, 2021

ANDOVER, Mass. Mercury Systems has garnered an order worth $17 million order from the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center’s Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD) for Advanced Data Transfer Systems (ADTS) intended for deployment across the Navy's multiple rotary-wing and tilt-rotor platforms.

A.I.

DoD officials cite AI as a potential tool to bolster missile defense - News

August 13, 2021

WASHINGTON. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is focusing on more efficiently utilizing the vast amounts on data generated during missile testing conducted by the United States military through the use of artificial intelligence (AI).