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Radar/EW

EW suite upgrade on F-15E Strike Eagle is put through its paces in major test - News

November 23, 2020

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. The Eagle Passive/Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS), the updated new radar warning and electronic warfare (EW) suite for the U.S. Air Force’s F-15E Strike Eagle, is one step closer to becoming operational in the F-15E fleet after a recent large force test event, dubbed the Large Force Test Event (LFTE) 20.03.

Unmanned

Unmanned aerial systems company 5-D Systems acquired by Kratos - News

November 23, 2020

AUSTIN, Texas. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., provider of high-performance, jet-powered unmanned aerial systems (UAS), announced that it has acquired 5-D Systems, Inc., a CMMI Level 3 Systems and Software Engineering company.

Radar/EW

Hypersonic technologies for U.S. Navy supported by SPA and SAIC - News

November 23, 2020

ALEXANDRIA, Va. Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) received a subcontract from Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to support the U.S. Navy's endeavors with Advanced Hypersonic Technologies through the Global Deterrence and Defense Department (Code GX) at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Crane, Indiana.

Radar/EW

Precision-weapons instrument market to see 7% CAGR by 2028, study says - News

November 20, 2020

AMSTERDAM. The market revenue for global targeting pods -- reported to be $3.54 billion in 2020 -- is predicted to reach a value of approximately $6.22 billion by the year 2028, a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 7.06% during the forecast period, according to a new study from Market Forecast, "Global Targeting Pods -- Market and Technology Forecast to 2028."

Unmanned

Unmanned ground vehicles from FLIR get additional U.S. military orders - News

November 20, 2020

WILSONVIILLE, Ore. FLIR Systems announced that the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Navy have collectively ordered more than 250 additional FLIR Centaur unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), in agreements worth $32 million combined. The contracts are being sourced through the Army’s Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II (MTRS Inc. II) program.

Comms

Portable tactical SATCOM system released by Elbit Systems - News

November 19, 2020

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has launched E-LynX-Sat, a compact satellite communications (SATCOM) add-on system. The new system utilizes a lightweight terminal that interfaces with Elbit Systems’ E-LynX Software Defined Radio (SDR) solution.

Unmanned

Robot dogs and 3D Virtual Ops Center to supplement Tyndall Air Force Base - News

November 19, 2020

BOCA RATON, Fla. Immersive Wisdom, Inc., company specializing in real-time geospatial collaboration software platforms, announced that it has been selected to provide a 3D Virtual Operations Center for the Air Force Base of the Future.

Unmanned

Counter-UAS radar system contract won by Black Sage - News

November 19, 2020

BOISE, Idaho. The U.S. Air Force purchased a counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) radar system from Black Sage to provide targeting data for the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Tactical High Power Microwave Operational Responder (THOR) to defeat drones.

A.I.

AI research aims to develop deep-learning architecture for warfighters - News

November 18, 2020

ADELPHI, Md. Researchers at the U.S. Army’s corporate research laboratory developed an artificial intelligence (AI) architecture that can learn and understand complex events with the intent to enhance the trust and coordination between human and machine needed to complete battlefield missions.

Unmanned

Advanced drone operations to utilize BVLOS and surveillance infrastructure - News

November 18, 2020

GRAND FORKS, N.D. Thales has completed the preliminary design review for the key site implementation of Vantis, the statewide unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) network, for beyond-visial-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations in western North Dakota.

Comms

Radio frequency comms systems equipped with AI to improve network resilience - News

November 18, 2020

CHANTILLY, Va. Perspecta Inc., announced that its applied research arm, Perspecta Labs, has received an award on the modular radio frequency (ModRF) program for the U.S. Army from the Consortium Management Group, Inc., on behalf of the Consortium for Command, Control and Communications in Cyberspace (C5). The award represents follow-on work for the company and has a value of $13 million. 

Unmanned

Layered ICBM defense demonstrated by U.S. Navy in Pacific test - News

November 17, 2020

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) reported that the U.S. Navy shot down a target meant to mimic an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) over the Pacific Ocean with an SM-3 Block IIA missile, in a demonstration of a possible plan to defend Hawaii. 

Unmanned

Fifth unmanned NATO RQ-4D Phoenix delivered to enhance ISR operations - News

November 17, 2020

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman Corporation ferried the fifth NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aircraft, via a non-stop transatlantic flight. The aircraft departed from Palmdale, California and landed at Sigonella Air Base, Sigonella, Italy.

Avionics

F-22 Identification Friend-or-Foe capability receives certification - News

November 17, 2020

GREENLAWN, N.Y. BAE Systems has received certification for its Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) transponder for the F-22 Raptor from the Department of Defense AIMS program office. 

Unmanned

Market for military robots will swell to $24.2 billion by 2025, study says - News

November 16, 2020

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The global market for military robots is projected to grow from $14.5 billion in 2020 to $24.2 billion by 2025, at a CAGR [combined annual growth rate] of 10.7% over the study period, according to market research from MarketsandMarkets, "Military Robots Market - Global Forecast to 2025."