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On-the-move ground radar demonstrated by NGC - News

March 13, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. Northrop Grumman Corporation completed a government customer demonstration of the Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar (HAMMR) system at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Radar/EW

HELIOS laser weapon system nears ship integration - News

March 13, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy moved one step closer to integrating a laser weapon system onto an Arleigh Burke destroyer after conducting a Critical Design Review (CDR) for the High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system.

Radar/EW

MATRICs semiconductors to sense UAS comms signals - News

March 13, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems demonstrated new, small-form-factor semiconductor technology designed to sense radio frequency (RF) and communication signals in congested and contested battle environments in conjunction with an unmanned aerial system (UAS). The Hedgehog technology is a collection of general-purpose, reconfigurable MATRICs chips in a software-defined radio (SDR) system.

Comms

Gray Eagle UAV to be equipped with next-gen SATCOM tech - News

March 12, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Hughes Network Systems

GERMANTOWN, Md. Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), broadband satellite networks and services company, announced it has won a Data Link Modernization (DLM) contract by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to provide new advanced satellite communications (SATCOM) systems for the U.S. Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).

Comms

Protected tactical SATCOM payload prototype in development - News

March 12, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

BETHESDA, Md. The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) at Los Angeles Air Force Base awarded Lockheed Martin a $240 million contract to develop a prototype payload for its new Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS) system. PTS is a next-generation capability connecting warfighters with more agile and jam-resistant satellite communications (SATCOM).

Comms

U.S. Army's MQ-1C UAS to get advanced satcom connections - News

March 11, 2020

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Hughes Network Systems

GERMANTOWN, Md. Hughes Network Systems has won a data link modernization contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to supply new advanced satellite communications (satcom) systems for the U.S. Army’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS).

Radar/EW

UAS versus AESA radar test performed using on-the-move military system - News

March 11, 2020

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. Northrop Grumman recently completed a successful government customer demonstration of its Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar (HAMMR) system, a short- to medium-range X-Band 3D AESA radar intended to be used as AN/APG-83 F-16 fighter radar in a ground-based, sense on-the-move role.

Radar/EW

Use existing FPGA digital I/O with transceiver for proper decoding - News

March 11, 2020

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Holt Integrated Circuits

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. Holt Integrated Circuits has launched the HI-15850, a 3.3V MIL-STD-1553 dual transceiver with 1.8 V, 2.5 V, and 3.3 V-compatible digital I/O; these compatibilities are aimed at giving users more flexibility to interface with a broad range of FPGAs, avoiding the use of level shifters and other additional circuitry.

Unmanned

AI-enabled surveillance aimed at use in counter-UAS, force protection applications - News

March 10, 2020

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems FLIR Systems, Inc.

ARLINGTON, Va. FLIR Systems has launched the Ranger HDC MR, a new high-definition midrange high-definition thermal-imaging surveillance system that uses embedded analytics and image-processing algorithms to reduce the cognitive workload, enabling operators to distinguish quickly between true threats and false alarms, even in degraded weather conditions.

Comms

Army tactical communication systems contract adds Cubic - News

March 10, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cubic

SAN DIEGO, Calif. Cubic Corporation announced its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division was named as one of the awardees to compete under the U.S. Army for Global Tactical Advanced Communication Systems (GTACS II) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle.

Comms

Reflector antenna by L3 Harris designed for smallsat missions - News

March 10, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems L3Harris Technologies

MELBOURNE, Fla. L3Harris Technologies has introduced a new small satellite (smallsat) reflector antenna that will help decrease the size, weight, and overall time to produce smallsats.

Radar/EW

VarioRay LLM laser light modules supplied to Swiss Army - News

March 10, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rheinmetall Waffe Munition

SWITZERLAND. As part of its 2019 defence procurement program, the Swiss Army placed an order with Rheinmetall for the VarioRay LLM laser light module. Delivery of 9,640 devices is set to commence in May 2020 and be complete by the end of 2022. The order is worth a figure in the lower two-digit euro million range.

Comms

High frequency communications contract won by Babcock - News

March 09, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Babcock International

NEW ZEALAND. Babcock International, aerospace and defense company, is set to become a leading provider of high frequency (HF) radio communications services to New Zealand and its international ‘Five Eyes’ allies following the awarding of a key contract.

Radar/EW

Booster tech for hypersonics focus of DARPA's OpFires Phase 3 - News

March 06, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

WASHINGTON. Phase 3 of DARPA’s Operational Fires (OpFires) program began in earnest this month with government and contractor staff finalizing the system architecture approach, including a plan to use existing components from ground-launched missile systems, along with new booster technologies designed to support future hypersonic weapons.

Unmanned

EO/IR system integrated onto unmanned MQ-9 - News

March 06, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Atomics

SAN DIEGO, Calif. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and L3Harris Technologies completed the integration of the WESCAM MX-20 Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) system onto a GA-ASI MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) to provide an advanced targeting solution.