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Top military electronics stories of the decade: 2010-2019 - News
December 31, 2019
Looking back on our top 15 read stories since 2010, seeing what topics and authors have trended well through the past decade, was a fun little exercise. No surprise, our most-read guest blogger, Ray Alderman, Chairman of the Board at VITA, dominates the list with five entires of his Warfare Evolution Blog, while articles and news on FPGAs, GPS jamming, and EMP weapons flavored the top of the list. Another guest blogger, Ronen Isaac of Milsource, placed two entries in the top 15 with his Ethernet Everywhere Blog. Check them our below.
Unmanned
Miniature Air-Launched Decoy contract won by Raytheon - News
December 31, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon Company won a U.S. Navy contract for the Miniature Air-Launched Decoy ? Navy (MALD-N), as announced by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Comms
New WGS-11 satellite developed by Boeing - News
December 31, 2019
CHICAGO, Ill. Boeing has developed a new variant of its 702 satellite for the U.S. Air Force?s Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) constellation, one intended to offer both greater bandwidth efficiency and signal power than previous satellites in the fleet. The new WGS-11 will be delivered on a recently negotiated contract award from the Air Force.
Comms
Top military blogs & guest blogs of 2019 - News
December 31, 2019
Our most popular blogs, and guest blogs on Mil-Embedded.com from 2019 covered artificial intelligence, hypersonic weapons, battlefield healthcare, the kill web, supply chain security, Ethernet, software integrity, and more. Our guest blogs were penned by authors from VITA, Apex Waves, Abaco Systems, Milsource, and Red Hat. Check them out below.
Unmanned
UAV shot down by F-16 in cruise missile defense test - News
December 30, 2019EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. The U.S. Air Force 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron shot down a subscale unmanned aerial system (UAS) with an AGR-20A laser-guided rocket from an F-16 Fighting Falcon targeting pod in a cruise missile defense test.
Cyber
Top stories of 2019 - News
December 30, 2019
The top stories of 2019 featured on the Military Embedded Systems website covered contract winnings, intelligence gathering advancements, Boeing's 737 MAX suspension, cyber defense, and more. Check them out below:
A.I.
Top AI and machine learning stories of 2019 - News
December 30, 2019
The top artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning stories of 2019 covered the military's preparation for AI on the battlefield, diverse AI and machine learning applications, human-robot solutions and stigmas, and more. Check them out below:
Cyber
Top cybersecurity and encryption stories of 2019 - News
December 27, 2019
The top cybersecurity and encryption stories of 2019 covered COTS encryption, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, Lockheed Martin's Silent Crow, securing simulation and training systems, and more. Check them out below:
A.I.
AI to help bias detection for military analysts - News
December 27, 2019
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Charles River Analytics Inc., developer of intelligent systems solutions, has partnered with Raytheon BBN to develop bias detection and credibility reporting tools for military analysts, who must quickly understand the value of data.
Avionics
Top avionics stories of 2019 - News
December 27, 2019
The top Avionics stories on Mil-embedded.com for 2019 covered F-35 avionics, multicore for safety-critical applications, conformance with the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) standard, F-22 Raptor upgrades, and more. Check them out below.
Radar/EW
SPY-6 radars for U.S. Navy delivered by Raytheon - News
December 27, 2019
TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon Company announced it will build two additional shipsets of SPY-6 radars under a $250 million contract with the U.S. Navy. The company is now contracted to deliver a total of nine radar shipsets to DDG-51 Flight III destroyers.
Radar/EW
Top ten radar/electronic warfare stories from 2019 - News
December 27, 2019
Radar and electronic warfare (EW) stories are always popular on Mil-Embedded.com and 2019 was no different. Our top read stories this year covered radar for Counter-drone applications, radar for detecting hypersonic weapons, open architectures for radar and EW, Gallium Nitride (GaN0 tech for AESA radar, and more. Check them out below.
Unmanned
UAV beyond visual line of sight operations to be improved - News
December 23, 2019
CANADA. Canadian UAVs and Lockheed Martin Canada CDL Systems have signed a memorandum of understanding to provide an unmanned traffic management solution to meet this challenge. This solution will build a complete airspace picture necessary to conduct unmanned operations beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in Canada and beyond.
Radar/EW
Remote control weapon stations to equip JLTVs - News
December 23, 2019
ISRAEL. Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that, following a contract signed between the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of Montenegro, the Company won a contract worth approximately $35 million, to supply the Montenegrin Armed Forces with Remote Controlled Weapon Stations (RCWS) for the new Oshkosh Defense 4X4 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV).
Radar/EW
Hypersonic rocket motor to be developed by Aerojet - News
December 23, 2019
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Aerojet Rocketdyne is supporting a Lockheed Martin effort to develop a hypersonic conventional missile for the U.S. Air Force under a subcontract valued at $81.5 million.
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Over-the-horizon radar transmit subsystem ordered for homeland defense from OSI Systems
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Electronic warfare autonomy software demonstrated by L3Harris, Shield AI
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GUEST BLOG: Space resilience is critical. So why are satellites still so exposed?
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Laser communications terminal work for U.S. Space Force to move into new phase with General Atomics
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Tactical radios to be supplied for Malaysian military programs by Thales
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