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Avionics
NASA teams with Rockwell Collins to demo sonic-boom display - News
March 23, 2017
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. NASA and Rockwell Collins recently teamed to demonstrate the Sonic Boom Display at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center. The usability demonstration and pilot working group meeting marked a major milestone in the two-year project.
Radar/EW
SAAB AB officials receive electromagnetic simulator for Gripen aircraft testing - News
March 22, 2017
BUFFALO, N.Y. Officials at the Amherst Systems business unit of Northrop Grumman Corp. delivered a Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) to SAAB AB, Surveillance in Jarfalla, Sweden. CEESIM will perform aircraft testing on the Gripen JAS 39 multirole fighter.
Radar/EW
Navy delivers upgraded Tomahawk weapons-control system - News
March 22, 2017
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The Navy has delivered an upgraded Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS) to the fleet; the Tomahawk cruise-missile control system has been in operation for more than a decade.
Avionics
Air Force and Boeing test KC-46A tanker aircraft - News
March 22, 2017
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. The Boeing KC-46A Pegasus team recently concluded testing of the Air Force's newest refueling aircraft at Travis Air Force Base (situated in the San Francisco Bay area). The military and Federal Aviation Administration certification testing effort was a combined effort between Boeing Test and Evaluation and the Detachment 1/418th Flight Test Squadron, which are colocated at Boeing's Seattle facility.
Radar/EW
Navy & Old Dominion University sign CRADA to assess security in cyber-electronic warfare systems - News
March 22, 2017
CRANE, Ind. Old Dominion University (ODU) and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) entered into a Collaborative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with an end-goal to assess security risks for Cyber Electronic Warfare (Cyber-EW) systems in Navy piers and ports.
Unmanned
DARPA's DREaM program aims to take next step in transistor technology - News
March 21, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials will host a Proposers Day in support of the Dynamic Range-enhanced Electronics and Materials (DREaM) on March 29, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. The program is designed to provide openings to path-breaking advances in transistor technology that generate and receive radio frequency (RF) and millimeter-wave signals?which are central in defense-relevant domains such as communications, signals intelligence, and electronic warfare (EW).
Unmanned
Teledyne awarded $9.98 million to supply IR detectors for Jupiter mission - News
March 21, 2017
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, a Teledyne Technologies subsidiary, has been awarded a $9.98 million contract from the French Space Agency -- the Centre National d??tudes Spatiales (CNES) -- to provide infrared detectors and electronics for the European Space Agency (ESA) JUICE mission to Jupiter. JUICE -- the ESA's acronym for JUpiter Icy moon Explorer -- is expected to launch in 2022 and reach Jupiter in 2030 to undertake a 3 1/2-year study of Jupiter and three of its moons: Callisto, Ganymede, and Europa.
Unmanned
UUV completes underwater mine-hunting trials - News
March 21, 2017
QUINCY, Mass. General Dynamics Mission Systems reports that it has successfully completed a comprehensive evaluation of Knifefish, an autonomous surface mine countermeasure (SMCM) unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV), in coordination with the U.S. Navy.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy, Mercury agree to DRFM jammer contract - News
March 21, 2017
ANDOVER, Mass. Mercury Systems has received a follow-on, five-year, sole source basic ordering agreement (BOA) from the U.S. Navy to deliver advanced digital radio frequency memory (DRFM) subsystems that support frequency jamming in a multithreat environment.
Cyber
MacB to provide IT solutions in support of Air Force equipment management system - News
March 20, 2017
DAYTON, Ohio. U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) officials selected MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) to provide Information Technology (IT) solutions in support of the Air Force Equipment Management System (AFEMS).
Comms
Boeing WGS satellite aims to improve military comms for U.S., allies - News
March 20, 2017
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. A Boeing Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite was launched into orbit on March 18. This WGS-9 satellite, launched using a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket, is aimed at enabling the United States and six allied nations to increase military communications capabilities to prevent, protect against, and respond to attacks.
Avionics
NAVAIR division to receive test and evaluation support from DCS - News
March 20, 2017
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) officials selected DCS Corp. to provide test and evaluation engineering services to the NAVAIR?s Air Vehicle Test & Evaluation Division (AIR- 5.1.6) within the Integrated System Evaluation Experimentation & Test (ISEET) Department.
Comms
Air Force invites industry to participate in light attack platform experiment - News
March 20, 2017
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. U.S. Air Force officials are inviting the industry to evaluate the military utility of light attack platforms in future force structure. The Invitation to Participate is part of a broader Air Force effort to explore cost-effective attack platform options.
Comms
Army JRTC awards $42 million contract to continue mission support services - News
March 17, 2017
SAN DIEGO. Cubic Global Defense, a business unit of Cubic Corp., has received a contract award worth more than $42 million from the U.S. Army Contracting Command to support live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) training services for the Joint Readiness Training Center?s (JRTC) Operations Group at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Cubic will support rotational and predeployment training exercise requirements from April 1 to August 24, with Phase Out requirements from August 25 to October 23, 2017.
Cyber
DoD cyber crime center to receive support from Lockheed Martin in contract extension - News
March 17, 2017
LINTHICUM, Md. The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) tasked Lockheed Martin to continue its role to support the Department of Defense?s (DoD) efforts against cyber criminals.
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Drone and counter-drone marketplaces to be expanded by U.S. Army, allies at Eurosatory
June 12, 2026
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Electronic attack drone unveiled by Helsing
June 11, 2026
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Counter-UAS, other air-defense products from Chess Dynamics will show at Eurosatory 2026
June 11, 2026
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Cross-domain military systems to be shown by Rheinmetall at Eurosatory
June 10, 2026
Radar/EW
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Optronics maker Elynxo showing military-focused products at Eurosatory 2026
June 11, 2026
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7STARLAKE Unveils NV500 Military Jetson Thor Computer for AI-Driven Defense Applications
June 10, 2026
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Gallium nitride chip developed for military radar and wireless links by Northrop Grumman
June 10, 2026
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Menlo Micro Launches First DC to 70 GHz Millimeter-Wave MEMS Switching Platform
June 09, 2026
A.I.
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AI-enabled, SOSA aligned 3U VPX board launched by Kontron
May 28, 2026
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USSOCOM increasingly transforming into its own service, SOF Week reveals
May 21, 2026
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How the U.S. is preparing operators for tomorrow's warfare
May 21, 2026
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AI-powered helmet displays and more on view from Vuzix at SOF Week 2026
May 20, 2026
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Battlefield communications module to be unveiled by Vegvisir at Eurosatory 2026
June 05, 2026
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Training & simulation kits from Saab will go into U.S. Army vehicles
June 04, 2026
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GUEST BLOG: Enabling agile warfighter communications – CMOSS Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) Mounted Common Infrastructure (MCI) supports Ivy Mass
June 03, 2026
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Satellite ground station system to be delivered to Poland by Kongsberg
May 28, 2026