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Unmanned
TE Connectivity switches from cadmium plating to black zinc nickel for backshells and connectors - News
September 12, 2014
HARRISBURG, Pa. TE Connectivity is now providing RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)-compliant black zinc nickel plating for backshells and connectors to reduce the use of cadmium, per new environmental regulations.
Avionics
Curtiss-Wright launches new family of DO-254 and DO-178C DAL C safety certifiable COTS modules - News
September 11, 2014
ASHBURN, Va. Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division has launched a new family of DO-254 DAL C and DO-178C DAL C safety certifiable standard commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) processing modules. These Certifiable COTS Modules are designed for use in both military and civil aerospace applications as an alternative to more costly designs.
Radar/EW
Raytheon wins Patriot missile engineering contract from Army - News
September 10, 2014
TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon won a $109 million Engineering Services contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. The contract covers ongoing technical support and services to the Army and Foreign Military Sale (FMS) customers.
Unmanned
Army laser demonstrator from Boeing destroys targets through fog and wind - News
September 09, 2014
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Boeing an U.S. Army officials demonstrated the capabilities of the High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) in maritime conditions, where they targeted a variety of aerial targets at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
Comms
A2100 satellite platform gets major facelift from Lockheed Martin - News
September 08, 2014
PARIS, France. Lockheed Martin engineers have made two major upgrades to the A2100 satellite family that provide broadband, mobile, and military communications, as well as GPS services to millions of consumers around the globe.
Radar/EW
Rugged chassis from GMS replaces multiple workstations via virtual machine technology - News
September 05, 2014
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. General Micro Systems, Inc. (GMS) engineers have developed a rugged, conduction-cooled, secure virtual machine (SVM) server that has six hardware independent I/O modules. The Tarantula, developed to replace multiple workstations with one box via the use of virtual machine technology, leverages an enterprise-level Layer 2 or Layer 3 intelligent switch for high-speed connectivity.
Avionics
Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy develop aerial refueling system for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye - News
September 05, 2014
MELBOURNE, Fla. Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have been working on developing an aerial refueling system for E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes, and have successfully conducted the preliminary design review.
Unmanned
Boeing, U.S. Army demonstrate HEL MD on military vehicle - News
September 04, 2014
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Boeing and the U.S. Army recently demonstrated the abilities of the High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) in rough maritime conditions at Elgin Air Force Base in Florida.
Comms
General Dynamics UK to provide 589 SCOUT SV platforms to the UK army - News
September 03, 2014
SOUTH WALES, UK. General Dynamics UK won a contract worth about $5.76 billion from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide 589 SCOUT Specialist Vehicle (SV) platforms to the British army to add capability to the Armored Cavalry within Army 2020.
Radar/EW
CIRCM system from Northrop Grumman completes Army flight testing on Black Hawk helicopter - News
September 02, 2014
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. The Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system from Northrop Grumman demonstrated its capabilities on a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during a round of Army testing.
Unmanned
New MicroTCA.1-compliant chassis from VadaTech for rugged applications - News
August 28, 2014
Henderson, NV. VadaTech has released MicroTCA.1-compliant chassis and modules for air-cooled rugged applications.
Unmanned
RQ-4 Global Hawk showcases expanded mission capabilities - News
August 27, 2014
SAN DIEGO. – The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk Wide Area Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) demonstrated its ability to operate with an expanded variety of intelligence exploitation ground stations and collect mission data in multiple places during tests this summer.
Radar/EW
Space debris tracking site to be established by Lockheed Martin and Electro Optic Systems in Australia - News
August 26, 2014
CANBERRA, Australia. Lockheed Martin and Electro Optic Systems Pty Ltd., are joining hands to develop a new space object tracking site in Western Australia to provide a more detailed picture of space debris for government and commercial customers.
Radar/EW
Dual 4GSPS transceiver card from Curtiss-Wright shipping for C4ISR applications - News
August 25, 2014
ASHBURN, Va. Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions began volume production shipment of its VPX3-530 dual channel ADC/DAC engine. The rugged low-latency transceiver module’s 12-bit ADC can be configured with either two 4 GSPS channels or four 2 GSPS channels. It also has two channels of 14-bit DAC data conversion at up to 5.6 GSPS on a single 3U OpenVPX card.
Unmanned
U.S. Air Force completes flight test of Raytheon's upgraded HARM Control Section Modification - News
August 22, 2014
TUCSON, Ariz. The U.S. Air Force has flight tested Raytheon’s upgraded High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM). The upgraded HARM Control Section Modification (HCSM) is more accurate, which reduces potential collateral damage.
Unmanned
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Stabilization system from Curtiss-Wright to support Romania’s ANUBIS 3.0 weapons station
May 22, 2025
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Ukraine to get 6 route-clearance UGVs from Milrem Robotics
May 21, 2025
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YFQ-42A uncrewed test aircraft enters ground testing phase at General Atomics
May 20, 2025
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Autonomous mine countermeasures system to be delivered to Singapore by Thales
May 20, 2025
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Duality AI Partners with Two Teams, CoVar and Kitware, on DARPA Program to Define Ethical Standards for Future Military Autonomous Systems
May 22, 2025
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Dismounted controller selected for U.S. Army human-machine teaming project
May 20, 2025
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AI-enabled comms platform to be helmed by Patria Group and other EU companies
May 12, 2025
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Red Cat & Palladyne AI: Easing Cognitive Load with Autonomous Drone Teams (video)
May 07, 2025
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Cubic launches DTECH Fusion Trust platform at SOF Week 2025
May 05, 2025
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Cybersecurity software firm Star Lab acquired by Mercury Systems
May 02, 2025
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Command-and-control contract signed for 95th Wing support
April 24, 2025
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Cyber contract with U.S. Navy nets Vectrus Systems $15.97 million mod
April 16, 2025
Comms
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Radio communications upgrade underway for Brazilian airspace operations
May 19, 2025
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Space laser communications terminal to be developed by Viasat for U.S. Space Force
May 14, 2025
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New mesh networking device for uncrewed and autonomous systems launched by goTenna
May 12, 2025
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: Silvus StreamCaster Lite 5200 MANET radio
May 12, 2025