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Radar/EW

Critical Design Review completed for Space Fence program - News

September 28, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

MOORESTOWN, N.J. The U.S. Air Force completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for Lockheed Martin’s Space Fence System. The event featured a demonstration of a small-scale system built with end-item components that detected and tracked orbiting space objects.

Comms

DARPA looking for new composite material & process for manufacturing small parts - News

September 25, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) want to make the manufacturing of small parts for military systems simpler, faster, and less costly so they have launched the Tailorable Feedstock and Forming (TFF) program, which looks at reducing the time and cost burdens associated with current manufacturing design and development cycles for defense platforms. TFF aims to cut the turnaround time for part modifications and redesigns by as much as 50 percent.

Cyber

DoD renews cybersecurity training contract with TeleCommunication Systems - News

September 24, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. The Department of Defense (DoD) extends its contract with TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) for another five years - plus five option periods - to continue to provide DoD personnel with curriculum development and training delivery services in support of the government's cybersecurity workforce development.

Radar/EW

Long-Range Radar development contract signed for U.S. Army's DHC-8 aircraft - News

September 24, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

BALTIMORE, Md. In an indefinite deliver, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S. Army, Northrop Grumman will develop the Airborne Reconnaissance Low-Enhanced (ARL-E) Long-Range Radar for the DHC-8 aircraft.

Radar/EW

Next Generation Jammer design expanded at Naval Air Warfare Center - News

September 23, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

CHINA LAKE, Calif. Engineers at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) at Point Magu are bulking up Raytheon’s Next Generation jammer. Raytheon reports active testing for the jammer at China Lake, California, and authorities at Weapons Division say there are joint plans to integrate the new design into the EA-18G Growler.

Comms

U.S. Army's anechoic chamber accommodates larger ground vehicles - News

September 23, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems CERDEC

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center (CERDEC) Space and Terrestrial Communications Directorate (S&TCD) opened up a new anechoic chamber on the east coast.

Comms

DARPA's PCAS system prototype demonstration completed - News

September 22, 2015

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

ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Air Force and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) conducted a demonstration of DARPA’s Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) prototype system on an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft. The demonstration consisted of 50 sorties near Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada showing that a warfighter serving as a joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) on the ground can coordinate with a pilot and command an airstrike with a few clicks on a tablet.

Radar/EW

Sensor data fusion experiment conducted with Hawkeye and Growler aircrafts - News

September 22, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The U.S. Navy Warfare Development Command led the Netted Sensors At-Sea Experiment event as part of the Fleet Experimentation (FLEX) 2015, in which an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and two EA-18G Growlers participated in testing designed to establish airborne networks to support machine-to-machine sensor data fusion.

Comms

DARPA tasks Rockwell Collins to develop back-up GPS technologies for contested regions - News

September 21, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rockwell Collins

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Rockwell Collins to develop GPS back-up technologies under DARPA’s Spatial, Temporal, and Orientation Information in Contested Environments (STOIC) program, where the goal is to reduce the warfighter’s GPS dependence during military operations.

Cyber

Cyberattack defense on U.S. Navy ships with RHIMES system - News

September 21, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR)

ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Navy is developing a Resilient Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical Security (RHIMES) system in response to cyber security threats such as the 2012 breach of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet. The system is designed to make its shipboard mechanical and electrical control systems resilient to cyber attacks.

Unmanned

DSEI 2015 exhibits Northrop Grumman's unmanned ground vehicle Andros FX - News

September 18, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

LONDON. At the DSEI 2015 exhibition, Northrop Grumman presented the unmanned ground vehicle, Andros FX – designed by its subsidiary Remotec Inc., it’s purpose is to combat a range of threats including explosive devices.

Comms

Secure soldier radio communications introduced at DSEI 2015 - News

September 18, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Thales

LONDON. At DSEI 2015, Thales officials announced SquadNet soldier radio, which offers simultaneous voice, data, and video transmission. It combines a networking waveform with built-in GPS, Bluetooth, and programmable encryption.

Radar/EW

Terma and Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine sign collaboration agreement in naval markets at DSEI 2015 - News

September 18, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman Terma

LONDON. A memorandum of understanding was signed between Terma and Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit at DSEI 2015, where the two parties agree to collaborate within the naval market.

Radar/EW

BAE Systems BattleView 360 gives warfighters 2-D/ 3-D view while in armored vehicle - News

September 17, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

LONDON. BAE System announced at DSEI 2015 the BattleView 360, a digital mapping system that collates, displays, and tracks position of all surrounding points of interest in 2-D and 3-D modes, giving situational awareness to the warfighter in a real time.

Comms

Wearable FireStorm targeting system announced at DSEI 2015 - News

September 17, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rockwell Collins

LONDON. Officials from Rockwell Collins announced a wearable variant of its FireStorm integrated targeting system with High Accuracy Lightweight Targeter (HALT) and the StrikeHawk Digital tactical video downlink receiver at the Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition this year.