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Radar/EW
DARPA, Raytheon look to triple Gallium Nitride power handling ability - News
April 13, 2012
TEWKSBURY, Mass. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials tasked Raytheon engineers with developing next-generation Gallium Nitride devices bonded to diamond substrates ? or Thermally Enhanced Gallium Nitride (TEGaN). Under the the 18-month, $1.8 million contract Raytheon engineers will look to increase GaN device power handling capability of GaN devices by at least a factor of three.
Avionics
B-1 Lancer navigation system gets facelift - News
April 11, 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. The Air Force awarded Boeing a $55.3 million contract to upgrade the B-1 Lancer aircraft?s navigation system a new ring laser gyro system.
Avionics
More than $1 Billion in avionics and sensors for Navy helicopters to be provided by Lockheed Martin - News
April 09, 2012
WASHINGTON. Lockheed Martin won a billion dollar Navy contract to deliver more than 200 digital avionics cockpits as well as sensors and integrated mission systems for the MH-60S Sierra and MH-60R Romeo helicopters ? both of which are manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft, in Stratford, Conn.
Avionics
Army Special Operations helicopters to continue upgrading avionics with Rockwell Collins parts - News
April 05, 2012
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Rockwell Collins engineers will continue providing replacement avionics parts for Army Special Operations helicopter cockpits under a $17.2 million contract renewal.
Unmanned
Modernized Patriot missile defense system fires first PAC-3 Missiles during test flight - News
April 04, 2012
TEWKSBURY, Mass. The upgraded Patriot Patriot Air and Missile Defense System from Raytheon fired two PAC-3 missiles at a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) during a test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The test marked the first launch of PAC-3 missiles from the modernized Patriot system.
Comms
Missile warning satellite final tests completed by Air Force and Lockheed Martin - News
April 03, 2012
LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. Air Force and Lockheed Martin engineers finished final systems tests for the U.S. Air Force?s second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous satellite (GEO-2). The Final Integrated System Test (FIST) confirmed the spacecraft's functionality and performance prior to launch site delivery.
Avionics
Curtiss-Wright SBC adds safety-critical RTOS package from LynuxWorks - News
April 02, 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. Officials at LynuxWorks, are providing its board support package (BSP) and DO178B Level C Artifacts for a single-board computer (SBC) from Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions. The SVME/DMV-183 SBC will make use of a new BSP that is a part of the LynxOS-178 2.2.2 real-time operating system (RTOS) release. LynuxWorks made the announcement at the Design West show last week in San Jose, Calif.
Radar/EW
New VME/VXS SBC for radar and C4ISR applications released by Emerson Network Power - News
March 30, 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. Emerson Network Power engineers released a new VME/VXS single-board computer (SBC) at the DesignWest show in San Jose, Calif., this week. The MVME8100 device has a Freescale P5020 QorIQ processor and is targeted radar, sonar, and other C4ISR applications.
Radar/EW
High-performance radar systems enabled by new TI multicore DSPs - News
March 28, 2012
SAN JOSE, CALIF. Texas Instruments (TI) engineers (TI) released three new products built on its KeyStone multicore architecture that uses the TMS320C66x digital signal processor (DSP) generation at the DesignWest show in San Jose, Calif., this week. The devices are ideal for radar applications from portable to large-scale radar systems as well as software defined radio (SDR) applications, said Ramesh Kumar, business manager for multicore processors at TI.
Avionics
Brazilian combat jet upgrade leverages Ada technology from AdaCore - News
March 27, 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. Embraer Defense and Security officials selected Ada software from AdaCore for an avionics upgrade. The GNAT Pro Ada development environment will be a primary tool set to help produce the Operation Flight Program for the Embraer AMX Jet Modernization program. Adacore made the announcement at the DesignWest show in San Jose, Calif., this week.
Radar/EW
Army sense and warn radar from Raytheon cuts down on cots and false alarms - News
March 23, 2012
MCKINNEY. U.S. Army officials have tasked Raytheon engineers to create a prototype design of the Ku Band Multi-Function RF System (MFRFS) Sense and Warn (S&W) radar.
Unmanned
Navy weaponizing Fire Scout unmanned helicopter - News
March 22, 2012
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. -- Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) engineers are weaponizing the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter for an urgent request from the U.S. This is the first time the Navy has armed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Weapons planned for the Fire Scout include a laser-guided rocket, the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS).
Avionics
Laser-guided 2.75-inch rocket completes live fire testing by Marine helicopter aviators - News
March 21, 2012
NASHUA, N.H. U.S. Marine Corps pilots fired rounds against stationary and moving targets as part of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) program?s Initial Operational Test and Evaluation phase. APKWS, developed by BAE Systems, uses a semi-active laser-guided 2.75-inch rocket.
Radar/EW
First EA-18G Growler electronic attack fighter delivered to Navy under multi-year contract - News
March 20, 2012
ST. LOUIS. Boeing officials delivered the first EA-18G Growler to the U.S. Navy as part of the company?s multi-year contract to produce F/A-18E/Fs and EA-18Gs. The first airborne electronic attack aircraft ? dubbed Aircraft G-57 ? will be based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
Radar/EW
Navy funds two more Littoral Combat Ships to be built by Lockheed Martin - News
March 19, 2012
WASHINGTON. U.S. Navy officials are adding funding for two Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) to be produced a Lockheed Martin-led industry team under a $715 million modification to an existing contract. The two ships will be the third and fourth vessels in a 10-ship contract awarded back in late 2010.
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June 18, 2025
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Parasoft enhances safety-critical software test tools
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Portuguese Air Force to buy sixth KC-390 Millennium
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U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft receives MV-75 designation
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3D printed rotating part for TJ150 engine passes tests, says Pratt & Whitney
June 17, 2025
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MQ-20 drone simulates shoot-down using modular software architecture
June 17, 2025
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AW139 helicopter flown autonomously for first time in test for U.S. Marine Corps
June 17, 2025
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Curtiss-Wright to supply mission processors for Triton UAS
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Cyber
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Moving beyond the label: How U.S. defense can successfully adapt the Cyber Trust Mark Program
May 08, 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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Aeluma signs contract with U.S. Navy to accelerate photodetector development
June 16, 2025
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Bloomy announces commercialization of eSoldier advanced power monitoring system
June 12, 2025
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Troposcatter system to be delivered to U.S. Army for training and evaluation
June 11, 2025
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Multi-sensor satellite system under joint development by BAE Systems, Hanwha Systems
June 11, 2025