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NASA selects VadaTech's MicroTCA system for Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment (SGSS) project - News
May 06, 2014
HENDERSON, NV. VadaTech’s MicroTCA (μTCA) system has been selected for the NASA Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment (SGSS) project. NASA is upgrading its ground terminals, which are used in conjunction with multiple satellites supporting over 20 spacecraft, including the Hubble Space Telescope, Terra, and the International Space Station.
Avionics
Apache sensors to be produced for U.S. Army and Indonesia - News
May 05, 2014
ORLANDO, FL. Lockheed Martin won a $80.6 million Army production contract for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) used on the AH-64 Apache helicopter. Army officials are procuring eight systems and spares and nine systems are being developed for the Indonesian army.
Avionics
ATK, KADDB deliver first modified CASA-235 light gunship to Jordan - News
May 02, 2014
ARLINGTON, VA. ATK, in cooperation with King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB), has delivered the first modified CASA-235 light gunship aircraft to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Avionics
First flight for Boeing AH-6i attack/recon helicopter - News
May 01, 2014
MESA, AZ. The Boeing AH-6i light attack/reconnaissance helicopter was flown in its product configuration for the first time during a recent test flight. Boeing pilots flew the aircraft for approximately 20 minutes at low speeds in forward, rearward, and sideward flight at low elevations. Future tests are soon to follow to improve the helicopter’s attack capabilities and close-air support.
Radar/EW
Software modules for radar-camera sensor integration released by Cambridge Pixel - News
April 30, 2014
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom. Cambridge Pixel engineers announced a new line of software modules for radar and camera security designers to integrate different sensor types into their solutions to reduce development cost and time.
Radar/EW
New multi-function processor enhances Tomahawk Block IV guidance system - News
April 29, 2014
TUCSON, AZ. A new multi-function processor from Raytheon was demonstrated to enable the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile to navigate to and track moving targets that emit radio frequency signals. Raytheon engineers conducted this passive seeker test using a modified Tomahawk Block IV missile nosecone.
Unmanned
Enhanced UAS automation enabled by Lockheed Martin GCS software - News
April 28, 2014
OWEGO, N.Y. Lockheed Martin engineers have developed enhanced automation for their Kestrel flight control systems used in the company's Group 1 family of unmanned aircraft systems. Kestrel works in tandem with Lockheed Martin's mobile Ground Control Station (mGCS) software, which now enables operators to have an intuitive interface, user-friendly touchscreen, and joystick options, and a, that all help to reduce their workload.
Unmanned
Lockheed Martin to construct 60-kilowatt electric laser for U.S. Army - News
April 24, 2014
BOTHELL, WA. Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $25 million contract from the U.S. Army to design, build, and test a 60-kilowatt electric laser to be integrated and tested on the truck-mounted High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD).
Unmanned
Weather satellite's Solar Ultraviolet Imager payload delivered by Lockheed Martin - News
April 22, 2014
PALO ALTO, CA. Lockheed Martin engineers deployed a new solar analysis payload for scientists to measure and forecast space weather, which can seriously damage satellites, electrical grids, and communications systems back on Earth. Dubbed the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument, the payload was integrated with the first flight vehicle for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, better known as GOES-R.
Radar/EW
Mercury Systems receives order for DSP modules for unmanned SAR applications - News
April 17, 2014
CHELMSFORD, MA. Mercury Systems, Inc. has received a $3.2 million follow-on order for high-performance Digital Signal Processing (DSP) modules for unmanned Surveillance Aperture Radar (SAR) applications. The DSP modules are expected to be shipped by the third quarter in fiscal 2015.
Unmanned
Google beats out Facebook, acquires Titan Aerospace - News
April 16, 2014
NEW MEXICO. Google has successfully acquired Titan Aerospace, a start-up manufacturer of solar-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Google will use these drones to connect remote users to the Internet.
Unmanned
James Webb Space Telescope gets its Near Infrared Camera - News
April 14, 2014
PALO ALTO, CA. Lockheed Martin engineers and experts at the University of Arizona deployed the primary imaging instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The new Near Infrared Camera, or NIRCam, is now integrated within the heart of the telescope, which is known as the Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM).
Comms
Boeing will showcase new satellite technologies at GEOINT symposium - News
April 11, 2014
SPRINGFIELD, VA. Boeing is set to exhibit scale models of the 502 Phoenix and Wideband Global SATCOM satellites at the GEOINT Symposium in Tampa, FL, April 14-17 at booth 5007.
Unmanned
Oshkosh Defense's TerraMax UGV demonstrated at AUVSI Hill Day in D.C. - News
April 10, 2014
OSHKOSH, WI. A division of Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh Defense, demonstrated the TerraMax Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) at the AUVSI “Hill Day” at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. The TerraMax is designed to reduce military troops’ exposure to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and to optimize the number of troops needed to complete ground missions.
Unmanned
Navy to get five more Fire Scout UAVs from Northrop Grumman - News
April 08, 2014
SAN DIEGO. Northrop Grumman engineers have been tasked to build five more U.S. Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters. The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) enable ship commanders to extend ship intelligence-gathering capabilities well beyond the typical horizon.
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