MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

The top radar/electronic warfare (EW) stories of 2018 covered the Xilinx RFSoC, counter-drone technology, thermal management challenges, autonomous radar and EW platforms, and more.

MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP) and increased standardization requirements for applications from unmanned aircraft to ground vehicles to portable communications systems are driving military power supply designs. Meanwhile, innovations such as gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) are improving efficiencies.

RODGER HOSKING, PENTEK, INC. 

Overwhelming adoption of software radio as a critical technology for real-time embedded systems spurs defense customers to expand its capabilities for the constantly evolving needs of military applications. With numerous vendors in the market, customers are seeking interoper­ability and easy insertion of new technology.

JOHN MCHALE, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

D-TA Systems won three Over-The-Horizon Radar (OTHR) projects worth more than $14 million this year. The first project was directly with Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), an agency of the Department of National Defence (DND)...

MARIO LAMARCHE, MERCURY SYSTEMS

From the proliferation of smart phones to the introduction of self-driving cars, the last decade has brought sweeping technological advances across all industries. This new and continually changing reality was on everyone’s mind at the recent Association of Old Crows (AOC) Symposium and Conference held in Washington. The symposium theme, "Winning the Electromagnetic Spectrum Domain: A Culture and Mind Shift," captured the sentiment clearly.

MILITARY EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Military Embedded Systems is excited to announce today the winners of our Best in Show Award contest held this week at the 55th Annual AOC International Symposium Convention, Nov 27-29 in Washington, D.C. Winning entries from military embedded systems exhibitors at the event are recognized for the improved performance and innovation they bring to military radar and electronic warfare applications.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Telephonics Corp. has won a $2.2 million contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to replace and upgrade the agency’s existing Airport Surveillance Radar-8 (ASR-8) Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) systems at its Wallops Island Flight Center in Virginia.

MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

U.S. Army officials selected Fibrotex USA Inc. for a 10-year indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to under the U.S. Army’s Next-Generation Ultra-Light Camouflage Netting System (ULCANS) program. The award is valued at $480 million.

MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Systems Command officials in Quantico, Virginia procured new AN/TPQ-49A radar systems from SRC, Inc. as well as sustainment support and technology refresh for existing AN/TPQ-49 systems under a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling value of $93 million.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

HRL Laboratories has reported progress on its project with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that aims to to significantly advance the technology and manufacturing readiness levels of its leading-edge millimeter-wave (mm-wave) T3 gallium nitride (GaN) electronics.

TE CONNECTIVITY

The world of high speed connectivity is constantly changing and evolving, which is why we made it easier for you to make smart decisions about which high-speed interconnect products you should use. Everything you need to design your application is at your fingertips in TE Connectivity’s (TE) High-Speed Products Developer Kit.

MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

U.S. Air Force officials selected Northrop Grumman Corp. for Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR) of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) fleet. The contract spans for a 12-month period and is valued at $330 million.

JOHN MCHALE, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

For modern electronic warfare, battlefield success is enabled by the ability to aggregate massive amounts of data and process those streams into insightful, actionable outcomes. In a webcast, titled "Meeting Military Data Signal Analysis Imperatives," on Thursday, Dec. 13, at 2 om Est...

MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR 

Prime contractor Boeing has tapped Lockheed Martin for phase II of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block II Infrared Search and Track (IRST) program for the U.S. Navy. The contract is valued at $108 million.

NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

The electromagnetic spectrum is an increasingly contentious warfare domain. This evolution presents new challenges for scientists and engineers who are designing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems. Engineers are asked to develop increasingly complex systems using more cost- and time-effective methods.