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EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
 
HENSOLDT U.K. announced it will be supplying Kelvin Hughes Mk11 SharpEye surface search radars with combined HENSOLDT MSSR 2000 IFF systems to the French Navy Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer or POM program being built by Socarenam Shipyard in France. The POM program provides six offshore patrol vessels for the French overseas territories.
 

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EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
 
Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, has won a $171.6 million contract for Low-Rate Initial Production Lot I, or LRIP I, of the U.S. Navy's Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band. The award advances the program from the development stage into production and deployment.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
 
Systel, Inc., company specializing in rugged computer hardware solutions, demonstrated Aided Target Recognition (AiTR) artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities with multiple rugged embedded computer solutions, including Raven-Strike and Kite-Strike, to the U.S. Army at a recent Project Convergence 21 (PC21) event.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The QuartzXM Model 6003, based on the Xilinx® Zynq® UltraScale+™ RFSoC Gen 3, provides full sub-6 GHz direct-RF I/O support and greater flexibility with more decimation and interpolation options. The QuartzXM Model 6003 is ideal for 5G and LTE wireless, SIGINT, EW, communications and radar applications in SWaP-critical environments. Measuring only 2.5 by 4 inches, the QuartzXM Model 6003 8-Channel A/D & D/A Module includes the circuitry needed to maximize the performance of the Gen 3 RFSoC. The Model 6003 can be used as a QuartzXM module, SOSA aligned 3U VPX, 3U VPX, PCIe and a SFF Rugged Enclosure.
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EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
 
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) deployed two tiny satellites to space June 30 that officials claim has begun communicating with ground stations. This is intended to be the first step on the way to an experiment that will eventually see them communicate with each other.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
 
In the second episode of On the Radar, Emma Helfrich and John McHale discuss the first three of six total highlights pulled from the Innovation and Modernization chapter of the FY 2022 budget request and explain how they may influence the trajectory of military electronics. Topics covered include funding for science and technology research, advanced capability enablers, and space-based systems. With an overall goal of maintaining technological superiority over adversaries, Helfrich and McHale chat about how the DoD is preparing to innovate.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
 
Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced that it has won its third production delivery order contract for the next-generation of U.S. Army mission command computing systems, called the Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS) II.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
 
Northrop Grumman Corporation has adopted Lean-Agile methodologies in the development and integration of the active electronically scanned array (AESA) AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) software for the F-16 Viper fighter aircraft.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
 
BAE Systems has received a $62 million contract from the U.S. Army to deliver the next-generation 2-Color Advanced Warning System (2CAWS). The system is designed to provide aircrews with advanced threat detection capabilities, improving survivability and mission effectiveness in contested environments.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
 
The U.S. Army engaged a cruise missile target in a contested electronic attack environment during a developmental flight test using the Northrop Grumman Corporation Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS). The test demonstrated the integration of IBCS and the U.S. Marine Corps AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system, also manufactured by Northrop Grumman.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
 
Collins Aerospace has been awarded a contract to supply the next generation Digital Terminal Control Systems (DTCS) under the Australian Defense Land 17 Phase 2 program. This is a follow on from the original Phase 1 program that Collins Aerospace has been supporting.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR
 
Defense/national-security company VTG has been chosen by the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Port Hueneme Division, to outfit additional ships in the U.S. fleet with an innovative laser designed to counter threats from unmanned aerial systems (UASs).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR
 
During a U.S. Army test, the Raytheon Missiles & Defense reusable Coyote Block 3 nonkinetic effector successfully defeated a swarm of unmanned aerial systems (UASs), according to a report from Raytheon.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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There are certainly many things to consider when architecting embedded processor systems designed to support military and aerospace platforms. When it comes to choosing the right processor, there are no hard and fast rules.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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