LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Open systems integrator Pacific Defense has contracted with the U.S. Marine Corps USMC to deliver multiple SX-3000 systems in support of the MAGTF Electronic Warfare Ground Family of Systems (MEGFoS) static site system evaluation effort.

MATT RENOLA, VICOR CORPORATION

Recent trends in the defense industry show a convergence towards standardizing electronic systems using open standards to increase interoperability, scalability, and reliability; reduce system costs; and minimize the number of custom electronics designs that increase overhead and maintenance.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Sensor company Hensoldt is sending four air defense radars to Ukraine to support its war effort against Russia, the company announced in a statement.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) and Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) officially opened a state-of-the-art RF/Microwave Learning Lab UMass Lowell on November 7, a facility that will enable UMass Lowell to embed cutting-edge technology within engineering students’ educational interactions.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division has awarded a contract to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to "increase America’s capacity for hypersonic flight testing," the company announced in a statement.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

The military radar market is projected to grow from its current $13.5 billion to $17.1 billion by 2027, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.7% during the forecast period, according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets, "Military radars market to 2027."

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

The goal of the recently announced Beyond Linear Processing (BLiP) program from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), says the agency, is to apply innovative signal-processing methods to enable the same radar performance achieved on large platforms today but on much smaller sea, air, and ground platforms.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has sent MQ-9A Reaper uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) to Poland for maritime surveillance missions, the company announced in a statement.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Northrop Grumman has installed the first multi-role electronically scanned array (MESA) sensor on an E-7 Wedgetail Mk1 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft for the UK's Royal Air Force, the company announced in a statement.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

The PICMG consortium has ratified the new COM Express 3.1 specification to support high-speed serial interfaces such as PCIe Gen 4 and USB4.

SIEMENS

This white paper reviews the technical and environmental differences between jet engines powered by kerosene and some of today’s leading alternative propulsion systems. It continues to explore how these factors are transforming the design of next-generation aircraft and the aviation supply chain as we know it.

SIEMENS

This white paper examines the challenges facing aerospace engineers designing sustainable aircraft. It specifically investigates the use of hydrogen-powered jet engines and hydrogen fuel cell technology in driving next-generation propulsion systems and their implications on surrounding subsystems culminating in the need to entirely reimagine aircraft configurations.