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Gen. Fenton, USSOCOM Commander, to keynote SOF Week 2024 - News

May 06, 2024

SOF WEEK 2024 - TAMPA, Fla. – General Bryan P. Fenton, 13th commander of USSOCOM, will deliver the keynote address at SOF Week 2024 on Tuesday morning, May 7, and share his vision for SOF Week 2024 and the USSOCOM enterprise.

A.I.

AI technology and USSOCOM - Story

May 05, 2024

TAMPA, Florida. Shield AI engineers are working to change the way the U.S. military and U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) leverage artificial intelligence (AI) capability. In an interview I did with Brandon Tseng, co-founder and president of Shield AI, for the SOF Week Show Daily, he and I discussed why USSOCOM is the best customer to deal with when introducing new technology, the tech Shield AI is showcasing at SOF Week in Tampa, and how AI pilots will enable small groups of warfighters to command the same combat power as a carrier strike group. Brandon also shared experiences from his years as a U.S. Navy SEAL. Edited excerpts follow.

Radar/EW

Key speakers announced for MOSA Industry Summit & Expo - News

April 25, 2024

WASHINGTON. U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Army, Navy, and Air Force leaders highlight the ineup at the MOSA Industry and Government Summit & Expo taking place at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., June 17 -18.

Comms

DSP hardware to be provided by Mercury to BlueHalo for U.S. Space Force SCAR program - News

April 25, 2024

ANDOVER, Mass. BlueHalo selected digital signal processing (DSP) hardware from Mercury Systems to support the U.S. Space Force (USSF)’s Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR) program.

Unmanned

UUV partnership formed between Metron and Cellula Robotics, USA - News

April 24, 2024

RESTON, Va. -- Metron Inc. and Cellula Robotics, USA Inc. joined hands in a partnership to expand uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) capabilities for advanced operations in dynamic environments. Company officials say the new agreement will leverage the expertise of each company and address specific technical gaps in the UUV defense and offshore energy markets especially for long duration, multi-payload mission operations where communications are often denied or restricted.

Unmanned

AI capability & autonomy kit for uncrewed systems unveiled by AeroVironment - News

April 23, 2024

ARLINGTON, Va. AeroVironment (AV) engineers unveiled the company’s Autonomy Retrofit Kit (ARK) and AVACORE software to increase autonomous system effectiveness and reduce operator workload.

Unmanned

DIU, Naval Post Graduate School team up to accelerate commercial tech adoption - News

April 10, 2024

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) have teamed up to accelerate adoption of commercial dual-use technology solutions, while enhancing the advanced education of defense leaders necessary to employ them.

Radar/EW

SOSA aligned airborne electronic defense system for MH-60R helicopter to be built by Lockheed Martin - News

April 10, 2024

OWEGO, N.Y. Lockheed Martin, Intel Corp., and Altera, an Intel Company, are joining hands to support the Stimulating Transition for Advanced Microelectronics Packaging (STAMP) program for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E). Lockheed Martin will develop a low size, weight, and power (SWaP), Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) aligned airborne electronic defense system, leveraging the Altera Multi-Chip Package (MCP2) for expected use on the U.S. Navy’s MH-60R multi-mission helicopter. 

Unmanned

Poseidon's Chalice mine countermeasures exercise conducted by U.S., U.K. Navies - News

April 09, 2024

MANAMA, Bahrain. U.S. and the United Kingdom Naval Forces conducted a bilateral mine countermeasures exercise called Poseidon's Chalice in the Arabian Sea from Feb. 24 - March 16. The exercise’s primary focus was to maximize training opportunities in mine warfare and explosive ordinance disposal training, according to a U.S. Navy release.

Radar/EW

Amphibious Combat Vehicle contracts won by BAE Systems - News

April 09, 2024

WASHINGTON. BAE Systems won an additional $25 million firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded $181 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) under the Marine Corps’ fourth order for full-rate production (FRP).

Unmanned

Manta Ray UUV assembly completed by Northrop Grumman - News

April 09, 2024

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Northrop Grumman engineers completed assembly of a full-size uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) prototype they dubbed Manta Ray. The UUV is an extra-large glider that will operate long-duration, long-range, and payload-capable undersea missions without need for on-site human logistics.

Radar/EW

Japan’s Aegis system tracks objects in space - News

April 09, 2024

MOORESTOWN, N.J. Engineers from Lockheed Martin demonstrated the first live track AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar for the Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV), for the Japanese navy. The Japan Ministry of Defense will field two ASEVs with the SPY-7 radar system.

Unmanned

ISR, UAS expert Maj. Gen. James Poss (USAF Ret.) to keynote Uncrewed Systems Virtual Conference April 2 - Story

March 28, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. Maj. Gen. James Poss (USAF Ret), CEO of ISR Ideas, will keynote the Uncrewed Systems Virtual Conference, being held April 2 at 11 a.m. EST. Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.), Founder & CEO of P3 Tech Consulting LLC and host of the Dawn of Drones Podcast, will host the keynote session.

Radar/EW

Common MOSA, SOSA 2.0 Snapshot 2 - Blog

March 27, 2024

While it was officially released in the famous Dept. of Defense Tri-Service Memo five years ago, the concept of a modular open systems approach (MOSA) has been around for some time and is not a new concept, said Jason Dirner, in his keynote address at the MOSA [Modular Open Systems Approach] Virtual Summit held February 22 and hosted by myself and Military Embedded Systems. What is new, however, Dirner said, is “common MOSA, [where] you have multiple programs and services conforming to the same standard,” which enables a greater level of reuse and portability across the community.

Radar/EW

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: Inspiring future women engineers, a defense industry challenge - Story

March 12, 2024

Recruiting female minds to pursue degrees in electrical engineering and to work in the defense industry is a challenge that needs to be addressed by industry and government, Maria Ho, Deputy Director for Government and Strategic Programs, Aerospace & Defense at Analog Devices Inc. (ADI), told me in my podcast. Maria says that recruitment needs to start at the high-school level or even earlier to inspire young female students to select engineering as a degree and career path. Government programs, industry internships like those offered by ADI, mentorship, and even popular culture all play a role in solving this problem, she notes. Maria also talks about her own career in engineering and the defense industry while also addressing key technology trends in military RF and microwave designs. Edited excerpts follow.

Radar/EW

Altera launched as new standalone company by Intel - News

March 01, 2024

Intel official announced that the company is spinning off their nProgram Solutions Group (PSG) as a standalone company, named Altera, the group’s original name when first acquired by intel in 2015. Altera’s field programmable gate array (FPGA) devices are key components in military sensor and signal procession applications like radar, electronic warfare, signals intelligence, and others.

Radar/EW

Army’s Jason Dirner to keynote MOSA Virtual Summit Feb 27 - Story

February 21, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, AZ. Jason Dirner – MOSA Chief Engineer, MOSA Management Office , Engineering & Systems Integration (ESI) Directorate, U.S. Army DEVCOM C5ISR Center, will keynote the MOSA Virtual Summit, being held Feb 27 at 11 am Est. Other sessions include: Leveraging MOSA for C5ISR, Electronic Warfare, and Radar Applications; MOSA at the Edge — C5ISR Sensors Across Multiple Domains;  and MOSA Strategies for Military Aviation Platforms.

Radar/EW

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: Metamaterials for military radar, invisibility cloaks, and more - Story

February 13, 2024

Engineers at Echodyne have enhanced the capability of small radars for military applications such a counter-UAS [uncrewed aircraft system]. In a podcast I did with Tom Driscoll, co-founder and CTO of Echodyne, he and I discussed how his team’s metamaterials electronically scanned array (MESA) radar system does things that traditional active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar systems cannot, the company’s unique business model, and how it leverages commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components like Xilinx FPGAs [field-programmable gate arrays]. Tom also shared details about his background in metamaterials and how he once designed an RF invisibility cloak using them. Edited excerpts follow.

Radar/EW

PODCAST: Recruiting women engineers, military RF & microwave design trends - Podcast

January 25, 2024

The defense technology community has a recruitment challenge on its hands when it comes to competing with the commercial technology world for engineering talent; this reality is especially true when it comes to growing the pool of women engineers. In this podcast with Maria Ho, Deputy Director for Government and Strategic Programs, Aerospace & Defense at Analog Devices, we discuss how to encourage female students to explore engineering careers, the importance of STEM in schools, and the ways in which Analog Devices invests in young engineers. Maria also talks about those people who have inspired her in her career and how popular culture can help inspire learners.

Radar/EW

Talking electronic warfare trends, requirements, AOC with Jerome Patoux of ADI - Blog

December 11, 2023

We’re here on the first day of the 60th Annual AOC International Symposium & Convention, held at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Electronic warfare (EW), spectrum dominance, and signals intelligence and the RF, microwave, and signal-processing technologies behind them are key components of both the conference and the exhibition.

For a take on the AOC event, and a look at the EW market, I sat down with Jerome Patoux, Director of Aerospace & Defense for the Aerospace, Defense, and RF Products Business Unit of Analog Devices. Here are some excerpts:

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