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Comms
JLTV from Oshkosh leverages C4ISR tech, open architectures - Story
October 22, 2015
In this Q&A with John Bryant, Senior Vice President, Defense Programs at Oshkosh Defense in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, he discusses his company?s winning the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) contract from the U.S. Army. He also details the C4ISR capability of the JLTV, explains how the vehicle leverages open architectures to help deal with obsolescence, talks on how the JLTV win is impacting the local Oshkosh community, and briefly addresses the current protest of the JLTV sole source selection.
Radar/EW
OpenVPX standard hits five years of enabling interoperability in military embedded systems - Story
October 22, 2015
Every month the McHale Report will host an online roundtable with experts from the defense electronics industry ? from major prime contractors to defense component suppliers. Each roundtable will explore topics important to the military embedded electronics market. This month we discuss the fifth anniversary of the OpenVPX standard. Five years have passed since OpenVPX/VITA 65 was ratified as an ANSI standard and six years since the OpenVPX Industry Working Group was founded by Mercury Systems in 2009. Other companies such as GE Intelligent Platforms and Aitech were solicited to put together the consortia and help lead it. Later that year, the OpenVPX Technical Working Group was formed with participation opened up to any VITA member in good standing.
Radar/EW
Upgraded GaN AESA radar for Patriot missile defense system moves forward - News
October 19, 2015
WASHINGTON. Raytheon engineers are upgrading the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System's radar to provide 360 degree protection from the potential threat unmanned aircraft, manned aircraft, and cruise and ballistic missiles simultaneously attacking U.S. or allied forces from multiple directions.
Unmanned
ISR specialist ForceX acquired by L-3 Communications - News
October 16, 2015
NEW YORK. L-3 Communications leaders announced that the company acquired ForceX, Inc., in Nashville, Tennessee, earlier this month and since renamed it L-3 ForceX and integrated it into L-3’s Integrated Sensor Systems (ISS) sector within the Electronic Systems business segment.
Radar/EW
Additional JASSM and JASSM-ER production contract on by Lockheed Martin - News
October 15, 2015
ORLANDO, Florida. Lockheed Martin won a $305.4 million Air Force contract to continue producing the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) as well as its Extended Range (ER) version.
Radar/EW
AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR AESA radar to get additional ground capability from Northrop Grumman - News
October 13, 2015
WASHINGTON. Northrop Grumman won a Marine Corps contract $58,706,242 million to develop and test the Ground Weapon Locating Radar (GWLR) mode for the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR).
Avionics
Real-time video streaming for Army helicopter cockpits designed by Rockwell Collins - News
October 12, 2015
WASHINGTON. Engineers at Rockwell Collins engineers designed a solution called Secure Real Time Video (SRTV) that enables warfighters to see real-time video from an unmanned aircraft directly in the cockpit of their military helicopter. The company recently delivered it to the Army to support its Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) operations. Rockwell Collins made the announcement this week at AUSA in Washington.
Cyber
Defending DoD from cyberattacks, getting to the left of the boom - Story
October 05, 2015
In this Q&A with Deon Viergutz, Vice President of Cyber Solutions at Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions in Fort Meade, Maryland, he discusses the most common cyberattacks against the military, the biggest threats going forward such as insider attacks, and how Lockheed Martin leverages its Cyber Kill Chain approach to?defend against cyberattacks. Edited excerpts follow.
Radar/EW
Latvia to get Sentinel radars from ThalesRaytheonSystems - News
October 02, 2015
FULLERTON, California. Latvian armed forces officials are procuring four improved Sentinel AN/MPQ-64 F1 air defense radars from ThalesRaytheonSystems. The Sentinel systems will complement Latvia's existing defense network by detecting, identifying, and tracking airborne threats such as cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and fixed and rotary wing aircraft.
Unmanned
Desert Hawk 3 hand-launched UAS contract won by Lockheed Martin - News
September 30, 2015
LONDON. Lockheed Martin won a contract with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense to support the Desert Hawk 3 program and help establish the small unmanned aerial system (UAS) as a core defense capability.
From The Editor
DSEI London highlights - Blog
September 29, 2015
Anyone thinking the global defense market is slowing down would’ve been surprised if they attended the Defense and Security International (DSEI) show this month in London. Thousands of attendees saw everything from uniforms to tanks to radar signal processing board displayed at the stands. Highlights for me were an anti-drone system from three British companies, a cyber defense solution for submarine control systems (yes you can hack a submarine), a synthetic vision type of system for ground vehicles, and of course a plethora of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) devices for electronic warfare, radar, and unmanned systems applications.
Radar/EW
Border security, COTS tech, VPX systems, threat detection trending in European defense market and DSEI show - Story
September 29, 2015
Every month the McHale Report will host an online roundtable with experts from the defense electronics industry ? from major prime contractors to defense component suppliers. Each roundtable will explore topics important to the military embedded electronics market. This month we discuss the Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI) held this month in London and the European defense electronics market with exhibitors from the show.
Unmanned
Anti-UAV system released by Blighter, Chess Dynamics, and Enterprise Control Systems - News
September 29, 2015
LONDON. Experts at Blighter Surveillance Systems, Chess Dynamics, and Enterprise Control Systems joined hands to develop an anti-UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) system to help defeat the emerging threat of malicious micro, mini, and larger UAVs or drones that may carry weapons, cameras, toxic chemicals, or explosives.
Radar/EW
Submarine combat system lab to be opened by Lockheed Martin in Australia - News
September 29, 2015
CANBERRA, Australia. Lockheed Martin Australia officials plan to open a submarine combat system laboratory in Mawson Lakes in November of this year to help support their pursuit of the Royal Australian navy's Future Submarine project SEA 1000 Phase 1. An expanded Phase 2 with a secure area is expected to open in the third quarter of next year.
Comms
DARPA looking for new composite material & process for manufacturing small parts - News
September 25, 2015
ARLINGTON, Virginia. Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) want to make the manufacturing of small parts for military systems simpler, faster, and less costly so they have launched the Tailorable Feedstock and Forming (TFF) program, which looks at reducing the time and cost burdens associated with current manufacturing design and development cycles for defense platforms. TFF aims to cut the turnaround time for part modifications and redesigns by as much as 50 percent.
Radar/EW
GE embedded computing business bought by Veritas Capital - Blog
September 23, 2015
Rumors were flying last week, but the official announcement that GE was selling its embedded computing business – which falls under GE Energy Management’s Intelligent Platforms subdivision – to venture capital firm Veritas Capital in New York City didn't hit the wires till yesterday.
From The Editor
Tech mergers and military electronics obsolescence - Story
September 22, 2015
How the Department of Defense navigates through the costs of obsolete components and an idea that might help with obsolescence.
Radar/EW
Electronic warfare market to grow over next five years - Other
September 10, 2015
Market analysts on both sides of the pond say that the electronic warfare (EW) market is strong with modest growth expected over the next five years.
Radar/EW
High-speed video streaming for defense, robotics arenas - Product
September 08, 2015
Designers wanting a CoaXPress acquisition platform for real-time video at high speeds can consider the PFC: Platform for CoaXPress acquisition, an FPGA-based platform that enables real-time processing of CoaXpress channels, from Techway.
Unmanned
Hi-rel embedded computer for extreme spots - Product
September 08, 2015
The RE1112 compact embedded computer from Crystal Group is an all-aluminum-chassis unit intended for use in space-constrained deployments. The 10-inch by 8-inch computer weighs just eight pounds and can be ordered with various DIN railmount options.
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