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Comms
For every soldier, a smartphone - Story
October 09, 2013
Commercial smartphone technology, long thought to be too unsecure or not rugged enough for battlefield use, is gaining support among U.S. military program managers who see it as a cost-effective way to quickly get capability in the hands of warfighters.
Radar/EW
Korean Demilitarised Zone monitored by radar systems from Blighter Surveillance Systems - News
October 09, 2013
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom. South Korean armed forces officials selected Blighter Surveillance Systems to supply the company's Blighter B400 electronic-scanning radars to monitor the Korean Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) -- the buffer zone that stretches 250 kilometers across the Korean peninsula and divides North and South Korea.
Unmanned
Electronic seeker technology for Tomahawk Block IV missile demonstrated by Raytheon - News
October 08, 2013
POINT LOMA, CA. Raytheon engineers finished field testing an advanced Electronic Support Measure (ESM) seeker that is installed in a Block IV Tomahawk missile as part Raytheon's new product improvement program. The ESM uses an antenna and a state-of-the-art processor to find and track moving and fixed emitting targets.
Avionics
Navy F-35C Squadron officially active at Eglin AFB - News
October 03, 2013
FORT WORTH, TX. U.S. Navy officials and members of the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB, FL., officially stood up t VFA-101 Grim Reapers Squadron during ceremonies held this week. VFA-101 pilots will fly the Lockheed Martin F-35C Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II carrier variant.
Avionics
Curtiss-Wright Controls buys Parvus from Eurotech - News
October 01, 2013
SALT LAKE CITY. Officials at Curtiss-Wright Controls in Charlotte, NC, are adding PC/104 technology to their portfolio with the purchase of Parvus Corp. in Salt Lake City from Italian embedded computer maker Eurotech in Amaro, Italy.
Radar/EW
U.S. Army, UAE award $3.9 billion THAAD contract to Lockheed Martin - News
September 25, 2013
DALLAS. Lockheed Martin engineers will produce elements of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapons System for the Missile Defense Agency and the United Arab Emirates under a $3.9 billion production contract.
Unmanned
Ground sensor network designed by Rockwell Collins for Australian military - News
September 24, 2013
SYDNEY, Australia. Officials at the Australian Defence Forces tasked Rockwell Collins engineers to provide the Patrol Persistent Surveillance System (PPSS) -- made up of imaging, sound, and vibration sensors -- to enable constant monitoring of threats targeting military bases, forward observation posts, and other secure facilities.
Radar/EW
AN/TPY-2 BMD radar's Antenna Equipment Unit completed by Raytheon - News
September 23, 2013
TEWKSBURY, MA. Raytheon engineers finished manufacturing an Antenna Equipment Unit (AEU) for the AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar. The AN/TPY-2 searches, discriminates between threats and non-threats then acquires and tracks threat ballistic missiles as part of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS).
From The Editor
Leadership changes at VITA, Alderman semi-retiring - Other
September 19, 2013
SCOTTSDALE, AZ. An era is coming to an end at the VITA Standards Organization (VSO) as its long-time Executive Director -- Ray Alderman -- is retiring from his everyday leadership role and becoming Chairman of the VITA Board of Directors. Jerry Gipper, VITA's current marketing director, will take over Ray's position effective January 1, 2014. John Rynearson, the Technical Director of VITA, also will be retiring from VITA early next year.
Unmanned
HARM Control Section Modification (HCSM) contract won by Raytheon - News
September 18, 2013
TUCSON, AZ. Raytheon won a $14 million Air Force Lot 2 contract for continuing full rate production of the High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Control Section Modification (HCSM) upgrade units. This modification adds a GPS receiver as well as an enhanced inertial measurement unit (IMU) for precision navigation to the current HARM. It also has a digital flight computer that fuses targeting solutions from navigation and seeker systems.
Avionics
ISR/strike aircraft -- Scorpion -- debuted by Textron - News
September 17, 2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. Officials at Textron AirLand, LLC, a joint venture of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) and AirLand Enterprises, LLC, debuted the Scorpion prototype, an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)/strike aircraft platform. The Scorpion is in test phase, with its first flight set to happen before the end of this year.
Radar/EW
Apache radar systems from LONGBOW ordered by Republic of Korea - News
September 13, 2013
LONDON. The Republic of Korea ordered fire control radars (FCRs) for the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter from LONGBOW, LLC, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. It is a foreign military sales contract valued at $51 million. The announcement was made during the DSeI show in London this week.
Comms
Astute Boat 5 submarine Platform Management System delivered by Northrop Grumman - News
September 11, 2013
LONDON. England's Royal navy received the final Platform Management System (PMS) hardware from Northrop Grumman Corp. for the Astute-class series' boat 5 submarine. The announcement was made during the DSeI show in London this week.
Comms
Rugged military handheld designs inspired by consumer world - Story
September 10, 2013
Cost pressures and consumer handheld technology increasingly drive rugged wearable computer designs for warfighter applications. Meanwhile, new ISR requirements for full motion video are pushing rugged display designers to innovate image enhancement technology.
Unmanned
Payloads, throwable robots highlight decent Unmanned Systems trade show - Story
September 10, 2013
Cost pressures and consumer handheld technology increasingly drive rugged wearable computer designs for warfighter applications. Meanwhile, new ISR requirements for full motion video are pushing rugged display designers to innovate image enhancement technology.
Radar/EW
Radar, unmanned aircraft, best bets for defense electronics suppliers - Story
September 10, 2013
Despite the doom and gloom associated with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) budget cuts, market analysts see silver linings for defense electronics suppliers in the radar and unmanned aircraft segments, as well as in avionics retrofits.
Unmanned
Rockwell Collins selling Kaiser Optical Systems to Endress+Hauser - News
September 04, 2013
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA. Rockwell Collins, Inc. is selling its subsidiary, Kaiser Optical Systems, Inc., which produces spectrographic instrumentation and applied holographic technology and is based in in Ann Arbor, MI, to Endress+Hauser. Terms of the agreement were undisclosed. The sale is expected to be completed by early fiscal 2014 and then is subject to customary closing conditions.
Unmanned
Endurance record set by EURO HAWK UAS - News
September 03, 2013
MANCHING, Germany. The EURO HAWK unmanned aircraft system (UAS) set a flight endurance record when it flew non-stop for 25.3 hours in European airspace. The UAS reached 58,600 feet over Manching Air Base, Germany.
Avionics
First night vertical landing made by F-35B on Aboard USS Wasp - News
August 21, 2013
FORT WORTH, TX. An F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant piloted by Lt. Col. Russell Clift, a test pilot with the U.S. Marine Corps, made the first night-time vertical landing aboard the USS WASP.
Cyber
Navy to enhance software code security with tool from GrammaTech - News
August 20, 2013
ITHACA, NY. GrammaTech won a U.S. Navy contract to develop a tool that will enable computer systems to understand and react to malicious cyber attacks and still continue to run safely by specifying expected behavior in their software code.
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