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Avionics
TopOwl night-vision, helmet mounted sight and display to be tested on A400M - News
July 13, 2012
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom. Officials of the Organization for Joint Armaments Cooperation (OCCAR) selected the TopOwl Helmet-Mounted Sight and Display (HMSD) for flight testing on the A400M military transport aircraft prototype. The tests are being done to confirm the HMSD compatibility with the A400M for night missions. TopOwl has an integrated night vision capability for pilots. Thales officials made the announcement this week during the Farnborough Air Show.
Unmanned
Fire Scout unmanned helicopter training facility opened by Navy in Florida - News
July 12, 2012
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Northrop Grumman officials opened a new Fire Scout unmanned helicopter training facility for operators that has enhanced flight simulators, classroom instruction, and hands-on aircraft maintenance. It is located at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla.
Radar/EW
Reaper UAV to use dismount detection radar from Raytheon - News
July 11, 2012
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom. Raytheon won a U.S. Air Force contract to provide four radar pods equipped with ground moving target indication and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology. The pods will be mounted beneath the wings of MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Raytheon officials made the announcement this week during the Farnborough Air Show.
Radar/EW
Airborne synthetic aperture radar from Lockheed Martin now available to nations in Europe and Asia - News
July 10, 2012
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom. Lockheed Martin?s airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is now available internationally. The AN/APY-12 airborne reconnaissance radar produces high resolution, photo-like imagery, in darkness or inclement weather or darkness. Company officials made the announcement this week at the Farnborough Air Show in the United Kingdom.
Unmanned
ITT Exelis & Sierra Nevada to design Advanced WAPS System - News
July 09, 2012
ROCHESTER, N.Y. Officials at Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and ITT Exelis have joined hands to build a manned aircraft-based Wide-Area Airborne Persistent Surveillance (WAPS) system, dubbed Vigilant Stare. It is inspired by a similar U.S. Air Force system.
Unmanned
New rugged computer released by Ecrin for manned and unmanned aircraft - News
July 06, 2012
CROLLES, France. Engineers at Ecrin Systems released a new rugged computer ? ONYX ? for constrained space applications such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), ground vehicles, and manned aircraft. The new small form factor device is based on a rugged COM Express module design.
Avionics
FAA awards WAAS Safety Computer contract to Verocel - News
July 05, 2012
WASHINGTON. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials selected Verocel in Westford, Mass., under a $6.2 million single- source contract to develop the next-generation safety computer for use in the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). Verocel, a software verification company, will ensure that the safety computer will comply with RTCA/DO-178B1 and RTCA/DO-2542 to Level B.
Comms
GPS replacement technology - NAVSOP - developed by BAE Systems - News
July 02, 2012
GREAT BADDOW, United Kingdom. Scientists at BAE Systems have developed research on a replacement for GPS that takes advantage of existing transmissions such as TV, Wi-Fi, mobile phone signals, and radio to determine a user?s location to within a few meters.
Unmanned
Navy SM-3 missile from Raytheon takes out ballistic missile target off coast of Hawaii - News
June 29, 2012
PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, KAUAI, Hawaii. A Standard Missile-3 Block IB from Raytheon was fired by personnel on the USS Lake Erie and destroyed another ballistic missile target during a recent test, that marked the 21st intercept for the SM-3 program.
Radar/EW
F-35 DAS and AESA radar from Northrop Grumman detect, track, and target ballistic missiles - News
June 28, 2012
LINTHICUM, Md. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) and AN/APG-81 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar system from Northrop Grumman Corp. recently detected ballistic missiles during a demonstration in coordination with NASA the U.S. Air Force.
Comms
Navy E-6B gets secure, high-speed communications and networking upgrade from Northrop Grumman - News
June 27, 2012
SAN DIEGO. Northrop Grumman Corp. won a a $44.3 million U.S. Navy contract to install high-speed, secure communications and networking systems on an Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft, as part of the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) strategic communications relay mission.
A.I.
Quantum computing funding awarded to Raytheon BBN Technologies by IARPA - News
June 26, 2012
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Officials at the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) awarded Raytheon BBN Technologies $2.2 million worth of funding under the Quantum Computer Science (QCS).
Radar/EW
Flying ISR laboratory from Lockheed Martin to be used by Italian air force - News
June 25, 2012
ROME. Engineers at Lockheed Martin in Denver have designed a flying intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) hub called the innovative Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) for the Italian air force. The Italians are using the ISR aircraft in a live operational environment.
From The Editor
Hundred Mile Marine update - Other
June 22, 2012
NEW YORK CITY. Last month on Memorial Day retired Marine Brian Gallagher set a goal to run 100 miles around Ground Zero in New York City in less than 30 hours to raise money for wounded warriors and their families. He did it! Gallagher ran the 100 miles in 29 hours and 15 minutes to raise $100,000 dollars for the charities he supports.
Radar/EW
10-gigabit RF signal detection, recording, and playback products for SIGINT released by D-TA - News
June 21, 2012
OTTAWA, Ontario. Engineers at D-TA Systems Inc., released two new software radio solutions, dubbed RFvision-1 and RFvision-2, for performing signal activity detection, RF spectrum scanning, and real-time signal recording and playback.
Comms
From The Editor
Sequestration is a meat axe to the defense industry, says Lockheed Martin CEO - Other
June 19, 2012
WASHINGTON. The single greatest challenge to the U.S. defense industry is the looming threat of sequestration, said Bob Stevens, Chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin in a briefing today in Washington. ?Sequestration is a meat axe.?
Unmanned
Unmanned space vehicle from Boeing completes first flight - News
June 19, 2012
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The second X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) completed its first flight for the U.S. Air Force?s Rapid Capabilities Office. The experimental test mission lasted 469 days.
Unmanned
First MQ-4C BAMS UAS unveiled by Northrop Grumman - News
June 18, 2012
PALMDALE, Calif. Officials at Northrop Grumman showed off the first U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) for the first time at their Palmdale, Calif., facility.
Avionics
Army helicopters to use synthetic vision technology from Rockwell Collins under DARPA contract - News
June 15, 2012
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tasked Rockwell Collins engineers with developing a synthetic vision avionics backbone for next generation helicopter applications under the Multi-Function Radio Frequency (MFRF) program.
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