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A.I.

Aerobotix selected to automate hypersonic missile coating process - News

March 09, 2022

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Aerobotix announced an agreement with Minteq International, Inc. to distribute Minteq’s FIREX RX-2390 Thermal Protection System (TPS) coating for hypersonic flight hardware.

Radar/EW

Remote sensing programs get additional $10.23 million boost for SAIC - News

March 09, 2022

RESTON, Va. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has won a $10.23 million modification to a previous U.S. Air Force contract to continue performing systems engineering and integration for remote sensing mission programs. 

Radar/EW

Next-gen semiconductor solutions to advance modern data centers - News

March 08, 2022

CANONSBURG, Pa. Ansys announced that it will be collaborating with GlobalFoundries (GF) to deliver innovative and feature-rich solutions in hopes of solving some of the most significant challenges facing data centers today.

Radar/EW

Military simulation tech company fully acquired by BAE Systems - News

March 08, 2022

FALLS CHURCH, Va. BAE Systems announced that the company has completed the acquisition of Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) for $200 million, subject to customary closing adjustments.

Comms

GA-EMS weather satellite to collect data for Space Force - News

March 08, 2022

SAN DIEGO, Calif. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command has elected to exercise a follow-on option that will aim to provide a prototype weather satellite that can produce operational data as part of the Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Weather System (EWS) satellite program.

Unmanned

Evolution class of AI-powered UAS unveiled by GA-ASI - News

March 07, 2022

POWAY, Calif. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced a new category of future-forward unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), designed with a focus on information dominance and airspace supremacy.

Avionics

Cockpit multi-function display modules in development with Mercury Systems - News

March 07, 2022

ANDOVER, Mas. Mercury Systems, Inc. announced that it has received a $7.4 million order from a leading defense prime contractor for active matrix LCD (AMLCD) modules to be used in a large area multi-function display cockpit application.

Radar/EW

Synthetic aperture radar market expected to grow at 11.3% CAGR to 2028, study says - News

March 07, 2022

LONDON. The global synthetic aperture radar (SAR) market, with estimated revenue of $3.61 billion in 2021, is expected to reach revenue of $7.64 billion in 2028, at a combined annual growth rate of 11.3% during that period, according to a new study from BrandEssence, "Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report." 

Avionics

F-16 fighter aircrafts to be equipped with radar warning receiver - News

March 04, 2022

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S), a Raytheon Technologies business, was awarded $30 million in contracts to upgrade and provide spares for the U.S. Air Force’s F-16 fighter aircraft with the all-digital AN/ALR-69A(V) radar warning receiver.

A.I.

AI effort from DARPA seeks to enhance decision-making during military ops - News

March 04, 2022

ARLINGTON, Vir. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing what it calls the In the Moment (ITM) program, which will attempt to quantify the alignment of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms with trusted human decision-makers in difficult domains -- like rapidly changing battlefield situations -- where there is no agreed-upon right answer.

Avionics

Tiger attack helicopter gets avionics upgrades with Thales - News

March 03, 2022

FRANCE. The Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) has awarded Airbus Helicopters the development contract for the new Tiger attack helicopter standard. The Thales technologies on board the platform will aim to provide French and Spanish forces with high-performance connected systems.

Radar/EW

Hypersonic missile warning payloads in development for Space Force - News

March 03, 2022

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman Corporation and Ball Aerospace announced a partnership to design and develop the two mission payloads for the U.S. Space Force’s Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar (NGP) program.

Avionics

Airborne Storm EW Modules launched by BAE Systems - News

March 03, 2022

ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems launched its versatile Storm EW Modules designed to provide customized offensive and defense electronic warfare (EW) mission systems for combat platforms for the broader United States and allied fleets. 

Avionics

RF and microwave calibration tech to be delivered to USAF - News

March 02, 2022

COLUMBIA, Md. In response to the Air Force Metrology and Calibration Authority's need for microwave measurement receivers (MMR) for its precision measurement equipment laboratories (PMEL’s) and Air Force primary standards laboratory (AFPSL), Rohde & Schwarz has developed the R&S FSMR3000AF measuring receiver to calibrate signal generators and attenuators with one instrument.

Avionics

Manned-Unmanned Teaming capabilities demoed in flight test - News

March 02, 2022

ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems and the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) have completed a flight test of advanced Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) technology at a Department of Defense flight test range.