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Unmanned

UAS launches smaller drone from its weapons bay in test, Air Force reports - News

April 06, 2021

U.S. ARMY YUMA PROVING GOUND -- YUMA, Ariz. The U.S. Air Force reported that during a late-March 2021 test, the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aircraft system (UAS) platform successfully launched an even smaller unmanned aircraft from inside its the Valkyrie's internal weapons bay.

Radar/EW

Radar for U.S. Navy ships to get ATC software upgrade thanks to Cambridge Pixel - News

April 06, 2021

CAMBRIDGE, U.K. Cambridge Pixel reports that it it supplying its supplying its HPx-250 PMC radar interface cards and SPx radar and IFF [identification friend or foe] plot extraction software to the U.S. Navy's Naval Air Warfare Center for use with the Navy's AN/SYY-1 shipboard air traffic control (ATC) processing and display system.

Unmanned

V-BAT 128 UAS with increased payload for defense unveiled by Martin UAV - News

April 02, 2021

PLANO, Texas. Martin UAV, company specializing in advanced aviation technology, announced the public release of the latest unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the V-BAT 128, for defense and commercial use, including search and rescue, firefighting, logistic resupply, and energy and oil and gas operations.

Avionics

F-35 avionics R&D contract awarded to Alion by the U.S. Air Force - News

April 02, 2021

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Air Force has awarded Alion Science and Technology a $77 million task order with a 60-month period of performance to provide aircraft and weapons systems research and development (R&D) for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office (JPO).

Radar/EW

3U OpenVPX chassis ideal for SOSA designs announced by Pixus Technologies - News

April 02, 2021

ONTARIO, Canada. Pixus Technologies, a provider of embedded computing and enclosure solutions, announced a new 10-slot 3U OpenVPX enclosure system geared for Sensor Open Standard Architecture (SOSA) requirements.

Comms

Maritime SATCOM systems in development for new naval military platforms - News

April 01, 2021

NETANYA, Israel. Orbit Communications Systems Ltd., a global provider of maritime and airborne satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals, tracking ground station solutions, and mission-critical airborne audio management systems, announced that it has received an order from a leading European integrator for OceanTRx4 Mil SATCOM systems for new naval military platforms for a total of approximately $3.1 million.

Unmanned

Navigation and sensor tech by Honeywell to equip Nuuva V300 UAV - News

April 01, 2021

PHOENIX, Ariz. Pipistrel has selected Honeywell's next-generation Attitude Heading Reference System and Air Data Module for its Nuuva V300 cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The technologies provide navigation and motion-sensing data and will work in tandem with Honeywell's Compact Fly-By-Wire system onboard the aircraft.

Comms

Elbit Systems acquires defense-GPS unit of BAE Systems - News

April 01, 2021

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has acquired BAE Systems Rokar (Jerusalem, Israel) from BAE Systems, Inc., the U.S. headquartered subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, for approximately $31 million net of any cash in Rokar.  

Comms

Rebel's Safe Strike software demoed under Abaco Systems, Rebel Alliance partnership - News

March 31, 2021

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Abaco Systems has announced a partnership with Rebel Alliance intended to allow the company to demonstrate their Rebel’s Safe Strike software product for Battle Management and Command & Control applications.

Avionics

Rugged, Portable Aircraft Control Station in development for the U.S. Air Force - News

March 31, 2021

PRESCOTT, Ariz. CP Technologies announced it has teamed with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. to design and manufacture the Portable Aircraft Control Station (PACS) for the U.S. Air Force.

Unmanned

Counter-drone system equipped with AI to be delivered to DoD - News

March 31, 2021

SAN DIEGO, Calif. Citadel Defense announced that it has received a follow-on urgent contract award from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to protect the military from small drone threats.

Radar/EW

U.S. Army navigation-warfare, situational-awareness technology work moves forward - News

March 31, 2021

U.S. ARMY COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT COMMAND (DEVCOM) -- ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. The U.S. Army reports approval of a capability-development document that aims to speed up the experimentation and development of navigation-warfare and situational-awareness technologies. 

Comms

Military GPS testing to go forward as U.S. Space Force lends allies M-Code receivers - News

March 31, 2021

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is loaning allied and partner nations the use of M-Code precise positioning service receiver cards for use in military GPS capability testing as part of a three-year multinational initiative established by USSF's Space and Missile Systems Center.

Radar/EW

Automated hypersonic missile production line to better achieve consistent assembly - News

March 30, 2021

MADISON, Ala. Aerobotix, a robotics integrator and metrology company, has begun utilizing a next-generation hypersonic production line. A robotic assembly line scans, sands, paints, and measures complex missile components achieving critical tolerances required for hypersonic flight.

A.I.

AI-powered mass notification tech to use Big Data to better assess potential threats - News

March 30, 2021

HERNDON, Va. Geospark Analytics, company specializing in developing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for risk and threat assessment, has won a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop a mass notification capability for its Hyperion platform.