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Saab demos multi-modal radar at Sea-Air-Space 2024 - News

April 08, 2024

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. Saab will showcase its Sea Giraffe 1X Multi-Modal (air and surface search) radar at Sea-Air-Space 2024 this week at booth 701, the company announced in a statement, noting that the radar system is designed to be adaptable for use on various naval, surface, or ground platforms.

Radar/EW

Integrated Battle Command System demos missile defense capabilities in live-fire test - News

April 05, 2024

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama. Northrop Grumman Corporation tested its Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, where the IBCS system integrated data from a Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) to detect, track, and intercept a surrogate long-range cruise missile using a PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

SPY-7 radar tracks space objects for Japanese navy - News

April 05, 2024

MOORESTOWN, New Jersey. Lockheed Martin tested Japan's Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) by executing the first live tracking of space objects using the AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Naval Research Lab will show cross-domain defense tech at Sea-Air-Space 2024 - News

April 05, 2024

SEA-AIR-SPACE 2024--NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will showcase cross-domain defense technologies at next week's Sea-Air-Space Conference and Exposition, set to be held April 8-10 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. 

Unmanned

USV tech from AEVEX Aerospace to debut at Sea-Air-Space 2024 - News

April 04, 2024

SEA-AIR-SPACE 2024--NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Uncrewed vehicle maker AEVEX Aerospace plans to debut its Mako and Boat in a Box (BiB) uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) at next week's Sea-Air-Space 2024 maritime exhibition, to be held April 8-10 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. 

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Sea-Air-Space keynote addresses to feature service chiefs and defense leaders - News

April 04, 2024

SEA-AIR-SPACE 2024--NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. The Navy League's Sea-Air-Space -- a large maritime exposition featuring defense industry leaders and major military decision makers from around the globe sharing the latest updates surrounding the maritime domain -- is slated to feature top-tier speakers and events during its run, April 8-10 2024, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

Unmanned

Uncrewed solar-powered craft completes initial completely autonomous flight - News

April 04, 2024

KILN, Miss. Skydweller Aero, a maker of large, autonomous solar-powered aircraft, reports that it accomplished the world's first successful autonomous/unmanned/uncrewed flight of a large solar-powered aircraft; during the flight from Stennis International Airport in Mississippi, the Skydweller uncrewed aerial system (UAS) took off, flew, and landed by itself without human intervention onboard or in control.  

Avionics

Navy, Air Force fighters to train jointly on NAWCAD simulation tool - News

April 03, 2024

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. U.S. Navy and Air Force fighter pilots will start a joint training program at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) facility starting in 2024.

A.I.

AI-enabled rugged 360-degree video part from OSS gets U.S. Army order - News

April 03, 2024

ESCONDIDO, Calif. Rugged high-performance computing supplier One Stop Systems (OSS) recently received a new purchase order from the U.S. Army to design and manufacture an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled video concentrator intended for use on U.S. Army land vehicles such as the Stryker, Bradley, and Abrams combat vehicles.

Unmanned

AI-piloted drone completes test for Kratos, Shield AI - News

April 02, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. Kratos and Shield AI recently completed the initial phase of AI-piloted flight testing using the Kratos Tactical Firejet, the companies announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Electromagnetic Battle Management prototype to be developed for DISA by Palantir - News

April 02, 2024

DENVER, Colorado. Palantir Technologies won a contract to from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to create the Electromagnetic Battle Management - Joint Decision Support (EMBM-J DS) Prototype, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

SM-6 missile intercepts ballistic target in U.S. Navy test - News

April 01, 2024

PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii. The U.S. Navy intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target in an at-sea test with the Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) developed by Raytheon, the company announced in a statement.

Cyber

CENTCOM enterprise IT infrastructure to get $922 million GDIT boost - News

April 01, 2024

FALLS CHURCH, Va. General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) won a contract worth $922 million to modernize the U.S. Central Command's (CENTCOM) enterprise IT infrastructure.

Avionics

First P-8A Poseidon aircraft undergoes new upgrades - News

March 29, 2024

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland. The U.S. Navy began an enhancement of its P-8A Poseidon aircraft fleet with Increment 3 Block 2 modifications, delivering the first aircraft for this upgrade to Boeing on March 27, Naval Air Systems Command announced.

Unmanned

Hypersonic drone to take first flight later this year - News

March 29, 2024

ATLANTA, Georgia. Hermeus will conduct its first flight of the uncrewed hypersonic Quarterhorse Mk 1 later this year at Edwards Air Force Base, the company announced in a statement.