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Radar/EW

Pacific Defense, Perceptronics win USAF contract to advance SOSA for airborne EW and SIGINT - News

December 11, 2023

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Pacific Defense and affiliate business Perceptronics (Farifax, Virginia) report winning $9.94 million in new contracts from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) to advance and mature modular system capabilities aligned to The Open Group’s Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) Technical Standard for airborne electronic warfare (EW) and signals intelligence (SIGINT) missions. 

A.I.

Marines must master data beyond "black boxes," Marine Corps general says at AOC - News

December 11, 2023

60th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) must keep up with an evolving battlefield by focusing its energies on mastering data and getting away from closed “black boxes” that make systems in the field non-agile, a top Marine general said Monday at the Association of Old Crows (AOC) annual symposium.

Cyber

Signal Corps training system gets Phase II funding from U.S. Army - News

December 11, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Technology R&D provider Charles River Analytics won a $1.7 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with the U.S. Army to create an intelligent system for training signal personnel on communications and information systems. 

Radar/EW

Synthetic aperture radar flight testing system introduced by Mercury at AOC 2023 - News

December 11, 2023

60th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.  Mercury Systems showcased new electronic warfare (EW) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology at the Annual AOC [Association of Old Crows] International Symposium & Convention, underway in National Harbor, Maryland.

Radar/EW

Radar detection/collection system from SNC showing at AOC 2023 - News

December 11, 2023

60th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) is showing its AE-4500 precision passive targeting system at the Annual AOC [Association of Old Crows] International Symposium & Convention, held in National Harbor, Maryland.

Radar/EW

EW threat simulator systems garner $18.5 million USAF contract - News

December 11, 2023

SANTA ROSA, Calif. Keysight Technologies won a contract with the U.S. Air Force worth $18.5 million to integrate and deliver two electronic warfare threat simulator (EWTS) systems, which test and evaluate complex emitters using realistic electromagnetic conditions. 

Radar/EW

CAES will feature antennas at AOC 2023 - News

December 08, 2023

60th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Mission-critical electronics company CAES reports that it will feature a number of its antennas at the upcoming Annual AOC [Association of Old Crows] International Symposium & Convention, scheduled for December 11-13 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Radar/EW

Mercury to show EW processing platform at AOC 2023 - News

December 08, 2023

60th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Mercury Systems will be showing its Mercury Processing Platform, aimed at enabling edge-ready electronic warfare (EW) solutions, at the upcoming Annual AOC [Association of Old Crows] International Symposium & Convention, scheduled for December 11-13 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Radar/EW

COMINT gear to be shown at AOC 2023 - News

December 07, 2023

60th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Plath Signal Products -- a provider of communications intelligence (COMINT) equipment including direction finders, antennas, and monitoring receivers -- will be displayingits products at the upcoming Annual AOC [Association of Old Crows] International Symposium & Convention, scheduled for December 11-13 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Radar/EW

Test & measurement equipment will be shown by Signal Hound at AOC 2023 - News

December 06, 2023

60th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Test-equipment manufacturer Signal Hound will be showing several new RF spectrum analyzers and signal generators at the upcoming Annual AOC [Association of Old Crows] International Symposium & Convention, scheduled for December 11-13 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Radar/EW

Spinning ELINT, RF antennas to show at Old Crows 2023 Symposium & Convention - News

December 06, 2023

60th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Antenna maker Steatite plans to show its spinning electronic intelligence (ELINT) antennas and RF technology for electronic warfare (EW) applications at the upcoming Annual AOC [Association of Old Crows] International Symposium & Convention, scheduled for December 11-13 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Radar/EW

RE-3A tactical airborne surveillance upgrades to be provided to Saudi Arabia - News

December 05, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. The State Department has approved a foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia for the modernization of RE-3A Tactical Airborne Surveillance System (TASS) aircraft and related equipment, totaling an estimated $582 million, according to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency statement.

Comms

Multidomain, interoperability pact signed by Northrop Grumman and Rohde & Schwarz - News

December 05, 2023

BERLIN. Northrop Grumman and Rohde & Schwarz signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Berlin Security Conference signaling their intent to collaborate on new resilient communications systems in Europe, which could include multifunction technologies and upgrades for aircraft interoperability.

Comms

Expanded RF and advanced filters in new photonics chip may lead to new device types - News

December 04, 2023

SYDNEY, Australia. A research team at the University of Sydney's Nano Institute report that they invented a compact silicon semiconductor chip that integrates electronics with photonic -- or light -- components. 

Radar/EW

AOC 2023 Symposium & Convention releases list of keynote and spotlight speakers - News

December 04, 2023

60th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Organizers of the upcoming Annual AOC [Association of Old Crows] International Symposium & Convention -- scheduled for December 11-13 in National Harbor, Maryland -- have released the list of keynote and spotlight speakers expected to present at the convention.