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Re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt deployed to Air Force - News
February 20, 2012
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah. Air Force and Boeing officials unveiled the first of 233 re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt II during an event at Hill Air Force Base. Boeing is under contract with the Air Force to deliver 233 wing sets through 2018.
Radar/EW
B-2 Bomber electronic warfare upgrade provided by BAE Systems - News
February 17, 2012
NASHUA, N.H. New electronic warfare systems for the B-2 Bomber will be supplied by BAE Systems in Nashua, N.H. Officials at Northrop Grumman - Aerospace Systems tasked BAE Systems engineers to provide Electronic Support Measure (ESM) systems to be used on all 20 B-2 Spirit bombers. This electronic warfare upgrade will replace the current AN/APR-50 system.
Radar/EW
New F-16V with AESA radar showcased at Singapore Airshow - News
February 16, 2012
SINGAPORE. Lockheed Martin and U.S. Air Force officials showcased a new F-16 variant at the Singapore Airshow ? the F-16V, which has an upgraded mission computer and open architecture design, a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, and other cockpit enhancements.
Comms
CANES shipboard networking contract modification award to Northrop Grumman - News
February 15, 2012
SAN DIEGO. Northrop Grumman Corp. won the next phase of the Navy?s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) contract. CANES was created to modernize and consolidate and Navy shipboard network systems to enhance overall operational effectiveness as well as affordability fleetwide.
Avionics
Block C V-22 Osprey with new radar, cockpit displays, and electronic warfare features delivered to Marines - News
February 15, 2012
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. Marine Corps pilots have received the first Block C V-22 Osprey aircraft with new radar and electronic warfare features from Bell Boeing a joint undertaking between Bell Helicopter-Textron and Boeing.
Avionics
MC-130J avionics to use DO-178B tool from Presagis - News
February 14, 2012
MONTREAL. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics engineers are using the VAPS XT-178 tool from Presagis to develop embedded graphics displays on the MC-130J Increment 3 program run by the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The tool is human machine interface (HMI) solution for DO-178B development.
Radar/EW
APY-10 radar adds air-to-air surveillance mode for Indian navy P-8I aircraft - News
February 14, 2012
SINGAPORE. Raytheon engineers deployed delivered its APY-10 surveillance radar to Boeing for the P-8I aircraft Boeing, being designed by Boeing for the Indian navy. It is the first international version of the radar.
Avionics
Avionics upgrade -- ASSTA 3.0 -- makes 1st German combat jet flight - News
February 13, 2012
MANCHING, Germany. German air force pilots completed the first flight of a Tornado with the new Cassidian avionics update called Avionics System Software Tornado Ada (ASSTA 3.0).
Avionics
MEMS-based attitude heading reference System for helicopters released by Northrop Grumman - News
February 13, 2012
DALLAS. Engineers at Northrop Grumman Corp. released a MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems)-based (Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS), called the LCR-300 at HELI-the EXPO 2012 show this week.
Unmanned
Navy sensor-netting system contract awarded to Raytheon - News
February 13, 2012
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. Officials at the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Raytheon a modification contract for design and engineering support on the sensor-netting system for the Navy?s Cooperative Engagement Capability.
Comms
ARC-23 radios get free software upgrade from Raytheon to improve satellite communication - News
February 10, 2012
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. Raytheon engineers released a software upgrade that will triple the satellite capacity for AN/ARC-231 airborne radio terminals at no charge to the end-user. The enhancement part of an Integrated Waveform (IW) software upgrade that follows field tests hosted by Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) officials.
Comms
Harris wins AMRAAM missile contract for telemetry modules - News
February 10, 2012
MELBOURNE, Fla. U.S. Air Force officials rewarded Harris Corp. a follow-on order for Warhead Replacement Tactical Telemetry Modules (WRTTM) for the Air Force Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile. Harris engineers will provide WRTTMs to the Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, under the contract.
Unmanned
Non-lethal weapons added to unmanned boats for Navy exercise - News
February 10, 2012
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. Officials at the U.S. Navy U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) operated an experiment where unmanned surface vessels (USVs) deployed non-lethal weapons for force protection and maritime security operations. The operation was conducted near Fort Eustis in Newport News, Va.
Avionics
DO-178 objectives for source code webcast happening Feb. 14 - News
February 09, 2012
DETROIT, Mich. DO-178 experts from The Mathworks in Natick, Mass., are presenting a webcast on how verification tools can be a time saver DO-178 compliance for source code. The webcast, hosed by Military Embedded Systems online and Open Systems Media, will be held at 2 pm Est. on Feb. 14, 2012.
Avionics
Avionics repairs on Navy's SH-60 and EA-6B aircraft to be performed by Northrop Grumman - News
February 09, 2012
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. Officials at the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) selected Northrop Grumman to repair avionics equipment on the EA-6B Prowler jet and the SH-60 Seahawk helicopter.
Avionics
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