EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Kopin Corporation, a provider of high resolution microdisplays for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), announced it has received an approximately $1.6 million follow-on order of its high-brightness liquid crystal display for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.

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Collins Aerospace has completed an approximately $30 million expansion of its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Monroe, North Carolina.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Raytheon Technologies -- Intelligence and Space Division -- was awarded a contract worth as much as $3.12 billion to build upgraded radar systems for advanced versions of the F-15 Eagle jet fighter, according to an announcement from the F-15 Division Contracts Branch, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio).

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Northrop Grumman announced the integration of its electronic warfare (EW) suite for the global F-16 fleet. Known as the ALQ-131C, the company claims that this fully modernized, digital system is ready to defend against current and future threats.

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

U.S. Army active duty and National Guard rotary-wing aviation units will receive an upgrade to their AN/AVS-6 Aviator's Night Vision Imaging Systems (ANVIS) with high performance white phosphor image intensifier tubes to be provided by Elbit Systems of America – Night Vision.

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Antavia AMETEK MRO and Viking Air Limited of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, have renewed their comprehensive landing gear maintenance support for an additional three years. This agreement, originally initiated in 2018 confirms Antavia as a Factory Endorsed Component Centre (FECC) and official repair station to support Viking’s Canadair’s fleet of CL215/CL215T/415/415EAF with landing gear.

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

KBR won a $194.3 million task order to research, develop, test, and analyze the design and fabrication of microelectronics components, verifying and validating their trustworthiness for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Trusted Electronics Branch (RYDT).

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Collins Aerospace, company specializing in developing open systems architecture avionics, recently received new Conformance Certificates from The Open Group Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) for two software products. Collins Aerospace is a unit of Raytheon Technologies Corp.

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced the completion of the first MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and Ground Control Station (GCS) for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF).

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

AeroVironment, Inc. introduced Crysalis, the company’s next-generation ground control solution. Crysalis is an integrated hardware and software-based ground control system (GCS) that is designed to provide command and control of compatible AeroVironment unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and their payloads, through an intuitive user experience (UX).

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Draken Europe and Collins Aerospace have signed an agreement that will introduce Collins Aerospace’s Joint Secure Air combat training System (JSAS) for use with Draken’s Falcon 20 fleet in support of operational readiness training for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

BAE Systems has received a $62 million contract from the U.S. Army to deliver the next-generation 2-Color Advanced Warning System (2CAWS). The system is designed to provide aircrews with advanced threat detection capabilities, improving survivability and mission effectiveness in contested environments.

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Collins Aerospace announced the launch of its Perigon computer, available for a range of commercial and defense platforms. Designed with advanced computing power, open-system architecture, and flexible configurability, officials claim that Perigon is intended to enable future flight control and vehicle management needs.

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Sagetech Avionics Inc., company providing avionics solutions for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), announced that they completed a demonstration of Detect and Avoid (DAA) using their low size, weight, and power (SWaP) ACAS X-based DAA computer for the U.S. Air Force.

WIND RIVER

This paper outlines the principles behind avionics security and shows how Wind River® can help meet the objectives of DO-326A and DO-356A while maintaining strict compliance with DO-178C. The objective of a safe and secure platform is therefore achieved.

RAMBUS

For the highest level of anti-tamper protection, the Rambus Root of Trust (RT-600 series) is at the forefront of a new category of programmable hardware-based security cores. Siloed from the primary processor, it is designed to securely run sensitive code, processes and algorithms.