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June 2023

 
 
 
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The McHale Report, by militaryembedded.com Editorial Director John McHale, covers technology and procurement trends in the defense and aerospace electronics community.
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FEATURE
 
The concept of “scalable assurance” is now at the forefront of the military space electronics industry, reshaping the way rad-hard designs are developed, acquired, and employed.
 
 
TOP STORY
 
Hensoldt is once again shipping air defense radars to Ukraine, this time winning a contract to provide four additional multifunction radars for the IRIS-T SLM air defense system developed by Diehl Defence in an effort to bolster Ukraine's protection against aerial attacks, Hensoldt announced in a statement.
 
 
 
 
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Elbit Systems of America has won a contract to develop and demonstrate an autonomous maritime target tracking capability for the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific), the company announced in a statement.
 
 

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Raytheon Technologies tested Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) capabilities during the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's Northern Edge 2023 exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, the company announced in a statement.
 
 
 
 
INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE
 
ChatGPT – an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot – has emerged as a potential game-changer in the adoption of AI across all industries. For aerospace and defense, it can assist in increasing automation and data-driven analysis from the supply chain to aftermarket services.
 
 
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The U.S. Department of Defense, through its Trusted Access Program Office (TAPO) and Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA), has accredited the manufacturing facility of GlobalFoundries, allowing it to produce secure semiconductors for various aerospace and defense applications, according to a company statement. The facility has received a Category 1A Trusted Supplier status.
 
 
 
 
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT
 
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is changing the way it does business. Recognizing the need for speed and agility to rapidly onboard ever-evolving commercial technologies to benefit the warfighter, it has promoted a modular open systems approach (MOSA) and, in significant respects, reframed its business model.
 
 
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The U.S. State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine involving the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) and associated equipment, according to a recent statement from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. DSCA has delivered the required certification to Congress, marking the next step in the sale process
 
 
 
 
 
 
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MARKET RESEARCH
 
The global signals intelligence market will grow from $14.7 billion in 2023 to $17.93 billion in 2027 for a compound annual growth rate of 5.1%, a new report predicts.
 
 
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European defense consortium MBDA announced it will lead a pan-European consortium focused on countering hypersonic missile threats from other nations.
 
 
 
 
GUEST BLOG
 
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In our last adventure, we explored the worldwide military markets using three recent reports, and integrated those into the TAM-SAM-SOM model (total addressable market, serviceable addressable market, and serviceable obtainable market). That expedition gave us a macro-view of things. Now, it’s time to put on our rubber gloves, get out the sharp knives, and carve the military market into edible segments. The most objective way to dismember this massive creature is to cut it up by platform, so we’ll start with the largest volume segment: ground combat vehicles (GCV) and tanks.
 
 
MOSA EVENT
 
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The MOSA Industry & Government Summit & Expo – scheduled for September 18-19, 2023, at the Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta in Atlanta – will feature conference sessions and exposition covering modular open system approach (MOSA) strategies, technology, and industry demonstrations.
 
 
 
 
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) chose nine companies to produce initial operational system and demonstration system conceptual designs for a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aerial system (UAS) -- nicknamed the AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY program or "ANCILLARY -- that will be able to deploy and retreat without the large mechanical launchers and landing/recovery equipment currently used today.
 
 
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General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) announced that its Intelligence & Homeland Security Division won two contracts valued at $580 million.
 
 
 
 
SPONSORED WHITE PAPER
 
Keysight Technologies
The space tech industry is a collective effort to defy gravity both literally and figuratively—taming physics and driving innovation into soaring new realms. Companies and governments around the globe are racing to make their mark in space. New technologies are emerging rapidly and new use cases are being discovered daily. Established players and start-ups alike are disrupting the space industry as never before.
 
 
SPONSORED WHITE PAPER
 
Omnetics Connector Corp
Military and commercial space applications such as satellite payloads and positioning systems continue to put pressure on designers for highly reliable interconnect technology that can meet stricter reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements as well as signal-integrity performance demands. Funding for space applications continues to grow within the Department of Defense (DoD) as complex adversarial threats proliferate.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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