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Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2007 John McHale |
Sensitive and Tireless: High-Endurance UAVs Sense What Men Cannot Sensors for unmanned aircraft are evolving in efficiency and capability as payload designers look for every possible edge in surveillance, combat, and collision avoidance.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2009 J.R. Wilson |
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Get Ready for Prime Time Government leaders are supportive of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) use in non-military applications such as border control, emergency response, law enforcement, and forest fire surveillance.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 |
In Brief BAE Systems protects U.S. Army and Navy helicopters... Northrop Grumman to expand Mississippi UAV facility ... Thales forms alliance partnership with Wind River... Lockheed Martin delivers first Atlas Five Booster to west coast launch site... DC-DC device market continues to grow... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2006 John McHale |
Synthetic Aperture Radar Technology Key Part of Space-Based Radar The technology of synthetic aperture radar, which has been used to map the Earth from space, will play an integral role in the U.S. Department of Defense's space-based radar programs.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004 |
In Brief Northrop Grumman submits bid for WATCHKEEPER Battlefield Intelligence... Aeroflex partners with TestMart... Anteon to support Army forces command modularity coordination centers... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 J.R. Wilson |
Avionics Enter the 5th Generation Advanced military aircraft such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-22 air-superiority jet fighter and the E-2D Hawkeye carrier-based maritime patrol and radar surveillance aircraft, will have powerful avionics systems like never seen before.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 |
In Brief BAE systems to develop on-board generator for Humvee... Navy P-3C aircraft use data link from Lockheed Martin... Northrop Grumman tests software for Webb Space Telescope... Air Force eyes state-of-the-art jet fighter targeting pods... etc.  |
National Defense July 2012 Antoine Martin |
Promising Outlook for Navy's Unmanned Aviation The U.S. Navy has ambitious plans to deploy new families of unmanned aircraft over the next decade.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 |
In Brief Boeing awarded JDAM contract... DRS Technologies to develop high-speed electric generator for navy... Lockheed Martin's 100th Aegis weapon system ready for duty... Altera and White Electronic Designs partner on specialized FPGA packaging... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2008 Courtney E. Howard |
A Voracious Need for Vectronics Military end users have an increasing demand for computing and networking performance in packages that are ever smaller, lighter, and more power efficient  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 J.R. Wilson |
The evolution of UAV avionics Success of military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and development of new platforms for information, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) has led to some significant advances in small-scale avionics systems.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2009 |
In Briefs FAA gives green light to NextGen satellite system... Northrop Grumman reveals first Navy unmanned combat aircraft... Lockheed Martin selected for next-generation GOES-R weather satellites... etc.  |
National Defense August 2015 Stew Magnuson |
Primes Line Up to Compete for JSTARS Recap Program The next version of the Air Force's joint surveillance and attack radar aircraft will have a smaller airframe, along with updated radar, communications and battle management suites.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2006 |
In Brief Northrop Grumman to provide software support for maritime command and control system... ACT/TECHNICO improves security for PMC form-factor... Lockheed Martin awarded $120 million to develop enhanced counterfire target acquisition radar... etc.  |
Defense Update March 2007 |
Smart Weapons for UAVs The Origins of Weaponized UAVs... Deployment of Weaponized UAVs... Gravity Dropped Munitions for UAVs... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 |
In Brief Boeing awarded U.S. Marine Corps contract to extend ScanEagle services... Lockheed Martin completes test of Space-Based Infrared System... London defense show set for September 2007... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008 |
In Brief Navy and Marine Corps lead BAE Systems precision-targeted weapon development program... Raytheon to modernize F-15E radar... Lockheed Martin wins contract for U.S. Air Force Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004 |
Air Force Looks to the Next Generation of Avionics Networking In September, Air Force and industry leaders ran a time--critical targeting exercise at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. Their goal was to reduce the sensor-to-shooter timeline by combining data from disparate sensors, air platforms, and ground stations  |
National Defense July 2012 Dan Parsons |
Teaming Pilots With Drones Hampered By Technology The Army recently found that the most cost effective solution to replace its scout helicopters was a mix of traditional rotary wing platforms and unmanned aerial vehicles flying alongside to cover more ground in a single mission.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010 John McHale |
U.S. Navy Avionics Systems Embrace Open Architectures Designers of avionics equipment for U.S. Navy aircraft see obsolescence as their biggest obstacle in meeting the steady demand for upgrades and retrofits of existing aircraft. Their solution is open architecture.  |
National Defense October 2013 Valerie Insinna |
Navy's New Drones Taking Center Stage The Navy finally is developing its own custom unmanned air systems, with the service planning on fielding four new aircraft in the next few years.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2009 |
In Brief Airbus integrates MTAD... FAA annual aviation forecast ... Northrop Grumman delivers SBIRS GEO-2 payload... Boeing Airborne Laser begins weapon system flight tests... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2009 |
In Brief Lockheed Martin wins technology development contract for F/A-18E/F infrared search and track program... Lockheed Martin F-35 CatBIRD shows key avionics capability, reliability at Edwards Air Force Base... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006 |
In Brief DHS awards contract for improved first responder wireless... BAE Systems provides flight-line support for F-16 fighters... Boeing selected for U.S. Army World-Wide Satellite Systems program... etc.  |
National Defense March 2006 Grace Jean |
Urban Battlefield is Proving Ground For Unmanned Aerial Systems Demand for smaller and more capable aircraft systems continues to grow but analysts say that in order to make these aircraft more effective in the urban environment, a fistful of technology improvements are needed.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2010 |
In Brief Team K-MAX demonstrates unmanned helicopter cargo re-supply to U.S. Marine Corps... Rockwell Collins advances next-generation GPS by tracking new military signal... Sonoscan expands counterfeit identification menu... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2004 John McHale |
UAV Market Shows Strong Growth Through Next Decade The market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) appears to be growing steadily over the next ten years because of the successful deployment of these pilotless aircraft in operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, market analysts say.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2006 |
In Brief Coast Guard names first national security cutter... General Dynamics delivers first production Stryker NBC Reconnaissance vehicles... ThalesRaytheonSystems' Battle Control System-Fixed passes U.S. Air Force interoperability tests... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004 |
In Brief Radstone to open engineering center in U.S... First production Global Hawk UAV arrives at its new base... DRS gets orders for advanced military communications systems... RAE Systems wins military contract for fuel tank monitors... Northrop Grumman achieves SEI Level 5 software rating... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2004 |
In Brief EOIR Technologies Wins Two Army Contracts... Texas Memory Systems and StarGen Join Hands on Embedded Applications... Alenia Aeronautica chooses Concurrent iHawk for UCAV Simulation... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006 |
In Brief Thales partners with Green Hills Software... U.S. Army helicopter controls UAV via TCDL wireless links... Updated Paveway II laser-guided bombs hit the target... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2007 |
In Brief Boeing announces C-17 line may end in mid-2009... Lockheed Martin awarded $311 million Arrowhead production contract... Northrop Grumman wins Tango Bravo contract for submarine technology...etc.  |
National Defense October 2005 Harold Kennedy |
Surveillance Needs Fuel Demand for Unmanned Vehicles Currently, there are nearly 1,000 robotic vehicles being used for surveillance and reconnaissance, especially in maritime areas in the Central Command theater of operations, and combatant commanders keep asking for more.  |
National Defense July 2013 Valerie Insinna |
Fight Begins Over Navy's Armed Drone Program After years of delays, the Navy plans this summer to release a request for proposals for the preliminary design phase for its unmanned carrier launched airborne surveillance and strike aircraft, called UCLASS. The final RFP is set to be issued in early spring 2014.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 |
In Brief Boeing installs high-energy laser on Laser Gunship aircraft... Northrop Grumman develops high-speed transistor... Raytheon tests air-launched missile defense system... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 J.R. Wilson |
Manned and Unmanned Aircraft to Share Controlled and Commercial Airspace Governments, organizations, and industries throughout the world are trying to find ways of developing electronic and electro-optical technologies to enable unmanned aerial vehicles to operate together safely.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009 |
In Brief Lockheed Martin delivers first Target Sight System production unit to U.S. Marine Corps... Raytheon demonstrates next-generation antenna technology during test flight... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 J.R. Wilson |
Military and Commercial Avionics Draw From the Same Technology Well The increasing imperative for the military to be able to adopt and adapt new technologies has led to a dramatic push for new, avionics-specific industry standards for power, form factors, and interfaces that will apply to military as well as commercial aviation.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009 |
In Brief Rockwell Collins virtual avionics procedure trainer selected for Iraqi coalition force... (K)DC-10 with Boeing-modified cockpit completes certification flight tests... Northrop Grumman supplies U.S. Army with laser rangefinders... etc.  |
National Defense July 2014 Valerie Insinna |
Industry Ready to Compete for JSTARS Recapitalization Program The Air Force has ignited an effort to replace its surveillance and targeting aircraft system with modern airframes outfitted with new radar, sensors and communications equipment.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2004 |
Product applications Boeing uses Green Hills software for unmanned combat air system... Lockheed Martin picks Curtiss-Wright to integrate radar components... Boeing picks Thales for 7E7 cockpit displays... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005 |
In Brief Northrop Grumman to provide Theater Deployable Communications kits to Air Force... Air Force looks to ITT for night-vision goggles... Northrop Grumman wins Navy logistics contract for shipboard electronics... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008 |
Northrop Grumman Completes Integration of Third Payload Module for Advanced EHF Satellites Boeing completes mission system flight testing for U.S. AWACS Block 40/45 upgrade... LynxOS-178 powers Rockwell Collins next-generation avionics... etc.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007 J.R. Wilson |
Hunter-Killer UAVs to swarm battlefields Hunter-Killer: by most definitions, the term designates an entirely new class of UAV, not a weaponized sensor platform, such as the MQ-1 Predator, but an aircraft designed from the beginning to seek out and strike targets.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2006 Ed Walsh |
The Next Step for Shipboard Electronics Growth of the U.S. Navy's fleet of surface warships and submarines is riding on systems innovation and new technologies to introduce open-systems solutions for network-centric warfare, ballistic-missile defense, and other capabilities for the 21st century maritime warfare.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 John McHale |
Laser Weapons, on Target The U.S. military and its partners from industry are meeting major milestones in various programs as they move closer to making laser weaponry a standard part of the U.S. arsenal.  |
National Defense July 2009 Stew Magnuson |
Navy Awaits Arrival of Powerful New Radar-Equipped Aircraft The Navy's new E-2D Advanced Hawkeye surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft has a powerful new radar.  |
National Defense January 2016 Allyson Versprille |
Affordable Surveillance a Priority for Special Operations U.S. Special Operations Command is looking to add more affordable surveillance, intelligence and reconnaissance systems to its inventory, the head of acquisition and procurement said.  |
National Defense May 2004 Roxana Tiron |
Army Unmanned Air Vehicles Proliferate in the Battlefield The U.S. Army is committing increasing resources to developing sharply enhanced surveillance, communications and weapons for unmanned aerial vehicles.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005 Ben Ames |
Digital receivers power a new generation of electronic warfare Military technology designers have shifted from analog to digital radar receivers to deal with decentralized threats. The change is a major improvement for size, weight, and power.  |