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Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2005 John McHale |
Scared of the dark? For thousands of years armies were wary of attacking at night. They could make use of artificial light - whether torches, searchlights, or headlights - but illumination always risked revealing maneuvers. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010 John McHale |
First round accuracy Many special forces operators like to say the last thing they want is a fair fight. They want to overwhelm the enemy so that he cannot even shoot back. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 John McHale |
Infrared Products Continue to Improve Warfighter Capability Designers of infrared technology for military applications are all in agreement-business is not only good, but continued growth and support for new designs and capability are expected. Success on night battlefields has made the U.S. soldier hungry for even more products and new capabilities. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006 John McHale |
BAE Systems Completes Qualification of New Thermal Weapon Sight BAE Systems's TWS family of sights, produced under this contract, complement current and future infantry armament-from light to medium and heavy weapons. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2005 |
Optoelectronics Briefs Phasebridge wins contract for Navy RF fiber-optic links program... FLIR Systems adds IR camera to research product line... Optex to provide telescopes for howitzer fire control... Kollsman to repair optical system on Cobra helicopter... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005 Ben Ames |
Optical sensors light up the battlefield Tomorrow's sensors will be modular, digital, fused, and networked |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 Courtney E. Howard |
Thermal-Imaging Technology Turns Night Into Day for u.s. Warfighters Thermal weapon sights tap the latest infrared technologies to aid warfighters in target acquisition, location, and identification. |
National Defense April 2014 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army to Equip Soldiers With New Sensors for Night Targeting The wars of the past decade exposed weaknesses in Army technology for infantry troops. Close-combat equipment such as night vision goggles and weapon sights are bulky and drain batteries fast. |
National Defense November 2004 Joe Pappalardo |
High Demand for Infrared Technology on Battlefield Advances in manufacturing technology are allowing a new generation of infrared imaging devices to reach the battlefield in record numbers, according to military and industry sources. |
National Defense September 2004 Roxana Tiron |
Holographic Weapon Sights Grip the U.S. Military Market The U.S. Special Operations Command, Army and Marine Corps are buying holographic weapon sights and shipping them in large quantities to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2004 |
BAE Systems Introduces Handheld Thermal Imagers for Law Enforcement The HHC100 Series is a low-cost, lightweight, rugged series of IR cameras. The U.S. Army recently selected BAE Systems to supply a family of next-generation thermal weapon sights for its soldiers. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2007 John McHale |
Customizing to Their Needs Commercial off-the-shelf technologies have streamlined components in defense applications, but some mission-critical situations call for products that must be designed from the ground up to aid war fighters on the battlefield. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009 |
Electro-Optic Brief Photonics mast, electro-optical sensor suite for attack submarines to come from Kollmorgen... Uncooled infrared focal-plane array top supplier ranking goes to DRS Technologies.... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008 John McHale |
Incoming! Precision Guidance Keeps Munitions on Target Lasers, global positioning systems, and other modern technologies have made hitting fixed targets with missiles and bombs extremely efficient. Now defense experts are designing systems to hit targets on the move and beyond line of sight. |
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 2009 Courtney E. Howard |
Advanced Vetronics: Hit the Ground Running Industry heeds the warfighter's call for innovative, responsive, and reliable electronics in combat vehicles on the ground. |
National Defense October 2013 Valerie Insinna |
New Technologies Fuel Advancements in Night Vision Goggles Unlike the massive acquisition programs for fighter jets and combat vehicles, night vision technologies need to be refreshed every few years in order for troops to maintain their edge against adversaries. |
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. |
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 November 2006 |
Electro-optics Briefs FLIR Systems wins order from U.S. Navy... Megapixel camera for demanding machine-vision applications... Edmund Optics expands into the ultraviolet... Toshiba offers extreme-low-light surveillance camera for homeland security... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006 |
Optoelectronics briefs TSAT laser communications development passes crucial milestone... QuickSwitch MEMS-based fiber-optic mirror switch provides gigabyte network switching... L-3 Communications to acquire SSG Precision Optronics... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 John McHale |
Laser Weapons: Moving From Promise to Performance The military's laser weapons programs are making steady progress in their transition from the laboratory to the battlefield, with deployment of initial systems expected within the next three to five years. |
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. |
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. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008 |
In Brief Boeing flies fuel cell-powered airplane... Lockheed Martin to support DOD high-performance computing centers... General Dynamics awarded $159 million for Abrams tank work... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2005 |
Optoelectronics Briefs Dual-wavelength focal-plane array in development... Double-clad ytterbium fiber available for fiber-laser applications...Ultraviolet refractive beam shaper unveiled... Navy picks supplier for optoelectronic sensor systems... Air Force awards contract for high-power fiber amplifier... etc. |
National Defense October 2007 Stew Magnuson |
Researchers Push for Advances in Night Vision Technology Night vision technology once gave the nation's armed forces an edge on the battlefield, but the devices have proliferated around the world. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2005 |
In brief U.S. Army awards contract for next-generation thermal weapon sights... Contract awarded for aerostat system... NASA selects software vendor for software for certification & accreditation... U.S. Navy award Advanced Display System contracts... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 |
Optoelectronics Briefs Optical fire-control units for Army lightweight artillery... Optical security camera backup system... $49.9 million contract for shipboard infrared visual sensor systems... L-3 Communications acquires EOTech... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2007 |
Electro-Optics Briefs Near-infrared linear polarizers that eliminate unwanted reflections... Sensata Technologies offers image sensors to improve military and industrial vehicle safety... RPMC Lasers unveils miniature Q-switched oscillator... |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 |
In Brief BAE Systems seeker detects missile target in THAAD weapon system test... Northrop Grumman wins Marine Corps contract for Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)... etc. |
National Defense September 2004 Roxana Tiron |
Special Operations Forces Pursue Technologies for the Urban Fight Confined spaces, hardened targets and night vision limitations are among the more critical factors driving this effort. The U.S. Special Operations Command is evaluating existing technologies and commissioning separate developments for more specific requirements. |
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 August 2006 |
Electro-Optics Briefs Jenoptik offers new infrared camera module... Boeing-led team tracks and targets simulated missile in Airborne Laser ground test... DRS Technologies receives Army contract for next-generation thermal weapon sights... |
National Defense May 2008 Stew Magnuson |
To Succeed, Soldiers `Need to See the Environment' Troops fighting in Iraq's cities often complain that they cannot see the enemy and need sensors that can penetrate walls, identify foes in pitch dark and locate buried explosives. |
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005 |
Advanced Weapon's Sights Improve Infantry Firepower, Accuracy In an effort to improve the accuracy and effect of small arms, modern armies are equipping their infantry soldiers with optical weapon's sights, previously used exclusively by Special Forces. |
Defense Update Issue 2, 2007 |
Modern Combat Gear for the Infantry New trends in infantry gear: Combat experience in the war against terror has reshaped military thinking. |
Defense Update Issue 2, 2007 |
Arming the Attack Helicopter for Asymmetric Warfare Adequately protected and armed, attack helicopters can rapidly deploy as called for by the situation -- even low intensive combat missions.. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 |
In Brief Lockheed Martin to provide 17 radar systems to Romania... Boeing awarded second contract for F-15 radar upgrade work... Northrop Grumman to build U.S. Army missile interceptor system prototype... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2007 |
Electro-Optics Briefs Edmund Optics offers versatile UV microscope... Northrop Grumman opens facility for high-energy lasers... Salvador Imaging announces color night-vision camera... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2008 |
U.S. Army Issues $51 Million in Orders for DRS Technologies Thermal Weapon Sights DRS Technologies wins contract to put more thermal weapon sights in the hands of soldiers. |
National Defense April 2005 Frank Colucci |
Army Developing Tactics for Armed Robotic Aircraft The topic of armed UAVs is gaining attention at the Defense Department. Examples: The Army's Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle is being outfitted with precision-guided weapons for duty in Iraq. And Boeing's unmanned Little Bird helicopter is being tested at Fort Eustis. |
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. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2005 Ben Ames |
Marine Corps selects DRS Technologies for thermal binoculars The Tactical Range Thermal Imagers are lightweight, handheld, battery-operated, infrared binoculars for military long-range observation and reconnaissance. |
National Defense May 2013 Michael Sloane |
Army Developing New Sensors and Lasers for Infantry Troops The new sensors and lasers will enhance the ability of infantry troops to engage targets accurately at distances, at all light levels, and in obscured environments. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2007 |
In Brief Boeing picosatellite mission to advance miniature satellite technology... Army awards General Dynamics $31 million for combat vehicle work... United Kingdom awards Lockheed Martin Trident missile-support contract... 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 February 2006 |
Optoelectronics Briefs L-3 Communications Cincinnati delivers FLIR imager for Stryker gun... Army names EOIR Technologies for sensor research contract... Connex is new distributor for Stratos Lightwave... Korean air force picks Elbit Systems for EO/IR imager... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 John McHale |
Laser Weapons Are Getting Closer to Reality U.S. Department of Defense experts are close to fielding the Airborne Laser (ABL) for missile defense and several other high-energy laser weapons programs received new funding this year. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009 |
Electro--Optic Brief Military night-vision goggles provided to British military by ITT... Rugged camera for covert surveillance introduced by Toshiba Teli America... Electro-optical infrared sensor for armored vehicle night vision is aim of BAE contract... etc. |