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Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2009
Courtney E. Howard |
Lockheed Martin Readies Paveway II Dual-Mode Laser-Guided Bomb for U.S. Navy Use The Lockheed Martin Paveway II DMLGB, a next-generation laser-guided bomb kit, combines an upgraded, all-weather inertial navigation system/global positioning system (INS/GPS), semi-active laser (SAL) seeker, and anti-jam technology.   |
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. |
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
June 2005
John Keller |
Lockheed Martin Set to Build Laser-Guided Practice Rounds for U.S. Navy Lockheed Martin is performing the work under terms of a $26 million contract. The laser-guided training round helps pilots train to use laser-guided bombs, but without the resulting destruction and hazards. |
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. |
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. |
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
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
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. |
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
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. |
National Defense
September 2005
Sandra I. Erwin |
Navy Wants Precision Weapons That Don't Endanger Civilians Navy fighter-bombers in the future will be equipped with smaller, multifunctional munitions that will give pilots a broader array of options for attacking ground targets than the 1,000- or 2,000-pound bombs they now use. |
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
July 2007 |
In brief Boeing awarded Laser JDAM contract... Raytheon ships ARTEMIS sensor for on-demand surveillance from space... Air Force awards Lockheed Martin weather systems contract... |
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
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. |
National Defense
December 2005
Harold Kennedy |
Services Focus on Fielding Munitions for Close Combat The Army, Navy and Marine Corps are rushing to field an array of munitions that are designed to be precise enough for close urban combat operations. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2008 |
In Brief Boeing to continue developing mobile laser weapon... Lockheed Martin awarded $8.9 million thermal camera contract... General Dynamics to acquire Jet Aviation for $2.25 billion... etc. |
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. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2006
John McHale |
Sensors Light Path to Defeating Incoming Military designers are taking advantage of the latest sensor technology and signal processing systems to track and kill incoming enemy missiles. |
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
June 2006
Sandra I. Erwin |
Army to Curtail Procurement of Precision-Guided Weapons The Army needs to reevaluate its precision-guided munitions programs, and identify which of its current weapons should continue to receive funding. Contractors worried about declining sales should try to find ways to consolidate production lines across all military services. |
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 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
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 |
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
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. |
National Defense
May 2004
Sandra Erwin |
Pentagon Review Approaching For Army-Navy Air-to-Ground Missile Proponents of joint-service weapon programs will be watching closely the outcome of an upcoming Pentagon review for a new air-to-ground missile, to be launched from Army, Marine Corps and Navy aircraft. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2007 |
In Brief Boeing to develop advanced sensor for next-generation munition... Lockheed Martin delivers volume search radar antenna for U.S. Navy's Zumwalt destroyer program... 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
August 2005 |
In Brief AP Labs & Parker Hannifin sign teaming agreement... Army buys more SINCGARS radios... Air Force taps Anteon for weapons systems software... Navy awards $93 million for surface ship engineering... BAE Armaments lands combat vehicle upgrade contract... |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2010
Edward J. Walsh |
Navy on the verge of major shipboard electronics breakthroughs Open-architecture and COTS technologies are critical for advances in ship propulsion, navigation and guidance, weapons control, ballistic missile defense, modular mission packages, and related systems for the nation's maritime defense. |
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. |
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
February 2010 |
In Brief Next-generation avionics for Ariane 5 launch vehicle to be provided by Astrium... UAV, UGV capabilities of Brigade Combat Team Modernization Increment 1 to enter production... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2006 |
In Brief Boeing Awards data link contracts for Small Diameter Bomb... BAE Systems Software selected for airport mapping project... General Dynamics Amphibious Systems achieves SEI software capability maturity Level 3... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2006
John McHale |
Future weapons: Solid-state lasers Industry and military scientists are moving forward in the quest to develop solid-state lasers for use as weapons by warfighters of the future. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2007 |
In Brief Boeing teams with Northrop Grumman to develop B-52H Core Component Jammer... Fourth modernized Lockheed Martin GPS satellite launched.. Northrop Grumman introduces Geospatial Data Appliance for defense and intelligence operations... 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
March 2005
Ed Walsh |
Navy looks to technology to balance budget cuts Transformational plans for the seagoing service call for vast levels of wired and wireless networking of ships, submarines, aircraft, weapons, communications systems, RF antennas, and more, to offset planned cutbacks in new platform development. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2009
Edward J. Walsh |
Navy steps out on MODERNIZATION Top Navy leaders are struggling to balance the right kind of ships, the best number of platforms, and the best mix of electronic and electro-optic technologies to meet the changing worldwide threats of the 21st century. |
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 2005
John McHale |
Chasing the goal of an efficient battlefield laser U.S. DoD researchers aim to develop small lasers for use in tactical air missions. The engineering challenge has been taken up by contractors including Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2004 |
Briefs BAE Systems rad-hard -processors travel aboard MESSENGER to Mercury... Raytheon s ATFLIR supports combat operations from the USS John F. Kennedy... Air Force looks to Honeywell for computer security... rmy buys SAIC Mobile VACIS cargo, vehicle, and contraband inspection units... etc. |
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
July 2006 |
In Brief NASA selects AIAA for standards program management... BAE Systems to provide enhanced vision for U.S. Army combat vehicles... Analysts say FPGA market to reach $2.75 billion... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2005 |
Product Applications Raytheon uses M/A-COM telemetry sensor for artillery shell... Team US101 uses helicopter display from Smiths Aerospace... Lockheed Martin designs satellites with NX Nastran... etc. |
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
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
March 2008
Edward J. Walsh |
Navy Advances Surface-Ship Technologies Program managers go all-out on open systems and COTS to upgrade existing destroyers, cruisers, and other surface warships, while looking ahead to new destroyer and cruiser electronics and electro-optics technologies. |
