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Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2006	BAE Systems Enters Market for Ground-Based Laser Warning Sensors The BAE Systems Sensor Integration segment in Austin, Texas, is jumping into the market for ground-based laser warning sensors to provide ground crews and vehicles with improved situational awareness and protection against laser-designated and laser-guided weapons.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008	BAE Systems Chosen to Upgrade Situational Awareness on Military Aircraft BAE Systems will modify more than 100 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve A-10A aircraft stationed around the United States before the end of this year.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2006	CMC Electronics Contributes to German Tornado Program CMC Electronics Inc. is supplying the company's CMA-2082F avionics management system to the German air force of its fleet of 85 Tornado fighter-bomber aircraft.
National Defense October 2011 Grace V. Jean	Guard Aircraft Fleets Continue To Shrink Over the past decade, the Air National Guard has shrunk in size and continues to fly with some of the oldest aircraft in the Defense Department's inventory.
National Defense March 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Rushes to Deploy Defensive Gear on Aircraft The Army is rushing to field anti-missile systems for rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, seeking to make up for cutbacks that practically zeroed out funding for aircraft survivability equipment during the past five years.
National Defense December 2005 Robert H. Williams	Commercial Transport Warning System Unveiled An aircraft missile warning system that relies on infrared "superlattice" detector technology is being outfitted by EADS Defence Electronics.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2009	Elisra to Supply Electronic Warfare Avionics to South Korea Bene Berak won a $25 million contract to supply the South Korean government with electronic warfare systems for the avionics systems on Korea's C-130 four-engine turboprop transport aircraft.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2008	ITT Produces Protection Systems for U.S. Special Operations Helicopters The AN/ALQ-211(V)6 situational awareness and protection system will be installed into special Army aircraft.
National Defense May 2006 Robert H. Williams	Smart Cable Thwarts Missile Attacks An Air Force team has developed and fielded an upgrade for transport aircraft missile warning systems called the Smart Cable.
National Defense June 2010 Stew Magnuson	Air Force Plan to Take C-130s from Air Guard Sparks Protests An Air Force proposal to transfer Hercules transportation aircraft from the National Guard to the active duty Air Force has resulted in opposition from governors and lawmakers who say the plan will diminish the states' ability to respond to homeland security crises.
National Defense February 2009 Robert H. Williams	Honeycomb Design Curbs Jet Noise Georgia Tech Research Institute has embarked on a new approach to the physics of sound reduction.
National Defense September 2013 Stew Magnuson	Fight to Keep A-10 Warthog in Air Force Inventory Reaches End Game The Air Force wants to replace both the A-10 and the F-16 with the new F-35.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 John Keller	Navy seeks IR sensor-based technology to enhance helicopter defenses against ground fire Navy officials also are interested in how the prototype performs in the presence of urban background clutter, through use of pre-recorded airborne data with inserted flash and tracer signatures.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006	General Dynamics Canada Chooses BAE Systems to Support CH148 Cyclone Helicopters The agreement calls for General Dynamics Canada and prime contractor Sikorsky International Operations to fit the CH148 maritime helicopters with the multisensor mission systems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005	Northrop Grumman to provide infrared countermeasures for Air Force C-130 aircraft Company engineers are designing optoelectronic hardware and spare parts to defend utility aircraft from heat-seeking missiles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007	BAE Systems to Upgrade Laser for U.S. Army Helicopters The defense contractor has won two U.S. Army contracts totaling $54 million to provide a multiband laser technology upgrade for the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures/Common Missile Warning System program.
National Defense January 2008 Breanne Wagner	Coast Guard Takes On Airborne Ship Surveillance As part of a sweeping effort to beef-up maritime surveillance on U.S. shores, the Coast Guard for the first time plans to use airborne tracking devices to quickly relay information about approaching vessels to operators on the ground.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 John Keller	Aerospace Industry Sales to Reach $210.64 Billion Next Year, AIA Says Total aerospace industry sales includes revenues from civil and military aircraft, missiles, space, and aerospace products and services.
National Defense January 2013 Dan Parsons	Old Sensors Can Learn New Tricks A new consortium of defense companies is hoping to give pilots situational awareness and threat-response systems that are greater than the sum of their parts. It is one of many efforts to make troops at all levels better able to share information using existing sensors.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006 Courtney E. Howard	BAE Systems Applies Military Technology to Commercial Airliner Defense System The JetEye infrared missile-beating countermeasure system, which takes advantage of military-derived technologies, has entered the third phase of the U.S. DHS counter-man-portable air defense systems program.
National Defense August 2010 Grace V. Jean	Special Operations Aviators Gear Up for Aircraft Upgrades Boosting the availability of special operations aircraft - whether they are helicopters, fixed-wing, or unmanned - has been called a top priority at U.S. Special Operations Command.
National Defense November 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Military Services Competing For Future Airlift Missions A multibillion-dollar program to equip the Army National Guard with new fixed-wing cargo aircraft fleet has rekindled a turf battle between the services that was supposed to have been settled more than half a century ago.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005 John McHale	Coast Guard unveils new helicopter Just in time for the boating season, new HH-65C Dauphine helicopters will be replacing the HH-65B helicopters at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City as part of the Deepwater Programs modernization and recapitalization of the Coast Guard.
National Defense August 2007 Stew Magnuson	Army Helos Can Thwart Missiles, But Remain Vulnerable The Army has made progress protecting helicopters flying in Iraq from shoulder-fired missiles, but its crews and aircraft routinely are the targets of small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
National Defense September 2004 Frank Colucci	Army Depends Heavily on National Guard Aviators If predictions that Army National Guard aviation units are not likely to see mass resignations prove to be accurate, it would be good news for the Army, which is struggling to meet growing demands for rotary pilots in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	Honeywell to Enhance Flight Safety on Indian Air Force's C-130J Hercules Military Aircraft Honeywell engineers are designing and developing a military version of the company's Traffic Collision Alerting System, as well as other key safety and mechanical systems, for the Indian air force C-130J program.
National Defense March 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Coast Guard Helicopters Gain Firepower As the agency's missions expand in the nation's war on terrorism, Coast Guard mainstays, such as the HH-60 Jayhawk and HH-65 Dolphin, are being equipped with sniper rifles and machine guns.
National Defense December 2006 Robert H. Williams	Moving Map Display Unveiled Two technology companies are offering a moving, digital map for helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2007	U.S. Air Force Selects EDO to Update B-1B Bomber Defenses EDO engineers will upgrade the advanced digital radar frequency memory (DRFM) technique generator at the core of the defensive suite on the B-1B Lancer strategic jet bomber.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005	Marines test helicopters with Goodrich tools Avionics engineers in the U.S. Marine Corps are using the Integrated Mechanical Diagnostics Health and Usage Management System as a diagnostic tool for CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters.
National Defense September 2011 Grace V. Jean	National Guard Chief Frets About Aging Aircraft The District of Columbia Air National Guard's 113th Wing has dispatched its jet fighters more than 3,000 times since 9/11 to intercept aircraft that have strayed into the national capital region's restricted airspace.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005 John McHale	European Airborne Radar Market Grows to $5.44 Billion by 2014 Force modernization and stock replacement programs will promote strong and sustainable growth across the European airborne-intelligence, surveillance, target-acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) radar market.
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National Defense May 2004 Frank Colucci	Coast Guard Sets Path for Aviation Upgrades The U.S. Coast Guard is moving briskly on its multifaceted Deepwater aviation upgrade program.
National Defense May 2012 Dan Parsons	Special Operations Boost Demand for Helicopters Special operations forces have a dedicated fleet of tricked-out helicopters at their disposal, but as their workload grows, they are increasingly reliant on conventional aircraft to get their jobs done.
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National Defense December 2011 Stew Magnuson	Coast Guard Hasn't Given Up on Long Delayed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Plans The case for having long-endurance, over-the-horizon surveillance capabilities was made in the early years of the Deepwater modernization program.
National Defense September 2005 Harold Kennedy	Battle Heats Up to Replace Army's Hard-Working Sherpa The hardworking C-23 Sherpa transport is aging and has other limitations, and the Army has decided to develop a replacement.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009	Synthetic Vision Avionics From Cobham Receive FAA Approval for Cessna Business Jet The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted a supplemental-type certificate (STC) for a synthetic vision system glass cockpit avionics setup for use on the Cessna 550 Citation II business jet.
National Defense November 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Blum: Guard Transformation Would Survive Future Cutbacks The National Guard is adopting historic new roles in national defense and plans on making the changes permanent, according to the Guard's chief.
National Defense May 2005 Roxana Tiron	Gulf Nation Focuses on Training, Educating Air Crews Close to fielding one of the most advanced air forces in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates is pushing to match the aircrews' proficiency with their sophisticated equipment.
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