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Developing the UK’s First Hypersonic Missile
Ninety total organizations – large and small – from across industry and academia have secured a place on a £1 billion transformational Hypersonic Technologies & Capability Development Framework (HTCDF) agreement set up to rapidly develop advanced hypersonic missile capabilities for the U.K. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Weapons Systems
Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Flight Test
ITE-12 was the next ‘big-step’ in LRASM’s evolution. The successful test was a graduation exercise for the missiles’ latest configuration and lays the foundation for increased capabilities to come.
Articles Materials
Pushing the Limits: Engineering Advanced RF Interconnects to Meet the Challenges of Hypersonic Missile Development
Times Microwave Systems has developed a wide range of emerging technologies that eliminate the gap between standard material limitations and hypersonic missile demands.
Application Briefs Aerospace
Five Missile-Tracking Satellites Launched
Five missile-tracking satellites designed and manufactured by L3Harris Technologies launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida in February, as part of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program and the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 0 (T0) Tracking Layer program.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Revolutionizing Electronic Warfare: Unleashing the Power of High-Performance Software-Defined Radios
In the ever-evolving landscape of electronic warfare (EW), the imperative for technological prowess has never been more pronounced. At the vanguard of this evolution stands a technological marvel — high-performance software defined radios (SDRs).
Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Report on Human Factors Issues Likely to Affect Air-Launched Effects
Air-Launched Effects (ALEs) are a concept for operating small, inexpensive, attritable, and highly autonomous unmanned aerial systems that can be tube launched from aircraft.
Application Briefs Unmanned Systems
Next Generation Air and Missile Defense Radar
Raytheon recently completed another successful live-fire demonstration of the advanced, 360-degree Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS).
News Unmanned Systems
GM Defense Adapts Hummer EV for Military Concept Vehicle
GM Defense announced in July 2022 that the U.S. Army selected it to provide a battery-electric vehicle for analysis and demonstration. As a subsidiary of General Motors, that...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Qualification of Multi-Channel Direction Finding Radar Receivers in The Lab
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace selected a radar test setup from Rohde & Schwarz based on the R&S SMW200A vector signal generator for multi-channel phase-coherent radar signal generation.
Briefs Aerospace
Bullet Impact Testing of Ammunition and Explosives at Picatinny Arsenal
Bullet impact (BI) is a standard test used to assess ordnance during insensitive munitions (IM) testing, for hazard classification, and for safety evaluations.
Application Briefs Weapons Systems
Integrated Short-Range Air Defense
The system can be deployed in several theaters of operation simultaneously to provide C2 for short range air defense, C-UAS and counter-rocket, artillery and mortar missions.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Creating a Digital Gateway for RF Domain Will Advance Designs That Meet DoD Initiatives
As the Department of Defense prepares the military for the evolving needs of the 21st century battlefield, its focus is on emerging technologies that enable all domain operations, from cyber to the electromagnetic spectrum.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Understanding the Unique RF Interconnect Requirements for Ultra-Demanding Hypersonic Missile and Satellite Applications
RF cable assemblies might appear to be a minor component in system design, but they can make all the difference between success and failure, especially in mission-critical industries such as defense and space.
Application Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
AIM-120D-3 Air-to-Air Missile
The U.S. Air Force has completed the functional configuration audit (FCA) of the latest variant of Raytheon Technologies' Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM).
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
What Today’s Advances in Radar Technology Mean for Testing and Training
Technology advancements in RF, digital hardware, active electronically scanned arrays, synthetic aperture radar and cognitive electronic warfare have necessitated advances in test and training systems.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Can Embedded Electronics Components Meet the Demands of Hypersonic Missiles?
Today, defense organizations in several countries are attempting to expand military capabilities by investing in hypersonic missile development.
Briefs Weapons Systems
Advanced Airborne Defensive Laser for Incorporation on Strike Fighter Aircraft
Short-range missiles pose a significant threat to U.S. strike fighters.
Application Briefs Weapons Systems
Electronic Warfare Combat Training Pod
Using mPOD, “adversary” pilots can emulate enemy jamming techniques accurately, conditioning aircrews to evolving threat scenarios and better preparing them for real combat.
Briefs Aerospace
GPS Radio Occultation and Ultraviolet Photometry-Colocated (GROUP-C) Early Orbit Testing Results
After routine flight, capture, and installation, GROUP-C underwent Early Orbit Testing to verify its performance prior to science operations.
Editorial Materials
Waging a War for EV Materials Security
Conflict over natural resources and human history are inseparable. Wars waged directly or indirectly over control of commodities, trade routes, water, food sources and arable soil have been the...
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Raytheon, DARPA Push Forward with Hypersonic Weapon Design
Raytheon Company and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have made progress in hypersonic flight with the Tactical Boost Glide (TBG) hypersonic weapons program....
News Aerospace
Northrop Grumman Will Fit Its Scramjet Combustors to Raytheon’s Hypersonic Missile
Unlike vehicles with conventional rocket engines, which carry oxygen onboard, the Northrop Grumman’s hypersonic propulsion system – which first...
News Automotive
Lockheed Martin Announces Latest Hypersonic Progress at Le Bourget
Lockheed Martin Corporation successfully flight tested the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) on a U.S. Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. The captive...
News Test & Measurement
Lockheed Martin’s “Non-Operational” Space Fence Detects Indian Anti-Satellite Operations While Still in Test Mode
A breakup field from a recent Indian anti-satellite test was detected by the Lockheed Martin-developed U.S. Air Force...
News Weapons Systems
Militaries Choose Marvin Test Solutions MTS-3060A with Enhanced Flight-Line Test Capabilities, Cybersecurity
Marvin Test Solutions Inc. – a provider of test solutions for aerospace, defense, and manufacturing organizations – is...
News Aerospace
SES to Outfit Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk Helicopters with Unitech Composites Weapons Pylons
Unitech Composites, a Unitech Aerospace company in Hayden, Idaho, is providing its Lightweight Armament Support Structure (LASS) composite...
News Manned Systems
Generation Orbit’s GOLauncher1 Is Officially the Air Force’s X-60A Hypersonic Flight Research Vehicle
The United States Air Force (USAF) has designated the GOLauncher1 (GO1) hypersonic flight research vehicle as X-60A. The vehicle...
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With 2019 Sierra, GMC Puts Brand Differentiation Behind It—literally
That the all-new 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup uses GM’s same T1 fullsize-truck architecture as the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado was of course preordained. The new...
News Propulsion
Three Stages of Separation: Bidding Farewell to the Delta II Launch Vehicle
The upcoming launch of the NASA Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) will be the last liftoff for the Delta II rocket, whose reliability made it...
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