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PHASA-35 Stratospheric Flight
British engineers have successfully completed a stratospheric flight trial of BAE Systems’ High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) - PHASA-35.

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Four Critical Topics in Comparing and Evaluating C-UAS Technologies
With the growing threat of drone incidents worldwide, the demand for counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) detection and mitigation technologies continues to expand....

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US Army Approves Common Infrared Countermeasure Systems for Early Fielding
Northrop Grumman’s Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) with the U.S. Army. With IOC, the U.S. Army...

Products RF & Microwave Electronics
New Products
See the new products for February 2023, including nanocomposite material, a V8 microprocessor, machining software, and more.

Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Using an Open Architecture Approach to Military Avionics
The system was developed to reduce the high number of controlled flight into terrain accidents in the southeast region of Alaska.

Application Briefs Weapons Systems
Precision Attack Drone
SpearUAV has introduced what it describes as a “world first,” with its new encapsulated and launch able hovering precision attack drone, Viper.

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Airbus Developing New Laser Communication Terminal for Military Aircraft
Airbus and VDL Group have signed a partnership agreement for the development and manufacturing of a laser communication terminal for aircraft, known as UltraAir....

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Conference to Focus on Counter-Drone Technology
In 2021, SAE Media Group, which publishes this newsletter, launched a new high-level technical conference called Counter UAS Technology devoted to, as the name implies, examining current...

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Army Gets a Clearer View of Multi-Domain Battlefield
The Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing/Space Cross-Functional Team (APNT/Space CFT) takes a multi-dimensional approach to understanding and preparing for future warfare. The...

Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
How to Specify and Select RF Filters
Selecting a filter for an A&D application requires an understanding of available RF filter responses, physical formats, and technologies, with a good idea of necessary functional goals, such as separating channels or rejecting interference.

Blog Defense
Underwater Security System
KnightShield covers medium ranges in ports and detects hostile divers – whether using closed or open breathing apparatus – as well as AUVs, SDVs, DPVs, and UUVs.

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Army Cross-Functional Team Tackles Modernization of Air and Missile Defense
The U.S. Army Futures Command Air and Missile Defense Cross-Functional Team (AMD CFT) based in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, is coordinating and accelerating Army efforts...

Application Briefs Weapons Systems
Loitering Munition
SPIKE FIRELFY is part of the SPIKE Family of precision guided electrooptical missile systems.

Articles Electronics & Computers
The Next Generation of Mission-Critical Communications Infrastructure is Here
The critical role of spectrum superiority in the success of battlefield campaigns is evidenced by the enormous investments being made in electronic warfare (EW)...

Application Briefs Weapons Systems
Airborne Early Warning and Control Sensor
The 737 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) system provides a long-range picture of the battlespace.

Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Monitor Your Spectrum for Signs of Threats
Spectrum monitoring can detect signs of threats and provide insight into mitigating them.

Application Briefs Imaging
Long Range Uncooled Thermal Cameras
The Jaegar provides high levels of camera positioning accuracy.

Application Briefs Data Acquisition
Tactical Data Link Software
This was the first UAS application in a Navy exercise for the proven capabilities of LinkPRO software.

Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Cylindrical Array Radar: Comparison to Multi-Faced Systems for Horizon Surveillance and Application to Ubiquitous Radar
Small platforms play a pivotal role in the modern Navy.

Briefs Imaging
Impact of Satellite Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance on Modern Naval Operations
Army research is determining if afloat availability of satellite ISR has fundamentally changed naval operations.

News Weapons Systems
Register Now: Counter UAS Technology 2021
The two-day event highlights cutting-edge products and services designed to protect DoD personnel, equipment, and infrastructure from hostile drones.

Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
All Environment (AE) Unmanned Aircraft System
“The Puma AE unmanned aircraft system enables frontline forces to gather real-time intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in any operational environment,” said AeroVironment's Trace Stevenson.

Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
The Purpose of Mixed-Effects Models in Test and Evaluation
While Defense Test and Evaluation (T&E) is different from agriculture, data attributes can be surprisingly similar.

Products Energy
New Products
Coaxial connectors, tactical servers, test benches, surge protectors, and more.

Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Making Fully Digital Beamforming for Radar and Electronic Warfare Applications a Reality
Learn how passive components inside arrays have evolved to enable fully digital beamforming.

Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Designing for the Connected Battlespace
Makers of 'Solider as a System' technologies must confront significant bandwidth and size, weight, and power (SWaP) constraints.

Application Briefs Imaging
Multi-Sensor Electro-Optic Platform
Silent Sentinel’s offering includes a dual Electro-Optic/Infra-Red camera payload, a laser range finder, and a panoramic surveillance camera.

Briefs Imaging
Feasibility Analysis of UAV Technology to Improve Tactical Surveillance in South Korea’s Rear Area Operations
Experimentation and analysis determined the optimum characteristics of an improved unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Stochastic Surveillance and Distributed Coordination
Designing fast and unpredictable motion strategies for robotic surveillance agents in complex environments using Markov chain modeling and optimization methods.

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