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SRW Radio System
Thales Defense & Security Clarksburg, MD 240-864-7000 www.thalescomminc.com Thales Defense & Security, Inc. has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Army for its Soldier...
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Fully Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles
Lockheed Martin Bethesda, MD 866-562-2363 www.lockheedmartin.com/unmanned Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC),...
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Autonomous Black Hawk Helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Stratford, CT 1-800-946-4337 www.sikorsky.com/ Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., is developing its first product to feature Matrix™ Technology by...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Unmanned Autonomous Helicopter
Northrop Grumman Corp. West Falls Church, VA 703-280-2900 www.northropgrumman.com All Navy aircraft must go through electromagnetic interference testing to ensure that they can operate safely in the ship...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Ethernet Switch and Router Technology
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Ashburn, VA 973-541-3700 www.curtisswright.com Curtiss-Wright Corporation’s Defense Solutions division recently received a contract from Sierra Nevada Corporation to supply its...
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Transparent Display Technology
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Aberdeen, MD 410-436-7118 www.ecbc.army.mil The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) has partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Institute...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Spatial Disorientation Flight Simulator
Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC) Southampton, PA 215-355-9100 www.etcusa.com Aircrew Training Systems (ATS), a division of Environmental Tectonics Corporation, has been selected by the U.S. Army...
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Multi-Role Close Air Support Weapon
MBDA Arlington, VA 703-387-7136 www.mbda-systems.com MBDA recently demonstrated its Dual Mode Brimstone (DMB) missile on an MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), scoring nine direct hits against a...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Photovoltaic Thermography From the Air
Micro-Epsilon Raleigh, NC 919-787-9707 www.micro-epsilon.com Defective solar cells can destroy an entire module. Therefore, conducting regular inspections using thermography is a great way to perform...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Unmanned Demonstrator Aircraft for Maritime Surveillance
Northrop Grumman Falls Church, VA 703-280-2900 www.northropgrumman.com The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built unmanned demonstrator aircraft used for maritime surveillance missions by the...
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Unmanned Ground Vehicle
RE2 Pittsburgh, PA 412-681-6382 www.resquared.com RE2, Inc. recently announced that the company has been awarded additional funding by the Department of Defense to commercialize its high speed inspection robot called the...
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Additive Manufacturing of Small Tactical Munitions
Raytheon Fullerton, CA 714-446-2315 www.raytheon.com Solid Concepts Inc. Valencia, CA 661-295-4400 www.solidconcepts.com Raytheon is addressing the need for smaller tactical weapons that still...
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Vacuum Regulators to Simulate Altitudes
Equilibar Fletcher, NC 828-650-6590 www.equilibar.com To support air assets, the US Navy’s Altitude Laboratory in Maryland is tasked with testing On-Board Oxygen Generating Systems (OBOGS). The lab has...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Electronic Attack Capability on Unmanned Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corp. Falls Church, VA 703-280-2900 www.northropgrumman.com Northrop Grumman Corporation has integrated and employed an internal miniature electronic attack payload on the Bat...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Armored Response Vehicle for Bomb Disposal Teams
Lenco Industries Pittsfield, MA 413-443-7359 www.LencoArmor.com Lenco Industries has introduced the BearCat® EOD “BombCat” armored response vehicle for bomb disposal teams and EOD and IEDD...
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Pictorial Representation Tool for First-Aid Training
Charles River AnalyticsCambridge, MA617-491-3474www.cra.com Reducing combat fatalities demands quick and effective emergency care on the battlefield, and all soldiers are expected to provide...
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Tactical Fighting System Simulator
Environmental Tectonics Corporation Southampton, PA 215-355-9100 www.etcusa.com Most fighter aircraft simulators are fixed-base, with no motion or sustained G-capability. Even those with six degree of freedom...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Ultra-Light Prototype Vehicle
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) Warren, MI 586-215-8763 tardec.army.mil At the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), final...
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Electro-Optical Boresight Weapon System
Senso Optics Yokneam, Israel +972-4-993-5527 www.senso-optics.com The combat effectiveness of a weapon system depends substantially on its hit probability. The most accurate aiming occurs when an optical device is aligned to the weapon’s bore centerline.
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Kestrel Wide-Area Sensor Upgrades
In late May, Logos Technologies delivered the first payload upgrade to the Kestrel wide-area sensor, employed on U.S. Navy and Army aerostats in Afghanistan. The new hardware will provide better image...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Industrial, High-Precision Joystick
CTI Electronics, a supplier of rugged computer peripheral and motion control devices to US armed forces for over 20 years, will manufacture a military-grade, industrial pointing device to retrofit the...
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Post Deployment Build-7 (PDB-7) Software
Raytheon Company (RTN) has started delivering a new release of software, Post Deployment Build-7 (PDB-7), to its worldwide Patriot customer base. The Patriot air and missile defense system protects...
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Optical Muzzle Flash Detection Sensors
An optical detector technology from Cal Sensors detects muzzle flash from over 100 meters away. Operating at the speed of light, optical flash detection systems provide an almost instantaneous response to...
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Line-of-Sight Radio
The U.S. Air Force has selected Cambium Networks’ pointto- point (PTP) 45600 High Capacity Line-of-Sight (HCLOS) radio for its Theater Deployable Communications program of record (TDC PMO). Supported by General Dynamics,...
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Thermal System Reduces Munitions Stockpiles
Harper International has been selected by U.S. Demil, LLC (USD) for the design of a continuous, indirect Rotary Thermal Treatment Unit (TTU). The equipment will support US Department of Defense...
Application Briefs Manned Systems
Armor Kits for Heavy Trucks
Over the last several years, the Army has initiated and implemented a Long Term Armor Strategy (LTAS). The LTAS provides modular armor protection for vehicles that vary dependent upon threat levels. The B-Kit...
Application Briefs Aerospace
F-16 Full Mission Trainers
L-3 Communications announced that its Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) division has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright- Patterson Air Force Base near...
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Optionally-Piloted Aircraft (OPA)
The Centaur Optionally-Piloted Aircraft (OPA) from Aurora Flight Sciences recently flew from Virginia’s Manassas Regional Airport to the Emmen Military Airfield in Switzerland, piloted by an onboard crew.
Application Briefs Defense
Missile Defense System Signal Processor
The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system’s recently upgraded signal processor, designed and developed by Mercury Systems, enables the U.S. Navy to defeat more sophisticated ballistic missile...
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