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Digital Radar Warning Receiver
Northrop Grumman CorporationFalls Church, VA703-280-2900www.northropgrumman.com Northrop Grumman Corporation recently received a $124.7 million award for production of AN/APR-39D(V)2 digital radar warning receiver...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Game-Based Training Environment
Charles River AnalyticsCambridge, MA617-491-3474www.cra.com Charles River Analytics Inc., a developer of intelligent systems solutions, has announced a two-year, $2 million Phase III contract to enhance the...
Application Briefs Test & Measurement
Armament Test Set
Marvin Test Solutions, Inc.Irvine, CA888-837-8297www.MarvinTest.com Marvin Test Solutions, Inc., a company that specializes in globally-deployed test solutions for military, aerospace, and manufacturing organizations,...
Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Low-Cost Ground Sensor Network for Intrusion Detection
Perimeter surveillance of forward operating locations, such as Forward Arming and Refueling Points (FARPs), is crucial to ensure the survivability of personnel and materiel. FARPs are...
Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Co-Prime Frequency and Aperture Design for HF Surveillance, Wideband Radar Imaging, and Nonstationary Array Processing
A co-prime array uses two uniform linear subarrays to construct an effective difference coarray with certain desirable...
Briefs Materials
Converting Existing Copper Wire Firing System to a Fiber-Optically Controlled Firing System for Electromagnetic Pulsed Power Experiments
After extensive review from the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Electrical Safety Office, it was...
Briefs Defense
In-Network Processing on Low-Cost IoT Nodes for Maritime Surveillance
The effective distribution of offensive weapon capabilities to naval units at the tactical edge is a critical focus for Navy leaders. A direct byproduct of this priority is...
Products Electronics & Computers
New Products
Rapid Deployment SIGINT Sensor VStar Systems (San Diego, CA) announced the addition of a pod version of its MA-C SIGINT Sensor, the MA-C MiniPod™. Two active high frequency (HF) antennas allow for intercept and copy of land...
Articles Aerospace
New Technologies Tackle UAV Challenges
Unmanned vehicles for air, land, and water represent an increasingly-important capability for virtually all military services worldwide. Because each new generation of device technology promises...
Articles Data Acquisition
Robotic Applique Kits Leverage Existing Assets
When it comes to modern military operations, robotic technology provides a tremendous tactical advantage. Drones, ground robots and autonomous vehicles are routinely used for missions such as...
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Protecting Critical Data on Unmanned Underwater Platforms
Emerging mission requirements from global defense forces are driving new programs and applications for Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) platforms. Like their airborne counterparts, UUVs...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Educating UGVs
Advancements in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) are accelerating as the technology matures from being research-orientated to being deployed in a wide range of products and services, such as autonomous vehicles. While...
Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Miniature Data Recorder
DTSSeal Beach, CA+1 562-493-0158www.dtsweb.com Harsh, wet and dusty environments pose serious reliability issues for data collection. The SLICE IP68 data acquisition system is designed to measure physical signals in...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Autonomous Helicopters
Northrop Grumman CorporationFalls Church, VA+1 703-280-2900www.northropgrumman.com/firescout Fire Scout is a combat proven, autonomous helicopter system that provides real-time Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance,...
Application Briefs Data Acquisition
Automated Flight System Software
KittyhawkSan Francisco, CA+1 415-598-7757https://kittyhawk.io Kittyhawk recently announced new features to its flight system software platform. Kittyhawk is adding an automated flight system to its Flight Deck...
Application Briefs Defense
Extended-Range Loitering System
UVision Air LtdZur Igal, Israel+972 9 749 6823www.uvisionuav.com UVision Air Ltd. — a company that specializes in lethal aerial loitering systems of all sizes — has successfully demonstrated the Hero-400EC...
Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Inertial Measurement Unit
Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd.Plymouth, UK+44 0 1752 723330www.siliconsensing.com Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd's latest DMU30 inertial measurement unit (IMU) has been chosen to provide highly accurate ship's attitude data...
Application Briefs Electronics & Computers
Robotic Paint Removal System
Air Force Research LaboratoryWright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH+1 937-255-0017www.wpafb.af.mil AFRL Materials Integrity engineers recently played a key role in enabling the safer and more efficient removal of paint...
Briefs Imaging
Development of a Vision-Based Situational Awareness Capability for Unmanned Surface Vessels
Using unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for “dull, dirty and dangerous missions” is gaining traction in recent years as it removes the human element...
Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Advancements Made to the Wingman Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) Simulation: How to Operate the SIL
The US Army Research Laboratory (ARL), US Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), DCS Corp., and Naval Surface...
Briefs Unmanned Systems
Soft Robotic Fish Swims Alongside Real Ones in Coral Reefs
A team from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) unveiled “SoFi,” a soft robotic fish that can independently swim alongside real fish in the ocean....
Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Soldier-Robot Team Communication: An Investigation of Exogenous Orienting Visual Display Cues and Robot Reporting Preferences
The advancement of robot capabilities and functionality has changed the way in which soldiers perform many of their...
Briefs Software
GPS Enabled Semi-Autonomous Robot
The primary objective of this research is to integrate GPS and local sensory data to allow a robot to operate semi-autonomously outside of a laboratory environment. The Pioneer 3-AT, a robust platform capable...
Products Electronics & Computers
New Products
RF Cable PIC Wire & Cable® (Sussex, WI), a Division of The Angelus Corporation, recently announced the launch of its new RFMATES ® ULTRALITE UH25107 cable. UH25107 is a 50 ohm RF aerospace cable that is highly shielded,...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
First Air-Worthy Metal-Printed RF Filter Ready for Takeoff
Within the aerospace industry, 2016 and onwards could be looked upon as the tipping point for direct metal printing (DMP), as the technology increasingly made the jump beyond...
Articles Photonics/Optics
Laser Detecting Systems
Whether engaged in an asymmetric fight with an insurgent or a conventional battle with a “near-peer” adversary, today's battlefield presents combatants with significant challenges. Rapidly advancing technology and...
Articles Aerospace
XPONENTIAL 2018 – An AUVSI Experience
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is bringing this year's XPONENTIAL 2018 to the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO. The event, which runs from April 30 – May 3,...
Articles Materials
Designing With Plastics for Military Equipment
U.S. soldiers carry loads of equipment and protective gear that can weigh anywhere from 45 to 130 pounds. This is more than enough to quickly tire even the most well-conditioned personnel,...
Articles Software
Engine Air-Brakes
Airplanes, one of humanity's greatest inventions, evoke feelings of awe and amazement for most people, unless you live uncomfortably close to a major airport, in which case the feeling may become annoyance and irritation....
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