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Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Multi-Scale Structuring of the Polar Ionosphere
Ionospheric variability is a critical consideration for communication systems, GNSS, and space asset management.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Stepped-Frequency Distributed Radar for Through-the-Wall Sensing
The authors are studying the application of distributed radar to through-the-wall sensing.
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
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...
Articles Photonics/Optics
The Future of Automated Guided Vehicles for Aerospace and Defense
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the first automated guided vehicle, and AGVs have been moving things around on humans’ behalf ever since.
Products Test & Measurement
New Products
See the new products for February 2023, including nanocomposite material, a V8 microprocessor, machining software, and more.
Articles Defense
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.
INSIDER Aerospace
Northrop Grumman Developing Next Generation F-35 Radar Upgrade
Northrop Grumman is developing AN/APG-85, an advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar for the F-35 Lightning II. The radar will serve as an upgrade to the...
Articles Materials
Solving Military Satellite, Radar and 5G Communications Challenges with GaN-on-SiC MMIC Power Amplifiers
Systems need to meet higher gain targets but not if it comes with any increases in cost and complexity, or size and weight.
Application Briefs Imaging
Through-Wall Imaging System
Camero-Tech has launched the Xaver™ 1000, a new generation of the Camero Xaver™ product line.
INSIDER Weapons Systems
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 and...
Application Briefs Unmanned Systems
Vehicle-Mounted Tactical Radars
Blighter will be supplying its B422 180-degree ground surveillance e-scanning radar in a vehicle-mounted configuration to be fitted to a six-wheeled UGV.
INSIDER Transportation
Joby Aviation Announces Acoustic Data from NASA Testing
AFWERX Agility Prime partner Joby Aviation, a California-based company developing an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, recently completed developmental...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Boeing 737 Gets Enhanced Flight Vision System
Collins Aerospace is beginning installation of its new Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) for Boeing 737 aircraft. Texel Air, operating out of Bahrain International Airport, will be among the...
INSIDER Data Acquisition
GA-ASI Introduces New Eagle Eye Radar
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., a company that designs multi-mode radar technology for unmanned aircraft Systems, recently introduced the Eagle Eye radar. The new MMR is installed and has...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Black Hawk Helicopter Achieves Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Airworthiness Release
The UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter, enabled by the Northrop Grumman Corporation-developed OpenLift architecture, has been granted an Instrument Flight Rules...
Articles Robotics, Automation & Control
Removing Aircraft Paint Using Laser-Equipped Robots
Hexavalent chromium is not a term frequently associated with engineers. Residents of Hinkley, California, however, know all about it. So do workers tasked with the labor-intensive process...
Articles Aerospace
How to Test a Cognitive EW System
Cognition in EW systems is an important element in achieving dominance of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Microtube Technology: A Catalyst for Next-Gen Aerospace Thermal Control
Intergalactic, an aerospace thermal management company, has an inventive approach to heat exchangers.
Articles Manned Systems
RF Technology Helps Connect Avionics Systems
A modular connector system provides smaller, lighter interconnections for denser, more tightly packed avionics systems.
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Development of a 94 GHz Radar System for Dedicated Bird Detection at Airports and Airfields
BIRDAR™ detected small birds at distances of 1.2 to 1.3 km and large birds.
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Infrared Systems for Tactical Aviation: An Evolution in Military Affairs?
See why the military is trying to understand the chaotic evolutionary development of infrared (IR) systems
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Airborne Early Warning and Control Sensor
The 737 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) system provides a long-range picture of the battlespace.
Application Briefs Aerospace
Maritime Drone
The MQ-9B is the first remotely piloted aircraft to be allowed to fly so extensively in UK-controlled airspace.
Articles Weapons Systems
JADC2: Building the U.S. Military’s Internet of Things
The U.S. military's "Joint All Domain Command and Control" initiative wants to bring quick, seamless access to intelligence from any system in the battlefield.
Articles Test & Measurement
Testing EMI Materials for Battlefield Applications
The testing of EMI materials must be rigorous and designed to predict performance over the lifetime of a material.
Articles Test & Measurement
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.
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.
Application Briefs Energy
Small UAV Satcom System
Honeywell’s Small UAV SATCOM system weighs just only 1 kilogram.
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