Military & Aerospace Electronics

Air Force asks Northrop Grumman for APG-83 AESA fire-control radar systems to upgrade F-16 jet fighters WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – U.S. Air Force aerial warfare experts are ordering additional modern active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for F-16 jet fighter aircraft under terms of an $55.9 million order announced in late March. Officials of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, are asking the Northrop Grumman Corp. Mission Systems segment in Linthicum Heights, Md., for additional production radars and spare parts. This order increases the total value of the Northrop Grumman radar contract to $1.6 billion. https://lnkd.in/erviKGaZ

The next generation in digital sensor and signal processing Today's warfighters and those who command them have more intelligence at their fingertips than the combined generations that preceded them. Actionable intelligence comes from an exponentially larger amount of information, and all of this data stems from a torrent of sensors. Sensor and signal processing, driven by cutting-edge technological advancements, has become the linchpin of military systems, reshaping the way armed forces perceive, analyze, and respond to threats. https://lnkd.in/dQQAFxr7

Advanced hypersonics munitions and aircraft: industry shows it's up to the challenge Developing enabling technologies for hypersonic flight -- or the ability to move at speeds of Mach 5 or faster -- is one of the highest research priorities at the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). The pressing need for hypersonics comes from a perception that the U.S. military may be behind Russia and China in developing hypersonic technologies, so defense officials are all-in on research and development to bring this about. There's good reason for the attention. Hypersonic munitions are unlike any other weapon, in that they can move at Mach 5, or even faster. The central issue is warning time; a missile traveling at five times the speed of sound is going about 3,800 miles per hour. https://lnkd.in/g-uNqTiB

Lockheed Martin to upgrade critical command and control system for U.S. ballistic missile defense system HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Ballistic missile-defense experts at Lockheed Martin Corp. will upgrade and add capabilities to a vital U.S. missile-defense command-and-control system under terms of a potential 10-year sole-source contract announced Thursday worth as much as $4.1 billion. Officials of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in Huntsville, Ala., are asking the Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems segment in Huntsville, Ala., to update the Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) system. https://lnkd.in/e89YP9hW

Army approaches industry for autonomous unmanned passive geolocation technology to pinpoint RF emitters ADELPHI, Md. – U.S. Army researchers are approaching industry for autonomous unmanned passive geolocation technology to detect and pinpoint RF emitters such as integrated air-defense radars, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications links, electronic warfare (EW) jammers, and control stations. Officials of the Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground annex in Adelphia, Md., issued a request for information (W911QX24Q0112) Wednesday for one autonomous unmanned passive geolocation system. https://lnkd.in/eZr7Bvds

Army approaches industry for tethered UAV to handle reconnaissance and communications in contested airspace REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – U.S. Army researchers are surveying industry to find companies able to develop covert and stealthy tethered unmanned aircraft for reconnaissance and communications relays inside of enemy integrated air defenses. Officials of the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., has issued a request for white papers for the Human-Machine Integrated Formations (H-MIF) Tethered-UAS project. https://lnkd.in/eVQE5qnq

Klepsydra Technologies selects Firefly's Elytra Dawn as edge computing demonstrator in space ZURICH, Switzerland - Klepsydra Technologies in Zurich, Switzerland needed an edge computing space vehicle to host its artificial intelligence technology. They found their solution from Firefly Aerospace in Cedar Park, Texas. Klepsydra's technology will be launched on Firefly's Elytra vehicle later this year. By serving as an edge computing platform in space, Elytra is equipped to support a variety of hosted software applications with real-time data processing on orbit. https://lnkd.in/eUdcZnaJ

Navy taps Ultra Maritime for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) sonar transducers aboard cruisers and destroyers CRANE, Ind. – U.S. Navy undersea warfare experts needed sonar transducers for cruiser and destroyer surface warships. They found their solution from the Ultra Group Maritime segment in Braintree, Mass. Officials of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division in Crane, Ind., announced a $78.5 million contract in March for TR-343 connectorized sonar transducers for upgrades to Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and select Ticonderoga-class cruisers. https://lnkd.in/etTzy-9X

SRI International to build tiny RF and microwave receivers and transmitters for space-constrained designs ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. military researchers needed a company to develop small RF receivers, transmitters, and antennas for space-constrained RF and microwave applications in sensors and communications. They found their solution from SRI International in Menlo Park, Calif. Officials of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., announced a $16.8 million contract to SRI International on Wednesday for the Macaroni project to develop tiny RF receivers and transmitters. Details of the project are secret. https://lnkd.in/erkCRSvN

Mercury to build data transfer units and video recorders for avionics upgrades aboard F/A-18C-F aircraft PATUXENT RIVER NAS, Md. – U.S. Navy combat aircraft avionics experts needed ruggedized data transfer units for a variety of F/A-18 jet fighter-bombers and EA-18G electronic attack aircraft. They found their solution from Mercury Mission Systems LLC in Torrance, Calif. Officials of the Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., announced an $17.8 million order to Mercury on Wednesday for 48 1553 data transfer units and 121 high-definition video recorders for the F/A-18C, D, E, and F aircraft. https://lnkd.in/dHjFCTaj