News & Articles

Rugged Graphics Module for Airborne Platforms Introduced

Expanding Curtiss-Wright’s support for the Modular Open System Approach, the V3-717 3U OpenVPX processor module adds hardware-accelerated graphics with video encode/decode hardware acceleration to Curtiss-Wright safety certifiable processor cards

Oct 25, 2021
New National Defense Prototype Center Opened in Kansas, US

Located at Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research, Spirit AeroSystems’ National Defense Prototype Center will be used for manufacturing and laboratory activities such as material processing and characterization work

Oct 25, 2021
New Long-Term Agreement for the CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopter

Air Industries Group will deliver ‘Chaff Pods’ for the new CH-53K heavy lift helicopter to support the U.S. Marine Corps in transporting personnel and equipment from naval ships to land in the Indo-Pacific Theater

Oct 25, 2021
USAF Prepare to Test High Energy Laser on AC-130J Aircraft

Lockheed Martin delivered the Airborne High Energy Laser subsystem for integration with other systems in preparation for U.S. military ground testing and ultimately flight testing aboard the AC-130J aircraft

Oct 25, 2021
DARPA Awards Contract to Develop Alternative Nitrogen Polar GaN on Sapphire Substrates

Transphorm will explore the use of sapphire substrates to achieve greater cost efficiency for nitrogen polar Gallium Nitride (GaN) solutions compared to conventional gallium polar on silicon carbide solutions

Oct 25, 2021
Enhanced Security of Mission-Critical 4G/5G Mobile Communications

Thales and Streamwide are working together to boost the security of mission-critical radio communications to enable users to deploy private 4G and 5G networks with the guarantee that their communications are secure

Oct 22, 2021
Laser-Guided Rockets Tested Against Class 2 Unmanned Aerial Systems

BAE Systems’ APKWS rockets were integrated with standard M151 warheads and Mk66 motors with APKWS precision guidance kits and a proximity fuze, enabling them to engage and destroy drones

Oct 22, 2021
OpenSpace Virtualized Wideband Receivers Break Gigabit Barrier

Kratos' OpenSpace platform has shown that the high throughput required by Earth Observation and Remote Sensing satellites can be achieved by software receivers running on x86-based general purpose computers

Oct 22, 2021
Portable Analyzer Offers Measurement Frequencies up to 44 GHz

With high sensitivity of –160 dBm and measurement accuracy of typically 0.5 dB between 10 MHz and 3 GHz, Rohde & Schwarz’s new Spectrum Rider FPH handheld spectrum analyzer offers class-leading radio frequency performance

Oct 22, 2021
Add-On Armor Enhances Protection Levels of Mbombe 4 Armored Vehicle

Paramount Group’s add-on armor for its Mbombe 4 Infantry Fighting Vehicle provides a lightweight shielding system for protection against multi-hit ballistic threats, artillery shell fragments, and close proximity IED explosions

Oct 22, 2021
Multifunctional Jamming System to Counter New Threats

HENSOLDT’s Kalaetron Attack multi-function jamming system combines artificial intelligence, digitization, Active Electronically Scanning Array (AESA) and 3D printing technologies to optimize sensor and jamming performance

Oct 22, 2021
Advancing Defense Capability Through Strategic Collaboration Defense Advancement works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive defense capabilities forward.