Technology 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
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
Handheld Air/Ground Interoperability Solution for Defense Innovation Unit

Auterion Government Solutions will extend the capabilities of its Skynav handheld controller and further develop it to accept both external radio integration and embedded radio integration options via an interchangeable module

Oct 25, 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
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
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
Space Data to Aid Australian Maritime Security

SmartSat CRC, Leonardo Australia, e-GEOS, and Deakin University will develop and demonstrate first phase activities towards an Australian maritime domain awareness capability with satellite technologies enhanced by artificial intelligence

Oct 21, 2021
Browser Isolation Cybersecurity Vendor Receives US DoD Approval

Cybersecurity vendor WEBGAP has been issued with a Commercial and Government Entity code by the Defense Logistics Agency following a contract win with the U.S. Army

Oct 21, 2021
Multi-Spectral Laser Technology Supports Improved Electro-Optical Sensor Development

CACI will develop a high-power laser prototype that emits light over a very broad range of wavelengths in the optical spectrum, spanning a range that goes from the UV spectrum, through the visible spectrum, and into the Short-Wavelength Infrared

Oct 21, 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.