Technology News & Articles

New In-Flight Connectivity for Long Range Command and Control

Northrop Grumman’s data link for connecting aircraft in highly contested airspace could revolutionize Joint All-Domain Command and Control through an open architecture network

Oct 05, 2021
New Rapid Deployment Kit for Thermal Cameras

Silent Sentinel’s Rapid Deployment Kit consists of a Pelican watertight, dustproof and crushproof carry case containing a tripod, an Oculus or Aeron thermal Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera, and a laptop for surveillance in remote locations

Oct 04, 2021
US Army to Develop Advanced Anti-Access and Area Denial Weapon Technologies

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will help the U.S. Army develop target acquisition and tracking sensors and algorithms that will advance technologies needed for the operation of missile and weapon systems in contested environments

Oct 04, 2021
Industry Experts Bid to Replace NATO Airborne Warning System

L3Harris will lead a team of defense companies to develop ‘system-of-systems’ options for surveillance and control capabilities across all domains for the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control program to replace NATO’s Airborne Warning and Control System

Oct 04, 2021
Advanced A-PNT Solution to Counter Anti-Global Positioning System Threats

Leonardo DRS’ Assured Position Navigation and Timing (A-PNT) solution provides A-PNT information in GPS-threatened environments by using technologies from anti-jam and anti-spoofing, M-Code receivers, image-based terminal, and inertial measurement units

Oct 04, 2021
Smoke Obscurant Systems for Bundeswehr Swap-Body Trucks

Rheinmetall’s ROSY rapid smoke/obscurant system produces an instantaneous, multispectral interruption of the line of sight to protect vehicles from unexpected attacks when travelling and during offensive/defensive operations

Oct 01, 2021
RF Design Tools Link EDA Simulation with Hardware Testing

The R&S VSESIM-VSS signal creation and analysis tool from Rohde & Schwarz and Cadence combines signal generation, design simulation and signal analysis to enable users to address design challenges earlier in the development process

Oct 01, 2021
Radar and C2 Systems Proven at Arctic Challenge Exercise 2021

Saab’s Giraffe 1X radar and its packaged, scalable Command and Control system was used to securely plan, monitor and evaluate flights while participating in the Arctic Challenge Exercise as a whole

Oct 01, 2021
New Tactical Radio Reconnaissance Systems for Two NATO Countries

HENSOLDT’s tactical radio reconnaissance system comprises digital broadband receivers, compact direction finders and high-performance software for real-time signal evaluation for monitoring and analyzing enemy radio traffic

Oct 01, 2021
Test Flight Proves Vision System Effectiveness for C-130J Aircraft

The Enhanced Vision System from Collins Aerospace uses multiple wave-length cameras to see in poor-visibility conditions, benefiting the C-130 during missions in remote areas, natural disasters, humanitarian relief, and search and rescue efforts


Sep 30, 2021
US Army Orders Enhanced Night Vision Goggle Systems

L3Harris Technologies’ night vision systems use high-resolution displays, an embedded soldier wireless personal area network, rapid target acquisition and augmented reality algorithms to improve soldier situational awareness

Sep 30, 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.