Technology News & Articles

Capability Upgrade on U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J

Lockheed Martin's upgraded Super Hercules aircraft includes improved navigational performance, a modernized cockpit, and a self-protection system that addresses obsolescence issues and improves survivability

May 11, 2021
Mobile Test Stand Prototype to Test Aircraft Engines in the Field

Rostec are developing a mobile test stand, for the AI-222-25 aircraft engine, that is easy-to-use, can be quickly delivered anywhere and will significantly reduce aircraft engine recovery times after repairs

May 11, 2021
U.S Navy Completes F/A-18 AARGM-ER Flight with Separation Test Vehicle

The flight demonstrated the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range weapon could communicate with the F/A-18. The Separation Test Vehicle used hardware and software to facilitate the controlled free flight

May 10, 2021
U.S. Field LITENING Advanced Targeting POD with Color Video Capability

LITENING’s full-color, digital video capability gives Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard F-16 pilots a clearer picture of the battlespace, making targeting faster and more accurate

May 10, 2021
New-Generation TopOwl Helmet System for French Special Forces NH90 Pilots

The HD, customisable helmet-mounted sight and digital display system, TopOwl by Thales, uses augmented reality to enhance the operational capabilities of combat helicopter pilots

May 07, 2021
State-Of-The-Art AESA Radar Systems for German Eurofighters

HENSOLDT’s new radar beam is electronically controlled by a multitude of individual transmit/receive modules, allowing for the tracking of individual targets while scanning a wide expanse of the airspace simultaneously

May 06, 2021
Innovative Cockpit Voice Recorder and Flight Data Recorder for U.S. Forces

Curtiss-Wright is providing a new variant of the Fortress CVR25, which combines a CVR, FDR and integrated data acquisition in a single lightweight, compact unit

May 06, 2021
New Rugged RS1104 ISR Encoder Released

Crystal Group’s new rugged RS1104 ISR encoder delivers real-time streaming of full-motion video for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations

May 05, 2021
Royal Netherlands Army’s Fennek ARV’s to be Equipped with Advanced Visual Systems

HENSOLDT will deliver the observation and reconnaissance systems to Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, which will handle the integration of the BAA II NL and its command and control system into the Fennek reconnaissance vehicles

May 05, 2021
SAIC to Provide Modelling & Simulation Support Services to U.S. Army

Under an $800 million contract, SAIC will provide modelling and simulation support to all branches of the Armed Services and multiple Program Offices

May 04, 2021
New State-of-the-Art SOSA Aligned GPGPU Processor Module for ISR and EW Systems

Curtiss-Wright’s first 3U OpenVPX GPGPU processor module is a fully rugged variant of the VPX3-4935, an NVIDIA Quadro Turing based GPGPU processor card module developed to support compute-intensive ISR and EW systems

May 04, 2021
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