Sagem To Supply New Optronic Mast Systems For Swedish Submarines
Sagem will provide Series 30 optronic surveillance mast for Swedish Navy Gotland class (A-19) overhaul and future A26 submarines. Navy Recognition reported on Saturday that the Series 30 has four simultaneously operational sensors, image processing and operating modes which make it ideal for advanced detection of airborne or surface threats
General Dynamics Releases NSA-Approved TACLANE Trusted Sensor Software
General Dynamics announced Thursday that it has released NSA-Approved TACLANE Trusted Sensor Software on the TACLANE-1G (KG-175G). TACLANE Trusted Sensor Software provides intrusion detection system and intrusion prevention system capabilities that monitor network traffic and is a first-of-its-kind optional feature for Type 1 encryptors
DARPA Seeks N-ZERO To Extend Sensor Lifetime From Weeks To Years
DARPA on Monday issued a statement seeking proposals for N-ZERO, new Near Zero Power RF and Sensor Operations (N-ZERO) program to develop wireless, event-driven sensing capabilities to overcome the power limitations of persistent sensing. Near-zero-power technologies would allow physical, electromagnetic and other sensors to remain dormant until an interesting event awakens...
CACI To Provide Modeling, Simulation and Sensor Development Support to US Army
CACI International has won a $43 million contract to continue providing engineering support, including modeling and simulation of sensor and imaging systems, for the US Armys Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD). Under this 12-month contract, CACI will provide modeling and simulation services to assist NVESD in evaluating sensor system...
BAE Systems Helo Countermeasures Against Shoulder-fired Missiles Ready For Export
BAE Systems announced today that its advanced threat infrared countermeasures (Atirm) system for helicopters against shoulder-fired missiles has been approved by the Pentagon for export. BAE and the US Army developed the system to protect Army helicopters against shoulder-fired missiles
Northrop Supplies Distributed Aperture System For F-35s
Northrop Grumman has recently supplied the 1,000th AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) sensor for integration on the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The six infrared DAS sensors on the F-35 provide full spherical situational awareness to the pilot, day and night
Lockheed Martin Introduces Legion Pod Sensor System
Lockheed Martin today introduced Legion Pod - a new multi-function sensor system that supports collaborative targeting operations between multiple aircraft in radar-denied environments. Combining Lockheed Martin's IRST21TM infrared sensor with advanced networking and data processing technology, Legion Pod provides high-fidelity detection and tracking of airborne targets
Lockheed Martin’s VOSS Sensor Program Gets Milestone C Certification
Milestone C has certified US Army and Lockheed Martins Vehicle Optics Sensor System (VOSS) program as the standard sensor package on mine resistant ambush-protected vehicles. The final certification is required for transition of quick reaction capability to a program of record, Lockheed said in a statement Monday
Lockheed Martin Wins $71 Million Acoustic Processing Contract
Lockheed Martin has won a $71 million worth Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) long lead material contract for four Virginia Construction boats in support of Acoustic Rapid Technical Insertion (TI)16, the company said in a statement Tuesday. A-RCI TI16 program concept is that vast improvements in acoustic sensing can be achieved without changing the sensors
Cubic Awarded Counter CBRN Support Contract by USAF Research Lab
Mission Support Services, a business segment of Cubic Corporation was awarded a contract valued at $9.9 million by the U
Lockheed Martin Super Hornet IRST System Gets US Navy Approval
Lockheed Martin has announced Thursday that US Navy has approved a low rate initial production of F/A-18 Super Hornet infrared search and track (IRST) system developed and integrated by its collaboration with Boeing. The IRST system consists of Lockheed Martins IRST21 sensor, the GE Aviation FPU-13 Fuel Tank Assembly and the Meggitt Defense Industry Environmental Control unit
BAE Systems Launches Thermal Weapon Sights With Military Grade 12-Micron Technology
BAE Systems has launched its 12-micron thermal imaging technology that improves the effectiveness of thermal weapon sights. The companys Universal Thermal Clip-On version XII (UTC® XII) is the first military-grade thermal weapon sight to include the new 12-micron technology, which reduces lens size, total system weight, and battery use, while delivering improved image quality
Peru Selects Hyundai Rotem's K-808 White Tiger Armored Vehicles
South Korea to Double Military Drone Fleet by 2026
Avation PLC Orders 10 ATR 72-600s
Russian Kamikaze Drones Detected Near Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1