Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
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Critical design review is completed for the AEHF satellite Low Cost Terminal program
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. The Critical Design Review (CDR) for the information assurance elements of the Low Cost Terminal (LCT) program has been completed. The team – Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) – can move forward to producing hardware and software for the information assurance element or end cryptographic unit.
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Missile defense contractor selects Mercury for radar subsystems contract
CHELMSFORD, Mass. A leading defense prime contractor has selected Mercury Systems to provide radar subsystems and related digital processing technologies for a missile defense application.
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U.S. Navy continues work with CPI for radomes and support services
PALO ALTO, Calif. Under a contract by the U.S. military’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) the Radant Technologies Division of Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI) will continue to provide radomes and related services to support an airborne electronic warfare system for the U.S. Navy.
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Industry partnership work together to reduce cost for U.S. Air Force decoy
TUCSON, Ariz. Three industry partners – Raytheon, Fokker, and Dallara – announced that they developed a lower-cost carbon fiber airframe for the U.S. Air Force's Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD).
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Lockheed Martin moves to production phase of U.K. vehicle weapon stabilization program
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Lockheed Martin has selected Curtiss-Wright Corp. for a production contract valued at an estimated $49 million, where Curtiss-Wright will provide its Turret Drive Servo System (TDSS) for use in the British army's SCOUT Specialist Vehicle (SV).
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ANSI/VITA 46.11 enables interoperability within the VPX ecosystem
SAN PEDRO, Calif. Officials at VITA Standards Organization (VSO) announce that VITA 46.11 System Management on VPX has reached American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recognition as ANSI/VITA 46.11-2015 enables interoperability within a VPX ecosystem at Field Replaceable Unit (FRU), chassis, and system levels.
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Risk-reduction flight test conducted with Rockwell Collins’ CRIIS equipment
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Taking advantage of a previously planned range maintenance flight, Rockwell Collins and Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS) Program Office (SPO) personnel worked with The Atlantic Test Range (ATR) personnel to perform a live, risk-reduction flight using production form, fit, and function F/A-18 airborne and ground equipment from the CRIIS program.
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USS Iwo Jima to enter phased maintenance period with BAE Systems
ARLINTON, Va. BAE Systems has been selected to implement a phased maintenance contract for the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, which is scheduled to begin August 2015 and to conclude by July 2016. The contract’s value is estimated to be $26.8 million, however, if all options are exercise it could be worth up to $32.6 million.
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Initial test flight completed after integration of INTEGRITY-178 operating system in FlightPro mission computer
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y and AH-1Z aircrafts complete initial flight test after the integration of Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY-178 Time-Variant Unified Multi Processing (tuMP) operating system in Northrop Grumman’s FlightPro Gen III mission computer.
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Missile flight tests demonstrates Lockheed Martin’s JAGM capabilities
ORLANDO, Fla. During a government led flight test at Eglin Air For Base, Lockheed Martin was able to demonstrate its multi-mode Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) by engaging two laser-designated stationary targets.
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor