Radar
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DARPA seeks info on 3-D mapping, surveying tools for SubT Challenge
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking information on state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies for advanced mapping and surveying in support of its Subterranean (SubT) Challenge, during which the agency is working on ways in which georeferenced data – geographic coordinates tied to a map or image – can improve the speed and accuracy of warfighters in time-sensitive active combat operations and disaster-related missions in the subterranean domain -- or underground.
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Raytheon nabs $63.3 million DARPA contract for hypersonic weapons program
TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon has signed a $63.3 million contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to continue to develop a “tactical boost glide” (TBG) hypersonic weapons program.
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Army integrates countermeasures, sensor into MAPS framework
ORLANDO, Fla. The U.S. Army completed the integration of three countermeasures and a cueing sensor into the Modular Active Protection Systems (MAPS) framework with the support from Lockheed Martin and its industry partners. The integration was completed during a six-week "rodeo" conducted at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
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Next generation of radar sensors to be developed by Northrop Grumman
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. U.S. Army officials selected Northrop Grumman Corp. to develop the AN/APR-39E(V)2, the next generation of radar threat warning sensors.
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Sonar system market to grow to $3.7 billion by 2023, study says
NORTHBROOK, Ill. The sonar system market is projected to grow from $2.6 billion in 2018 to $3.7 billion by 2023, at a combined annual growth rate of 7 percent during that period, according to a recent study from MarketsandMarkets, "Sonar System Market by Product Type (Hull Mounted, Stern Mounted, Sonobuoy, DDS), Application (Commercial, Defense), Platform (Ship Type, Airborne), End User (Line Fit, Retrofit), Solution (Hardware, Software), Region - Global Forecast to 2023."
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Textron, IMSAR-led team demo synthetic aperture radar equipped on the Aerosonde UAS
HUNT VALLEY, Md. IMSAR and Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. business unit, team up to to integrate and demonstrate the IMSAR’s NSP-3 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system on Textron Systems’ Aerosonde small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS)
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Lockheed Martin, Diehl, Saab team up to develop the Falcon air defense weapon system
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates. Lockheed Martin, Diehl Defence, and Saab officials announced the Falcon air defense weapon system as the short and medium-range air defense solution for current and emerging threats.
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HENSOLDT to equip German Corvettes with its radar, IFF systems
ULM, Germany. The German procurement authority BAAINBw [Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support] has selected HENSOLDT to deliver a second batch of its TRS-4D Rotator naval radar and its MSSR 2000 ID friend-or-foe identification system (IFF) to equip the German navy’s K130 corvettes.
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Strike weapons system engineering support contract won by SimVentions
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. U.S. Navy officials selected SimVentions to provide systems engineering, software development, and test and evaluation capabilities to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Weapons Control and Integration Department, Strike Weapons Systems Division, as well as to various Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) programs and projects.
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Designing multifunction radar and EW systems means staying ahead of the tech curve
Huge data demands - including those from artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) applications - are pushing radar and electronic warfare (EW) developers to seek new ways to deliver multifunction systems that also meet strict size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements.
Lisa Daigle, Assistant Managing Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
Lisa Daigle, Assistant Managing Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor