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  • Eclipse, ST Engineering iDirect, Smiths Interconnect Announce ISR Satcom Collaboration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eclipse, ST Engineering iDirect, Smiths Interconnect Announce ISR Satcom Collaboration

    Eclipse Global Connectivity, ST Engineering iDirect and Smiths Interconnect have collaborated to provide government and military aircraft with satellite communications capability to support airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The Ka-band satcom capability combines iDirect’s Evolution Defense platform and 9800 AE+ airborne modem with Smiths Interconnect’s KaStream 5000 MK II parabolic antenna and can support […] More

  • KeyW to Help Air Force Study Multi-Domain ISR Fusion - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KeyW to Help Air Force Study Multi-Domain ISR Fusion

    KeyW has received a five-year, $24 million contract to help the Air Force Research Laboratory extend its knowledge of autonomous multi-domain sensing technology for airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The company said Tuesday it will explore multi-sensor, multi-domain fusion systems such as electro-optical, radio frequency and infrared sensing technologies. KeyW will also provide imaging, detection, tracking, […] More

  • Saab Adds New Features to Swordfish Maritime Patrol Aircraft; Gary Shand Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab Adds New Features to Swordfish Maritime Patrol Aircraft; Gary Shand Comments

    Saab has added new mission equipment and expanded the operational payload capacity of its multi-role aircraft offering so as to support a full range of real-world maritime missions. The company said Tuesday recent developments on the Swordfish maritime patrol aircraft include capacities to carry six lightweight torpedoes, the RBS15 anti-ship missile and combinations of torpedo variants. The Swordfish […] More

  • Patriot Group International Subcontracts Tempus for Northcom Aerial ISR Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Patriot Group International Subcontracts Tempus for Northcom Aerial ISR Support

    Patriot Group International has awarded Tempus Applied Solutions a $24.4 million subcontract to provide aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services for U.S. Northern Command. Tempus said Wednesday the airborne ISR services will aid a counter narcotics and global threats contract that PGI secured in September. Tempus will install aerial surveillance hardware and software into a Pilatus PC-12 aircraft to conduct more than 1,500 flight […] More

  • Susan Miller: Inmarsat Government to Offer L-Band Airborne ISR Service for US Public Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Susan Miller: Inmarsat Government to Offer L-Band Airborne ISR Service for US Public Sector

    A U.S.-based, wholly owned subsidiary of Inmarsat has completed airborne testing of its L-band Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance service that works to provide up to 10 Mbps broadband data transmission rate. Inmarsat Government said Thursday public sector customers can use LAISR for applications such as unmanned aircraft systems, signals intelligence and synthetic aperture radar support as well as electro-optical and […] More

  • Strategy Analytics: Electronic Warfare Missions to Drive Airborne ISR Investment Worldwide - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Strategy Analytics: Electronic Warfare Missions to Drive Airborne ISR Investment Worldwide

    Strategy Analytics predicts spending on airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technology for electronic warfare operations will increase in the U.S., Russia, China and India during the next nine years. The global airborne ISR sector is projected to grow at a 3.2 percent compound annual growth rate between 2013 and 2023 to a total market value […] More