Chemring‘s sensors and electronic systems business will collaborate with Minelab Electronics to develop a handheld detector of buried improvised explosive devices as part of a $5 million contract that MineLab received from Australia’s defense department. The handheld detector prototype will feature Chemring’s ground-penetrating radar and Minelab’s multi-frequency continuous wave metal detection technology, Chemring said Tuesday. Chemring […] More

John Casper is vice president of finance for the defense systems group at Orbital ATK. He brings more than two decades of experience in mergers and acquisitions, business integration and financial reporting to his role and oversees the aerospace company’s armament systems, digital electronics and missile products businesses. Prior to joining Orbital ATK, Casper spent […] More

A new report by Visiongain indicates a slowdown in defense spending on military land vehicle electronics over the next year due to the end of ground troop deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. The market will stall in North America and most of Europe, but Visiongain said Tuesday that modernization programs in Australia and France will help the market reach […] More

Northrop Grumman has unveiled two monolithic microwave integrated circuit amplifiers the company designed for E-band and W-band communication, sensing, imaging and digital radio platforms. The firm’s MMIC transistors are made from indium phosphide, has ultra low noise characteristics and intended for use by civil, military and commercial organizations, Northrop said Wednesday. “The LNAs are the […] More