C4ISR

The U.S. Army recently conducted a test of the backbone of its WIN-T communications network at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, its largest instrumented test ever at that base. The test examined the network’s ability to provide network functions to troops in motion, which required the collection and analysis of …

The U.S. Navy recently conducted tests during which it was able to successfully transmit images collected by the Northop Grumman-built Fire Scout unmanned aircraft to Lockheed Martin‘s new HM-60R Sea Hawk helicopter during a joint operation, according to a report in AOL Defense. Carlo Munoz writes that Navy deputy program …

Raytheon reported today that during a recent experiment at Fort Benning, Ga., it was able to simultaneously transmit data, voice and video in real-time between smartphones and tablets over both 3G and military tactical radios. The company said it was the first time it was able to do this without any …

General Dynamics Canada has extended its partnership with defense, government and utilities applications firm Envitia to build on the success of its tactical integrated sensor information system, which uses Envitia’s MapLink Pro software to provide surveillance tools to military aircraft. TISIS’ digital map virtually presents situational awareness data collected from multiple aircraft sensor systems, including: …

Hughes Network Systems has won a contract to provide the necessary satellite communications for a government agency to use an airborne solution for in-flight intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Contract work will include air segment, ground segment and network management services. The solution will employ Hughes’ advanced HX system, which “is ideal for …

During a test at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, Raytheon-produced airborne sensors successfully and precisely tracked multiple ballistic missiles from an airborne platform, according to a report from Military & Aerospace Electronics.  Skyler Frink writes that four of the company’s multispectral targeting system-B electro-optical infrared sensors tracked multiple targets and sent important information …

  Boeing has announced the formation of a new electronic and mission systems division that will align the company’s C4ISR efforts. The new electronic and mission systems division will operate within Boeing’s network and space systems business unit. The new division’s portfolio will include Ship’s Signal Exploitation Equipment Increment F systems used …

Edward Bush, Northop Grumman Northrop Grumman recently demonstrated an upgrade to the Defense Department‘s standard image processor at the company’s Linthicum, Md. facilities. Northrop’s upgrade provides new virtualization capabilities to the common image processor and lowers costs, the company said in a release. Northrop originally designed and built the CIP, which supports the …

ITT Corp. announced today that it has developed a commercial-based smartphone and tablet designed for use by the Defense Department. Each item will be equipped with ITT’s National Security Agency-certified AARIS-457 network processor, which is approved for secret and below usages.  “ITT’s hardware crypto solution gives our customers a communication capability …

Raytheon has developed a Common Infrared Counter Measures solution for U.S. Army helicopters that also can protect unmanned aircraft systems. Raytheon’s CIRCM system is 15 pounds less than the Army’s requirement, being lightweight enough for large unmanned platforms. Operating at the speed of light, DIRCM systems use low-watt lasers to …

Raytheon Co. has developed a patented radar technology, which the company said enables military and civil air traffic controllers to avoid airborne hazards around unmanned aircraft systems. The technology will support the U.S. Air Force‘s ground-based sense-and-avoid initiatives and provide UAS operators and controllers with more information to avoid costly collisions and …

The Naval Research Laboratory will launch its tactical satellite IV today, an experimental spacecraft employing new technologies and satellite communications techniques. TacSat-4, as it is known, provides 10 ultra high frequency channels and allows “troops using existing radios to communicate on-the-move from obscured regions without the need for dangerous antenna …

ATK delivered the initial two A2100 composite satellite structures and the first ship set of propellant tanks for the GPS III satellites Lockheed Martin is building for the Air Force marking the first major hardware delivery milestone in the program “The GPS III program continues to meet major milestones on or …

Raytheon Company fielded the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency Secure Mobile Anti-jam Reliable Tactical Terminal satellite communications solution to the U.S. armed services increasing the data rate of existing SMART-T systems by a factor of four. “Raytheon’s latest SMART-T solution delivers the next generation of protected communications that’s compatible with …

SELEX Galileo launched their Automated Computerised Mobility Equipment kit at DSEi 2011. According to Selex, the ACME kit can be installed on any land vehicle transforming it into a remotely operated vehicle providing a solutions to route clearance solutions and convoy protection from asymmetric threats. The benefit of this new …