C4ISR

Lockheed Martin completed a test focused on the integration of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor with the Aegis Weapon System’s AN/SPY-1 Radar. The missile interceptor was able to communicate with the radar after its radio frequency data link was converted from dual band to tri-band, resulting in an S-band frequency, the company […] More

The U.S. Army selected Leidos to train pilots who will be part of the High Accuracy Detection, Exploitation System program. Under the terms of the agreement, Leidos will bring in instructors certified by the Federal Aviation Administration to teach Army aviators to fly Bombardier Global 6000-class business jets, the company said Wednesday. HADES was introduced […] More

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding subsidiary completed propulsion and supporting equipment tests of the new Calhoun ship at sea. The vessel will be the tenth Legend-class national security cutter to be delivered by Ingalls Shipbuilding to the U.S. Coast Guard, HII said Friday. The Calhoun, also known as WMSL 759, will be used by the service branch […] More

Northrop Grumman was two years ahead of its target date for delivering an Integrated Battle Command System training platform to the government of Poland. Early training will enable Poland to be the first U.S. ally to deploy IBCS to the field, the company said Wednesday. Northrop’s Air Defense Reconfigurable Trainer features both in-person training and […] More

BAE Systems has utilized an Israel Aerospace Industries subsidiary-built unmanned autonomous vehicle to showcase manned-unmanned teaming capabilities on the U.S. defense contractor’s Amphibious Combat Vehicle. Demonstrating MUM-T underscores the range of ACV C4UAS growth capacity and its potential to expand the vehicle’s mission parameters, BAE said Wednesday. It is envisioned to raise the military’s mission […] More

Northrop Grumman has trained military personnel in Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia to use a company-built system for managing counter-small unmanned aerial platform operations. The Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control system aligns the three Baltic states’ collective short-range air defense and C-sUAS capabilities with the U.S. European Command’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Plan, […] More

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, in collaboration with the U.S. Navy, accomplished acceptance trials of the future USS Jack Lucas, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer. The ship is the first of five Arleigh-Burke class destroyers under the Flight III configuration that the service branch ordered from the shipbuilder, HII said Friday. The USS Lucas features […] More

Northrop Grumman has fulfilled an order from the government of Poland for key components of the Integrated Battle Command System. The delivery of the Integrated Fire Control Network relays marks the first completed foreign military sale of IBCS, the company said Monday. Poland acquired the IFCN relays as part of upgrades to its WISLA medium […] More

Lockheed Martin is working on next-generation technology such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to upgrade the command and control, battle management, and communications capabilities of the Missile Defense Agency. The company said Tuesday that it will integrate hypersonic as well as ballistic and cruise missile defense to modernize the agency’s C2BMC data analysis and […] More

Northrop Grumman‘s extended-range, anti-radiation guided missile has passed its fifth consecutive flight test in a demonstration using the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft. The AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range achieved its objectives of detecting, locating and firing at a modern land-based emitter target, the company said Monday. The fourth live fire test […] More

Raytheon Technologies will now build an operational architecture for the U.S. Air Force after demonstrating a network designed to enable warfighters to accelerate the decision-making process on the battlefield by facilitating tactical data sharing across disparate networks. The Common Tactical Edge Network developed by Raytheon subsidiary Collins Aerospace could help advance the Joint All Domain […] More

Northrop Grumman can now deploy to U.S. Army units a command-and-control system designed to support air and missile defense operations after the platform reached initial operational capability status. The IOC designation came weeks after Northrop received approval from the Department of Defense to move the Integrated Battle Command System into full-rate production, the company said […] More