MarketsandMarkets has projected the global electronic warfare market will expand from $17.7 billion in 2014 at a 5.37 compound annual growth rate to reach $24.3 billion by 2020. The research firm said Friday modern EW systems are built with digital and signal processing technology and that smaller EW platforms for …

A new Research and Markets report states that the global market for battlefield management systems will see steady adoption through 2018 to achieve a compound annual growth rate of 4 percent. The firm said Wednesday military and defense organizations are using battlefield management systems to limit the risk of friendly fire and control combat situations. …

New analysis from Research and Markets has forecast a 4.52 percent year-over-year growth for the $102 billion C4ISR market from 2014 to 2020. The market report singled out the electro-optics subsector fueling demand for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment in the defense, aerospace and homeland security segments, Research and Markets …

Transparency Market Research has released a new report that projects the global man-portable military electronics market to hit $19.7 billion in total value by 2019. The report also predicts the Asia-Pacific region will see “significant growth” in the man-portable military electronics market over the coming months as governments in the region …

A MarketsandMarkets report predicts the global market for C4ISR systems will grow at an annual rate of 4.52 percent over the next six years to $133 billion in value by 2020. Systems integration and interoperability requirements could drive market growth and industry is forecast to see higher demand for synthetic …

General Dynamics Canada has come under contract to update the Canadian military’s 11,000 combat net radios and 6,800 vehicle interface units for $109 million over a three-year period. The upgrade will tweak each unit’s throughput and data transmission speeds, and allow warfighters to use the radio set’s voice, messaging and …

A MicroMarket Monitor report forecasts the North American security and surveillance radar market to be worth up to $2.03 billion in 2019, a compound annual growth rate of 4.64 percent over the next five years. The market research firm said Sunday that the region would keep its status as the top spender on …

A Lockheed Martin demonstration using a wideband, multi-access payload and U.S. Navy satellites worked to exhibit radio coverage through the Arctic region and show how military field personnel could carry out polar communications. Lockheed tested the Wideband Code Division Multiple Access payload’s coverage by using radios in the North Pole …

Raytheon is set to perform a critical design review for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program that seeks to build aircraft technology for close air support of ground troops. Phase three of the Persistent Close Air Support contract is valued at $25 million over 18 months and will cover …

Boeing and the U.S. Navy have demonstrated updated aircraft systems that are intended for installation on EA-18G Growler electronic warfare planes in 2018. The demonstration at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland featured aircraft radar and data network enhancements intended to help personnel share real-time targeting information, Boeing said …

Eight companies have won contracts under the U.S. Air Force’s $3 million Advanced Components for Electronic Warfare Phase 0 program, Military and Aerospace Electronics reported Monday. According to John Keller’s post, the Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate awarded nine contracts in all, with work relating to the manufacture of …

NASA has awarded four companies contracts to perform research and development work aimed to address technology gaps as the country transitions to the Next Generation Air Transportation System, known as NextGen. Boeing, Honeywell, Rockwell Collins and Saab Sensis will also aim to address operational challenges posed by trans-atmospheric flight and …

Peter Milligan, senior vice president and chief information officer at ITT Exelis, will present at this year’s Wells Fargo 2013 Industrial and Construction Conference in New York. The company will stream Mulligan’s presentation on May 9 live on its investor page and also post a replay of the webcast on …

The Ethisphere Institute, a global think tank aimed at sharing best practices for business ethics and corporate social responsibility, has named several government contracting companies to its 2013 list of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies.” Ethisphere magazine, the institutes’ quarterly publication, publishes the rankings of companies’ standards and practices in …

NJVC has promoted John Herweh, vice president of human resources, to the senior vice president ranks and Adriel Cardona from chief security officer to security director. The company said Herweh, who joined NJVC in 2011 as HR VP, will report directly to President Jody Tedesco and be responsible for directing …