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Exelis has received a contract worth $8 million to supply a new order of night vision systems to the military. The tactical goggles have a scheduled delivery date of late 2014 or early 2015, the company said Sept. 12. According to Exelis, the product uses Generation 3 tube technology that offers gains in the wearer’s […] More
John Blecher serves as senior vice president of contracts at DynCorp International. Prior to DynCorp, he served VP and general manager of programs in Afghanistan and in Europe for Exelis and managed contracts to support more than 400 Afghan army and police sites. He also oversaw LOGCAP business in Afghanistan through Fluor and work for the U.S. Army in […] More
Exelis has completed environment testing for the second of four advanced baseline imagers for the government’s next-generation weather satellite. The imager payload will be attached to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R scheduled for a 2016 launch, Exelis said Thursday. According to the company, the trials on the second ABI, which […] More
Exelis recently completed jamming trials for its Signal Sentry 1000 GPS threat detection technology in collaboration with the British defense ministry. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory conducted the controlled tests in Sennybridge in Wales, Exelis said Wednesday. During field testing, Signal Sentry geolocated and identified all sources of intentional GPS interferences, whether they were […] More
Exelis has updated a geolocation platform that works to help law enforcement officials pinpoint intentional and unintentional sources of GPS interference. The Signal Sentry 1000 product includes analytics and reporting tools designed to help users assess jamming events and receive warnings in real-time, Exelis said Wednesday. Carl Slutsky, Exelis’ Signal Sentry product line manager, said […] More
David Melcher, Exelis CEO and president, has received the John W. Dixon Award from the Association of the U.S. Army Council of Trustees for his contribution to national defense programs. AUSA will present the award to Melcher at an annual meeting and exposition on Oct. 15 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., […] More
Craig Oswald, commercial imaging manager of geospatial systems at Exelis, has detailed his company’s work to develop a telescope, sensor and shortwave infrared system for DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 satellite . Oswald wrote in a blog post published Thursday that WorldView-3 “will have double the number of spectral bands†and provide a 31-centimeter image resolution. Exelis also developed the […] More
A commercial launch services team of Ball Aerospace & Technologies, DigitalGlobe, Exelis and Lockheed Martin has completed payload fairing assembly work on the WorldView-3 remote sensing satellite ahead of its scheduled launch next week. Ball said Tuesday the DigitalGlobe Earth observation satellite will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base via the Atlas V launch vehicle to provide high-resolution satellite imagery and geospatial data for […] More
Exelis has delivered the first nine ALQ-214(V)4/5 electronic self-protection systems as part of the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures suite installed on the U.S. Navy‘s F-18 aircraft fleet. Joe Rambala, vice president and general manager of Exelis’ integrated electronic warfare systems business, said Wednesday this latest onboard jammer features software programmability and a more compact form factor. The ALQ-214(V)4/5, manufactured at the Exelis Electronic Systems […] More
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 security and surveillance radar systems, […] More
Exelis today announced it has successfully integrated its new deicing management solution at Philadelphia International Airport. The Symphony DeiceVue solution automates tasks in the deicing process that were previously done manually, improving coordination, efficiency and accuracy of operational reports, said Exelis. Ted Carniol, general manager of commercial aviation solutions for Exelis comments. “For the first […] More
Exelis has won a foreign military sales contract worth at least $9 million to provide the Saudi Arabian National Guard with ground control approach radar for military air traffic management operations. The company said Monday it will supply SANG with the GCA-2020 radar as part of the contract awarded through the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. According […] More
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