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Royal Navy New Carriers To Get Latest Radar
London, UK (SPX) Aug 07, 2008The Royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers will be equipped with a new powerful UK-designed and manufactured radar, under a GBP100M contract with BAE Systems. With its ability to track a target the size of a snooker ball over 20 km away, the new more powerful Artisan radar will provide an improved 3D maritime Medium Range Radar (MRR) capability. The radar system will be developed and ... more Improvements In Thermal Management Of Future Electronics 
Linthicum MD (SPX) Aug 05, 2008Northrop Grumman has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop and demonstrate an ultra high capacity hybrid thermal ground plane needed to overcome heat-related challenges in semiconductors employed in electronic systems. High thermal temperatures are a key barrier in the development of next-generation military electronics, such as high-power radars ... more US considers deploying missile defense radar to Israel 
Washington (AFP) July 29, 2008US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has agreed to explore deploying a powerful missile defense targeting radar in Israel, a senior US defense official said Tuesday. "The idea here is to help Israel create a layered missile defense capability to protect it from all sorts of threats in the region, near and far," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Gates discussed the ... more LockMart's Aegis Spy-1 Radar Arrays Completed Australian Destroyer 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jul 30, 2008Lockheed Martin completed production of two of the four SPY-1D(V) radar arrays for Australia's first Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyer. "The Air Warfare Destroyer is a top priority for the Australian Navy, and we are absolutely committed to delivering Aegis capability on time," said Paul Johnson, managing director of Lockheed Martin Australia. "The SPY-1D(V) arrays are the visual ... more Outside View: BMD deal lessons -- Part 1 
Moscow (UPI) Jul 28, 2008 The United States and the Czech Republic have signed an agreement on the deployment of a missile tracking radar. Theoretically the Czech Parliament could refuse to ratify the document, or the new U.S. administration could change its worldview, or the U.S. Congress could refuse to approve allocations. But the likelihood of any of these things happening is almost zero. The deal is ... more |
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Palmdale CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2008Northrop Grumman has successfully completed a battery of tests designed to prove that new radar units developed for the U.S. Air Force's B-2 Radar Modernization Program (RMP) will perform properly under all environmental conditions the aircraft is likely to experience. Northrop Grumman is the Air Force's prime contractor for the B-2 stealth bomber, the flagship of the nation's long range ... more Raytheon Technologies Promise To Improve Radar Affordability 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jul 22, 2008Raytheon has developed an application for a pair of emerging technologies that dramatically increases radar sensitivity while improving affordability. The effort has resulted in a $1 million contract award that could be worth more than $14 million if all options are exercised. The Office of Naval Research awarded Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) a base contract with four options a ... more US fires long-range missile in missile defense test 
Washington (AFP) July 18, 2008The United States fired a long-range target missile over the Pacific Friday to test an array of radars and other sensors in its missile defense system, the Pentagon said. The test was supposed to have involved an attempted intercept, but that was delayed until December following the discovery of a flaw in a device used to gather telemetry and other data from the interceptor missile, the head ... more Northrop Grumman Completes Flight Testing Of VADER System 
Linthicum MD (SPX) Jul 18, 2008Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the first test flight of a new Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar (VADER) system under a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). VADER is a radar sensor being developed by Northrop Grumman for use with the Sky Warrior, an extended-range multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle under development by General Atomics. ... more LockMart Breaks Ground On Advanced Radar Test And Measurement Facility 
Syracuse NY (SPX) Jul 17, 2008Lockheed Martin has broken ground on a $15 million, 9,600 square foot radar test facility that will provide the company with one of the world's most advanced, large-antenna measurement systems. The new 80' tall structure will be added on to the existing EP-6 building at Lockheed Martin's Radar Systems facility in Syracuse, NY. Once complete in summer 2009, the facility will house one of ... more |
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Brussels (AFP) July 10, 2008NATO's International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan has asked headquarters for more AWACS radar planes to support its operations against the Taliban, an official said Thursday. "ISAF has sent a letter to the supreme commander in Europe (US General Bantz John Craddock), to allied headquarters, they are considering the request," the NATO official told AFP. The official did not ... more USAF E-8C Joint STARS Airframes Operationally Viable Through 2070 
Melbourne FL (SPX) Jul 10, 2008A recently updated U.S. Air Force study on the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) airframe indicates that the fleet could stay in service beyond 2070. The E-8C is a Northrop Grumman modified commercial aircraft that detects, locates, classifies, tracks and targets hostile ground movements, communicating real-time information through secure data links. ... more BMD Focus: Poles block base -- Part 1 
Washington (UPI) Jul 9, 2008 It has been a rollercoaster week for the Bush administration's plans to build anti-ballistic missile interceptor bases in Central Europe to guard against the future threat of Iranian nuclear attack. The government of the Czech Republic Tuesday signed an agreement with the United States permitting Washington to build an advanced radar array tracking base for the interceptors on its ... more US draws Russian fire, signing missile defence deal
Prague (AFP) July 8, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed Tuesday what she called a landmark missile defence deal with the Czech Republic that drew immediate threats of a military response from Russia. The accord permits the siting of a tracking radar station on Czech soil as part of an extended US missile shield that Washington says is necessary to ward off potential attacks by so-called "rogue" states ... more Raytheon Delivers 100th AESA Radar For Super Hornets And Growlers 
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2008Raytheon has delivered its 100th APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar system to Boeing and the U.S. Navy for use on F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft. The company marked the occasion with a ceremony July 1 that attracted senior customers and local dignitaries to its Consolidated Manufacturing Center in Forest, Miss. "Our 100th delivery of this remarkable system testifies eloquent ... more
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