Web Exclusive Articles
Online News |
Industry News Flash |
Executive Watch |
Exclusive Content |
Mil & Aero Blog |
Archives Home
Executive Watch 2009 P2
Navy seeks to improve satellite electronics for navigation and guidance
ARLINGTON, Va., 12 Nov. 2009. U.S. Navy researchers are asking industry for ways to shield the Global Positioning System (GPS) and other military navigation and guidance systems from enemy attempts to jam or disrupt their ability to guide U.S. fighting forces and smart munitions.
Embedded Linux specialist MontaVista to be acquired by embedded computer maker Cavium Networks
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., 11 Nov. 2009. Microprocessor designer Cavium Networks in Mountain View, Calif., has agreed to buy embedded Linux software supplier MontaVista Software Inc. in Santa Clara, Calif., in a move reminiscent of last June when microprocessor giant Intel Corp. acquired real-time embedded software expert Wind River Systems.
Air Force to blend UAV guidance and smart munitions in upcoming weapons experiments
EGLIN AFB, Fla., 10 Nov. 2009. U.S. Air Force researchers plan to blend navigation and guidance technology originally developed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with smart munitions guidance and control in an upcoming joint technology demonstration.
Lockheed Martin's Guided MLRS reaches new distance record
DALLAS, Texas, 9 Nov. 2009. Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] fired a U.S. Army Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rocket 92 kilometers in a test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The test highlighted recent product improvements of the system to give it a longer reach, maintaining its accuracy and effectiveness while minimizing potential collateral damage.
Kollmorgen to provide electro-optical sensor suites for Virginia-class attack submarines
WASHINGTON, 8 Nov. 2009. Electro-optical sensor experts at the Kollmorgen Corp. Electro-Optical Division in Northampton, Mass., won a $17.1 million contract last week for AN/BVS-1 photonics mast sensor units for the U.S. Navy Virginia-class fast attack submarine.
Raytheon and small business partner KaZak Composites work together, advance Zumwalt Program
TEWKSBURY, Mass., 7 Nov. 2009. Raytheon Company and small business partner KaZaK Composites Inc., Woburn, Mass., have completed the design phase of the composite ballistic screen for integration onboard the Zumwalt-class destroyer (DDG 1000).
Virtual reality computer simulation for military intelligence briefings delivered by Christie
CYPRESS, Calif., 4 Nov. 2009. Christie Digital Solutions Inc. in Cypress, Calif., has built a 48-by-22-foot HD collaborative virtual environment (CAVE) computer simulation system for the U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) in Norfolk, Va., to present joint military intelligence reports.
Training simulator for defense against shoulder-fired missiles provided by DRS Defense Solutions
BUFFALO, N.Y., 2 Nov. 2009 DRS Defense Solutions LLC's announced that its Intelligence, Communications & Avionics Solutions (ICAS) operation in Buffalo, N.Y., is under contract with the U.S. Air Force Air National Guard to provide an advanced Joint Man-Portable Air Defense System (JMANPADS) trainer.
Small signal zener diodes from Aeroflex / Metelics qualified to DSCC MIL-PRF-19500N
LAWRENCE, Mass., 1 Nov. 2009. Military-grade electronic diode specialist Aeroflex / Metelics in Lawrence, Mass., (formerly Hi-Rel Components) has qualified its small signal zener diodes to the MIL-PRF-19500N standard administered by the U.S. Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) in Columbus, Ohio.
Finland contribution to deliver radition detection equipment to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
HELSINKI, 31 Oct. 2009. U.S. Ambassador Bruce J. Oreck and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Pertti Torstila signed a Memorandum of Understanding through which the Government of Finland will contribute funding to a U.S.-led program to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Kyrgyz Republic. Finland's contribution will be used to provide radiation detection equipment to the Kyrgyz Republic to detect and deter nuclear smuggling across international borders.
PAGE:
1 |
2 | 3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
|
|
|
|
Search Articles
Advanced Search
|
Community 