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The Intelligence and National Security Alliance has created an advisory committee to offer recommendations and guidance on events, policies and other matters related to INSA and its charitable organization. INSA said Tuesday the panel consists of 26 members who have held senior-level roles within the government or industry and previously served on former INSA advisory […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and an industry consortium have selected six university research centers to conduct research efforts that seek to address challenges related to microelectronic technologies under a potential five-year, $200 million cost-sharing program. Linton Salmon, manager of DARPA’s Joint University Microelectronics Program, said in a statement published Wednesday JUMP and the […] More
A new Research and Markets report predicts that U.S. spending on defense programs will grow 5.7 percent year-over-year to reach nearly $798 billion by 2022. The U.S. spent about $586.7 billion on defense during 2017 and is projected to have the largest defense expenditure in the world over the next four years, Research and Markets said Wednesday. The report also […] More
A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has collaborated with U.K.-based National Air Traffic Services to modernize a ground-to-air radio communications system at London’s Heathrow Airport. Park Air Systems deployed new Park Air T6 radios for the airport’s Sapphire air traffic control system that works to help pilots and ATC personnel communicate with each other, Northrop said Wednesday. T6 is designed to comply […] More
The U.S. Air Force will launch a Lockheed Martin-built multi-mission satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in California on Thursday, Jan. 18. ULA said in a report the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Flight-4 satellite was built to offer missile warning, missile defense, battlespace awareness and […] More
Research and Markets has projected that technological advancements in the production of military and commercial drones will help fuel the worldwide drone market’s growth to $16.7 billion in value by 2022. The company said Wednesday that efforts by the Federal Aviation Administration and other regulatory agencies to formulate policies that support use of military unmanned aerial […] More
Materion has received a contract to supply AlBeMet metal matrix composite parts that will be used as components for UTC Aerospace Systems‘ MS-177 multi-spectral imaging sensor. The MS-177 is being evaluated for use on Northrop Grumman‘s RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, Materion said Thursday. Made of aluminum and beryllium, AlBeMet is a composite metal made to have high modulus and low-density qualities, […] More
A classified U.S. government payload launched aboard a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern time from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, Space.com reported Sunday. The Zuma mission took off aboard the rocket’s second stage, which continued its ascent into low-Earth orbit. The booster’s first stage separated from the second stage […] More
Northrop Grumman has received a potential five-year, $30 million contract to help repair or update various U.S. Navy navigation and ancillary equipment. The Defense Department said Friday Northrop will support the AN/WSN-7 intertial navigation system, AN/WSN-7A ring laser gyro navigation systems and AN/WSN-7B ring laser gyrocompass under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The systems are designed to offer full ship […] More
Reportlinker has released a forecast study that the global drone market will grow to reach $16.7 billion in 2022. The predicted growth stems from the increase of drone demand for military and commercial use, and the continuing regulatory efforts on drones, the research firm said Thursday. Drone-producing firms are continuously making technological advancement efforts that may […] More
Northrop Grumman‘s aerospace systems business has received an $11.7 million delivery order to supply radar processor hardware sets for the U.S. Navy‘s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will deliver Advanced Radar Processors to support E-2D operational and counter electronic attack development tests slated to occur between 2019 and 2020. Advanced Hawkeye is a next-generation […] More
Boeing has secured a registration number from the Federal Aviation Administration for its proposed unmanned aircraft system for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based tanker drone program, FlightGlobal reported Thursday. The company received Dec. 26 the FAA registration number N234MQ for its proposed “T1†drone prototype. Boeing previewed its demonstrator for the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling tanker program […] More
