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    Charles River Analytics: New Sensor-Based System to Measure Medical Personnel’s Cognitive Performance

    Charles River Analytics has developed the MEDIC system that works to monitor, extract and decode indicators of cognitive load among military medical personnel in order to gauge their competence in operational environments. The company said the tool enables trainers to gain insight on the performance of medical personnel trainees beyond observation data. MEDIC utilizes physiological, neurophysiological and behavioral sensors and […] More

  • in C4ISR News, News

    Northrop Holds Discussion on C4ISR Platforms; Kathy Warden, Gloria Flach Comment

    Northrop Grumman has demonstrated several command, control, computers, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms designed to help uniformed personnel counter threats in the battlespace. The company presented its Citadel battle command system, Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar, Enterprise Airborne Gateway Network, Scalable Agile Beam Radar and other C4ISR tools during a media briefing held at its […] More

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    IARPA Starts Search for New Sensor Platform

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has kicked off a search for a new sensor environment as part of efforts to further build up intrusion detection technologies. IARPA said Friday it wants sensors that can apply “non-typical data” in a cybersecurity domain under its Cyber-attack Automated Unconventional Sensor Environment program. Performers are asked to gather new signals from internal and external sensors in […] More

  • in Big Data & Analytics News, News

    Vion to Offer Hitachi Visualization Tools for Law Enforcement, Emergency Mgmt; Tom Frana Comments

    Vion will offer Hitachi Data Systems‘ visualization products for data analytics to customers in the public sector, law enforcement and emergency management markets as both companies seek to grow their 35-year partnership. The companies plan to expand their combined services into social innovation and big data analytics in addition to joint storage offerings for U.S. federal government and public […] More

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    Andy Teich: CBP Orders Additional FLIR-Built Mobile Surveillance Systems

    FLIR Systems has received a $19.5 million production order to build additional mobile surveillance systems for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The order covers a 12-month option period and the second under a five-year contract FLIR holds with CBP, the company said Tuesday. FLIR will manufacture the mobile surveillance systems at its Elkridge, Maryland-based facility. “We are pleased to provide these […] More

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    Lockheed Tests Legion Pod Sensor System on F-16; Paul Lemmo Comments

    Lockheed Martin has conducted the first flight test for its Legion Pod system integrated into an F-16 fighter aircraft to check the system’s capability for detecting and tracking several airborne targets. The company said Tuesday Legion Pod features an IRST21 infrared sensor, networking and data processing functions and an open systems architecture. “Legion Pod is a production-ready, multisensor system,” […] More

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    Raytheon’s SM-6 Missile Completes Latest Navy Flight Test

    Raytheon‘s Standard Missile-6 has completed a new U.S. Navy flight test aboard the USS Desert Ship as part of the Naval Integrated Fire Control – Counter Air program. The company said Wednesday the SM-6 launched from the Navy vessel and engaged a simulated, “over-the-horizon” target with off-board airborne sensors. “The ships can now use data from remote sensors to support the […] More

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    Northrop Intros Open Architecture Sensor Pod Offering; James Mocarski Comments

    Northrop Grumman has unveiled a modular sensor technology for military customers to track and spot airborne targets. The OpenPod platform is designed to house multiple sensors and employ targeting and infrared search and track systems, Northrop said Tuesday. James Mocarski, vice president of Northrop’s airborne tactical sensors unit, said the company built the pod with […] More

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    Orbital ATK to Enter Low-Rate Initial Production for Fuze Technology

    Orbital ATK has received Milestone C approval for its FMU-167/B Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze to enter into low-rate initial production as part of the program’s completion of the engineering and manufacturing development phase. The company said Wednesday the approval moves the technology into production and deployment as it aims to deliver multiple-delay arming, void sensing and […] More

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    DRS Tests 10-Micron Infrared Detector; Greg Christison Comments

    DRS Technologies has exhibited the performance of its 10-micron pixel pitch infrared sensor. The IR detector features a thermal camera with 1280×1024 resolution, as well as 640×512 and 320×256 arrays designed for integration into original equipment manufacturer systems, DRS said Tuesday. The sensor passed the 50 milliKelvins noise equivalent temperature difference standard for uncooled IR technologies. […] More

  • in C4ISR News, News

    DARPA Seeks Sensor Tech for Unmanned Surface Vessels; Scott Littlefield Comments

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking information on nonradar technology that would help new unmanned surface vessels under the Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program identify objects in its vicinity. DARPA said Thursday the request for information focuses on delivering the capability to track and classify those objects and direct autonomous behavior based on the International […] More

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    Frost and Sullivan: Image, Navigation Sensors to Drive Unmanned Vehicle Development

    Frost and Sullivan has released a new report that indicates high-quality image and navigation sensors are driving the development of unmanned vehicles. Unmanned systems will gain capability improvements from integration of sensors, signal processing and computer vision software, Frost and Sullivan said Monday. “Though various driver assistance systems are available today, improved obstacle and navigation technologies […] More