The market for electro-optical and infrared systems in the military will be worth $16.35 billion by 2020, according to a new MarketsandMarkets report. The analysis firm said Monday the figure represents a 7.71 percent year-over-year increase and is prompted by growing demand for EO/IR systems in surveillance platforms. Electro-optics are becoming popular in naval close-in weapons systems for threat detection […] More

The use of thermal imaging technology for multiple applications has helped create a $3.1 billion industry as of 2012, according to a market analysis report by Research and Markets. Research and Markets said Wednesday the thermal imaging market is forecast to enjoy a compound annual growth rate of 9.76 percent from 2013 to 2019. The […] More

Armin Groth and Maik Stoevhase have been named managing directors of L-3 Marine Systems International’s SAM Electronics business, Marine Log Magazine reported Tuesday. Groth and Stoevhase will report to Ulrich Weinreuter, president of L-3 MSI, according to the report. Groth will retain his role senior vice president of integrated systems for L-3 MSI and Stoevhase […] More

An L-3 Communications division has been awarded a potential five-year, $2.8 million contract to help the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command maintain bridge and machinery control products on MSC vessels. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers technical and engineering support work on board the T-AO 187/199-class and other MSC vessels, L-3 Henschel said Wednesday. “We recognize our customers’ growing need […] More

Maggie Chan Jones, senior vice president at Level 3 Communications‘ North America marketing practice, has been named the 2014 Woman of the Year by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Women in Cable Telecommunications. Level 3 said Thursday the award was given at WICT’s 15th Annual Walk of Fame event last week, honoring industry leaders who demonstrate the […] More

L-3 Communications‘ Unmanned Systems segment has launched its Airborne Pursuit and Exploitation unmanned aircraft system at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s Unmanned Systems 2014 conference held on May 12 to 15. The company said May 5 the compact, all-electric APEX can be used in close-range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions and first responder and  urban […] More

L-3 Communications‘ MAPPS will build subsystems for Canadian navy crews to manage propulsion, electrical and auxiliary equipment on patrol vessels under a subcontract awarded by Lockheed Martin. Lockheed is a primary supplier for Canada’s arctic and offshore patrol ships fleet and has picked L-3 MAPPS to support design work on the fleet’s integrated platform management system, L-3 […] More

L-3 Communications has reorganized the company’s business segments in a move that Chairman and CEO Michael Strianese called an effort to further the company’s technology and sales push. John McNellis has been named president of the new aerospace systems segment that combines the former platform and logistics segment and the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems […] More

L-3 Communications‘ international customers are increasingly seeking to acquire simulation systems that multiple people can participate in as they want to create a virtual battlespace for training, L-3 Link Simulation & Training President Leonard Genna told Defense News in an interview published Monday. Genna described the goal of the “live virtual constructive” scenarios as being able […] More

Lockheed Martin has awarded L-3 Communication Systems-East a contract of an undisclosed value to design a communications subsystem for deployment onboard Canada’s arctic and offshore patrol ships. L-3 CS-East will provide automated components for maritime communications equipment under the Canadian navy’s AOPS project, for which Lockheed is a supplier, L-3 said Wednesday. “The interior and exterior […] More

Amentum‘s C5I Information Warfare Systems business unit has achieved Maturity Level 3 appraisal under ISACA’s Capability Maturity Model Integration program in recognition of its efforts to build defined processes in software development. The company said Tuesday its CIWS group offers software development technology designed to enable naval forces to deliver acoustic, communication systems technology, combat […] More

L3Harris Technologies has received a $46.6 million U.S. Navy contract modification, which exercises options for producing, testing and conducting the technical review of two shallow-water training ranges to support Undersea Warfare Training Range Increment II and Increment III requirements. Under the firm-fixed-price modification, the company will also be responsible for delivering various products to the […] More