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Latest Federal & Government Contracting Companies' News Coverage
ExecutiveBiz provides the latest news regarding Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) from the industry’s top players. This section is dedicated to providing news about technologies that are crucial to warfighters.
Lockheed Martin has rolled out a new turret-mounted modular sensor for long-range identification and monitoring of targets. The components of the 15-inch Infirno sensor system can be assembled to suit the requirements of the mission, Lockheed said Monday. The high-definition optical sensors can be used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations and are built for […] More
Raytheon has developed a wearable computing product for military commanders and deployed soldiers to view both intelligence and operational data in real-time. The Intel-Ops device is built to combine the firm’s Air Warrior data processing technology and the DCGS-A Lite architecture designed to exploit intelligence in areas where bandwidth is limited, Raytheon said Tuesday. Raytheon […] More
Exelis has launched a new visible color and infrared sensor for its CorvusEye 1500 imagery system for airborne surveillance functions during daytime and nighttime conditions. The company said Monday this new sensor works to complement another Exelis electro-optical sensor for daytime surveillance and capture motion imagery of potential threats, as well as other activity up to 1.24 miles away. “The cover of […] More
Raytheon has finished testing an aerostat radar platform the company designed to help the U.S. Army track missile and aircraft threats as far as 340 miles away. The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor system consists of two helium-filled blimps that are built to fly at 10,000 feet to identify targets and […] More
A MarketsandMarkets report predicts the unmanned aerial vehicles industry to experience a compound annual growth rate of 7.73 percent over the next six years. The research firm said Thursday the worldwide UAV market could be worth approximately $10.6 billion by 2020, from its $6.8 billion value during 2014. Demand for autonomous technology and systems designed to […] More
General Dynamics demonstrated the capabilities of its Mobile User Objective System-enabled AN/PRC-155 radio to military observers at a four-day exhibition held at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. “The Air Force reached out to General Dynamics asking us to demonstrate how the PRC-155 Manpack radio and the MUOS satcom system would work in an airborne C-17,” […] More
Dynetics will provide hardware development support to Raytheon for the U.S. Air Force‘s Three Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar program, which will replace the current AN/TPS-75 radar system. “We are proud to be one of Raytheon’s partners on this important project that will help protect our warfighters in the field,” Greg Lester – executive vice president for defense, space and intelligence programs at […] More
The Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman team has delivered to the U.S. Air Force the payload for the next geosynchronous Earth orbit satellite of the Space Based Infrared System. SBIRS’ prime contractor Lockheed said Wednesday that the payload is fitted with a scanning sensor to perform wide-area surveillance of missile launch operations and a staring sensor to focus on smaller areas […] More
TE SubCom has won a $12.3 million contract to build a fiber-optic cable technology to link U.S. Navy sonar systems on the ocean floor to surveillance facilities ashore, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Monday. John Keller writes the company will lay approximately 963 miles of submarine cable that is designed to interface with the Integrated […] More
Raytheon will provide an electro-optical and infrared surveillance system for Moldova’s border security initiatives under a potential $12.9 million contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The company said Friday the contract also includes training and sustainment services and the eventual handover of all related functions to the Moldova government, which wants to prevent the transport of weapons of mass destruction. David Appel, […] More
Harris Corp. has delivered the first Falcon III RF-330E-TR production units to a Defense Department customer as part of its programs for handheld, manpack and small form factor radios. The company said Thursday the RF-330E-TR is a wideband team radio used for tactical communications in theater with functions to monitor radio status and network availability. It is compliant with DoD’s Rifleman Radio […] More
The U.S. Army has conducted developmental testing on the Northrop Grumman-developed Hand Held Precision Targeting Device at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to demonstrate the device’s target engagement functions. The company said Wednesday that the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force and Program Executive Office’s Project Manager – Soldier Sensors and Lasers evaluated the digitally connected device in environments with […] More
