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Raytheon’s Coyote UAV Supports NOAA Hurricane Monitoring Mission

Raytheon-built unmanned aerial vehicles have helped the National Oceanic Atmospheric AdministrationÂ monitor Hurricane Maria and gather data for storm researchers. NOAA launchedÂ sixÂ Coyote UAV units fromÂ the agency’sÂ WP-3D OrionÂ aircraft as part of efforts to track and model the hurricane, RaytheonÂ said Wednesday. “The Coyotes collected critical, continuous observations in the lower part of the hurricane, an area impossible to […] More

by Scott Nicholas September 28, 2017, 8:35 am
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Hydroid Demos New Unmanned Underwater Vehicle

Kongsberg Gruppen‘s HydroidÂ subsidiary has demonstrated the capacity of an unmanned underwater vehicle to collect signals intelligence and launch an unmanned aerial vehicle during an in-water exercise. REMUS 600 UUVÂ conducted a threat mission scenario at theÂ U.S. Navy‘s AdvancedÂ Naval Technology Exercise that took place in Newport, Rhode Island last month,Â Hydroid said Tuesday. The platform was equipped with […] More

by Nichols Martin September 26, 2017, 9:56 am
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Report: Lockheed, Raytheon, Harris Back Air Force Multi-Domain C2 Efforts

Companies such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Harris have launched initiatives to help the U.S. Air Force come up with new approaches that can be used in multi-domain command and control operations, C4ISRNET reported Monday. Lockheed will conduct another war game this fall in support of the service branch and the multi-domain C2 enterprise capability […] More

by Jane Edwards September 26, 2017, 5:44 am
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UltiSat to Provide Satellite Services for USPACOM Global Hawk Operations

UltiSatÂ has secured a $4.7 million task order from theÂ Defense Information Systems Agency to provideÂ Ku-based satellite services for U.S. Pacific Command missions that use the Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle. The task order was issued under theÂ Future Comsatcom Services Acquisition vehicle jointly managed by DISAÂ and the General Services Administration, UltiSatÂ said Monday. Steve Roth, a program director […] More

by Nichols Martin September 26, 2017, 3:16 am
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Inmarsatâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Govt, Troops Should Adopt Commercial Satcom That â€œMovesâ€ With Them

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat, has said government personnel and warfighters should adopt a satellite communications platform that â€œmovesâ€ with them to facilitate voice, video and data sharing and carry out missions amid disasters and global conflicts. Hirsch told the Mobile Satellite Users Association in an interview published […] More

by Jane Edwards September 25, 2017, 1:25 am
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Air Force Seeks White Papers for Multi-Domain Aerial Warfighting Network R&D

The U.S. Air Force has begun to seek white papers from industry for a potential $24.9 million program to research, develop, integrate and test novel technology platforms and techniques that work to provide agile data transmission and networking capabilities to aerial platforms. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says the solicitation for white papers is part […] More

by Jane Edwards September 22, 2017, 2:13 am
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Lockheed Unveils New Satellite Bus Product Line; Rick Ambrose Comments

Lockheed Martin has launched a new line of satellite buses at the Air Force Association-hosted Air, Space & Cyber Conference. The company said Tuesday its family of satellite buses consists of the LM 50, LM 400, LM 1000 and the LM 2100 series and will share at least 280 common components in an effort to […] More

by Jane Edwards September 20, 2017, 5:25 am
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Saab Eyes New Grippen Variant to Help Address USAF Air Combat Training Requirements

Saab is considering the possibility of offering a new Gripen fighter aircraft variant to help address adversary air combat training requirements of the U.S. Air Force. Gripen Aggressor is equipped with updated sensor and datalink technologies and designed to support combat maneuvering and networking functions that fighter pilots need to defeat peer and near-peer adversaries, […] More

by Scott Nicholas September 20, 2017, 5:00 am
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Lockheed to Help Navy Develop Flight Vehicle EW Mission Package

Lockheed Martin‘s rotary and mission systems business will provide engineering manufacturing and development services for the U.S. Navy‘s advanced off-board electronic warfare program under a $23.6 million contract modification. The Defense Department said MondayÂ the company will help the service branch develop an electronic warfare mission package for integration with a flight vehicle under the AOEW […] More

by Scott Nicholas September 20, 2017, 4:39 am
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Battelle Updates Handheld Counter-UAS Device; Dan Stamm Comments

Battelle has updated a man-portable device the nonprofit designed to help the departments of Defense and Homeland Security protect national airspace from unmanned aerial system threats. DroneDefender V2 is equipped with a multifunction selector switch and miniaturized electronics,Â BattelleÂ said Monday. The new design works to extend the range and capacity of the handheld counter-UAS platform to […] More

by Scott Nicholas September 19, 2017, 6:54 am
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Navy Looks to Buy 2nd Leidos-Built Ship Drone as DARPA Hands Over ACTUV Program Control

The U.S. Navy is expected to buy a second autonomous vessel built by a Leidos-led team as the service prepares to take over control of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, USNI News reported Friday. Timothy Barton, maritime chief engineer at Leidos, said DARPA has begun […] More

by Jane Edwards September 18, 2017, 5:31 am
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Lockheed Seeks Unmanned Maritime Opportunities Through Ocean Aero Investment

Lockheed Martin‘s venture capital armÂ has invested in Ocean Aero as both companies aim to seek opportunities to expand their autonomous maritime capabilities. The strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures seeks to help the firms continue to demonstrate their capability to configure teams of autonomous platforms for complex missions, Lockheed said Friday. Chris Moran, executive director […] More

by Jane Edwards September 18, 2017, 5:05 am