Government Technology

FLIR has launched a new reconnaissance system designed to allow for autonomous performance of the Black Hornet 3 unmanned aircraft system from military vehicles. The Black Hornet Vehicle Reconnaissance System works to remotely provide situational awareness, detect threats, assess battle damage and generate targeting information for in-vehicle users of the nano-UAS, the company said Monday. […] More

The U.S. Army has partnered with Honeywell to test a prototype virtual window technology on board the service’s Bradley fighting vehicle platform. Honeywell developed the vision system that integrates augmented and virtual reality functions with a helmet-mounted display as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies program, the company said Monday. The system, dubbed the GXV-T Crew Station Augmentation Concept, […] More

Raytheon has completed initial design work under the U.S. Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor competition. The company said Monday it will proceed to the technology maturation and risk reduction phase of the LTAMDS program with the goal to demonstrate a fully operational radar array and eventually an integrated prototype. Under the program, the firm aims […] More

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business and the U.S. Army have concluded the follow-on operational test and evaluation of a new extended-range unmanned aerial vehicle. The conclusion of the MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended Range‘s FOT&E phase culminated after 644 flight hours of testing that began June at Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale, Calif., the company said […] More

Alion Science and Technology has received a $49.8M contract to support the Army Futures Command in developing prototypes of military technologies using resources from public and private sector entities and academic institutions. The company said Monday it will assist the command’s Army Applications Lab in curating systems and techniques needed to produce advanced technologies for […] More

Oshkosh’s defense business will begin to install by-wire active safety kit on 60 of the U.S. Army’s Palletized Load System vehicles in early 2019 under the service’s Expedient Leader Follower program. C4ISRNET reported Monday. The company aims to complete the installation on time to allow the federal government to perform an operational task demonstration of […] More

General Atomics has embarked on a project to develop a nuclear reactor system designed to fit in a military shipping container for both truck and air deliveries. The company said Thursday its microreactor program builds on General Atomics’ 60 years of nuclear energy research-and-development experience and uses materials built to protect the system from potential threats. According […] More

Northrop Grumman has showcased a missile warhead technology designed to help military customers counter targets such as ground vehicles and aircraft platforms. The company said Thursday its new warhead uses an updated Lethality Enhanced Ordnance fragmentation mechanism and a penetration capability while minimizing risk of collateral damage. Pat Nolan, vice president and general manager of missile products […] More

The S-97 Raider helicopter of Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has surpassed a speed record of 200 knots during a recent flight test in preparation for proposal to the U.S. Army. Lockheed said Thursday Sikorsky intends for the helicopter to become part of the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program aiming to further implement future vertical […] More

Raytheon and a team composed of Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace have been selected develop mission payloads for potential integration into a missile warning satellite Lockheed Martin will build for the U.S. Air Force. Lockheed said Thursday it will facilitate the payload development competition, which covers development and critical design review phases, and choose a supplier for the […] More

The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is looking to award a sole-source contract to General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business for the Block 5 production of the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft system covering fiscal 2019. The company is the only designer and maker of the MQ-9 and is the sole party to possess the […] More

Lockheed Martin will examine the potential applications of machine learning and robotic technology to an additive manufacturing process under a two-year, $5.8M contract with the U.S. Navy‘s Office of Naval Research. The company said Monday its Advanced Technology Center will develop software models and modify sensors for multi-axis robots designed to inject material via laser […] More