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  • Frost and Sullivan: Image, Navigation Sensors to Drive Unmanned Vehicle Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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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

  • DARPA Eyes Novel Arctic Sensors Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Eyes Novel Arctic Sensors Development

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking proposals for the development of new  sensor systems that can identify and track air, surface and subsurface targets. DARPA released a presolicitation Tuesday for the unmanned sensor systems for Arctic operations such as delivery and data exfiltration. The agency wants platforms that it can deploy above the Arctic […] More

  • Research and Markets: Military Electro-Optical/Infrared Systems Market Worth $16B by 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Military Electro-Optical/Infrared Systems Market Worth $16B by 2020

    A new Research and Markets report forecasts that the market for military electro-optical and infrared systems will climb in value at a 7.71 percent compound annual growth rate to reach $16.35 billion revenues by 2020. The company said Thursday that strategies to establish uncontested market space and increased military spending will drive fast-paced growth for the EO/IR market, particularly in the […] More

  • Lockheed Launches New Aircraft Sensor System; Ken Fuhr Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Launches New Aircraft Sensor System; Ken Fuhr Comments

    Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new sensor system that is designed to help aircraft detect targets. The Legion Pod multifunction sensor incorporates Lockheed Martin’s IRST21 infrared sensor, networking and data processing technology to track airborne targets, Lockheed Martin said Thursday. Ken Fuhr, director of fixed wing programs at Lockheed Martin’s missiles and fire control unit, […] More

  • Navy Gives Lockheed Green Light for F/A-18 Sensor Production; Ken Fuhr Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Gives Lockheed Green Light for F/A-18 Sensor Production; Ken Fuhr Comments

    The U.S. Navy has granted Lockheed Martin approval to start producing infrared search and track sensors for the branch’s Super Hornet aircraft. Lockheed said Thursday it collaborated with Boeing to develop and integrate the F/A-18 IRST technology and received the green light to move forward with low-rate initial production work. The system is comprised of […] More

  • Eric Webster: Exelis to Access TrafficLand’s Traffic Camera Network for Helios Imagery - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eric Webster: Exelis to Access TrafficLand’s Traffic Camera Network for Helios Imagery

    Exelis and live traffic video aggregator TrafficLand have partnered to deliver real-time weather information to customers across the U.S. via Exelis’ Helios platform. Exelis will apply its Helios image science to TrafficLand’s ground-based cameras and sensors across the country, Exelis said Monday. “TrafficLand offers Exelis direct access to its network of over 18,000 traffic cameras […] More

  • Altavian to Embed Lockheed Sensor Payloads on Small Army Drones; Kevin Westfall Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Altavian to Embed Lockheed Sensor Payloads on Small Army Drones; Kevin Westfall Comments

    Altavian will integrate Lockheed Martin‘s gimbaled sensor payloads into the U.S. Army‘s RQ-20 Puma small unmanned aircraft systems under a $4 million subcontract. The Procerus Technologies Perceptor imaging sensor works to provide pilots stabilization and sharper images, dual-band imaging and laser illumination systems, Lockheed said Thursday. “Its advanced imaging and stabilization will enhance operations such as gathering intelligence, providing situational awareness, […] More

  • Rick Nelson: Raytheon, L-3 Combine Tech in Laser-Guided Remote Weapon System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rick Nelson: Raytheon, L-3 Combine Tech in Laser-Guided Remote Weapon System

    Raytheon and L-3 Communications have completed a new test on the TALON Rocket Remote Weapon System to demonstrate the target positioning and engagement functions of this laser-guided defense system for small ships. Rick Nelson, vice president of Raytheon’s naval and area mission defense products, said Wednesday TALON RRWS combines the uses of the TALON laser-guided rocket and L-3’s Advanced Remote Weapon […] More

  • Mercury Systems Receives $6M Radar Subsystems Follow-on Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mercury Systems Receives $6M Radar Subsystems Follow-on Order

    Mercury Systems will provide technical support for an unnamed company’s naval radar applications under a follow-on task order worth $5.7 million. The work will run for several months and include solutions for digital signal processing systems, the company said Thursday. Brian Hoerl, Mercury vice president of sales, indicated that the new project extends the company’s […] More

  • Russell Katz: Lockheed's Lightning Mapper Sensor to Support NOAA Weather Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Russell Katz: Lockheed’s Lightning Mapper Sensor to Support NOAA Weather Services

    Lockheed Martin has completed the Geostationary Lightning Mapper for the first Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite that will support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s weather services and meteorological research work. The company said Wednesday the GLM sensor works as an early-warning instrument for severe storm such as tornadoes and will fly on the GOES-R spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch early in 2016. Russell Katz, […] More

  • Louie Lombrardo: Lockheed, Northrop Eye 2016 to Finish SBIRS Satellite 4 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Louie Lombrardo: Lockheed, Northrop Eye 2016 to Finish SBIRS Satellite 4

    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

  • QinetiQ NA, Velodyne to Demo LiDAR-Equipped Robot at Industry Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QinetiQ NA, Velodyne to Demo LiDAR-Equipped Robot at Industry Event

    Velodyne Lidar plans to integrate its remote sensing technology onto a QinetiQ North America-built unmanned ground system for a demonstration at an upcoming robotics conference in Boston. The companies will showcase Velodyne’s VLP-16 LiDAR Puck sensor mounted on QinetiQ NA’s TALON robot at the RoboBusiness forum to be held at Hynes Convention Center from Oct. […] More