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The article informs that U.S. Air Force, Army, and Navy weather specialists are using supercomputers to make detailed weather forecasts anywhere in world to support deployed warfighters. It presents views of Pamela Clark, chief of Army Research Laboratory Battlefield Environmental Division, on getting global models from the Air Force and Navy as a starting point. It also mentions Members of Air Force Special Operations weather teams participate in a training scenario on a Chinook helicopter. INSET: Weather, war, and world history.

The article reports that the U.S. Air Force has issued a request for information for the Arrays at Commercial Timescales (ACT) Common Modules (CM) Technology Transition project, of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Topics discussed include saving time and money for developing of radio frequency (RF) phased arrays which can be used for electronic warfare (EF).

Unmanned aircraft are a huge advantage for U.S. forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, providing surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strike capability to U.S. forces. An ever present eye in the skies, [...]

A large majority of professionals today require fast, reliable computing platforms--be they desktop, laptop, or handheld computers, servers, or similar devices--to get the job done. In the military, however, a [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the evolving network-centric battle space, the need for all components to share information in real time, to see a common picture, to be able seamlessly to hand [...]

The article discusses the combining efforts of researchers from military, corporate, and college laboratories to solve the problems of information overload and incomplete and missing information. The author talks about the algorithm development for sensor fusion by Vincent Veiten, technology advisor in U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Also tackled is the sensor fusion programs at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

'CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW,' is the question repeatedly asked by the Verizon cell-phone technician after every step he takes in a popular series of television commercials. It is a [...]

Laser weapons, long seen only in laboratories, Hollywood movies, or science fiction, are nearing deployment. Programs are under for laser applications for the U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine [...]

'The best way to predict the future is to invent it,' remarked pioneering computer scientist Alan Kay more than three decades ago. The parties involved in the Future Combat Systems [...]

CHINA LAKE NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER, Calif. -- The venerable MIL-STD-1553 databus is about to make a quantum leap into the 21st century, having endured unchanged on an estimated one million [...]

Even the most casual observer of military technology is aware of the U.S. Air Force's big-ticket program--the Airborne Laser, which eats up most of the Department of Defense funding on [...]

WASHINGTON -- Leaders of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) propose spending nearly $21.3 billion in fiscal year 2007 for procurement and research in communications, electronics, telecommunications, and intelligence (CET&I) [...]

The recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq showed the advantages that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) bring to the battlefield. Not only do they provide surveillance with stealth but they do [...]

Reports that U.S. fighting forces are using electronic warfare to detect and locate the enemy's radar and radio signals, and turn the tables by using the enemy's signals against him. Use of digital radar receivers instead of analog units; Major improvement in size, weight and power; Enabling technologies for the E/A-6B Prowler signal-jamming aircraft; Defensive options; Offensive electronic warfare.

Focuses on the role of information technology and real-time shared situational awareness in the future of the Air Force in the U.S. Effort to transform the organization from an industry-age fighting force to an information-age force; Visions of the Air Force 2020 electronics and optoelectronics technology roadmap; Aim of Air Force leaders to pursue directed energy, primarily lasers for communications and weapons; Likely role of nanotechnologies in the scene for military applications toward the year 2020.

Reports that the United States Air Force's F-22 Raptor advanced tactical fighter will move into production. Obsolescence of the plane's avionics architecture; Reliance on an Intel microprocessor that is out of production; Upgrade to a PowerPC processor; Use of very high-speed integrated circuit technology in the avionics suite of the F-22.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- BlackSwift. Prior to the release of the President's new budget proposal last February, it was largely rumor--most off the mark--and occasional brief references, usually followed by what [...]

The article reports on the announcement of 8.2 million dollars contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to JASR Systems for the development of chip-scale optical phased arrays and lidar systems that use technology from the Modular Optical Aperture Building Blocks (MOABB) project. It refers to companies involved in the DARPA MOABB sensors project including TREX Enterprises Corp., Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies and Analog Photonics LLC.

The article reports on a 123.3 million dollars contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to provide four new MQ-9 Block 5 Reaper attack drones and four mobile ground-control stations for surveillance and attack missions. It refers to France, Italy and the Netherlands as MQ-9 Reaper users.

The article reports on the 131.8 million eight-year U.S. Air Force contract, under which the Cockpit-Selectable Height-of-Burst Sensor (C-HOBS) is to be built by airborne weapons experts at L-3 Technologies Inc. to enable combat aircraft pilots the heights over targets. It states that the now-fielded Northrop Grumman DSU-33D/B height-of-burst sensor will be replaced by this new avionics subsystem.

The article reports on a survey being conducted by U.S. Air Force researchers of U.S. companies that can build organic light emitting- diode (OLED) micro displays for U.S. military. It refers to minimum dimming range down to 0.1-foot Lamberts for white and contrast ratios better than 10,000:1 to be maintained by these displays.

The article reports on the issue of a capability request for information for the Skyborg Autonomous Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle project by officials of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio in March 2019. It refers to the artificial intelligence embedded computing embedded in Skyborg including modular components and protocols.

The article informs that official of the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base have issued notice to develop a new high-power sodium laser to create artificial stars for various optical research. It is evident that ground based astronomical observatories compensate for atmospheric turbulence with adaptive optics.

The article reports that the U.S. Air Force is considering real-time digital signal processing as a tool for improving its signals intelligence (SIGINT) and cyber intelligence capabilities. Topics discussed include the mission and total value of the Cyber/SIGNIT Collection, Processing Techniques and Enablers project, the service's research on ways to automatically detect, acquire and process signals of interest, and the service's search for three contractors for the project.

The article reports that U.S. Air Force terminated a Boeing Co. contract to update the radar on its flagship airborne warning and control system (AWACS) radar surveillance aircraft after the company encountered major delays in developing hardware and software.

The article offers military and aerospace electronics industry news brief as of December 2018. Topics discussed include Leonardo DRS Laurel Technologies will build shock-resistant open-architecture computing systems for U.S. Navy destroyers and cruisers, U.S. Air Force chooses Kaman Corp. to provide programmable fuzes for airborne weapons and aircraft designer Insitu needed mobile ad-hoc networking (MANET) capability for the company from Persistent Systems LLC.

The article discusses the efforts of Power electronics experts at three U.S. defense companies to develop enabling technologies for laser weapons on future unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to destroy enemy ballistic missiles in boost phase. It mentions how to use high-altitude UAVs to destroy missiles. It also mentions the information on U.S. Air Force Laser Advancements for Next-generation Compact Environments (LANCE) project.

The article reports on the contract received by Raytheon Co. from U.S. Air Force to develop a Paveway GPS- and laser-guided aerial weapons.

The article reports on the 28th Bomb Wing of the U.S. Air Force at Ellsworth Air Forces Base, South Dakota which could possibly become the first Rockwell International B-1B jet bomber unit to receive the Lockheed Martin AGM-158C long range anti-ship missile (LRASM).

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) first saw combat in the first Persian Gulf War of 1991, where Iraqi soldiers surrendered to a Pioneer UAV rather than have it direct ship-launched cruise [...]

Military research spending may be increasing substantially next year, and in ways that should have the most immediate influence on the ability of U.S. fighting forces to carry out a [...]

The article offers news briefs related to the military in the U.S. The U.S. Air Force has ordered eight C-17 military transport aircraft from Boeing Co. under a 1.5 billion dollars contract. The Boeing F-15 Silent Eagle flight demonstrator aircraft has completed its first 80-minute flight. Engineers at Lockheed Martin has demonstrated the logistics capability of its Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) vehicle.

The article offers news briefs related to aerospace industry. It states that Rockwell Collins Inc. will provide Senior Leadership Command, Control, and Airborne Communication Systems to U.S. Air Force. It says that Juniper Networks Inc. will power U.S. Joint Forces Command's (JFCOM) Next-Generation Joint Training and Experimentation Network (NextGen JTEN). It adds that the U.S. Navy and BAE Systems Inc. will develop an intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting (ISR&T) system.

The article offers news briefs related to military weapons issued by military electronics companies in the U.S. Ultra Electronics Measurement Systems Inc. provide the U.S. Army with handheld electronic systems for controlling weapon stations. ITT Electronic Systems supply the U.S. Air Force with an electronic warfare system for F-16 Block 50M aircraft. Honeywell Aerospace furnishes the Indian Air Force with advanced avionics which includes a collision-avoidance system aboard military aircraft.

The article reports on the move of the U.S. Air Force to open its 24th Air Force as an operational cyber security center in Texas. It notes that all military cyberspace operations and computer security in the U.S. are consolidated following the plans of General Norton A. Schwartz. General C. Robert Kehler says that organizing and equipping the 24th Air Force as an organization dedicated to support combatant commanders are the commitments of the Air Force Space Command.

The article offers news briefs related to military and aerospace electronics. The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps' Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) contract will be done by BAE Systems Inc. Raytheon Co. gets a system design and development contract to modernize the actively electronically scanned array (AESA) technology. Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. gets the U.S. Air Force's contract for the development phase of Space Situational Awareness (SASSA) technology demonstration program.

The article reports developments in military electronics industry in the U.S. Cubic data link systems was selected by Northrop Grumman for U.S. Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout. Northstar Electronics won a contract from Lockheed Martin to help extend life of P-3 maritime patrol aircraft. FLIR Systems thermal imagers was employed by U.S. Air Force to support various surveillance and observation missions.

The article reports on Design Knowledge Co.'s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to perform research on avionics trusted computing and cyber security test for the U.S. Air Force. Topics discussed include the vulnerability of avionics to trusted computing threats such as cyberattack, the Innovative Cyber/Infrastructure Threat Assessment Environment (INCITE) Mission Assurance program, and an integrated work environment created by Design Knowledge for data visualization.

The article focuses on the testing of laser mounted weapon called Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) on F-15 warplane by the U.S. Air Force, and talks of the weapon manufacturer Lockheed Martin.

The article offers information about the move of Marvin Test Solutions Inc. to provide the U.S. Air Force aircraft maintenance experts with chassis and instrumentation for flightline test and measurement gear necessary to keep the A-10C Warthog ground-attack jet aircraft flying. Information about PATS-70A test sets used for O-Level and l-Level maintenance of A-10/C aircraft is presented.

The article reports on the fiscal 2019 budget request for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) which asks for 686.1 billion U.S. dollars in military spending. The DOD seeks a base budget of 597.1 billion dollars and an overseas contingency operations budget of 89 billion dollars. The request includes increases in the procurement budgets of the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force compared to their 2018 requests.

The article reports on the plan of the U.S. Air Force to launch a five-year project aiming to develop a military intelligence analysis and decision-making tool.

The article reports on requirements of developing advanced airborne networks for manned and unmanned military airplanes by the U.S. Air Force . Topics of the article include the required capabilities of the aerial network, capabilities of the available technology, along with details of the military funding for this project.

The article reports that new satellite missile warning system's speed development is being supported by the U.S. Air Force. Topics discussed include Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) information issued by the U.S. Air Force Space officials, enhancing ballistic missile defense and preventing enemy attempts to jam radio signals.

The article informs that U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued an All- Signal Tactical Real-time Analyser program for developing hybrid analog, digital, photonic, and electronic processor for analyzing radio-frequency and optical signals for situational awareness. Topics discussed include identification of architectures and algorithms for military applications; its impact on the U.S. military; and its role in preventing electronic attack and cyber technology threats.

The article focuses on the move of Raytheon Co. aircraft missile experts to continue a project to design a new guidance section for the U.S. Air Force and Navy AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile which aims to extend the missile’s lifetime well into the 2020s. Information about the Air Force’s AMRAAM F3R project is presented.

The article reports that UES Inc. electro-optics experts are conducting materials experiments aiming to help safeguard U.S. and allied sensors and military systems from lasers and laser weapons. Information about the Air Force Research Laboratory's $44.7 million contract to UES for research work involved in the Laser Materials for Blue Systems Survivability project is presented.

The article focuses on the move of U.S. Air Force combat aircraft experts to seek best companies which could provide the unit with airborne laser weapons technology. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has started the process by issuing a source-sought notice for the Airborne Tactical Laser Technology request for information.

The article reports on the development of radiation-hardened infrared focal plane array space sensors by defense company Raytheon Co. Topics include on the $7.4 million contract between the U.S. Air Force and Raytheon in the construction of electrooptical sensors for strategic space applications and surveillance.

The article reports that the U.S. Air Force researchers are asking ideas on reinvigorating command and control of the U.S. nuclear weapons forces. It mentions that the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Information Directorate has issued a presolicitation for the Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications project. It also mentions that researchers are looking for ideas regarding electromagnetic pulse (EMP), nuclear electronic warfare (EW) and cyber warfare contested environments.