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Navy turns to Honeywell to provide avionics displays for F/A-18F and EA-18G aircraftPATUXENT RIVER NAS, Md., 19 Feb. 2012. U.S. Navy aircraft specialists needed several sizes of advanced multi-purpose displays for the avionics systems of the Navy Lot 35 F/A-18F jet fighter-bomber and EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft. They found their solution from the Honeywell Inc. Defense & Space Electronic Systems segment in Albuquerque, N.M. |
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Electronic warfare spending headed up in 2013 DOD budget in one of only a few growth areasWASHINGTON, 17 Feb. 2012. Electronic warfare and electro-optics-related countermeasures are shaping up to be among the few real growth areas of the Pentagon's fiscal 2013 budget, which the Obama Administration submitted to Congress this week. Leaders of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) plan to spend $4.95 billion next year for electro-optic and electronic warfare work, which represents growth of 7.6 percent over the $4.6 billion DOD has budgeted for electronic warfare and electro-optics countermeasures this year. |
BAE Systems to provide electronic warfare systems for B-2 bomberNASHUA, N.H., Feb. 17, 2012. BAE Systems has won a contract from Northrop Grumman – Aerospace Systems to provide Electronic Support Measure (ESM) systems for use on all 20 B-2 Spirit bombers. |
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Vision Systems to provide night-vision capability for Air Force and Navy fighter pilotsWRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, 16 Feb. 2012. U.S. Air Force and Navy combat aircraft pilots needed helmet-mounted night vision cueing and display systems for fighter pilots operating high-performance aircraft at night. They found their solution from Vision Systems International LLC in San Jose, Calif. Officials of the U.S. Air Force Air Armament Center (ASC) activity at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, awarded Vision Systems a $19.8 million contract Tuesday for night vision cueing and display standard field night vision devices for the Air Force and Navy. |
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DOD earmarks at least $31.6 billion for C4ISR procurement and research next yearWASHINGTON, 15 Feb. 2012. Leaders of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) plan to spend at least $31.6 billion next year for activities related to command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR), according to Pentagon budget documents released this week. The $31.6 billion the military plans to spend on C4ISR in fiscal 2013 is down 10.92 percent from the $35.47 billion in the Pentagon's current-year budget, and is down 16.8 percent from 2011 C4ISR spending levels. |
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DARPA releases solicitation for MIST-IR long-range 3D imaging technology projectARLINGTON, Va., 15 Feb. 2012. Electro-optics scientists at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., released a formal solicitation Monday for the Military Imaging and Surveillance Technology - Long Range (MIST-LR) program (DARPA-BAA-12-22), which seeks to develop fundamentally new avionics and vetronics electro-optic sensors for target identification and tracking. |
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Army looks to ReconRobotics for military micro robots for infantry situational awarenessABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., 15 Feb. 2012. U.S. Army officials needed micro unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to equip four-to-six-soldier fire teams with video reconnaissance and situational awareness during route- and compound-clearing operations. They found their solution from ReconRobotics Inc. in Edina, Minn. The Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., awarded ReconRobotics a $14 million contract Monday to supply micro robots for video reconnaissance missions. |
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DOD plans to spend $5.78 billion for unmanned vehicles procurement and research in 2013WASHINGTON, 14 Feb. 2012. Officials of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) plan to spend at least $5.78 billion to buy and develop unmanned vehicles and unmanned vehicle payloads next year, according to data in the Pentagon's budget documents released this week. This figure is down 13.14 percent from the same levels of spending this year, and is down 16.9 percent from unmanned vehicles procurement and research in 2011. |
Raytheon delivers its first international maritime surveillance radar to BoeingSINGAPORE, Feb. 14, 2012. Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has delivered the first international version of its APY-10 surveillance radar to Boeing. The radar will be installed on the P-8I aircraft Boeing is building for the Indian navy. |
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DARPA to brief industry 23 Feb. on plan to develop long-range 3D imaging technologyARLINGTON, Va., 12 Feb. 2012. Military electro-optics scientists at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., will brief industry on a project to develop fundamentally new avionics and vetronics electro-optic sensors for target identification and tracking from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 23 Feb. 2012 at a corporate site in Arlington, Va. The DARPA industry-day briefings are for the Military Imaging and Surveillance Technology - Long Range (MIST-LR) program (DARPA-BAA-12-22). |
Raytheon to provide support for US Navy Cooperative Engagement Capability sensor-netting systemMARLBOROUGH, Mass., Feb. 11, 2012. Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a $67.4 million contract modification from U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for design and engineering support for the Cooperative Engagement Capability sensor-netting system. |
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Northrop Grumman chosen for US Army's Common Infrared Countermeasure technical demonstration programROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Feb. 7, 2012. The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $31.4 million contract for the Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) Technical Demonstration (TD) program to develop the next generation of aircraft survivability equipment to defend helicopters against man-portable air-defense systems and other heat-seeking munitions. |
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DHS chooses Physical Optics to develop helmet-mounted microdisplay for first respondersTORRANCE, Calif., 5 Feb. 2012. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Washington needed expertise in helmet-mounted microdisplay technology to help them develop an embedded head-up display to increase personal situation awareness for emergency responders. They found their solution from Physical Optics Corp. in Torrance, Calif. |
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force orders Northrop Grumman airborne laser mine detection systemsMELBOURNE, Fla., Feb. 4, 2012. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has purchased four helicopter-mountable, laser mine detection systems. |
Manufacturers use nitrogen purging to eliminate unwanted moisture from electro-optics systems
For electro-optics systems, any residual moisture within the internal cavity or enclosure that makes its way into the field is a ticking time bomb because it could produce disruptive condensation that fogs mirrors and lenses, which effectively could blind the equipment in critical situations.
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Navy chooses fiber optic aircraft test and measurement equipment from Clear AlignEAGLEVILLE, Pa., 22 Jan. 2012. U.S. Navy aircraft specialists needed common fiber optic test kits for Navy aviation systems. They found their solution from military electro-optics designers at Clear Align in Eagleville, Pa. Navy officials awarded Clear Align a contract to develop what company officials say is the first common fiber optic test kits naval aviation. Clear Align’s complex kits integrate test fiber optic inspection equipment and aircraft specific adapters for fiber optic testing capability to naval aircraft operating from aircraft carriers or from remote bases, Clear Align officials say. |
Gesture-activated head lamp with white, red, and green beams introduced by PelicanTORRANCE, Calif., 15 Jan. 2012. Pelican Products Inc. in Torrance, Calif., is introducing the 2710 and 2720 LED head lamp with a wide range of features to adapt many situations. Both head lamps feature a red LED emergency signaling mode that flashes the letters "SOS" in Morse code and a 4X optical magnification lens for closed space and spot lighting. They come with a rubber headband for helmet use, cloth headband, and batteries. |
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Air Force eyes fuselage-mounted laser weapons to defend bombers from missiles and aircraftAlbuquerque, N.M., 12 Jan. 2011. U.S. Air Force researchers are working with high-energy laser weapons experts at TAU Technologies LLC in Albuquerque, N.M., to develop technologies that eventually may lead to 100-kilowatt laser weapons mounted to the skin of jet bombers and other combat aircraft to defend against missiles, unmanned combat aircraft (UCAV), enemy jet fighters, and other threats. |
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PoE embedded vision system for multi-camera imaging applications introduced by ADLINKTAIPEI, Taiwan, 12 Jan. 2012. ADLINK Technology Inc. in Taipei, Taiwan, is introducing the EOS-1200 power over Ethernet (PoE) embedded vision system for multi-camera imaging applications like factory automation and food and packaging inspection. The EOS-1200 implements the 2nd generation Intel Core i7 quad core processor, providing four independent gigabit PoE ports with data transfer rates as fast as 4 gigabits per second. |
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