Where the heck is that airplane?

THE MIL & AERO BLOG, 11 March 2014. So where's that airplane?

I'd like to say I'm no conspiracy theorist, but the longer there's no hard evidence -- ANY evidence -- of what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight 370, the more likely it is that I'll succumb.

I can't help it; nature abhors a vacuum, and the longer we go without anything more substantial than a couple of rumored oil slicks somewhere west of Honolulu, my cluttered brain just naturally drifts to the fantastic and the absurd ...

Today's Headlines

Ka-band VSAT tail-mounted SATCOM antenna for in-flight connectivity introduced by TECOM

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., 12 March 2014. TECOM Industries Inc. in Thousands Oaks, Calif., is introducing the KaStream 5000 satellite communications (SATCOM) antenna for mounting in the tail of aircraft for airborne in-flight connectivity.

Is AESA radar in the future of B-1 and B-52?

Air Force considering AESA radar upgrades for B-1 and B-52 strategic bomber fleets

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, 11 March 2014. U.S. Air Force bomber experts are considering upgrading the Air Force fleet of B-1 Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress long-range jet bombers with active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar systems to improve bomber surveillance and targeting capability.

Intelligence tries to reason with uncertainty

Intelligence researchers try to focus on the big picture as significant events unfold

WASHINGTON, 11 March 2014. U.S. intelligence experts are asking industry for ideas on how to identify and track unfolding events and the people involved that could have significant influence on national security.

Panoramic thermal-imaging driving system for military vehicles introduced by Senso Optics

YOKNEAM, Israel, 11 March 2014. Senso Optics in Yokneam, Israel, is introducing the Senso Drive panoramic night-vision system for military vehicles, armored personnel carriers, and main battle tanks with night driving capability in the harsh conditions of military operations.

Cobham tapped to provide airborne EW antennas

Cobham to provide AN/ALQ-99 electronic warfare antennas for U.S. and Australian military forces

LANSDALE, Pa., 10 March 2014. U.S. Navy airborne electronic warfare (EW) experts needed antennas and adapter interface modules for the AN/ALQ-99 tactical electronic jamming system for the U.S. Navy and Australian military forces. They found their solution from the Cobham plc Defense Electronics segment in Lansdale, Pa.

Artificial intelligence to counter adaptive EW

Lockheed Martin to field-test artificial intelligence to counter adaptive electronic warfare

ARLINGTON, Va., 10 March 2014. Electronic warfare (EW) experts at Lockheed Martin Corp. will field-test a prototype artificial intelligence system designed to counter adaptive wireless communications threats under terms of an upcoming sole-source contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va.

Mini-DIN adapters for land-mobile radio RF and microwave applications introduced by Fairview

ALLEN, Texas, 10 March 2014. Fairview Microwave Inc. in Allen, Texas, is introducing mini-DIN 4.1/9.5 adapters for applications requiring low passive intermodulation (low PIM) performance such as cell sites or indoor/outdoor distributed antenna systems (DAS).

Pentagon drone spending to reach $2.45 billion

Pentagon plans to spend $2.45 billion next year on UAVs for surveillance and attack

WASHINGTON, 9 March 2014. U.S. military leaders plan to spend $2.45 billion next year on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) procurement and research, with the RQ-4 Global Hawk, MQ-9 Reaper, and the experimental U.S. Navy Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance And Strike (UCLASS) system expected to be the biggest winners.

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