ARLINGTON, Va., 17 July 2012. Electronic warfare (EW) experts at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., want industry to find ways to detect and counter digitally programmable radar systems that have unknown behaviors and agile waveform characteristics.

QUINCY, Mass., 16 July 2012. Bluefin Robotics, a unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) specialist in Quincy, Mass., is moving on the next phase of development of the Knifefish surface mine countermeasure unmanned underwater vehicle (SMCM UUV) for the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship.

BENE BERAQ, Israel, 16 July 2012. The Elbit Systems Ltd. EW and SIGINT - Elisra segment in Bene Beraq, Israel, is joining forces with Danish defense company Terma A/S in Lystrup, Denmark, to develop airborne electronic warfare (EW) and aircraft survivability equipment.

NEW YORK, N.Y., 13 July 2012. L-3 GCS, a subsidiary of L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL), will provide the U.S. Special operations Command with very small aperture terminal satellite (VSAT) systems.

CHELMSFORD, Mass., 11 July 2012. Hittite Microwave Corp. in Chelmsford, Mass., is introducing the HMC897 band pass tunable filter chip for pre-selection in advanced communications systems, military radar, electronic warfare (EW), satellite communications (SATCOM), space, industrial, and medical systems.

FARNBOROUGH, England, 11 July 2012. Officials of the Boeing Co. in Seattle claim they are ready to offer the future medium-sized Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) for international oceanic intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.

FARNBOROUGH, England, 9 July 2012. Two Russian Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker jet fighter aircraft operated by the Russian Knights aerobatic flight-demonstration team will appear this week at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, England. One of the jet fighters will be on static display, and the other will be take part in flight demonstrations daily at Farnborough, which runs today through 15 July.

NEWTON, Pa. 07 July 2012. The VINASAT-2 telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE:  LMT] for the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) of Vietnam, is now ready for service following successful on-orbit deployment and checkout of all spacecraft systems.

CHINA LAKE NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION, Calif., 5 July 2012. U.S. Navy researchers are asking military sensors experts at the Boeing Co. Defense, Space & Security segment in Huntington Beach, Calif., to develop the Passive Millimeter Wave Imaging System (PMMWIS) to monitor the movements of people and vehicles at military facilities.

ARLINGTON, Va., 4 July 2012. Electronic warfare experts at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., are asking industry for help in finding ways to detect and counter digitally programmable radar systems that have unknown behaviors and agile waveform characteristics.

LA FOX, Ill., 4 July 2012. Richardson RFPD Inc. in LaFox, Ill., is introducing two laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) transistors from Freescale Semiconductor Inc. for applications involving harsh conditions, including HF-UHF transmitters and transceivers, television transmitters, white space data transceivers, aerospace and defense systems, test equipment, and radar systems.

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala., 3 July 2012. U.S. Army leaders are debating the design of a next-generation helicopter avionics control display unit (CDU) that could integrate control of most, if not all, voice and data tactical radios into one control and display device, and meet guidelines of the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) version 1.5 standard. A CDU typically consolidates control of communications, as well of navigation, weapons, and defensive aids.

SAN DIEGO, 1 July 2012. Military avionics experts from the Northrop Grumman Corp. Information Systems segment in San Diego will integrate high-speed, secure communications and networking systems on a U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft under terms of a $44.3 million Navy contract announced last week.

LIVERMORE, Calif., 1 July 2012. Radiation-detection experts at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif., are asking for industry's help to license and sell the Livermore-developed Handheld, Fast-cooling Germanium Radiation Detector for identifying hidden illegal radioactive materials.

SAINT-PREX, Switzerland, 27 June 2012. Fischer Connectors SA in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, is introducing the MiniMax rugged push-pull connector for small portable devices like communications equipment in hazardous environments for industrial and medical applications.

THE MIL & AERO VIDEO BLOG, 26 June 2012. The Global Positioning System (GPS) has been a monumental improvement for safety and commerce, but military leaders need more. The GPS can be jammed or spoofed, so the military needs reliable navigation capability without GPS. This is the promise of the DARPA All Source Positioning and Navigation sensor-fusion program.

WEYBRIDGE, England, 21 June 2012. TT electronics PLC in Weybridge, England, is introducing mil-spec high-speed RJ45 and USB connector systems for applications in battlefield communication systems, radar, surveillance systems in fighting vehicles, missile systems, and naval applications.

NASHUA, N.H., 19 June 2012. Skyler Frink discusses the U.S. Army's next network upgrade in this week's Military & Aerospace Electronics Report.

ARLINGTON, Va., 19 June 2012. Officials of the U.S. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) in Arlington, Va., are reaching out to industry for the latest technologies for locating and defeating roadside bombs known as improvised explosive devices (IEDs).