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Sensors

Air Force asks Northrop Grumman for APG-83 AESA fire-control radar systems to upgrade F-16 jet fighters

April 19, 2024
AESA radars enable legacy aircraft to detect, track, and identify many targets quickly, and operate in hostile electronic warfare (EW) environments.
Power

Subsea power-distribution for charging unmanned underwater vehicles introduced by Diversified Technologies

This bi-directional system converts 10 kilovolts DC to 375 volts DC at the seafloor to permit grid or loop configurations with multiple power sources.
Uncrewed

Boeing Insitu to build RQ-21A and ScanEagle unmanned aircraft and sensor payloads in $84.5 million deal

April 18, 2024
The RQ-21 Blackjack twin-boom single-engine monoplane UAV for surveillance and reconnaissance can be launched and recovered without runways.
Commercial Aerospace

Lilium starts production of its high-performance battery packs for its upcoming eVTOL

April 18, 2024
Each Lilium Jet will be fitted with 10 independent battery packs, to deliver range for regional air mobility and redundancy.
Computers

BAE to build six Marine Corps amphibious armored combat vehicles and vetronics in $25.7 million order

April 18, 2024
ACVs are wheeled armored combat vehicles able to move Marine infantry warfighters from ships offshore to fight their way onto invasion beaches.