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DECEMBER 14, 2021

Pentagon issues AI ethics guidelines for tech contractors

Second Loyal Wingman combat drone flies for the first time

Lockheed Martin and Verizon collaborate on 5G technology

Marines test backpackable EW system on drone in Coral Sea

EU mulls rapid reaction joint military force without U.S.

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Overheard in Tech Support: Certifications

Sealevel’s in-house team of Compliance & Test Engineers uses cross-department collaboration and a “design for certification” approach to meet environmental, safety and security standards. Our second “Overheard in Tech Support” video looks at common certifications including ATEX and IECEx and how Sealevel designs – and tests – products to meet demands.

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CLEAR FOR TAKEOFF

QF1629Nov2021

Boeing to convert F-16 jet fighters to unmanned target drones for advanced pilot and weapons training

This contract involves converting retired F-16 Block 25 and Block 30 manned jet fighter aircraft to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

UNMANNED DESIGN TRENDS

Teledyne FLIR to provide maintenance parts for electro-optical sensors for surveillance and reconnaissance

The Sea Star Safire III rugged ship-mountable sensor provides surface ships with a day and night high-resolution infrared and visible-light imaging.

Navy asks BAE Systems to build 283 IFF transponders for military combat aircraft, trainers, and helicopters

IFF transponders transmit coded messages that identify aircraft as friendly and determines their range from ground- or air-based interrogators.

Israel Aerospace introduces next-generation electronic warfare (EW) for soft kill on land and at sea

Typical threats include manned aircraft, air-to-ground and air-to-air missiles, cruise missiles, small drones, and unmanned combat aerial vehicles.

Navy jet fighters and unmanned vehicles could create carrier-based anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability

This approach could offset a serious vulnerability in America's carrier strike groups brought about by the retirement of the S-3 Viking in 2016.

UNMANNED BUSINESS

Gray Eagle22Nov2021

Army orders Gray Eagle unmanned combat aircraft and SATCOM from General Atomics in $103.2 million deal

The General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle is a medium-altitude, long-endurance attack UAV that is an upgraded MQ-1 Predator for extended-range operations.

CMOSSSOSA12Nov2021

Marine Corps goes all-in on CMOSS and SOSA open-systems standards for infantry, vehicles, and command posts

Marines want to deploy CMOSS- and SOSA-aligned equipment for forward bases, tactical vehicles, and infantry down to the rifle platoon and squad level.

Laser Stryker19Nov2021

Army ready to order eight prototype laser weapons from Kord Technologies for Stryker armored combat vehicles

Kord will build as many as eight DE M-SHORAD prototypes for delivery in 2023 and 2024, with design changes to cut weight and increase maintainability.

UNMANNED CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES

DARPASMOKE9Dec2021

DARPA SMOKE project seeks to model computer hackers behavior to help improve cyber security defenses

Military computer networks are under persistent threat from hackers, so network security experts must be able to assess their cyber vulnerabilities.

AGILE1Dec2021

Military, intel researchers ask industry to develop intelligent computing that is 10 times faster than today

AGILE seeks new computer architectures able to process, move, access, and store large data streams for the military and intelligence communities.

Obscurants18Nov2021

Military researchers ask industry to develop tunable, controllable obscurants to hide from infrared sensors

The Coded Visibility program seeks to develop next-generation obscurants that enable U.S. and allied forces to see, while blocking an adversary's sight.

UNMANNED PRODUCTS

Rolm6Dec2021

Waterproof barometric sensor IC for industrial equipment and compact IoT devices introduced by ROHM

The barometric pressure sensor resists the effects of temperature fluctuations and mechanical stress, and combines MEMS and control circuitry.

TE24Nov2021

Rugged connector that balances power and signal for unmanned aerial vehicles introduced by TE Connectivity

The UMP connector offers as much as 80 amps per contact and is available as a power or mixed-signal and power connector.

VPT12Nov2021

Radiation-hardened power electronics devices for a wide range of space applications introduced by VPT

DC-DC converters are for use in low-Earth orbit (LEO), medium-Earth orbit (MEO), geostationary orbit (GEO), deep-space missions, and launch vehicles.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

EMP Weapons3Dec2021

Epirus moves into new facility to develop electromagnetic warfare electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapon systems

Law enforcement could use EMP to disable vehicle and boat electronics, and likewise could protect airports and keep crowds safe in large stadiums.

Systems Of Systems7Dec2021

China's strategy in a large war may be through exploiting systems of systems and attacking that of the enemy

PLA strategists have taken their cue from the Western concept -- right down to making the nomenclature their own. Nor is this out of the ordinary.

AI Combat Vehicle16Nov2021

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to enable unmanned combat vehicle to navigate and locate the enemy

The Athena computer that controls the vehicle uses sensors to locate the enemy, analyze its weapons, and then use the data to influence decision-making.

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