MAE Defense Exec

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MAE Defense Exec

JANUARY 4, 2022

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

UAE is biggest export customer for Dassault Rafale fighter

U.S. military prepares to fly drones even if GPS goes dark

Army eyes laser weapons on armored combat vehicles

B-21 bomber is seen costing $203 billion into 2050s

EXECUTIVE SUITE

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.

PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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.

Battle Planning15Nov2021

Air Force seeks to use artificial intelligence (AI) to sift through courses of action in battle planning

This capability will enable combat planners to reason about plausible outcomes quickly to increase the planners’ confidence in their decisions.

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.

DESIGN-IN CASE STUDIES

AH1Link163Jan2022

Navy asks Northrop Grumman to provide networking data link for Marine Corps attack and utility helicopters

Link 16 is a military tactical data link network that enables military aircraft, ships, and ground forces to exchange their tactical pictures.

Persistent3Jan2022

South Carolina National Guard picks Persistent Systems for communications networking in natural disasters

Networking is for disaster relief, even if a hurricane had knocked out local communications infrastructure like cell phones and internet.

F35EW16Dec2021

Lockheed Martin asks BAE Systems to upgrade electronic warfare (EW) hardware and software on F-35 jets

BAE Systems will deliver enhanced hardware for the F-35's AN/ASQ-239 high-performance EW mission system, and provide engineering and testing.

C130J Field Landing

U.S. Air Force aviation experts choose real-time software from Green Hills software for C-130J avionics

C-130J display processor controls flow of secure and unsecure information between aircraft systems, and incorporates Link 16 situational awareness.

EXECUTIVE BUSINESS

PRC160HF Radio14Dec2021

L3Harris to integrate HF and VHF radios for SATCOM-denied environments aboard special forces helicopters

The AN/PRC-160(V) wideband radio meets NSA crypto-modernization standards, and offers a software-defined architecture that enables encryption updates.

CH53K8Dec2021

Marine Corps prepares to build lot-seven CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters and avionics systems

The CH-53K King Stallion is a large cargo helicopter designed to move Marines and their equipment from Navy assault ships onto attack beaches.

IFF Transponders8Dec2021

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.

Mercury Atlanta3Dec2021

Mercury boosts EW expertise in Atlanta Micro acquisition

Atlanta Micro builds RF and microwave products like monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for electronic warfare (EW), radar, and weapons.

MORE STORIES

Military AI8Dec2021

Pentagon issues artificial intelligence (AI) ethics guidelines to safeguard access to the latest technology

The Pentagon will require third-party developers to use these guidelines when building AI whether that AI is for an HR system or target recognition.

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.

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.

ACQUISITION & LOGISTICS

Exportable EW6Dec2021

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.

Rohde Analyzer6Dec2021

Air Force chooses signal source analyzers from Rohde & Schwarz for test and measurement of phase noise

The signal source analyzers are for calibration of AM, FM, and PM phase noise analog and digital modulation measurements.

LRASM1Dec2021

Air Force asks Lockheed Martin to build 42 LRASM subsonic anti-ship cruise missiles in $124.9 million order

LRASM is designed to detect and destroy high-priority targets within groups of ships from extended ranges in electronic warfare jamming environments.

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