MAE Wrap-Up - Dec 8th, 2023
 
 
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December 8, 2023
TOP OF THE ORDER
The BEYOND photonic radar project will demonstrate signals intelligence (SIGINT) and high-quality passive geolocation far beyond current capabilities.
WEEK IN REVIEW
HRL will curve a commercial microbolometer spherically to improve the sensitivity and uniformity, and reduce the volume of wide-field-of-view cameras.
Special Operations aircraft can at low altitudes covertly at night to insert and remove commando forces for operations behind enemy lines.
The target application of the DARPA SOAP program is elemental digital phased arrays scaled to arbitrary sizes and bandwidths.
The De-Ice system generates high-frequency current using devices that weigh an order of magnitude less than traditional equipment.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...
SDA officials want one or two companies to build and launch four to eight F2 space vehicles equipped with electro-optical and infrared sensors.
The NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) is actively contemplating an integrated system ground demonstration aimed at mitigating risks, validating performance, and seamlessly transitioning into an operational flight demonstration.
The MQ-1C-25M is the latest version of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle, and is multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft.
PHOENIX - Air mobility company Lilium in Wessling, Germany needed thermal management technology for its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) Lilium Jet. They found their solution from Honeywell in Phoenix.  Lilium selected Honeywell's MicroVCS [vapor cycle system] into the Lilium Jet to aid in optimizing cabin cooling and regulating ...
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Mercury Mission Systems will provide 48 data transfer units and 121 high-definition video recorders for the F/A-18 carrier-based combat aircraft.
The G2 satellites will incorporate enhanced navigation antennas which will help improve the accuracy of the European Global Navigation Satellite System.
AGM-88G helps U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and allied combat jets to attack and destroy enemy air-defense radar systems and time-critical mobile targets.
The Airbus Helicopters’ FlightLab flew fully automated from lift-off, taxi, takeoff, cruise, approach and then landing during a one-hour test flight by following a predefined route.