Northrop Awarded US Military Contract For Navigation Systems
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DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force for purchase and sustainment of its embedded global positioning/inertial navigation systems (EGI). Under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a potential value of up to $200 million, Northrop Grumman’s suite of fiber-optic gyro-based navigation systems are available for the U.S. Air […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-awarded-us-military-contract-for-navigation-systems-58780/
Galileo achieves its first airborne tracking
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DefenceTalkESA’s Galileo satellites have achieved their very first aerial fix of longitude, latitude and altitude, enabling the inflight tracking of a test aircraft. ESA’s four Galileo satellites in orbit have supported months of positioning tests on the ground across Europe since the very first fix back in March. Now the first aerial tracking using Galileo […]https://www.defencetalk.com/galileo-achieves-its-first-airborne-tracking-49937/
Raytheon completes critical design review for GPS OCX software
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DefenceTalkRaytheon has completed software Iteration 1.5 Critical Design Review (iCDR) for the Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX). The Iteration 1.5 software development provides the mission-critical Launch and Checkout System (LCS) software to support the first GPS III satellite launch and serves as the cyber-hardened baseline to which additional capabilities will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-completes-critical-design-review-for-gps-ocx-software-49319/
Lockheed Martin Delivers 100th Targeting System for F-35
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DefenceTalkLockheed Martin recently delivered the 100thElectro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) for the F-35 Lightning II. EOTS provides affordable, high performance multifunction targeting to the F-35’s full spectrum of military operations. EOTS is the first sensor that combines forward-looking infrared and infrared search and track functionality to provide F-35 pilots with situational awareness and air-to-air and air-to-surface […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-martin-delivers-100th-targeting-system-for-f-35-48462/
Raytheon Unveils Excalibur with Dual-Mode Guidance
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DefenceTalkRaytheon Company has initiated an internally funded program to enhance its combat-proven 155mm Excalibur GPS-guided projectile with a new guidance and navigation unit (GNU) with a semi-active laser (SAL) end-game targeting capability. Addition of the SAL seeker will allow the munition to attack moving targets, attack targets that have re-positioned after firing, or change the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-unveils-excalibur-with-dual-mode-guidance-48218/
US DoD Anti-Access/Area Denial Challenges Are A Funding Priority
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DefenceTalkAnti-access/area denial (AA/AD) challenges require continued technology investment. Potential adversaries are expected to exploit the current U.S. dependence on satellites, unmanned vehicles, computer systems, and the global positioning system. Frost & Sullivan research finds that the AA/AD programs are budgeted for $57.47 billion in 2013 and estimates this to reach $61.00 billion in 2017. Budget […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-dod-anti-accessarea-denial-challenges-are-a-funding-priority-47967/
US army seeks new technology to replace GPS
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DefenceTalkThe US army is working to limit its dependence on GPS by developing the next generation of navigation technology, including a tiny autonomous chip, the director of the Pentagon’s research agency said Wednesday. DARPA, the research group behind a range of spy tech and which helped invent the Internet, was also the driving force behind […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-seeks-new-technology-to-replace-gps-47624/