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ExecutiveBiz provides the latest news regarding Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) from the industry’s top players. This section is dedicated to providing news about technologies that are crucial to warfighters.
ExecutiveBiz talked with Greg Wenzel, executive vice president, about his work in C4ISR, the future of the U.S. Army’s digital transformation, and where he sees Booz Allen Hamilton providing solutions as an open systems integrator. “Being platform agnostic means our clients get the best solution from every provider, which only benefits the warfighter.†ExecutiveBiz: You […] More
A Ballard Power Systems subsidiary has received orders from the U.S. Navy to supply fuel cell propulsion systems to power unmanned aerial vehicle or drone platforms. Protonex will provide a variant of the 600-watt PEM propulsion technology for the Naval Research Laboratory-designed Hybrid Tiger UAV, Ballard said Tuesday. Deliveries are scheduled to occur this year. NRL is exploring UAV power systems in […] More
Harris has delivered the fifth of 10 navigation payloads to Lockheed Martin for integration with the U.S. Air Force’s GPS III satellite. Lockheed completed integrating into the GPS III Space Vehicle 05 the Harris-built navigation payload designed to increase the satellite’s jamming resistance and signal power as well as extend the spacecraft’s lifespan, Harris said […] More
The U.S. Navy hosted a ceremony Thursday at Point Mogu in California to mark the start of flight operations for the Northrop Grumman-built MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system. Northrop said Friday the Unmanned Patrol Squadron-19’s maintenance detachment will test and conduct training on two MQ-4Cs before the service branch deploys the UAS units to Guam in late 2018. A newly refurbished hangar […] More
A communications satellite of Luxembourg-based SES took off Monday aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. SpaceX said Monday the rocket’s first stage used to launch the SES-12 satellite was initially deployed in September 2017 to support the Orbital Test Vehicle 5 mission. The satellite is designed to expand SES’ capabilities […] More
The U.S. Coast Guard uses sensor technologies and satellites to perform communications, situational awareness, navigation and remote sensing operations in the Arctic region, National Defense reported Tuesday. A 2018 report by the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center says some of the technologies the Coast Guard uses for navigation and domain awareness include personal locator beacons; long-rang […] More
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon a potential five-year, $90 million contract to manufacture radar warning receiver systems to fullfill production requirements under a foreign military sales transaction. Raytheon’s self protect systems business will fabricate, integrate, test and deliver AN/ALRâ€69A receivers through the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Tuesday. DoD noted the company will receive $51.5 million from Japanese FMS funds upon […] More
Mercury Systems has introduced a digital transceiver that works to help warfighters perform electronic warfare and signal processing operations in hostile environments. The EnsembleSeries DCM6111 6U VPX digital transceiver complies with OpenVPX standards and features a system security engineering capability – BuiltSECURE - that seeks to facilitate the configuration and deployment of personalized security platforms, the company […] More
The U.S. Army seeks research and development information from industry and academia on electronic warfare technologies to support the Training and Doctrine Command’s multi-domain battle concept. The Army said in a FedBizOpps request for information posted Wednesday the Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center’s Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate wants insight on R&D efforts that may address EW requirements […] More
AT&T plans to broaden its coverage in rural areas and advance software upgrades to facilitate the delivery of 5G services through its cell cites by leveraging its work on a national public safety broadband network with the First Responder Network Authority, Urgent Communications reported Wednesday. “FirstNet gives us a great opportunity to go into the […] More
Inmarsat has secured approval from the International Maritime Organization’s maritime safety committee to support the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System through its Fleet Safety service offering. The company said Tuesday it will deliver its maritime safety service through Inmarsat-4 and Inmarsat-6 satellite constellations. The approval would allow ship operators adopting Inmarsat’s Fleet One terminals and […] More
Iridium Communications has received approval from the International Maritime Organization’s maritime safety committee to provide Global Maritime Distress Safety System mobile satellite services. Iridium said Monday it plans to start providing GMDSS services by early 2020 through its satellite network and will collaborate with the International Mobile Satellite Organization to facilitate the delivery of such services through […] More
