Boeing plans a November 2 rollout ceremony in Mesa, Arizona, for the first upgraded AH-64D Apache Block III destined for the US Army. Continue reading
Category Archives: Data Links & Communications
Secure Android Kernel Means Smart Phones Could Replace Army Radio
A major hurdle preventing the wider deployment of smart phones across the US military may have been overcome. Continue reading
Alion Awarded $5.4M Air Force Spectrum Management Office Contract to Analyze Feasibility of Relocating Weapons Platforms to Alternative RF Bands
Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, has won a $5.4 million award from the Air Force Spectrum Management Office (AFSMO) to analyze the feasibility of relocation to alternative RF bands. Continue reading
Advances in the Field of Nano UAS
The PD-100 Black Hornet PRS is designed as a soldier’s tool, this necessitates that ease of use always be kept in mind throughout the development. Continue reading
ASC Signal Gets $4M Antenna Contract from L-3 Communications for BAMS
ASC Signal Corporation has been awarded a $3.8 million sub-contract by L-3 Communications Systems-West to build a dual-band antenna system to support global data collection and dissemination worldwide for the U.S. Navy MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) programme. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $91M MQ-5B Hunter Upgrade Contract from US Army
The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman‘s technical services business a $91,218,878 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. Continue reading
AAI UAS Universal Ground Control Station Orchestrated MUSIC
Textron Systems announced that the company’s operating unit, AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems has completed the US Army’s 2011 Manned Unmanned System Integration Capability (MUSIC) exercise. Continue reading
Cobham Introduces Mini HD Video Transmitter for Unmanned Aircraft
Cobham has introduced a new high definition (HD), dual stream video transmitter, called M2TE (Messenger 2 Transmitter Enhanced), for use on unmanned aircraft. Continue reading