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Raytheon to Upgrade Predator Drone’s Targeting System to High-Definition

January 4, 2012 No Comment

Raytheon‘s space and airborne systems business is working to improve one of the key tracking components used in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force’s Predator B drone. The Multi-Special Targeting System-B MTS-B is used for a variety of applications in aerial combat including: long-range surveillance high-altitude target acquisition laser designation for the HELLFIRE missile all [...]

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Boeing Awarded Option to Upgrade Air Force Surveillance Satellite

January 4, 2012 No Comment

The Air Force has awarded Boeing a $23,881,830 contract modification for infrastructure maintenance and delivery of the Space Based Space Surveillance Block 10 System, according to a Pentagon announcement.  According to Boeing, the SBSS is the only space-based sensor in the Air Force’s space surveillance network. The network is intended to detect distant objects despite interference from [...]

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Exelis Reports Successful F-16 Electronic Warfare System Install

January 4, 2012 No Comment

ITT Exelis installed and tested a pod-mounted, self-defense electronic warfare system on F-16 aircraft operated by an international customer according to a company announcement. The Airborne Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare System, or AIDEWS, was tested against a wide variety of threats according to the company. “This most recent exercise continues AIDEWS’ long track record of [...]

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Air Force Wants iPads for Flight Crews

January 4, 2012 No Comment

The competition is on for authorized Apple re-sellers as the Air Force Special Operations Command is looking to bring in 2,861 Apple iPad2 tablets to aid crew members during flights, according to an AFSOC notice and NextGov report.  The Dec. 29, 2011 notice indicated the Air Force wants a solution that can “provide near-instantaneous, seamless, standardized updates [...]

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New Year Means New Moon Data for NASA, Lockheed

January 3, 2012 No Comment

For NASA and Lockheed Martin, ringing in the New Year included the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory spacecraft beginning its orbit around the Moon.  The GRAIL mission has two spacecraft map the moon’s gravitational field while in orbit around the moon.  The Lockheed-built GRAIL spacecraft were launched in early September. The New Year marked the successful completion of [...]

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