LGS Innovations has won a $4.1 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop laser technology intended to measure distance from a target by illuminating the target and analyzing backscattered light, Military & Aerospace Electronics reports. John Keller writes DARPA wants the Laser Radar Technology program to develop light detection and ranging technology [...]
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Lockheed, Tech Firm Start Photonics R&D Partnership; Jason Eichenholz Comments
May 1, 2013 No Comment
Lockheed Martin is partnering with Open Photonics to develop technology the companies intend to use for electro-optic products such as missile seekers and targeting sensors, Laser Focus World reports. Gail Overton writes Orlando, Fla.-headquartered Open Photonics aims to bring emerging photonics and optical sensing technology to customers in the defense, biomedical, consumer and industrial markets. VTT [...]
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Raytheon Simulates Engine Burn in GPS III Software Test; Ray Kolibaba Comments
April 30, 2013 1 Comment
Raytheon has completed a second launch readiness exercise of its operational control system to help the Air Force prepare to launch a GPS III satellite in 2014. The company simulated a liquid apogee engine burn during the three-day exercise in late February, Raytheon said Monday. Other launch readiness exercise work included evaluating the vehicle’s telemetry, maneuver [...]
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Lockheed Martin has completed the latest test flight for the F-35 joint strike fighter in order to test Northrop Grumman‘s multifunction advanced data link waveform. The MADL is part of an eight-year development effort to provide a high-data rate directional communications link for the fifth-generation aircraft, according to a Northrop statement. Northrop Grumman Information Systems Defense [...]
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A NASA spacecraft carrying a Lockheed Martin-made sun-observing instrument has arrived at its launch site at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. and will go into space at a date not before May 28. The interface region imaging spectrograph program aims to study energy and plasma movement near the sun’s surface and help scientists predict [...]
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Lockheed Martin has signed a memorandum of agreement with Reignwood Group to build an offshore plant in China intended to generate power through variations in ocean temperature. The 10-megawatt facility will feature Lockheed’s ocean thermal energy conversion technology and supply power to a green resort being developed by Reignwood Group in southern China, Lockheed said [...]
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Lockheed Martin recently tested two of its PAC-3 missiles to evaluate their ability to detect, track and intercept a tactical ballistic missile. During the evaluation at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., one PAC-3 missile destroyed the other missile and another PAC-3 self-destructed, Lockheed said Friday. “Today’s flight test provided us the opportunity to demonstrate the [...]
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Lockheed Martin has wrapped up a design review phase for the U.S. Air Force‘s GPS III program, which aims to have 32 satellites in orbit to provide military, commercial and civilian users navigation signals. The company developed a non-flight satellite testbed to act as program’s ground pathfinder and vehicle demonstrator for the first complete satellite, [...]
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Lockheed Martin has released the concept design for a new carrier-based drone that will allow for 24/7 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support, according to a Defense Update article. The new design for the unmanned carrier launched airborne surveillance and strike air vehicle will integrate F-35C, RQ-170 and other drone system technologies. Tamir Eshel writes that the [...]
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