LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

An engineer at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is working on developing an artificial intelligence (AI) system that could potentially teach itself how to recognize and remove external interference from radar signals.

MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

U.S. Army officials selected FLIR Systems, Inc. to deliver its FLIR Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS). The $2.6 million order will support quad-level surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities in the Army's first batch order for the Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) program.

MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Under a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) deal between the U.S. and the Philippines, Saab will supply its Sea Giraffe AMB naval radar system to the U.S. Navy for installation in the Philippine navy.

MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

U.S Army officials selected Raytheon for a foreign military sales (FMS) valued at $395.8 million for the production of Romania's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Aerospace engineering firm Cascade Aerospace (Abbostford, British Columbia) has chosen Rockwell Collins to install a modern weather radar system for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) C-130H fleet. The radar system will include the WXR-2100 MultiScan and the new MFD-255 and MFD-268 multifunction displays.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Custom U.K. battery maker Lincad recently won a new contract from Japan's Sojitz Aerospace Corporation to supply batteries for the HALO (Hostile Artillery Locator) used by the Japanese Ministry of Defense.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Teledyne Gavia announced that it recently delivered Teledyne Blueview MB2250 modules and associated Teledyne PDS software for all Gavia autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) operated by the Turkish Navy Mine Countermeasures Command in Erdek, Turkey.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Lockheed Martin officials selected BAE Systems to ensure the readiness of critical electronic warfare (EW) systems on the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. 

RODGER HOSKING, PENTEK, INC.

Since the 1994 Perry directive to use COTS [commercial off-the shelf] components, virtually all defense and intelligence organizations have been seeking standards-based solutions for electronic equipment and systems. However, even without that mandate, government customers have come to recognize the commonsense benefits of open standards to take advantage of the latest technology, shorten procurement cycles, and foster competitive pricing. 

MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

A team of engineers at General Dynamics Mission Systems completed all Sea Acceptance Testing (SAT) stages of the U.S. Navy's Knifefish, a Surface Mine Countermeasure (MCM) Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) system.