Posts Tagged ‘electronic’
Joint STARS engineers work sensor integration project
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MCPON: Chiefs must shape up
Too many senior enlisted sailors have gotten into trouble over the past several weeks — and the Navy’s top master chief wants it to stop now.Following a year in which 10 command master chiefs or chiefs of the boat were detached for cause — and an average of 54 sailors ranked E-7 and up are busted for drunken driving every year [...]
Next-Generation Land Mine Jammers Use Power of Network (updated)
IEDs: The Aftermath (click to view full) The US military is working on the next-generation of jammers to defeat improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that pose such a grave threat to US forces deployed overseas. The jammers are called Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) devices. They are [...]
BAE Systems to Supply 1,203 Night Vision Goggles to US Army
BAE’s LTLM Night Goggles BAE Systems’ Electronic Solutions division in Nashua, NH won a $42 million firm-fixed-price contract to supply 1,203 night vision goggles, known as laser target locator modules (LTLMs), to the US Army. The LTLMs are handheld goggles that enable soldiers to identify target locations while on foot, in daylight or [...]
F-18 Super Hornets to Get IRST
IRST: B-2, ICU (click to view full) The F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet Block IIs are just beginning to enter service, with significantly improved AN/APG-79 AESA radars and other electronic upgrades . Recent years have seen another spreading improvement within global fighter fleets, however: Infa-Red Search & Track (IRST) systems that provide long range [...]
