BAE Systems was awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop the next generation of mixed-signal electronics that could enable new Department of Defense (DoD) applications including high capacity, robust communications, radars, and precision sensors, and lead to solutions that enhance situational awareness and survivability for the warfighter. Recognizing that […]

Evolving threat landscape, impending modernization of military aircraft to sustain demand for new, improved EW systems, finds Frost & Sullivan The emergence of stealth and low observable aircraft along with Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) systems has made integrated air defense networks very complex and difficult to counter. Additionally, the development of new missile-seeker technologies for surface-to-air […]

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) developed a new methodology that allows researchers to assess the chemical composition and structure of metallic particles with a diameter of only 0.5 to 2 nm. This breakthrough in analytical techniques will enable the development and application of minuscule materials in the fields of electronics, biomedicine, chemistry, […]

DefenceTalkA subsidiary of the Russian Electronics Holding Company (itself a subsidiary of Rostec) has developed a ferrite fiber designed for protecting the electronics of armored vehicles, air defense missile systems and aircraft against enemy electronic warfare (EW) systems, according to the Izvestia daily. According to the holding company’s director general, Igor Kozlov, a unique material, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-develops-ferrite-fiber-as-protection-for-electronics-of-armored-vehicles-68184/

DefenceTalkRussia’s most advanced electronic warfare systems, Borisoglebsk-2 and Rtut-BM, add significantly to the country’s defense capabilities, according to the Russian news network Zvezda. The modernization of the Russian Armed Forces has included the development of electronic warfare, the Russian news network Zvezda reported, referring to the state-of-the-art Borisoglebsk-2 and Rtut-BM systems. The Borisoglebsk-2 is a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-touts-second-to-none-jamming-equipment-66999/

DefenceTalkElectronic warfare units around Russia are mastering their skills on the brand-new “Borisoglebsk 2” complex, with more deliveries of the system expected by the end of the month. A mechanized infantry unit of the Russian Land Forces, stationed near Orenburg in the Urals, is due to receive the most advanced electronic warfare complexes, the “Borisoglebsk […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-generation-electronic-warfare-more-russian-troops-equipped-64857/

DefenceTalkState-of-the-art military sensors today rely on “active electronics” to detect vibration, light, sound or other signals. That means they constantly consume power, with much of that power and time spent processing what often turns out to be irrelevant data. This power consumption limits sensors’ useful lifetimes to a few weeks or months when operating from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/asleep-yet-aware-electronics-could-revolutionize-remote-wireless-sensors-63855/

DefenceTalkExelis has received $9 million from the U.S. Air Force to supply spare components for electronic warfare (EW) technology provided to Pakistan under an existing contract. The original contract, awarded in December 2011, granted Exelis $53 million to supply Pakistan with ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) systems to protect the country’s F-16 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/exelis-to-supply-pakistan-with-more-components-for-electronic-warfare-systems-58876/

DefenceTalkUsed and non-authentic counterfeit electronic components are widespread throughout the defense supply chain; over the past two years alone, more than one million suspect parts have been associated with known supply chain compromises 1. The problem is pervasive, with both expensive and inexpensive electronic parts being targeted. Counterfeit, or otherwise suspect electronic components, present a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/tiny-cheap-component-to-counterfeit-electronics-58864/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company has delivered two electronic attack payloads in support of the U.S. Army’s Networked Electronic Warfare, Remotely Operated (NERO) system. The payloads were delivered as part of a contract awarded by the U.S. Navy NAVSEA-Crane in 2012. NERO is utilized on the Army’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAS (Umanned Aircraft System) as an airborne electronic […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-delivers-electronic-jamming-capability-for-gray-eagle-uas-47795/