DefenceTalkA successful flight test of the Raytheon-built APG-79(V)X AESA radar system has demonstrated the functions needed to extend the combat relevance of F/A-18C/D Hornet aircraft for 15 to 20 years. Hornet fleets upgrading to the new APG-79V(X) radar will receive Super Hornet-like capabilities, including: extended detection ranges simultaneous air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities production of high-resolution […]https://www.defencetalk.com/test-flight-suitability-raytheon-aesa-radar-hornet-upgrades-2-64197/

DefenceTalkWhen one door closes at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex regarding aviation modernization, that same door swings open for another opportunity. In the 562nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, maintainers have completed a complex avionics and weather radar modernization package, referred to as BLOCK 16, with the final C-17 Globemaster set to fly home this month. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-complete-c-17-avionics-weather-radar-upgrades-63582/

DefenceTalkRussia has begun deploying the next generation of Nebo-M anti-missile radar facility systems as part of a responsive measure to a threat stemming from NATO anti-ballistic missile systems in Eastern Europe. “The mobile multi-range programmable Nebo-M complex is capable of performing the tasks of providing information on small-sized aerodynamic and hypersonic targets in a difficult […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-deploying-next-gen-nebo-m-radar-to-counter-nato-threat-63265/

DefenceTalkIt’s hard to hide from a bat: The camouflage and mimicry techniques that animals use to avoid becoming a meal aren’t much use against a predator using echolocation. But a new study shows that moths can outsmart sonar with a flick of their long tails. The study appearing in the Proceedings of the National Academy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/moths-shed-light-on-how-to-fool-enemy-sonar-63249/

DefenceTalkRaytheon AN/TPY-2 radar to gain better discrimination of threats and non-threats The U.S. and its friends and allies will soon have improved defenses against ballistic missile raids — large quantities of simultaneously impacting ballistic missiles. Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has upgraded the computer processor of the AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar, enabling the system to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/upgrades-boost-bmd-radars-performance-during-missile-raid-63230/

DefenceTalkA successful flight test of the Raytheon-built APG-79(V)X AESA radar system has demonstrated the functions needed to extend the relevance of F/A-18C/D Hornet fighter/attack jets, including: extended detection ranges simultaneous air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities production of high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) mapping industry leading reliability “We put our latest AESA radar capability to the test […]https://www.defencetalk.com/latest-raytheon-aesa-radar-soars-in-flight-test-61879/

DefenceTalkUruguay Border Monitoring System Project (UBOMS), which began in 2013 with the signature of the contract between General Command of Uruguayan Army and Aselsan A.Ş., was completed with success, and the Aselsan Mobile Border Security System was delivered to the Uruguayan Army. The sensors and all units enclosed in the Aselsan Mobile Border Security System […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uruguay-deploys-turkish-border-surveillance-61287/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army installed its first Ground-Based Sense-and-Avoid radar system today, here, which is home to two MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system companies Fort Hood is one of five installations that have been identified to acquire the system. “We are very excited to finally see this come to fruition,” said Viva Kelley, product director […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-installs-first-ground-based-sense-and-avoid-radar-61164/

DefenceTalkThe US military has delivered three radars to Ukraine designed to detect incoming mortar fire, the Pentagon said Friday, amid appeals from Kiev for Washington to send weapons to help fight pro-Russian rebels. The counter-mortar radar systems were flown to Ukraine in a C-17 cargo plane that accompanied US Vice President Joe Biden, who paid […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-delivers-anti-mortar-radars-to-ukraine-pentagon-61059/

DefenceTalkDefence Ministers from the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Spain met in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Wednesday 19th November to witness the signing of a €1bn contract for the development of a world-leading electronic radar system for the Eurofighter Typhoon. The contract, between Eurofighter Jadgflugzeug GmbH and NETMA, the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA), […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurofighter-and-netma-sign-one-billion-euro-radar-contract-61039/