C4ISR


Cobra Judy Replacement radars almost ready for strategic deployment

Raytheon reports that the Cobra Judy Replacement (CJR) program surpassed expectations during its first tests against a live rocket launch on March 19. From approximately 100 miles off the Florida coast, X- and S-band radars integrated onboard the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen successfully acquired and tracked both stages of an Atlas V rocket launched from Cape Canaveral and collected all associated data.

There's robust growth in the global space economy

The global space economy grew to $304.31 billion in commercial revenue and government budgets in 2012, reflecting growth of 6.7 percent from the 2011 total of $285.33 billion.

Booz Allen Hamilton receives major contract to support NGA's InnoVision program

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a $315 million single award contract to support the agency’s InnoVision Directorate.

Open radio competition produces new Harris model

Harris RF has introduced the Falcon Wideband Team Radio, which the company says is the first non-developmental solution to address requirements of the Army's Rifleman Radio and Nett Warrior programs.

Raytheon consolidates operations with new structure for C4I and information systems

Raytheon is consolidating its business operations, and, in the process, is creating new structures for its C4I systems, as well as intelligence and information systems.

MIDS JTRS now fielding on its first airborne platform

The Air Force's Joint STARS airborne surveillance aircraft is the first service platform to be fully integrated with the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS).

Air Force puts next element of missile-warning system in place

The Air Force’s successfully launched the second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft Tuesday evening.

Hughes demonstrates Satcom through the rotor blades on military helicopters

Hughes Network Systems said that it has successfully demonstrated high-throughput video and data transmission over Satcom links on a variety of rotary wing platforms.

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