Northrop to flight test software-defined SATCOM radio for AFRL

Northrop to flight test software-defined SATCOM radio for AFRL
Northrop to flight test software-defined SATCOM radio for AFRL

The test will see how well “Freedom Radio” works with third-party communications, as integration is seen as critical for JADC2.

Super-Jammer Goes To Army Multi Domain Task Force

Super-Jammer Goes To Army Multi Domain Task Force
Super-Jammer Goes To Army Multi Domain Task Force

The Army Requirements Oversight Council will meet to approve the TLS-EAB program on July 9.

Teledyne-FLIR Merger Creates Tactical Drone Powerhouse

Teledyne-FLIR Merger Creates Tactical Drone Powerhouse
Teledyne-FLIR Merger Creates Tactical Drone Powerhouse

The combined company will offer a wide range of unmanned vehicles (mostly small ones) for air, land, sea, and underwater, said exec Roger Wells.

Army Wants To Accelerate FTUAS Drone

Army Wants To Accelerate FTUAS Drone
Army Wants To Accelerate FTUAS Drone

“I think it’s unanimous from all the soldiers involved that we got this one right,” said the Army’s project manager for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System. Manned aircraft, FARA and FLRAA, are also moving out sharply.

Army Briefs Industry On Future Air & Ground Standards

Army Briefs Industry On Future Air & Ground Standards
Army Briefs Industry On Future Air & Ground Standards

“Modular open systems architecture… is the foundation of all our future modernization,” said Brig. Gen. Glenn Dean. The Bradley replacement, OMFV, will be the test case.

L3Harris Joins Rheinmetall’s Team Lynx For Army OMFV

L3Harris Joins Rheinmetall’s Team Lynx For Army OMFV
L3Harris Joins Rheinmetall’s Team Lynx For Army OMFV

L3Harris joins Textron and Raytheon on Rheinmetall’s team to refine the heavily armored, high-tech Lynx for the Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting vehicle competition.

Experts Tell Congress How To Turn Innovation Into Reality

Experts Tell Congress How To Turn Innovation Into Reality
Experts Tell Congress How To Turn Innovation Into Reality

Emphasizing venture capital, modular open architecture, and software development will help turn neat ideas into battle-ready weapons, acquisition gurus told Congress. But having separate bureaucracies for Research & Engineering and Acquisition & Sustainment may be a problem.

Army Tests New Active Protection For Abrams, Bradley, AMPV & Stryker

Army Tests New Active Protection For Abrams, Bradley, AMPV & Stryker
Army Tests New Active Protection For Abrams, Bradley, AMPV & Stryker

The Army’s already installed off-the-shelf Israeli anti-missile systems on its M1 Abrams and tried similar tech on Bradley and Stryker. But what it really wants is a standardized yet customizable Modular Active Protection System (MAPS) it can install on a wide range of vehicles.

What Will Spur Open Standards For 5G: DoD, NTIA Ask Industry

What Will Spur Open Standards For 5G: DoD, NTIA Ask Industry
What Will Spur Open Standards For 5G: DoD, NTIA Ask Industry

DoD wants 5G systems based on open architectures that allow plug-and-play operations and avoid vendor lock.  

OMFV: Army Wants Your Weird Ideas For Bradley Replacement

OMFV: Army Wants Your Weird Ideas For Bradley Replacement
OMFV: Army Wants Your Weird Ideas For Bradley Replacement

Want to make a mini-tank that carries two passengers in back? Or put the heavy weapons on one vehicle and the passengers in another? Go for it, the Army’s armor modernization director told industry.

OMFV: Army Tries To Make Life Easier For Industry

OMFV: Army Tries To Make Life Easier For Industry
OMFV: Army Tries To Make Life Easier For Industry

The Army will give companies more time to refine their designs for the Bradley replacement, but there’s a four-month gap in funding in fiscal 2023.

DoD Needs Tighter Reins On EW Acquisition

DoD Needs Tighter Reins On EW Acquisition
DoD Needs Tighter Reins On EW Acquisition

“When you build an EW system, you’re not building an airplane, or you’re not building a submarine or you’re not building a ground system, you’re building a system that’s capable of using the RF spectrum in particular way,” says DoD’s EW czar David Tremper.

It’s Open Architectures For ALL New Weapons As JROC Sets JADC2 Requirements

It’s Open Architectures For ALL New Weapons As JROC Sets JADC2 Requirements
It’s Open Architectures For ALL New Weapons As JROC Sets JADC2 Requirements

Joint All-Domain Command & Control “will fundamentally change how we fight as a nation, and will change how we organize, train and equip,” Air Force director of operational capabilities Maj. Gen. Dawn Dunlop says. 

QinetiQ Delivers Armed Scout Robot To Army: RCV-L

QinetiQ Delivers Armed Scout Robot To Army: RCV-L
QinetiQ Delivers Armed Scout Robot To Army: RCV-L

The Robotic Combat Vehicle (Light), which can shoot missiles, launch mini-drones, and spot targets for artillery, combines a Marine Corps-tested unmanned vehicle with Army weapons and autonomy software.