Pentagon research arm opens new push into radio-spectrum sensing
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will hold an Industry Day on September 30 in Arlington, Virginia, for a new program aimed at building next-generation electronic-support systems that can watch across wide swaths of the radio spectrum without needing to digitize and process every signal they detect. The program is called BEAMERS, short for Beam-Space [β¦]
L3Harris Technologies has finished building the first 35 units of an electronic warfare system designed to protect F-16 fighter jets from radar-guided missiles and other threats, the company announced, marking the start of full production after years of development. The system, called Viper Shield and officially designated the AN/ALQ-254(V)1, detects and jams enemy radar signals [β¦]
A U.S. Air Force EC-130H Compass Call aircraft flew in formation with an EA-37B Compass Call for the first time on September 3, in what the Air Force identified as the EC-130Hβs final flight, marking the end of the propeller-driven aircraftβs role in the serviceβs electronic attack mission. Both aircraft belong to the 55th Electronic [β¦]