By Raytheon on Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon Company recently completed a four-year development program of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J) under budget. As portion of the event program, the MALD and MALD-J flew a complete of 30 successful engineering and operational flight tests with a super 30-for-30 record. The MALD-J’s flight test record was 15-for-15 of that total. “The MALD program continues to surpass expectations in performance and capability,” said Harry Schulte, vp of Raytheon Missile Systems’ Air Warfare Systems. “The MALD-J provides significant improvement in strike survivability and tactical electronic attack, giving... Read More »

By Army News Service on Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 What all of it comes all the way down to is keeping Soldiers’ minds on their missions in Afghanistan, instead of on their feet. That’s how Ben Cooper views the event of the new Weather Mountain Combat Boot, or HWMCB, at Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, which began in spring 2011. Cooper thought it was so important that he got permission to continue engaged on the boot after leaving the Footwear Performance Laboratory at NSRDEC to become a senior materials engineer for the Air Force, still situated at Natick.... Read More »

By UK Ministry of Defence on Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 An RAF Tornado Squadron is being put through its paces at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland this week because it makes final preparations for a deployment to Afghanistan. Dubbed ‘War Week’, the exercise is the culmination of months of educating for 12 (Bomber) Squadron who will soon depart for a 4-month tour at Kandahar Airfield. The RAF Tornados provide vital support to ground forces in Afghanistan including the collection of reconnaissance imagery using sensors carried aboard the aircraft. Challenges have come thick and fast for all personnel involved. Insurgent rocket attacks,... Read More »

By Raytheon on Monday, June 17th, 2013 Raytheon Company’s jam-resistant, battlefield radio recently transmitted data securely over the air to greater than 30 Stryker combat vehicles, proving that it may well meet the U.S. Army’s need for a tactical wireless Internet via a vehicle-mounted mobile radio system. The EXF1915, an upgraded version of Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS) radios, completed several months of continual, sustained secure data transmissions for the combat vehicles of the 4th Brigade 2nd Infantry Division Stryker Brigade Combat Team, or 4/2 SBCT. Soldiers were ready to send and receive e-mail and chat messages and access... Read More »

By Raytheon on Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 Raytheon under a freelance modification from the U.S. Army, is adding new capabilities to the Identification Friend or Foe interrogator to scale back Radio Frequency (RF) emissions and enhance target identification for the warfighter. “We understood that the warfighter needed a better identification capability, so Raytheon is both increasing the aptitude of the interrogator system and reducing RF emissions,” said Glen Bassett, director of Advanced Communication and Countermeasures for Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems business. The addition of Mode S, awarded to Raytheon in September 2012, will allow the warfighter to question targets... Read More »