by Carl Borsani | Jan 10, 2019 | Industry News
In the 1970s, at the height of the Cold War, American military planners began to worry about the threat to US warplanes posed by new, radar-guided missile defenses in the USSR and other nations. In response, engineers at places like US defense giant Lockheed Martin’s...
by Carl Borsani | Jan 10, 2019 | DEC News Stories
With its proximity to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the city of Beavercreek is in a prime location for defense contractors. Of the top 25 defense firms in the Dayton region — ranked by the Dayton Business Journal based on prime contract awards for 2017 — more than...
by Carl Borsani | Jan 10, 2019 | Industry News
After a quarter-century of post-Cold War neglect, the Department of Defense has once again become serious about electronic warfare: the art of detecting, disrupting, and deceiving enemy radio and radar. But battles between electrons are invisible, literally and often...
by Carl Borsani | Sep 14, 2018 | Industry News
International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that sales of AR glasses will reach $30 billion by 2021. Developers need a glass that widens the field of view (FOV) found in many devices. FOV is a key performance standard upon which lens material is evaluated....
by Carl Borsani | Sep 14, 2018 | Industry News
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – U.S. Air Force electro-optical surveillance experts needed next-generation multispectral targeting sensor systems for the MQ-9 Reaper attack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and other reconnaissance aircraft. They found their solution from...