Quantum Arms Race?

Quantum Arms Race?

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...
Defense Contractors Expand in Beavercreek

Defense Contractors Expand in Beavercreek

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...
2019 Forecast:  Hard Choices on EW

2019 Forecast: Hard Choices on EW

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...
Schott Develops New Wide-FOV Glass

Schott Develops New Wide-FOV Glass

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....
Raytheon to Develop New MTS Ball

Raytheon to Develop New MTS Ball

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...