Intel Accelerating Altera

Intel Accelerating Altera

SAN FRANCISCO – Intel’s chief executive pledged to support of the former Altera’s base business including use of ARM cores and long product life times at the first event of the merged x86 and FPGA makers. In a Q&A session he also provided some insights on the...
Israeli S-Band Counter-UAV Radar

Israeli S-Band Counter-UAV Radar

Asian Air Defense Chooses RADA Counter-UAV Radar – UAS VISION RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. has announced its selection by an Asian military force of its Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR) based RPS-42 aerial surveillance radar systems. RADA’s systems will...
Black Dart Moves to Eglin This Year

Black Dart Moves to Eglin This Year

PENTAGON: The 2016 edition of Black Dart, the Defense Department’s formerly classified counter-drone exercise, expands to Eglin Air Force Base this year, in search of more space and more capabilities, including ships. “Eglin will allow us to deliver added uncertainty...
USAF Taps Enlisted to Fly UAVs

USAF Taps Enlisted to Fly UAVs

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Enlisted airmen from all career fields may now apply to fly the RQ-4 Global Hawk, the Air Force said Monday in a move that potentially opens the opportunity to pilot the unarmed intelligence-gathering drone to tens of thousands of more...
F-35 Racks Up Weapons Tests

F-35 Racks Up Weapons Tests

The F-35 program completed 25 weapons tests in a month, a marked surge from the previous high of three in November 2014. The weapons tests used the aircraft’s latest software, the 3F version. During the tests, some 30 weapons were dropped or fired, including the Joint...