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Virtual Event: SMD Debrief 2020
On August 5, 2020, Defense News and C4ISRNET hosted a virtual event in partnership with, the Virtual Space & Missile Defense Symposium (SMD) in which they explored the major lessons learned from SMD and hear from military leadership about their procurement and technology priorities to modernize missile defense. The U.S. space and missile defense community’s…
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MQ-9B SkyGuardian: The Next Generation of Remotely Piloted Aircraft
The MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) possesses a number of unique advantages not found in manned platforms: much longer endurance (40 hours or more based on payload), more affordable, require a fraction of the footprint, effectively operate at low and high altitude (500 to 40,000 feet), employable in high-risk…
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How Turkey became one of the world’s leading manufacturers of weapons systems
When militaries throughout the world need armored vehicles to deal with emerging threats, such as improvised explosive devices, they often look to Turkey. The defense industry within Turkey has specialized in 4×4, 6×6 and 8×8 armored platforms, tracked infantry fighting vehicles as well as main battle tanks and weapon systems are manufactured by local private…
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UAS Platforms: A Solution for Present and Future Maritime Security Challenges
As part of our Transatlantic Partnership Special Report, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ President David R. Alexander discusses some of the important strategic challenges facing U.S. and NATO forces and explains how Unmanned Aircraft Systems provide a decisive strategic advantage, especially in the maritime domain. Q. The GIUK (Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom) Gap has re-emerged as…
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Team SPY-6: Building the U.S. Navy’s most advanced radar
Hundreds of engineers and technicians work together, like a small city that never sleeps. Three shifts rotate on the production floor, covering day and night. They are working to build the Navy’s most advanced radar. And right now, it’s all about array number one. The first AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar array has finished near-field range testing and…
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Establishing a Persistent Presence: The Value of Versatile and Affordable UAVs in the Arctic
Written by Ms. Nicola Johnson (Vice President for Government Affairs, Strategic Communications, and Marketing for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.) Recently and for the first time since the 1980s, the U.S. Navy and the U.K. Royal Navy conducted maritime security operations in the Barents Sea, with an eye towards promoting regional security and stability, while…
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Mounted Computing to Meet the Warfighters’ Needs
The Army’s ever-increasing reliance on networked capabilities requires a mounted computing capability that enables overmatch. The need for a computing platform that is flexible, reliable and secure is of the utmost importance when facing the multitude of scenarios in combat. Over the course of two decades, Leonardo DRS has fielded over 300,000 mounted platform computers…
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Triple Play: Raytheon’s suite of advanced naval systems helps to defend fleets
Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) launches a Naval Strike Missile during exercise Pacific Griffin. The NSM is a long-range, precision strike weapon that is designed to find and destroy enemy ships. (U.S. Navy photo) One missile skims the waves to avoid being seen. Another can loiter for hours, shift course on…
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems: The Multi-Role Solution for NATO’s Security Threats
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ Senior Vice President Bart Roper explains how MQ-9B positions NATO Forces to have the decisive advantage. During the summit, NATO reaffirmed that “Russia’s aggressive actions” and “terrorism in all its forms” remain a persistent threat to European security. How do General Atomics aircraft remain relevant against such a threat? At General…
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Q&A: Raytheon Missile Systems VP of BD talks RTN’s presence at Dubai Air Show
Raytheon Missile Systems VP of Business Development, Steve duMont, talks RTN’s strong UAE partnership and what to expect at the Dubai Air Show. Raytheon will once again have a significant presence at the Dubai Air Show. What is the company highlighting? The Middle East is one of the most important areas of the world to…
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