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Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006 John McHale	DARPA Asks Raytheon to Develop Football-Field-Size Radar for Future Surveillance Airship The goal of the Integrated Sensor is Structure program is to develop a stratospheric airship-based autonomous unmanned sensor with years of persistence in surveillance and tracking of aircraft and ground forces.
Popular Mechanics January 2007 Frank Vizard	Tech Watch: Radar Goliath Project ISIS (Integrated Sensor Is Structure) provides improved surveillance capabilities of military or commercial aircraft.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004	U.S. looks to unmanned blimps to improve missile defense Under management of the Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. government is resurrecting the blimp, which last saw service with the Navy in 1962. Experts will test the High Altitude Airship (HAA) as an unmanned platform for a wide range of sensors for communications, weather/environmental monitoring, short- and long-range missile warning, surveillance, and target acquisition.
IEEE Spectrum October 2010 Ron Hochstetler	Airships for the 21st Century Long-duration, heavy-lift designs breathe new life into the world's oldest aircraft technology
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2006 John McHale	Synthetic Aperture Radar Technology Key Part of Space-Based Radar The technology of synthetic aperture radar, which has been used to map the Earth from space, will play an integral role in the U.S. Department of Defense's space-based radar programs.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005	Northrop Grumman Develops New Capability for Harbor Surveillance Engineers at Northrop Grumman's Navigation and Space Sensors division in Woodland Hills, Calif., plan to enhance maritime security in major ports across the nation with their new harbor defense system.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005	Primes Creating Own Mil-Specifications An interview with Northrop Grumman's Taylor W. Lawrence, sector vice president and general manager, C4ISR and Space Sensors division on changing industry and Department of Defense trends.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008	In Brief Navy and Marine Corps lead BAE Systems precision-targeted weapon development program... Raytheon to modernize F-15E radar... Lockheed Martin wins contract for U.S. Air Force Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010 John Keller	Persistent Surveillance with UAV-Mounted Infrared Sensors is Goal of DARPA ARGUS-IR Program Scientists at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are asking industry to develop staring infrared sensors able to provide long-term persistent surveillance from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
National Defense March 2007 Robert H. Williams	Army Wants More Tethered Aerostats for Battlefield Tethered aerostats with multi-mission sensors and communication systems are being assembled by Lockheed Martin under a recently awarded $77.5 million contract.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009	In Brief Lockheed Martin delivers first Target Sight System production unit to U.S. Marine Corps... Raytheon demonstrates next-generation antenna technology during test flight... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2006 Courtney E. Howard	Boeing Fits Peace Eagle Aircraft with MESA Antenna Engineers at Boeing equipped the first of four 737-700 aircraft being developed for Turkey's Peace Eagle airborne early warning and control program with a multifunction electronically scanned array (MESA) radar system from Northrop Grumman.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004	In Brief Northrop Grumman submits bid for WATCHKEEPER Battlefield Intelligence... Aeroflex partners with TestMart... Anteon to support Army forces command modularity coordination centers... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 John Keller	Joining sensors through data fusion Data experts are are relying on various approaches to refine sensor outputs into useful information, and essentially create a whole sensor picture that is greater than the sum of its parts.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2007	Royal Danish Air Force Gains Lockheed Martin Surveillance Radars Lockheed Martin to provide high-quality, reliable radar used for surveillance during flight to the Tactical Air Command of the Royal Danish Air Force.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2005 Ben Ames	Next-generation airborne radar demands powerful computers The radar on the Air Force Global Hawk UAV will track cars and missiles with a powerful onboard computer from Mercury Computer Systems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005 Ben Ames	Optical sensors light up the battlefield Tomorrow's sensors will be modular, digital, fused, and networked
Popular Mechanics February 2008 Erik Sofge	4 New 'Blimp' Designs Bring Return of the Airship The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency recently announced funding for an innovative, ballast-free airship technology.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005 Ben Ames	Digital receivers power a new generation of electronic warfare Military technology designers have shifted from analog to digital radar receivers to deal with decentralized threats. The change is a major improvement for size, weight, and power.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2008 John McHale	Electronic Binoculars From Northrop Grumman Team to Detect Threats Through Brain Activity A team led by Northrop Grumman's Electronic Systems Sector is developing a panoramic day/night optical system that will utilize human brain activity to detect, analyze, and alert foot-soldiers to possible threats.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 Ben Ames	Unmanned combat aircraft takes to the air Military engineers at Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems are working on a carrier-based unmanned fighter jet to serve in dangerous missions like striking enemy radar centers, or endurance missions like long-term surveillance.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Lockheed Plants a Small Seed The aerospace giant's latest government grant could sprout a new line of business. Investors, take note.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2008 John Keller	Radar technology looks to the future Modern radar systems are combining advanced materials, solid-state modules, digital signal processors, and complex A-D converters to give a better look to military and civilian users who need the best possible capability in small, compact, and efficient packages.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008	In Brief Lockheed Martin to provide 17 radar systems to Romania... Boeing awarded second contract for F-15 radar upgrade work... Northrop Grumman to build U.S. Army missile interceptor system prototype... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005	In Brief BAE Systems protects U.S. Army and Navy helicopters... Northrop Grumman to expand Mississippi UAV facility ... Thales forms alliance partnership with Wind River... Lockheed Martin delivers first Atlas Five Booster to west coast launch site... DC-DC device market continues to grow... etc.
National Defense April 2015 Stew Magnuson	Military Seeing Different Applications, Wider Use of Aerostats and Airships Aerostats and airships are old ideas that are in vogue again in military and homeland security applications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010 John Keller	DARPA Eyes Foliage-Penetrating Radar Signal Processing Workstation to Detect Infantry Moving in Forests Radar signal processing experts at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are asking industry to develop a data-processing workstation to help pinpoint concentrations of foot soldiers moving in thick forests and other dense foliage.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2004 Brian Gorman	Global Hawk Costs Soar Cost overruns won't endanger Northrop Grumman's latest surveillance aircraft program, but federal budget cuts will likely hamper future defense contracts.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004 J.R. Wilson	Ballistic Missile Defense Looks to the Future Command centers that will help guide ballistic missile defense efforts are providing opportunities for a wide variety of commercial off-the-shelf computers, displays, and high-speed networking.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005	In Brief Northrop Grumman to provide Theater Deployable Communications kits to Air Force... Air Force looks to ITT for night-vision goggles... Northrop Grumman wins Navy logistics contract for shipboard electronics... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004	Department of Homeland Security uses Northrop Grumman UAV The Hunter UAV from Northrop Grumman, in helping the U.S. Department of Homeland Security protect the U.S.-Mexican border, will use optoelectronic infrared sensors to scan the Arizona border area 90 miles southeast of Tucson.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009 John Keller	Multi-Sensor Fusion Hits the Mainstream Once considered as futuristic, difficult, and elusive, multi-sensor fusion is coming into its own as a standard approach of processing signals from a wide variety of sensors, and making sense of incomplete and sketchy sensor data.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2006	In Brief Northrop Grumman to provide software support for maritime command and control system... ACT/TECHNICO improves security for PMC form-factor... Lockheed Martin awarded $120 million to develop enhanced counterfire target acquisition radar... etc.
National Defense November 2004 Robert H. Williams	Giant Airship Slated forIraq Mission The U.S. Army is planning on using what is described as the world's largest unmanned airship to support ground forces in Iraq.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006	Northrop Grumman Flight Tests New Electro-Optical Surveillance and Detection System Northrop Grumman is providing flight-test support for the U.K.'s Nimrod MRA-4 aircraft to include software development and flight test personnel training in addition to fielding inquiries regarding the system.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 Annie Turner	QinetiQ Wins DARPA Contract to Explore New Sensors The LACOSTE program will investigate using first-of-their-kind sensors, like lensless imaging, to provide persistent tactical surveillance and precision tracking capabilities.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006	Northrop Grumman Contracts Labarge to Produce Electronic Assemblies for Radar Jammer Northrop Grumman selected LaBarge Inc. to produce circuit-card assemblies for one of Northrop Grumman's latest projects: designing the AN/ALQ-135 internally mounted radar countermeasures system for the F-15K fighter aircraft.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006 John Keller	Northrop Grumman plans for fourth-generation LITENING AT aircraft targeting pods The fourth-generation version of LITENING will feature a 1024-by-1024-pixel forward-looking infrared (FLIR) sensor for target detection and recognition ranges under day and night conditions.
Defense Update March 2007	Advantages of AESA Radars AESA radars are emitting not only radar signals, but can also be employed for non traditional ISR, as well as electronic attack.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 John Keller	DARPA approaches industry for ideas for unmanned underwater surveillance technology The agency seeks to improve underwater surveillance in and along ocean coasts, ocean harbors, lakes, and rivers with a distributed set of stationary and mobile assets.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2006	In Brief Northrop Grumman wins Navy emergency-response systems contract... Kozio to support Freescale's communications-processor family... FAA, Lockheed Martin complete rollout of radar data-communications gateway... etc.
National Defense January 2010 Stew Magnuson	Israel Pushes New Satellite as Solution to U.S. Space Radar Needs Israel Aerospace Industries has joined with Northrop Grumman in hopes that they can sell time on a radar imaging satellite to U.S. government agencies.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	In Brief Raytheon's gallium nitride chips meet operational milestone... Northrop Grumman demonstrates interoperability between manned and unmanned platforms... Lockheed Martin to support submarine imaging system... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2008 John McHale	Locked down, sensors everywhere Perimeters today are being protected by sensors that detect everything from x-ray scanners at checkpoints to cameras mounted on unmanned aircraft.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2011 Rich Smith	Lockheed's Stinky Scientists Smell an Opportunity Skunk Works moves beyond Pentagon contracting.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2009	Northrop Grumman selects Evigia technologies for RFID Northrop engineers sought to partner with a provider of active RFID, such as integrated sensor and application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) technologies.
Popular Mechanics October 2006 Jeff Wise	Just Don't Call it a Blimp It might look like something out of a Jules Verne novel, but this prototype of a hybrid airship could hold the key to tomorrow's long-distance, low-cost air transport.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005 John McHale	Northrop Grumman, U.S. Coast Guard enhance maritime security of South Florida coast Advanced equipment and software were installed aboard Coast Guard and other law-enforcement vessels to enhance maritime security during the Organization of American States General Assembly last month.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2010 John Keller	Extreme-Field-of-View Surveillance Imaging Technology is Goal of DARPA FDOS Program The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is asking industry to develop high-resolution 3D imaging technology with wide field of view and depth of field for use in reconnaissance and surveillance applications.
PC Magazine June 8, 2005 Sebastian Rupley	Sky Station No, that's not the Goodyear Blimp. It's the Stratellite--a 245-foot unmanned high-altitude airship designed to sit in the stratosphere and transmit wireless-communications data that currently comes from cell towers and satellites.