32 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I FEBRUARY 2024
RTX Raytheon's GhostEye MR Proves
Operational Readiness During
U.S. Air Force Exercise E
GhostEye MR was designed and developed by
Raytheon, primarily through internal research
and development investments. During the
recent exercise, GhostEye MR was successfully
integrated with NASAMS' Air Defense Con-
sole and the Battlespace Command and Con-
trol Center (BC3), a command-and-control
element used by the U.S. Air Force.
Global Deep-Space Advanced
Radar Capability Extends AUKUS
Partnership E
Northrop Grumman Corporation is develop-
ing the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capabil-
ity (DARC) that will track objects in the geo-
synchronous orbit, protecting critical U.S. and
allied satellites. DARC is a global network of
three advanced ground-based sensors to be
operated in collaboration with AUKUS alliance
partners, the United States, Australia, and the
United Kingdom.
Airbus Helicopters to Expand
Unmanned Aerial System Portfolio
with Acquisition of Aerovel E
Airbus Helicopters and Aerovel have signed an
agreement regarding the acquisition of Aerovel
and its unmanned aerial system (UAS), Flexro-
tor, as part of a strategy to strengthen its port-
folio of tactical unmanned solutions. Flexro-
tor is a small tactical unmanned aerial system
designed for intelligence, surveillance, target
acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) mis-
sions at sea and over land.
Leidos Deploys New Flight Service
Voice Communications System E
Leidos has announced the successful deploy-
ment of a new Flight Service Voice Commu-
nications System (FSVCS) using Voice over
Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology, devel-
oped in coordination with Rohde & Schwarz
USA. e flexible and scalable system includes
interfacing with legacy analog connections
and new digital voice communication. e
design minimizes dependency on traditional
point-to-point communications and increases
voice availability with the general aviation
community.
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract
for 18 Space Development Agency
Tranche 2 Satellites E
e Space Development Agency (SDA) has
awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to build
18 space vehicles as part of its Tranche 2 Track-
ing Layer constellation. Lockheed Martin will
provide 16 wide field of view missile warning/
missile tracking space vehicles with infrared
sensors and two space vehicles with missile
defense infrared sensors that can generate fire
control-quality tracks to provide preliminary
missile defense mission capabilities.
DARPA Moves Forward on X-65
Technology Demonstrator E
DARPA has selected Aurora Flight Sciences to
build a full-scale X-plane to demonstrate the
viability of using active flow control (AFC)
actuators for primary flight control. e award
is Phase 3 of the Control of Revolutionary Air-
cra with Novel Effectors (CRANE) program.
