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The article reports that two contracts worth a total of $254 million have been awarded by the U.S. Air Force to Northrop Grumman Corp. for the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System. The contracts cover work on the Joint Stars Extended Test Support programs and Joint Stars Total System Support Responsibility sustainment. The company provides integrated management of all facets of depot maintenance.

The article reports on the funding of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) engine and radar system retrofitting by the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The USAF will allocate $56.2 million for its Enhanced Land/Maritime Mode upgrade of the JSTARS aircraft that includes sensor update adding swath and enhanced synthetic-aperture radar modes.

The article presents news briefs on defense contracts. U.S. contractor EDO Corp. has signed an agreement under which it will offer Elta Systems-produced radars for the U.S. Navy. Madrid's $425 million selection of Rafael's Spike-LR anti-tank missile could lead to a split selection for the French and Spanish armies' Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters. The Indian government is expected to sign a bilateral agreement with Russia under which Hindustan Aeronautics will license Klimov RD-33 engines.

The article provides an overview of the national research and technology objectives of Great Britain through 2027. The British Ministry of Defense has released a long-term strategy document identifying a broad range of key technology needs including airborne radar, electronic warfare equipment and unmanned air systems.

The article reports on the commencement of the flight testing of an active surveillance radar by Northrop Grumman for its RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The radar developed by Northrop and Raytheon under the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Programme will be installed in the Block 30 variant of the U.S. Air Force's Global Hawk UAV.

The article reports on the decision of Israel Military Industries to launch tests of a helicopter-based version of its Iron Fist vehicle active protection system, which was developed to protect light ground vehicles from attack by rocket-propelled grenades, anti-tank missiles, shaped-charge warheads and armour-piercing anti-tank rounds. The system uses several sensors, including fixed radar, mounted on the protected platform to detect potential threats, and to measure distance and trajectory. This allows the fire control system to calculate and prepare an engagement plan.

The article reports on the integration of Europe's stand-off surveillance and target acquisition radar (SOSTAR-X) demonstrator in Friedrichshafen, Germany and installation in the Fokker 100 SX testbed aircraft in Woensdrecht, Netherlands. The capabilities of the SOSTAR-X are due to be demonstrated to customer nations in France in 2007, including wide-area ground moving target indicator scanning and tracking and high-resolution spotlight and swathe synthetic-aperture radar imaging.

The article offers information on a trial conducted by Northrop Grumman and Raytheon in May 2006, to stimulate the multi-platform radar technology insertion program (MP-RTIP) sensor and enable initial airworthiness tests of a Proteus aircraft installed with radar technology. The plans of Northrop Grumman/Raytheon to develop two versions of the MP-RTIP active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar are addressed. Information on the E-10 multi-sensor command and control aircraft program of the U.S. Air Force is provided.

The article reports that the British Ministry of Defense awarded the radar technology research contract to QinetiQ PLC, a defense company, as part of its Advanced Radar Targeting System program in Great Britain. The contract was for the exploration of the target capability of Electronically Scanned radar technology. The company has teamed with companies such as BAE Systems Customer Solutions and Support and SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems for integration assessment of scanned array on aircraft.

Reports on the development of the Prism 200, the second generation of through-wall radar technology from Cambridge Consultants Inc. Determination of the external controller and man-machine interface; Combination of high-performance digital-signal processing capabilities with a versatile display driver; Identification of the anti-armor weapon to a direct-fire urban-assault weapon.

Reports on a radar-tag sensor developed by Sandia which identifies U.S. military and coalition forces during combats. Importance of digital codes attached to military vehicles; Sources of power supply of the equipment; Integration of the tags in the radar systems of the U.S. armed forces.

Focuses on the delivery of the Lockheed Martin TPS-117 long-range radar system to the Latvian ministry of defense in 2003. Features; Cost.

Reports developments related to military art and science as of October 2002 in the Middle East. Request of possible sale of AN/FPS-117 3-D long-range radar in Jordan; Overhauling of the 12AN/MPQ-64 Sentinal short-range air-defense radars in Egypt; Cooperation between the Israel Aircraft Industries and Ukrainian companies in upgrading airplanes.

Reports the conduction of chemical and biological terrorism attacks in the Florida coasts by the army researchers. Evaluation of the capacity of weather radar; Use of Bacillus subtilis for biological agents; Detection of chemical and biological threat agents.

Reports on the Australia Army's demonstration of its Ingara multi-mode radar with a Wescam M20 long-range infrared and optical camera system. Features of the system; Field trials on board a modified King Air 350B aircraft; Availability of multiple automated cueing functions.

Focuses on the Great Britain Army's Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield radar program. Rationale of the radar program; Key user requirements; Timetable for selection of a bidder and issuance of a procurement contract; Radar systems evaluated by the Great Britain Army.

Reports on the scheduled start of operation of the Bistatic Coherent Measurement System (BICOMS) at the Radar Scattering outdoor test facility at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. Features of the bistatic imaging and radar-cross-section system; Application of BICOMS in the study of stealth; Components of the fixed-radar portion of the system.