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Ground, flight tests yield zero
interference for AWACS interrogator
66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Overseas ground and flight testing on a NATO AWACS demonstrated that a prototype waveform designed to better distinguish friendly forces from foes did not interfere with European civilian air traffic control. This paves the way for the 635th Electronic Systems Squadron to continue developing the capability without having to modify the current design and implementation. The prototype, referred to as the Mode
5-capable UPX 40, would replace the current Mode 4
capability and has been designed specifically to interfere
less with U.S. and international civil air traffic control
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Online registration opens for 2009 C2ISR Symposium, Tech Exposition By Kevin Gilmartin The symposium, co-sponsored by the Air Force Electronic Systems Center and the Paul Revere Chapter of the Air Force Association, kicks off Sept. 28 with a golf tournament on the MGM Grand’s new, 18-hole championship golf course, followed by an opening reception that evening in the exhibit hall. The next two days will feature presentations from senior government and industry speakers in the MGM’s 4,000-seat theater, with an evening Aerospace Education Scholarship Dinner Sept. 29 in the resort’s ballroom.
To register, sign up for booth space or secure sponsorship opportunities, visit the chapter’s Web site at www.paulrevereafa.org and click on the symposium link. Cost for attendance is $350 for government and $450 for industry. During the registration process, attendees will be able to reserve a room at the MGM or other participating hotels at Foxwoods by clicking on a link that will take them to the hotel’s registration page. |
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Air Force announces Marty Evans retirement
The Air Force announced June 11 that Martha ‘Marty’ Evans, director of Information Dominance Programs within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, will soon retire. Mrs. Evans began her federal career in 1967 at Hanscom Air Force Base. Starting in 1976, she served for 10 years as a project manager for multiple programs. Over the next 13 years, she assumed positions of increased responsibility, including acting director of Special Projects and deputy director for Global Air Traffic Operations, before moving on to a series of Pentagon assignments starting in 1999. |
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Secretary Clinton visits Hanscom U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds upon arriving here June 13. The secretary landed at Hanscom while on a short trip to the Boston area. (Photo by Rick Berry) |
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Enhanced Global Hawk to roll out June 25
88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Air Force and Northrop Grumman officials will roll out the first Block 40 RQ-4 Global Hawk June 25 at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif. The Block 40 carries the Multi-platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) enhanced sensor suite. The Air Force plans to purchase 15 of the Block 40 variant. The development of the MP-RTIP sensor suite is managed by the Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. "The RQ-4 Block 40 weapon system primarily supports the warfighter's battle management command and control (BMC2) mission while also supporting the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance mission. Its' multi-mode MP-RTIP radar provides enhanced ground moving target indication and high quality radar imagery," said Dr. Yvette Weber, engineering director with the 303rd Aeronautical Systems Group at Wright-Patterson, which manages the Global Hawk system. (More) |
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Swearing in First Lt. Jason Patterson, 853rd Electronic Systems Group executive officer, swears in Jeffrey Paolino during an induction ceremony at Edward A. LeLacheur Park, home of the Lowell Spinners baseball team, June 11. Now-Airman Paolino, who serves as grounds manager at the park, will also serve as a Security Forces Airman in the Air Force Reserve and will be stationed at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. (Courtesy Photo) |
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Hanscom to host Heroes’ Homecoming, Summer Bash on June 26
66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Hanscom will host its next Heroes' Homecoming celebration on
June 26 to honor all of its personnel who have returned from
deployments during the past six months as well as their family
members. The event is being held in conjunction with the base's
annual Summer Bash celebration. |
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Military Affairs Council to host June 23 wine tasting event The Military Affairs Council of the North Suburban Chamber of Commerce invites government civilians and military members to attend its Wine Tasting Event, June 23 at the Doubletree Hotel Boston – Bedford Glen. The evening will begin with a reception at 6 p.m., and a four-course gourmet dinner at 7 p.m. Champagne and red and white wine will be passed butler-style by wait staff in white gloves. Cost is $45. To sign up, print out the flyer here and send it along with a check to the chamber office in Woburn, or call Maureen Rogers at (781) 933-3499. |
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the news ... Use of these articles does not reflect official endorsement. Reproduction for private use or gain is subject to original copyright restrictions. Pentagon fears technology edge may be eroding -- Boston Globe The Pentagon fears a severe shortage of scientists and engineers at government laboratories could erode the military's technological edge in developing weapons and other projects in coming years, spawning a hiring boom at military research laboratories and an expansion of scholarships, advertising campaigns, and other ways to recruit a new generation of researchers. U.S. plans to destroy enemy computer networks questioned -- National Defense Magazine The Air Force will not only defend its computer networks, but it may attack those of U.S. enemy systems as well, say officials. Former Wright-Patt general lands top intelligence post -- MSN Money Retired Air Force Gen. Bruce Carlson, the former commander of Air Force Materiel Command, has been tapped to lead a major U.S. intelligence agency, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday.
A very, very low orbit satellite
New DOD cyber command will focus on the dot-mil domain |
command comments ... … Just like our national dependence, there is simply no exaggerating our military dependence on our information networks. The command and control of our forces, the intelligence and logistics upon which they depend, the weapons technologies we develop and field, they all depend on our computer systems and networks. Indeed, our 21st- century military simply cannot function without them. Not surprisingly, our networks, some 15,000 of them -- including some 7 million computers, IT devices, laptops, servers -- all make for a tempting target. But this is not an emerging threat. This is not some future threat. This cyberthreat is here today. It is here now. In fact, the cyberthreat to the Department of Defense represents an unprecedented challenge to our national security by virtue of its source, its speed and its scope. ...
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