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Navy/USMC

BAE Wins $11 Million Navy Contract To Develop Next-Generation EW Detection Technology

Tuesday, March 1st, 2016

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The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded BAE Systems an $11 million contract to develop next-generation electronic warfare (EW) technology, the company said Monday.The contract calls for BAE to develop a Full-Spectrum Staring Receiver (FSSR), which is to quickly detect, locate, and identify emitters of radio frequency signals. The technology is planned to allow near-instantaneous battlespace situational awareness, emitter identification and tracking, threat warning, and countermeasure & weapon cueing, BAE said.In contrast, conventional situational awareness systems cannot deliver as high…

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