Electronic Warfare news 6 March 08

US Department of Defense
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US Department of Defense (press release) - Washington,DC,USA Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Ft. Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $57,775,399 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-02-C-3002). This modification exercises an option for the Electronic Warfare Verification Station for the U.S. Reprogramming Laboratory (USRL) at Eglin Air Force Base. This option provides for the development, integration, installation, and training for an electronic warfare mission data validation/verification capability under the Joint Strike Fighter System Development and Demonstration Program. Work will be performed in Ft. Worth, Texas, (68 percent); Orlando, Fla., (24 percent); and El Segundo, Calif., (8 percent), and is expected to be completed in Oct. 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Cobham will provide more jobs
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Ft. Washington Montgomery Newspapers - Fort Washington,PA,USA On Friday, the company based in England celebrated its acquisition of the electronic warfare business. The deal was originally announced Dec. 19. ...

The economics of counter-IED
<http://securenews.blogspot.com/2008/03/economics-of-counter-ied.html> By jpblogger(jpblogger)
Over the next 10 years, an estimated $23 billion will be spent on the development and production of major EW programs, according to Forecast International's "The Market for Electronic Warfare Systems." Some 35814 units of leading ...

Electronic warfare system for Indian Army nearing completion
<http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/03/05/stories/2008030552601000.htm> Hindu Business Line - Chennai,India
The Indian Army's electronic warfare (EW) capabilities in the rugged and exacting semi-desert and border areas is close to get a decisive edge soon. ...

P-9518: 120 Watt, Military, Six Output DC/DC Converter (Telkoor)
<http://www.epicos.com/epicos/portal/media-type/html/user/anon/page/default.psml;.tomcat6?action=portlets.ArticleAction&articleId=95175&categoryEntity=News&eventSubmit_doTraverse=> Epicos.com (press release) - Switzerland Telkoor's P-9518 is a miniature size 120 Watt, Military, Six Output DC/DC Converter with a wide range of applications such as in Electronic Warfare Systems, ...