Defence Research and Development

Rockwell Collins successfully conducts waveform testing for Joint Tactical Radio System Ground Mobile Radios

Rockwell Collins has successfully conducted UHF SATCOM and HF waveform Functional Qualification Testing (FQT) on the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) vehicular Ground Mobile Radios (GMR). This testing is conducted to ensure that the Software Communications Architecture compliant waveforms met all allocated JTRS requirements. FQT reasonably simulates the production environment. Successfully conducting FQT verifies that [...]



Third Lockheed Martin F-35B Lands at NAS Patuxent River

Piloted by Lockheed Martin F-35 Test Pilot Jeff Knowles, the third F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter landed at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., yesterday. “Today, the third of our five STOVL test jets joined the F-35 fleet at the Test Center as our flight test program initiates the expansion of [...]



Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 Proves Networked Capability with JSTARS Aircraft

Raytheon Company’s Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 completed a major milestone when the weapon’s Strike Common Weapon Datalink (SCWDL) communicated via Link-16 nodes with a Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System aircraft. The test demonstrated the weapon’s ability to function as a node on the network and moved the system one step closer to engaging [...]