The Largest Upgrade in AWACS History
September 2009
Block 40/45 is the largest upgrade ever for the E3-Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System—better known as AWACS. The vastly improved computing power helps automate what used to be a manually intensive workload for the AWACS operators.
Countering the Loss of Satellite Communications and GPS
September 2009
Threats to deny or degrade U.S. satellite communications and GPS have been growing for years. MITRE's "Operations Without Space" project is helping the DoD and intelligence community develop mitigation strategies to "operate through" the loss of space-based capabilities.
One Step Ahead: MITRE's Simulation Experiments Address Irregular Warfare
September 2009
Sophisticated simulation experiments at MITRE's Naval Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Experimentation Lab help the corporation's sponsors develop sharper, more integrated warfighting capabilities to counter irregular threats.