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A.I.
AI-based algorithm training contract won by L3Harris - News
February 13, 2020
MELBOURNE, Fla. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded L3Harris Technologies a multi-million dollar contract to develop a software platform that will make it easier for analysts to use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify objects in large data sets.
Radar/EW
VPX power supply with long holdup capabilities unveiled by SynQor - News
February 13, 2020
BOXBOROUGH, Mass. SynQor, Inc. announced its new universal 85 to 264 Vrms AC input VPX power supply with long holdup capabilities compliant to MIL-STD-704F for critical military, aerospace, and shipboard applications. The 3U VPX power supply is designed to meet VITA 62 standards and is intended to allow designers in the defense markets to power their VITA 62 chassis with the latest VPX technology.
Cyber
Analytics technology to detect weapons of mass destruction - News
February 13, 2020
ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems announced that it has received funding from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop advanced analytics technology to help detect and deter weapons of mass destruction.
Radar/EW
Laser DIRCM systems to be supplied to Asian-Pacific countries - News
February 12, 2020
ISRAEL. Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it won contracts worth approximately $136 million to provide customers in Asia-Pacific with airborne laser Direct Infra-Red Counter Measure (DIRCM) systems. The contracts will be performed over a four-year period.
Radar/EW
Optical FPGA mezzanine cards unveiled by TECHWAY - News
February 12, 2020
ATLANTA, Ga. TECHWAY, high-speed signal and video acquisition company, announced a new family of optical FPGA Mezzanine Cards (FMC) at the 2020 Embedded Tech Trends (ETT) event. ETT is an industry-wide forum where electronics suppliers can meet with members of relevant industry media to discuss technologies, trends, and products.
Comms
Secure comms for robotic systems in development for Army - News
February 11, 2020
NEW YORK, N.Y. Persistent Systems, LLC announced that it won a $5.4M contract by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command C5ISR Center to develop Protected Communications for Manned-Unmanned Teams (MUM-T).
Radar/EW
T-MUSIC program to develop integrated mixed-mode RF electronics - News
February 07, 2020
WASHINGTON. To advance radio frequency (RF) mixed-mode interfaces beyond current limitations, DARPA established the Technologies for Mixed-mode Ultra Scaled Integrated Circuits (T-MUSIC) program. T-MUSIC was first announced as a part of the second phase of DARPA’s Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI), and the program has selected nine research teams from academic institutions, as well as commercial companies, to take on the program’s research objectives.
Unmanned
Laser-guided Excalibur S munition completes Navy testing - News
February 07, 2020
ANDOVER, Mass. According to the company, Raytheon Company's new Excalibur S precision-guided munition made direct hits on moving targets in a U.S. Navy test. Testing validated the projectile's ability to survive the shock and stress of a howitzer firing, then transition from GPS to laser guidance and hit a moving target.
Avionics
TF/TA avionics systems to equip Korean fighter jets - News
February 07, 2020
ISRAEL. Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it won a $43 million contract from Hanwha Systems Co. Ltd. to equip the Next-Generation Korean fighter jets in development with embedded Terrain Following-Terrain Avoidance (TF/TA) systems. The contract will be performed over a six-year period.
Comms
Experimental satellite navigation program passes PDR - News
February 06, 2020
MELBOURNE, Fla. L3Harris Technologies and the U.S. Air Force’s Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) project has passed the preliminary design review (PDR) that defines the spacecraft’s path to delivery and allows the program to move to the next phase of development.
Avionics
Synthetic vision and nav system to equip AW139 cockpit - News
February 06, 2020
PHOENIX, Ariz. Honeywell is providing Leonardo's helicopter division with a cockpit upgrade — Honeywell's innovative Primus Epic 2.0 — for its AW139 helicopters. Primus Epic 2.0 will deliver features intended to provide better maps, improved situational awareness at night and in marginal weather, and easier access through wireless connectivity.
Radar/EW
Laser duel simulators to equip Puma infantry vehicles - News
February 05, 2020
GERMANY. Rheinmetall will be supplying the German Bundeswehr with simulation technology intended to enable realistic training of mechanized infantry units equipped with the Puma infantry fighting vehicle (IFV).
Radar/EW
Tethered aerostat radar system recompete won by Peraton - News
February 05, 2020
HERNDON, Va. Peraton has received a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) contract, comprising one base with four option years, valued at up to $277.5 million. The contract is a recompete intended to extend Peraton's portfolio providing operations and integrated logistics support for TARS.
Radar/EW
Sonar system to equip L3Harris UUV - News
February 04, 2020
FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman Corporation’s µSAS (micro-sas) will be integrated onto L3Harris Technologies’ Iver4 Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) for a 12-month test period for the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Next Generation Small-Class UUV program.
Comms
C5ISR contracts for U.S. Navy won by BAE Systems - News
February 04, 2020ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Navy selected BAE Systems to design and test communications systems aboard guided missile destroyers and cruisers under two contract with the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) of the Naval Air Systems Command.
Radar/EW
Neutron radiography to simplify Army munitions inspection - News
January 31, 2020
FITCHBURG, Wis. Nuclear technology company Phoenix, LLC. won a $10 million ceiling indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery contract with the U.S. Army to demonstrate improved neutron radiography and x-ray techniques applicable to the quality assurance of ammunition, armaments, or components of weapons and defense systems.
Cyber
Cybersecurity partnership signed between Airbus, Amossys - News
January 31, 2020
EUROPE. Airbus CyberSecurity and Amossys signed a partnership agreement at the International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC). The partnership has three focus areas concerning detecting vulnerabilities, studies and innovation work with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI), and developing Airbus' CyberRange platform.
Unmanned
Autonomous flight programs advanced by Kaman - News
January 29, 2020
BLOOMFIELD, Conn. Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation, announced the advancement of its military and commercial K-MAX Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) programs to support U.S. Marine Corps future operating concepts.
Radar/EW
Missile warning architecture to be modernized by Raytheon - News
January 29, 2020
DULLES, Va. Raytheon Company will help the U.S. Air Force modernize its missile warning architecture with a new system that will collect and fuse data from an array of sensors to provide a comprehensive picture of launch activity under a five-year, $197 million contract.
Radar/EW
Quantum technology to be enhanced by NRL's golden touch - News
January 29, 2020
WASHINGTON. Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) discovered a new platform for quantum technologies by suspending 2-D crystals over pores in a slab of gold. Researchers claim this new approach may help develop new materials for secure communication and sensing technologies based on the atomic-level physics.
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