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Avionics
Next-gen Special Ops MH-47G Chinooks to be built by Boeing - News
June 14, 2019
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania. The next-generation MH-47G Chinooks to be operated vy the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command will be built by Boeing. The next-gen aircraft will have the Block II configuration, which have technological advancements to extend the fleet?s service life and enhance performance.
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First daytime free-space quantum communication via adaptive optics demonstrated by AFRL - News
June 13, 2019
STARFIRE OPTICAL RANGE, NEW MEXICO. Daylight quantum communication was demonstrated by experts at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Starfire Optical Range (SOR) under conditions that are representative of space-to-Earth satellite links.
A.I.
Microsoft's Defense System demo leveraged Esri software to enable AI and augmented reality for field missions - News
June 13, 2019
REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA. Microsoft?s Tactical Edge Platform is using Esri?s ArcGIS Enterprise to enable its Microsoft Azure and Azure Cognitive Services to have a geographic context via Esri?s advanced mapping and spatial analytics technology. The platform is targeted at defense and intelligence professionals to demonstrate how they can use connecting field sensor data and cloud services for tactical field operations or for domestic emergency response.
A.I.
Deep learning model from Lockheed Martin tackles satellite image analysis - News
June 12, 2019
BETHESDA, MARYLAND. A satellite imagery recognition system designed by Lockheed Martin engineers uses open-source deep learning libraries to quickly identify and classify objects or targets in large areas across the world. Company officials say the tool could potentially saving image analysts many man hours categorizing and labeling items within an image.
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Cooperative engagement capability for U.S. Navy to be provided by Raytheon - News
May 13, 2019
TEWKSBURY, Massachusetts. Raytheon in Largo, Florida, won a contract to design agent and engineering services efforts to support the U.S. Navy's Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC).
Avionics
PODCAST: Driving open architectures in F-35 avionics and other military platforms. - Podcast
May 10, 2019
Open architectures will make tech refreshes such as the latest avionics modernization (Technology Refresh 3 (TR3)) on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and other platforms much more efficient and cost effective in the long run. In the latest McHale Report Podcast, Bryant Henson, vice president and general manager for Harris Corporation?s Electronic Systems Avionics Business Unit details how through the open architecture approach, the F-35's next-gen Integrated Core Processor (ICP) is targeted to generate a 75 percent reduction in unit cost compared to the current system, as well as a 25-time increase in computing power to support planned capability enhancements, greater software stability, higher reliability, and increased diagnostics that result in lower sustainment costs.
A.I.
Best in Show awards selected at Sea-Air-Space 2019 - News
May 07, 2019
SEA-AIR-SPACE 2019--WASHINGTON. Military Embedded Systems is excited to announce today the winners of our Best in Show Award contest, which which we?re holding this week for our supporters exhibiting at the 2019 Sea-Air-Space conference and exposition taking place this week at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Contest winners ? drawn from military embedded systems exhibitors at the event ? are recognized for the improved performance and innovation they bring to military electronic systems applications.
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Procurement, modernization highlights from DoD FY 2020 budget request - Story
April 10, 2019
WASHINGTON. Funding requested for Department of Defense (DoD) Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 totals $89.3 billion, accounting for about 34 percent of the Trump administration?s Procurement and Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) funding request for the Department of Defense (DoD) of $247.3 billion. Included below are updates on programs such as the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), the Apache helicopter, the F-35, cyberspace programs, the B-21 Raider, the Unmanned Surface?Vehicle, and more.
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