Articles 1981 - 2000
Unmanned
USAF commits $81 million to modernize missile launch control system - News
February 05, 2018
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth $81 million for Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) as the USAF seeks to replace the aging Airborne Launch Control System aboard the E-6B Mercury Airborne Command Post.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy commissions USS Omaha littoral combat ship - News
February 05, 2018
SAN DIEGO. The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS), USS Omaha (LCS 12), during a ceremony on Saturday, February 3, 2018, in San Diego, California.
Avionics
Black Hawk helicopter passes military qualification for digital weapons systems - News
February 05, 2018
STRATFORD, Conn. Sikorsky Aircraft -- a Lockheed Martin company -- reports that it has completed qualification to military standards for its comprehensive weapons system for S-70M/S-70i Black Hawk helicopters.
Comms
Initial milestone reached for USAF spacecraft enterprise ground services - News
February 02, 2018
SAN DIEGO. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has completed Phase 1 of an EGS [Enterprise Ground Services] Study Contract in its plan to transition the Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C), the Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) Satellite C2 system, into the EGS.
Cyber
DoD Network Defense Headquarters reaches full operational capability - News
February 01, 2018
FORT MEADE, Md. The Joint Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DoDIN) -- the U.S. cybercommand component responsible for securing, operating, and defending the Defense Department?s (DoD's) complex infrastructure -- reports that it has achieved full operational capability.
Comms
Market study: Mega-trends in connectivity, surveillance will boost space tech to 2030 and beyond - News
January 31, 2018
SANTA CLARA, Calif. A new market study by Frost & Sullivan, "The Future of Space, 2030 and Beyond," predicts that space technology will grow at such a pace that by 2030, more than 13,000 satellites will be launched, more than 60 new players will enter the upstream market, and over 130 players will be active in the downstream market.
Unmanned
Study: UAV market to reach $21.47 billion by 2021 - News
January 30, 2018
EDINA, Minn. The global unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market was valued at $8.02 billion in 2016, with small UAVs holding the highest share, according to a recent market intelligence report, "Global Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market Value and Volume: Analysis and Forecast (2017-2021)," published by BIS Research.
From The Editor
A.I.
DARPA adds network-analysis tools to its antiterrorism arsenal - News
January 30, 2018
MALIBU, Calif. Research and development lab HRL Laboratories will develop a set of software tools -- to be known as the Complex Analytics of Network of Networks (CANON) -- for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that is intended to detect and warn intelligence analysts about weapons of mass terrorism (WMT) activity.
Radar/EW
MDA awards Lockheed Martin $459 Million THAAD interceptor contract - News
January 29, 2018
BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin has won The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a $459 million contract modification for production and delivery of interceptors for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system; the modification brings the total contract value to $1.28 billion, with funding provided in 2017 and 2018.
Comms
DISA awards $71.8 million contract for Army Pacific Command satellite operations - News
January 29, 2018
HERNDON, Va. Defense and intelligence contractor Peraton won a contract potentially worth $71.8 million from the Defense Information Intelligence Agency (DISA) for procurement and management of commercial satellite capacity for U.S. Army Pacific Command (USARPAC).
Unmanned
U.S. Navy demonstrates Harpoon Block II+ missile - News
January 26, 2018
POINT MUGU SEA TEST RANGE, Calif. The Navy completed a flight test of the new Harpoon Block II+ missile on January 22 from its Point Mugu Sea Test Range, off the coast of Ventura County, California.
Comms
DARPA aims to improve military communications using millimeter wave band - News
January 26, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced what it calls its Millimeter-Wave Digital Arrays (MIDAS) program, which intends to develop element-level digital phased-array technology that will enable next-generation millimeter wave systems for use by the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. military services.
Unmanned
U.S. Navy and NASA rehearse spacecraft recovery at sea - News
January 25, 2018
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. The U.S. Navy reported that its San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) successfully completed a recent test of recovery operations of a mock-up of NASA's Orion crew module.
Unmanned
DARPA, Orbital ATK team to study feasibility of hypersonic engines - News
January 25, 2018
DULLES, Va. Defense/aerospace contractor Orbital ATK is partnering with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to study the potential integration of turbine and hypersonic engine technologies into a new aircraft propulsion system under DARPA?s Advanced Full Range Engine (AFRE) program.
Comms
Australia's defense department inks $150 million contract for battle-management system support - News
January 25, 2018
KINGSTON, Australia. Elbit Systems of Australia won a contract worth $150 million (AU$186 million) from the Australian Department of Defense?s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group to provide Through Life Support (TLS) services to the Australian Defense Force (ADF) for the Elbit-supplied Battle Management System Command and Control (BMS C2).
Unmanned
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems demos SATCOM-enabled UAV launch and recovery - News
January 24, 2018
SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced a successful recent demonstration of its satellite communications (SATCOM)-enabled Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) using its MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Comms
USAF F-16s to receive audio, noise-reduction systems - News
January 24, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense and aerospace engineering company Terma North America won a contract worth $44.3 million to equip U.S. Air Force F-16s with its Terma 3D-Audio system.
Unmanned
French government, naval consortium collaborate on first rotary-wing drone for a warship - News
January 22, 2018
PARIS. France's DGA (Direction g?n?rale de l?armement, the government agency tasked with procuring weapons systems) awarded a contract for technology development in the field of rotary-wing drones to the Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters consortium.
Comms
USAF missile-warning center "talking" with new SBIRS satellite - News
January 22, 2018
BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. The U.S. Air Force's 460th Space Wing has made contact with and is now "talking" to the fourth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite following the satellite's successful launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on the evening of January 19, 2018.
Articles 1981 - 2000
