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Comms
General Dynamics to buy IT contractor CSRA in $6.8 billion deal - News
February 12, 2018
FALLS CHURCH, Va. General Dynamics announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with IT contractor CSRA under which General Dynamics will acquire all outstanding shares of CSRA; the transaction is valued at $9.6 billion, including the assumption of $2.8 billion in CSRA debt.
Radar/EW
Leveraging open-source tech to create flexible electronic systems - News
February 09, 2018
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) reports that it has developed the first-ever functional samples of flexible Arduino circuit board systems made by employing a flexible hybrid electronics manufacturing process. The AFRL led the project, with NextFlex, America?s Flexible Hybrid Electronics Institute, also on the team.
Radar/EW
U.S., allies order upgrades to Patriot missile - News
February 09, 2018
DALLAS. The U.S. military and allied forces will upgrade their missile defense capabilities under a $524 million contract modification for production and delivery of Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptors. The contract modification adds on to the $944 million contract awarded in December 2017 for PAC-3 and PAC-3 MSE production and delivery.
Comms
Army-led team demos stored isotopic energy in quest for alternative battery types - News
February 08, 2018
ADELPHI, Md. The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has reported that a multinational research team led by Army scientists successfully induced a controlled release of stored isotopic energy using a physical effect involving atomic electrons. The technique was posited over 40 years ago but has never before been demonstrated experimentally.
Comms
U.S. Army places $106 million order for JLTVs - News
February 07, 2018
OSHKOSH, Wis. Oshkosh Defense has won a $106 million order for 416 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) and associated installed and packaged kits.
Unmanned
JASSM-ER missile achieves full operational capability - News
February 07, 2018
ORLANDO. The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) ? Extended Range (ER) recently achieved full operational capability on the F-15E Strike Eagle, flown by the U.S. and allied nations' air forces, according to a statement from missile maker Lockheed Martin.
A.I.
L3, BAE Systems collaborate to pursue Australian navy contract - News
February 06, 2018
CANBERRA, Australia. Electronics and sensor maker L3 Technologies announced that it will support the BAE Systems Power and Propulsion Team by providing the Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) for the upcoming Australian navy SEA5000 program pursuit.
Radar/EW
MDSI: $26 million contract for cooling tank electronics, personnel - News
February 06, 2018
IRVINE, Calif. Meggitt Defense Systems, Inc. (MDSI, a subsidiary of Meggitt PLC) won a $26 million contract to provide thermal management systems (TMS) to General Dynamics Land Systems (Sterling Heights, Michigan) for the M1A2 SEPv3 and M1A2 KSA main battle tanks.
Comms
Moving toward tactical information-sharing using commercial smartphones - News
February 06, 2018
CHANTILLY, Va. IT engineering firm Vencore won a prime contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to explore and provide technologies for new security models to support information-sharing in tactical coalition environments using commercial handheld devices.
Unmanned
DARPA autonomous unmanned vessel moves up to Office of Naval Research - News
February 05, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) reports successful completion of its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program; it has officially transferred the technology demonstration vessel, christened Sea Hunter, to the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
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.
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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.
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