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Unmanned
General Atomics tests new radar warning receiver against air-defense systems - News
April 11, 2017
SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA?ASI) announced a successful demonstration of a radar warning receiver (RWR) on a GA-ASI Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). The GA-ASI-owned Predator B operated from the company's Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility near Palmdale, California, performing against various ground-based radars.
Avionics
Northrop Grumman and Terma will continue to team for F-35 parts - News
April 11, 2017
COPENHAGEN, Denmark. Northrop Grumman and Danish aircraft-component contractor Terma have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), under which Terma will continue to collaborate with Northrop Grumman beyond their current contracted agreements for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.
Unmanned
Air Force agreement aims to reduce UAS noise pollution - News
April 10, 2017
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. The Air Force Research Laboratory 711th Human Performance Wing/Airman Systems Directorate/Battlespace Acoustics Branch and composite-systems company Owens Corning have entered into a cooperative research and development agreement to develop and understand best practices for measuring and labeling the sound produced by small unmanned aerial systems (UASs).
Avionics
Navy signs $142 million contract for tactical combat-training system - News
April 10, 2017
WASHINGTON. The U.S. Navy has signed a contract worth $142 million with Leonardo DRS and Rockwell Collins to develop its Tactical Combat Training System Increment II (TCTS Inc. II).
Unmanned
Air Force, Lockheed Martin demo manned/unmanned aircraft teaming - News
April 10, 2017
PALMDALE, Calif. The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, and technology contractor Calspan Corp. recently successfully demonstrated manned/unmanned teaming of aircraft aimed at improving efficiency in combat and operational effectiveness for the warfighter.
Comms
U.S. Army taps BAE Systems for M88 support, sustainment - News
April 07, 2017
DETROIT ARSENAL, Michigan. The U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command -- which generates and sustains mobility, technology, and logistics solutions for U.S. armed forces -- has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth up to $112 million to perform technical support and sustainment of M88 recovery vehicles over the next four years.
Avionics
CH-53K helicopter approved for low-rate initial production funding - News
April 07, 2017
STRATFORD, Conn. Lockheed Martin announced that its Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter has successfully passed its Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) review and achieved a Milestone C decision, a determination that enables the craft to enter low-rate initial production funding.
Radar/EW
Air Force awards $95.7 million contract for EW services - News
April 07, 2017
SYRACUSE, N.Y. The Air Force has awarded defense and intelligence contractor SRC, Inc. a contract worth $95.7 million contract to continue development on the Sensor Beam program.
Unmanned
RQ-4 Global Hawk RPA passes deployment milestone - News
April 05, 2017
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. The U.S. Air Force Central Command reports that a 380th Air Expeditionary Wing RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), carrying a communications-enhancing payload, has completed 1,000 continuous sorties without a single maintenance cancellation while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Syria.
Avionics
Boeing signs $2.2 billion contract for P-8A aircraft - News
April 04, 2017
SEATTLE. Boeing has signed a contract worth $2.2 billion with the U.S. Navy, the Australian air force, and the United Kingdom royal air force to supply at least 17 P-8A Poseidon aircraft for the purposes of global maritime patrol and intelligence.
Unmanned
Textron to supply additional unmanned surface vehicles to U.S. Navy - News
April 04, 2017
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Textron Systems Unmanned Systems -- a business unit of Textron Inc. -- has received a $14.8 million contract to provide two additional fourth-generation common unmanned surface vehicles (CUSVs) for the U.S. Navy?s Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) program.
Comms
NASA embarks upon laser-communications system for spacecraft - News
April 03, 2017
NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, Md. NASA has launched a program aimed at developing a laser communications system for its Orion spacecraft, the vehicle the agency intends to use for its future manned missions to deep space.
Avionics
BAE Systems delivers new F-35 Lightning II simulator for flight trials - News
March 31, 2017
LONDON. BAE Systems has developed a new F-35 Lightning II flight simulator facility aimed at enabling pilots to prepare for trials on the U.K. Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier. The ?2m (approximately $2.5 million) simulator facility is intended to be an immersive experience for naval pilots to practice takeoff and landing on the navy's new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier under challenging sea and weather conditions.
Radar/EW
Elbit Systems signs $82 million contract to supply Condor2 system - News
March 31, 2017
HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has received a contract worth approximately $82 million to provide an Asia-Pacific country with its Condor 2 electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) airborne solution, for use in intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions. The contract, a follow-on order from a current user, will be satisfied over a four-year period by Elbit Systems' ISTAR Division.
Cyber
General Dynamics obtains $140 million NATO IT and cloud contract - News
March 30, 2017
FAIRFAX, Va. General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a contract by the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) to deliver a significant upgrade to NATO's technical infrastructure in decades. The single-award contract has a potential value of $140 million over five years.
Radar/EW
Semiconductor industry report calls for enhanced investment in R&D - News
March 30, 2017
WASHINGTON. Leading companies from the defense, technology, and aerospace industries -- led by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) -- have released a report identifying the key areas of scientific research that are needed to advance innovation in semiconductor technology and fulfill the promise of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and supercomputing.
Comms
German companies team for digitization of Germany's ground forces - News
March 29, 2017
MUNICH and DUESSELDORF, Germany. German defense-electronics companies Rheinmetall and Rohde & Schwarz have entered a partnership that aims at leading the digitization of Germany?s ground armed forces. The two enterprises established a joint venture to compete for two major German procurement projects: "MoTaKo," which stands for ?mobile tactical communications,? and ?MoTIV,? short for ?mobile tactical information network.?
Comms
AAR wins $909 million, 15-year contract from Air Force - News
March 29, 2017
WOOD DALE, Ill. Aviation services company AAR Corp. has won a 15-year, $909 million fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force for its Landing Gear Performance-Based Logistics One program. Work is expected to run through 2032.
Radar/EW
SLS RS-25 rocket engine undergoes critical test - News
March 28, 2017
NASA-STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. The powerful RS-25 engine that will be used on NASA?s new super-heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) underwent a critical test recently at NASA?s Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi; the test included the first trial of the new flight-model engine controller and flight-configuration software. Four RS-25 engines, manufactured by Aerojet Rocketdyne, are set to help propel the SLS rocket into deep space and beyond.
Radar/EW
U.S. Army SMDC initiates $3 billion contract process - News
March 28, 2017
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) recently announced the eight indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) prime contractor awardees that it had chosen for the Design, Development, Demonstration and Integration (D3I) Domain 1 contract award. The eight companies met with USASMDC/ARSTRAT, along with the U.S. Army Contracting Command-Redstone, to kick off the task-order process for the High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL TVD) integrated system development.
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