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Avionics
NASA engineers unveil modular avionics systems for smaller missions - News
February 28, 2017
GREENBELT, Md. A team of engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have designed a new avionics system intended for use on smaller, cost-constrained, yet high-performance missions.
Cyber
DoD launches open-source initiative - News
February 24, 2017
WASHINGTON. The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced its launch of "Code.mil," an open-source effort that enables software developers around the globe to collaborate on unclassified code written by federal employees in support of DoD projects. DoD is partnering with GitHub, an open-source platform, to experiment with promoting increased collaboration between federal employees and private-sector software developers on software projects built within the DoD.
Comms
NASA selects two proposals for oxygen recovery during future deep-space missions - News
February 24, 2017
WASHINGTON. NASA has selected two proposals for the development of oxygen-recovery technologies that could keep astronauts alive and healthy during future long-duration missions to deep space.
Comms
BAE Systems buys partner company in railgun program - News
February 23, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems has acquired engineering company IAP Research of Dayton, Ohio, a longtime subcontractor on BAE Systems' development of an electromagnetic railgun. IAP develops and manufactures electromagnetic technologies and advanced composites.
Radar/EW
Lockheed Martin's new particle accelerator aims at space-instrument testing - News
February 23, 2017
PALO ALTO, Calif. Lockheed Martin has installed a new linear particle accelerator at its Advanced Technology Center laboratory in Silicon Valley, part of the company's expansion into space-instrument testing. Designers and manufacturers of materials and instruments that are to be sent to space must first ensure that the products will survive the temperature extremes, radiation exposure, and need for autonomous operation found there.
Radar/EW
Keel laid for USS Frank E. Petersen guided-missile destroyer - News
February 22, 2017
PASCAGOULA, Miss. The keel of the future guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121) was ceremoniously laid on February 21 at Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard. Although official construction of DDG 121 started in April 2016, the keel-laying symbolically recognizes the ceremonial beginning of the ship.
Avionics
Lockheed Martin wins $150 million contract for Viper target sight system - News
February 22, 2017
ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin has won $150 million in follow-on production contracts from the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division to continue to provide the U.S. Marine Corps with the target sight system (TSS) for the AH-1Z "Viper" attack helicopter.
Comms
DRS Technologies signs tactical data link contract with U.S. Navy - News
February 21, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. DRS Technologies, a Leonardo Company, has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract worth up to $22 million by the U.S. Navy for an updated communications system that will enable ship commanders to securely share real-time tactical data information.
Avionics
Research ongoing into avoiding aircraft icing - News
February 21, 2017
WASHINGTON. Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) believe that they are close to cracking the code regarding how to provide aircraft with a way to avoid potentially hazardous icing conditions.
Comms
Latest SpaceX launch carries ARM MCUs for space station experiments - News
February 20, 2017
AUSTIN, Texas. The SpaceX CRS-10 cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) blasted off on Sunday, February 19 carrying several experiments to be conducted aboard the ISS, including one controlled by an ARM-based Vorago Technologies microcontroller (MCU).
Cyber
Navy agrees to $133 million buy of Red Hat software and services - News
February 20, 2017
WASHINGTON. The Department of the Navy has signed a five-year blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with DLT Solutions for the government IT contractor to provide the Navy and Marine Corps with Red Hat software and services. The $133.4 million agreement includes a one-year base ordering period with four one-year optional ordering periods, to be in force through December 2021.
Radar/EW
U.S. Army grants Elbit $102 million contract for mortar fire control systems - News
February 17, 2017
FORT WORTH, Tx. Elbit Systems of America, a subsidiary of Israel's Elbit Systems, has won a U.S. Army contract to provide field mortar fire control systems. If fully utlilized, the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract could extend to a five-year period and have a maximum value of $102 million.
Cyber
General Dynamics wins $170 million cyber contract from DIA - News
February 17, 2017
FAIRFAX, Va. General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has won a task order from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to provide a wide range of cybersecurity services intended to defend intelligence networks and systems for the DIA, combat commands, and several military services.
Radar/EW
Clemson team partners with DTRA to develop nuclear-activity sensor - News
February 16, 2017
CLEMSON, S.C. Research targeted at building a biosensor that would help the military detect signs of nuclear activities -- including indications of weapons development -- has been approved, to be conducted under the leadership of a former naval officer who is now a Clemson University faculty member. Nicole Martinez, an assistant professor in the Clemson environmental engineering and earth sciences department, is the lead investigator on the $866,884 project; the research will last three years and could be eligible for a two-year extension, boosting the total to about $1.5 million.
Unmanned
Mayport named FOB for MQ-4C Triton UAS - News
February 16, 2017
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The U.S. Navy has named Naval Station Mayport (Jacksonville, Florida) as the forward operating base (FOB) for its fleet of MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems (UASs). As the east coast FOB, Mayport will act as the launch and recovery site for four forward-based MQ-4C Triton UAS and will be the consolidated maintenance hub for up to four additional aircraft.
Radar/EW
FLIR lands $50 million Coast Guard contract for navigation electronics - News
February 16, 2017
WILSONVILLE, Ore. The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded FLIR Systems a $50 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide marine electronics systems under the Coast Guard's Scalable Integrated Navigation Systems 2 (SINS-2) program over a five-year period, with the option to extend delivery for an additional five years.
Comms
Orbital ATK wins U.S. Air Force satellite integration contract - News
February 15, 2017
DULLES, Va. Orbital ATK has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missiles Systems Center to provide payload integration and support services for Space Test Program Satellite 6 (STPSat-6), a multipurpose satellite program that is planned to demonstrate advanced communication capabilities, collect space weather data, and support nuclear-detonation detection in the Earth?s atmosphere or in near space.
Unmanned
G-CLAW missile successfully engages moving targets - News
February 15, 2017
WILMINGTON, Mass. Textron Systems Weapon and Sensor Systems, a division of Textron Inc., announced that it has successfully tested its G-CLAW precision-guided glide weapon against moving targets; the October 2016 flight tests were conducted at Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona.
Comms
IARPA launches crowdsourcing research effort - News
February 14, 2017
WASHINGTON. The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, has announced that it is embarking on a multiyear research effort to develop and test large-scale, structured collaboration methods to improve reasoning. If the project is successful, the Crowdsourcing Evidence, Argumentation, Thinking and Evaluation (known as "CREATE") program will improve analysts? and decisionmakers? understanding of the evidence and assumptions that support or conflict with their conclusions.
Unmanned
U.S. Army and allies invest $202 million in enhanced Patriot missile - News
February 14, 2017
TEWKSBURY, Mass. The U.S. Army Contracting Command announced that the Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a contract to Raytheon for $202 million to perform enhancements to the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. According to the company, the work on the Patriot will sustain more than 500 highly skilled jobs across four U.S. states, while adding to the functionality of the Patriot system.
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