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Radar/EW
New generation of mixed-signal electronics for EW, ISR the goal of DARPA, BAE Systems project - News
January 30, 2020
NASHUA, N.H. BAE Systems has won a contract worth $8 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop the next generation of mixed-signal electronics that could enable new Department of Defense (DoD) applications and enable solutions that enhance situational awareness and survivability for the warfighter.
Radar/EW
Product life cycle extension is aim of partnership - News
January 28, 2020
EMBEDDED TECH TRENDS 2020 — ATLANTA. GDCA Inc (Livermore, California) — a company that speciaizes in legacy equipment manufacturing of obsolete embedded computer equipment — has announced a partnership deal with Radisys to indefinitely extend the life of legacy products.
Radar/EW
RFSoC board announced by Pentek to align with SOSA reference architecture - News
January 28, 2020
EMBEDDED TECH TRENDS 2020, ATLANTA. Pentek announced its Quartz Model 5550, an eight-channel A/D and D/A converter, 3U OpenVPX board based on the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC that is aligned to the SOSA Technical Standard.
Radar/EW
SOSA-aligned switch and FPGA processing boards to show at TSOA-ID - News
January 27, 2020
ANNAPOLIS, Md. Annapolis Micro Systems is set to show its 100GbE 6E10 6U OpenVPX switch and 6XB2 6U OpenVPX FPGA processing board in a live conformance and interoperability demo at the Tri-Service Open Architecture Interoperability Demonstration (TSOA-ID) on January 29, 2020 at Georgia Tech Research Institute.
Unmanned
Mil-spec flash storage for airborne systems contract agreed for $36 million - News
January 27, 2020
ESCONDIDO, Calif. One Stop Systems (OSS) has signed a sole-source contract with the U.S. Navy to design a new military-spec flash storage array for airborne sensor data collection.
Radar/EW
Hypersonic-missile research and demo pact signed by Northrop Grumman, DARPA - News
January 27, 2020
ARLINGTON, Va. the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has signed a contract worth $13 million with Northrop Grumman Systems for the research, development, and demonstration of a technology critical for enabling an advanced interceptor capable of engaging maneuvering hypersonic threats in the upper atmosphere.
Unmanned
Unmanned ship idea from DARPA draws ideas from industry - News
January 22, 2020
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently held a Proposers' Day for its newest idea regarding unmanned warships: the "NOMARS" [No Manning Required Ship] program.
A.I.
Robotic combat vehicle winners chosen by U.S. Army - News
January 09, 2020
WASHINGTON. The U.S. Army has chosen two companies to winners to build base platforms for its light- and medium-class robotic combat vehicles (RCVs): According to a statement, the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command and the service’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross-Functional Team intends -- pending successful negotiations -- to award a contract to QinetiQ North America to build four RCV-light prototypes and another contract to Textron to build four RCV-medium prototypes.
Radar/EW
Mine-hunting sonar initial tests aboard unmanned vessel completed by Northrop Grumman - News
January 09, 2020
PANAMA CITY, Fla. Northrop Grumman has finished initial seaborne testing of its AQS-24B mine-hunting sonar system with a new deploy/retrieval payload.
A.I.
AI, big data transforming earth-observation market, study finds - News
January 09, 2020
LONDON. Mounting demand for enhanced intelligence, the market entry of cheaper imagery products from small-satellite operators, and the development of integration platforms leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and big-data capabilities are some of the key trends transforming the earth observation industry, according to a recent analysis from Frost & Sullivan, "Global Earth Observation Market, Forecast to 2029."
Radar/EW
TT Electronics acquires U.S.-based power electronics business from Excelitas Technologies - News
January 07, 2020
WOKING, England. TT Electronics, which makes engineered electronics for performance-critical applications, has completed the acquisition of a California-based business unit of Excelitas Technologies (Waltham, Mass.) that designs and manufactures power electronics for defense and aerospace markets.
Comms
USSPACECOM expands key allied space partnerships through multi-country operations - News
January 02, 2020
VANDENBURG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. National security in the space domain continues to expand its operational coordination and capabilities between the U.S. Space Command and allied nations. As a strategic defense partnership between several nations including the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, operate together at the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC); other nations collaborating on space operations with the CSpOC include Germany, France and New Zealand.
Radar/EW
AESA radar to go on USA fighter jets under $1 billion DoD contract with Northrop Grumman - News
December 20, 2019
FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman has been granted by the U.S Department of Defense (DoD) a $1 billion ?definitized modification? to a previously-awarded contract to install new active electronically scanned array (AESA) fire control radars on up to 372 of the U.S. Air Force?s F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets.
Cyber
Cybersecurity contract for USAF and DoD signed with Xage Security - News
December 19, 2019
PALO ALTO, Calif. Xage Security has garnered a Phase-1 contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) under which Xage will support the IT and OT security needs and data management of the USAF and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
Radar/EW
BAE Systems garners $2.7 billion order from U.S. Navy for thousands of APKWS munitions - News
December 18, 2019
HUDSON, N.H. Following a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announcement in September 2019, BAE Systems announced that the U.S. Navy has signed a $2.68 billion contract for the purchase of thousands of additional APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets precision munition.
Radar/EW
Hull-mounted sonar to be fastest-growing segment over the next decade, report states - News
December 17, 2019
LONDON. The global naval sonar market -- valued at $2.2 billion in 2019 -- is expected to grow at a CAGR of 2.76% to reach a value of $2.9 billion by 2029, according to a recent report from GlobalData.
Radar/EW
Multiple missile threats detected, engaged during U.S. Army/Northrop Grumman radar and sensor testing - News
December 16, 2019
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. The U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman Corp. report successful simultaneous engagement of two incoming target cruise missiles during a flight test using the Army?s Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) battle command system (IBCS).
Unmanned
Gray Eagle UAS to get avionics, data links, software upgrades - News
December 16, 2019
SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it will team with the U.S. Army to enhance the capabilities and survivability of the MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
Avionics
First modified MV-22 Osprey delivered to U.S. Marine Corps - News
December 13, 2019
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. Bell Boeing announced that it has delivered the first modified MV-22 Osprey to the U.S. Marine Corps. Bell Boeing recently won a $146 million contract for upgrades and maintenance on the MV-22 aircraft.
Radar/EW
Small-satellite launch service revenues will total over $28 billion by 2030, study says - News
December 12, 2019
SANTA CLARA, Calif. The small-satellite launch services market will top the $28 billion mark by 2030, according to a new study by Frost & Sullivan, "Small Satellite Launch Services Market, Half-yearly Update, H1 2019, Forecast to 2033," due in part to increased launch frequency, inventory, and manufacturing capability.
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