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Comms
Radar/EW
Next-gen airborne EW aircraft from L3 ordered by Australia's royal air force - News
April 11, 2019
NEW YORK. L3 Technologies has entered into an agreement with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to deliver four aircraft with next-generation airborne electronic warfare (EW) capability. The prime contract has an estimated value of more than $1 billion.
Radar/EW
Space-debris system to get an upgrade from USAF, Raytheon consortium - News
April 08, 2019
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and a consortium of technology firms led by Raytheon have joined forces to modernize and simplify the aging Space Defense Operations Center, a 1990s-era system that tracks and monitors space debris.
Comms
Combat-vehicle order for $132.1 million from U.S. Army received by Leonardo DRS - News
April 08, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. Leonardo DRS has received its first production delivery order for the next-generation of U.S. Army mission command computing systems, called the Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS) II.
Comms
Space robotics market will surpass $3.5 billion by 2025, study says - News
April 08, 2019
SELBYVILLE, Del. The market for space robotics will grow from $2 billion in 2018 to approximately $3.5 billion by 2025, according to a 2019 Global Market Insights, Inc. report, "Space Robotics Market Size By Solution (Product [Rovers / Landers, Probes, Arms / Manipulator Systems], Software, Services), By Application (Deep Space [Space Exploration, Space Transportation], Near Space [Space Exploration, Space Transportation]), By End-Use (Commercial, Government), Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook (U.S., Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Israel, South Africa), Application Potential, Price Trend, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2019 ? 2025."
Avionics
Avionics suite for Canadian armed forces CF-18 fleet to get support from Peraton - News
April 08, 2019
HERNDON, Va. Peraton has won a one-year contract extension for the Canadian armed forces CF-18 Avionics Optimized Weapon System Support program -- valued at $30 million -- to continue its support for the CF-18 fighter fleet.
A.I.
Leveling up on war gaming - News
April 04, 2019
MALIBU, Calif. HRL Laboratories -- an R & D lab owned by The Boeing Company and General Motors -- has embarked on a new program with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that aims to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) decision-making engine for multiagent military problems such as multidomain war gaming and strategic battle management.
Cyber
General Dynamics Mission Systems wins spot on $980 million Army cyber, EW contract - News
April 01, 2019
FAIRFAX, Va. General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) has been awarded a spot on the U.S. Army?s so-called R4 cyberwarfare contract; GDMS will provide electronic and cyber capabilities to the Army Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors.
Radar/EW
SIGINT market to reach $1.56 billion by 2023, study says - News
March 29, 2019
NORTHBROOK, Ill. The global signals intelligence (SIGINT) market is expected to grow from $12.8 billion in 2018 to $15.6 billion by 2023, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1 percent during the forecast period, according to a study from MarketsandMarkets, "Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Market - Global Forecast to 2023."
Unmanned
Rocket launching system and support contract for $1.13 billion inked by U.S. Army, Lockheed Martin - News
March 29, 2019
DALLAS. Lockheed Martin has signed a $1.13 billion contract with the U.S. Army for Lot 14 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets and associated equipment.
Comms
DARPA aims to make on-chip security scalable - News
March 28, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. To ease the cybersecurity concern over developing secure chips, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has developed the Automatic Implementation of Secure Silicon (AISS) program, which intends to automate the process of incorporating scalable defense mechanisms into chip designs while enabling designers to make economics versus security tradeoffs and maximize design productivity.
Comms
Jacobs wins $75.8 million contract for delivery of USAF Patriot Excalibur software and systems - News
March 28, 2019
DALLAS. Technical professional-services firm Jacobs has won the Patriot Excalibur (PEX) contract from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. The $75.8 million, five-year contract calls for Jacobs to deliver a unit-level software toolset that enables Air Force, Joint Service, and foreign military unit personnel to conduct accurate and real-time operational tasks and track readiness status, connecting functional areas within a unit.
Comms
Naval trainer brings AR/VR, hands-on training right to the waterfront - News
March 26, 2019
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. The U.S. Navy is currently using the the Carrier-Advanced Reconfigurable Training System (C-ARTS) system -- a customized mobile training facility -- to deliver traditional classroom training, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and "mixed-reality" training to sailors and soldiers at pierside.
Radar/EW
U.S. Missile Defense Agency reports successful test of ground-based ICBM interceptors - News
March 26, 2019
WASHINGTON. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) reports that it successfully launched two ground-based interceptors (GBIs) in rapid succession on Monday, March 25 from Vandenberg Air Force Base (California) against a simulated intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched from a test site on the Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific.
A.I.
DARPA program studies use of AI to generate more effective human-machine teaming - News
March 25, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is studying the basic machine "social skills" that will be needed to generate effective human-machine collaboration.
Radar/EW
Radar from Raytheon said to double U-2 surveillance range for USAF - News
March 25, 2019
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Raytheon is working on development of a new version of the Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) that flies on the U-2 Dragon Lady aircraft, under the terms of a $320 million undefinitized contract from the U.S. Air Force.
Comms
RF microwave control components from Comtech to go to U.S. military - News
March 22, 2019
MELVILLE, N.Y. Comtech Telecommunications announced that its New York-based subsidiary, Comtech PST Corp. -- part of Comtech?s Government Solutions segment -- received a $2.3 million contract award for RF microwave control components from a major domestic prime contractor.
Comms
A.I.
DARPA program: Progress seen on lifelong learning for machines - News
March 20, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Lifelong Learning Machines (L2M) program reports some progress toward its goal of developing computer systems that can learn continuously and become increasingly expert while performing tasks.
A.I.
Autonomous adaptable software systems under development by Charles River Analytics, partners - News
March 20, 2019
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Intelligent-systems developer Charles River Analytics is partnering with the University of Southern California, Harvard University, the University of Birmingham, and Metron Scientifc to develop a program called Probabilistic Representation of Intent Commitments to Ensure Software Survival (PRINCESS).
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