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FLIR Systems finalizes acquisition of Endeavor Robotics - News
March 07, 2019
WILSONVILLE, Ore. Mar. 4, 2019-- FLIR Systems has completed its previously announced acquisition of Endeavor Robotic Holdings -- a leading developer of battle-tested, tactical unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for the global military, public safety, and critical infrastructure markets -- from Arlington Capital Partners for $382 million in cash.
Comms
ARL scientists use 3-D printing to fabricate ultra-strong metal parts from powder - News
March 05, 2019
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. Researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command's Army Research Laboratory (ARL) are confident that soldiers needing replacement parts will be able to turn to 3-D printers in the future to rapidly deliver reliable and ultra-strong metal parts.
Radar/EW
U.S. Army awards Raytheon a deal to deliver EO/IR surveillance towers to Middle East nation - News
March 05, 2019
DULLES, Va. Raytheon will deliver advanced surveillance towers to a Middle Eastern nation to help protect that nation's borders and military installations, according to the terms of a recent contract awarded to Raytheon by the U.S. Army.
Comms
Military simulation and virtual training market to reach $15.07 billion by 2025, study says - News
February 27, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO. The worldwide military simulation and virtual training market size is expected to reach $15.07 billion by 2025, according to a study conducted by Grand View Research, "Military Simulation and Virtual Training Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Platform Type (Flight, Vehicle, Battlefield, Virtual Boot Camp), By Application (Ground, Air, Naval), And Segment Forecasts, 2018 - 2025."
Radar/EW
U.S. Army ballistic-missile test site signs $502 million contract with RGNext - News
February 26, 2019
STERLING, Va. RGNext -- a joint venture between Raytheon's Intelligence, Information, and Services business and General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) -- has signed a $502 million, 10-year contract to operate the U.S. Army's Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site. RGNext will manage space-vehicle and ballistic-missile launches and missile-defense tests conducted from islands in the 750,000-square-mile Pacific Ocean range.
Under the $502-million, 10-year contract,
Unmanned
Sonar system market to grow to $3.7 billion by 2023, study says - News
February 26, 2019
NORTHBROOK, Ill. The sonar system market is projected to grow from $2.6 billion in 2018 to $3.7 billion by 2023, at a combined annual growth rate of 7 percent during that period, according to a recent study from MarketsandMarkets, "Sonar System Market by Product Type (Hull Mounted, Stern Mounted, Sonobuoy, DDS), Application (Commercial, Defense), Platform (Ship Type, Airborne), End User (Line Fit, Retrofit), Solution (Hardware, Software), Region - Global Forecast to 2023."
Comms
Unmanned
United Launch Alliance wins three-mission contract from USAF - News
February 21, 2019
CENTENNIAL, Colo. United Launch Alliance (ULA) has won a firm fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force to launch three missions on the company?s Atlas V rocket; the contract resulted from a competitive award under the Air Force?s Phase 1A procurement strategy.
Cyber
USAF information-security project worth $77 million awarded to VMD Corp. - News
February 18, 2019
FARIFAX, Va. VMD Corp., a systems integrator and IT-security contractor, has won a $77 million contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to support the USAF Office of Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer (SAF/CIO A6) in its cyberspace-protection mission.
A.I.
Robbins-Gioia wins $50 million contract to support USAF IT eval, maturation - News
February 14, 2019
ALEXANDRIA, Va. The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $50 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to consulting firm Robbins-Gioia (RG), under which RG will aid the Air Force in finding more effective and efficient ways to support Air Force business operations and refine the development of requirements supporting the service's information technology across all 38 mission areas.
A.I.
U.S. DoD outlines strategy regarding artificial intelligence - News
February 13, 2019
WASHINGTON. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has released the summary of its strategy on artificial intelligence (AI) -- called "Harnessing AI to Advance Our Security and Prosperity -- in which the DoD outlines how it will leverage AI into the future.
Radar/EW
DARPA explores development of HPEC for virtual training environments - News
February 13, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has created the Digital RF Battlespace Emulator (DBRE) program, which is aimed at developing of high-capacity computing with extremely low latency to power virtual test beds for complex RF systems.
Comms
Leonardo DRS set to build new engineering/manufacturing complex in Bridgeton, MO - News
February 11, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense contractor Leonardo DRS will build a new engineering-development and light-manufacturing facility and offices in Bridgeton, Missouri, to accommodate its growing Land Systems business line, with a target date for the new facility of early 2020.
Unmanned
U.S. Navy UUV to test GA-EMS Li-ion battery - News
February 11, 2019
SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a contract from Advanced Technology International (ATI) to develop and demonstrate a prototype lithium-ion fault-tolerant (LiFT) battery system to be used in the U.S. Navy?s prototype ?Snakehead? large-displacement unmanned undersea vehicle (LDUUV).
Radar/EW
L3 Technologies key member of team for Canadian combat-ship program - News
February 11, 2019
NEW YORK. L3 Technologies will be part of the team set to deliver the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) design contract by Irving Shipbuilding, which is the CSC prime contractor; L3 is a key partner with Lockheed Martin Canada (LMC) and BAE Systems on the Combat Ship team.
Radar/EW
C4ISR and control systems on U.S. Coast Guard cutters to come from Northrop Grumman - News
February 06, 2019
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Northrop Grumman Corp. has won production and long lead time materials (LLTM) contracts for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) C4ISR [command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance] and control systems, in concert with Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG).
Unmanned
Robotic systems contract for $90 million signed between QinetiQ and U.S. Army - News
February 05, 2019
WALTHAM, Mass. QinetiQ North America (QNA) announced that it has signed a $90 million ID/IQ contract to support the overall sustainment actions of the Tactical Adaptable Light Ordnance Neutralization (TALON) family of robotic systems for the U.S. Army.
Avionics
Boeing NeXT VTOL craft completes first flight - News
February 04, 2019
MANASSAS, Va. Boeing reports that it has successfully completed the first test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype, known as Boeing NeXt.
Comms
DoD places $27.9 million order with FLIR for all-hazard detection and alert systems - News
February 04, 2019
WILSONVILLE, Ore. FLIR Systems, Inc. has received a delivery order for 24 U.S. Army chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear dismounted reconnaissance sets, kits, and outfits (CBRN DR-SKO) systems, under a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in support of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) DR-SKO Program of Record.
Comms
DARPA's mini-antenna will test emerging sensor and satellite concepts in LEO - News
January 25, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is readying for a late-February 2019 launch of a prototype antenna it calls the Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2); the prototype is intended to space-qualify a new type of membrane reflectarray antenna. The antenna, made of an extremely thin Kapton membrane, is packed tightly stowed for launch and then deploys to its full size of 2.25 meters in diameter once it reaches low Earth orbit (LEO).
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