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Unmanned
Ground-based ballistic missile defense systems market to reach $15.39 billion in 2018, says forecast - News
July 23, 2018
LONDON. Global expenditure on ground-based ballistic missile defense systems will total upwards of $15.39 billion during 2018, according to a new report from Visiongain, "Ground Based Ballistic Missile Defence Systems Market Report 2018-2028."
Avionics
NASA and French aerospace center to collaborate on supersonic travel, sonic boom research - News
July 20, 2018
WASHINGTON. NASA has signed a research agreement with France's Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (ONERA), the French national aerospace research center, to mount a project that could make supersonic passenger flights over land practical and dramatically reduce travel time in the U.S. or anywhere in the world.
Comms
USAF signs $29.8 million contract for KC-135 audio systems sustainment - News
July 20, 2018
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. Tracking-based communications company Orbit Communication Systems has won a contract from the U.S. Air Force for $29.8 million to provide systems sustainment for the for the several thousand ADAS [airborne digital-controlled audio system] units currently installed on USAF KC-135 aircraft.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy: Antisubmarine warfare technology passes two critical tests - News
July 18, 2018
WASHINGTON. The U.S. Navy -- Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) Public Affairs -- recently announced the successful completion of two antisubmarine warfare (ASW) mission package testing milestones.
Comms
NATO countries to get battlespace intelligence system - News
July 18, 2018
BETHESDA, Md. and FULLERTON, Calif. Lockheed Martin and ThalesRaytheonSystems are teaming to provide the NATO Alliance with a territorial ballistic missile defense (BMD) command-and-control capability.
Unmanned
U.S. Army to employ Raytheon UAS and radar for counter-UAS missions - News
July 18, 2018
WALTHAM, Mass. Raytheon will supply the U.S. Army with its Coyote unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and KRFS (Ku-band radio frequency system) radar to help the Army counter the escalating threat of enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the skies above the battlefield.
Avionics
Flight-training device for military helicopters integrates tactical and visual input - News
July 16, 2018
ST. HUBERT, Quebec, Canada. Fight-simulator manufacturer CAE has launched its CAE 700MR Series flight-training device (FTD), a next-generation FTD designed specifically for military helicopter flight and mission training.
Radar/EW
Pilot-worn sensor systems will provide info on physical effects of extreme flight conditions - News
July 16, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Cobham announced that it will be supporting U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) F-18 and T-45 test flights with its Cobham VigilOX breathing sensors.
A.I.
Reducing the data demands of machine learning is the focus of DARPA initiative - News
July 12, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced a new initiative it calls Learning with Less Labels (LwLL), in which the agency will research new machine learning (ML) algorithms that require greatly reduced amounts of information to train or update.
Avionics
New avionics decks chosen for F-5 adversary-support training fleet - News
July 12, 2018
OLATHE, Kan. Garmin International, a unit of Garmin Ltd., has been selected by defense contractor Tactical Air Support, Inc. (TacAir) to install the Garmin tandem integrated flight deck for TacAir's fleet of supersonic F-5 fighter aircraft.
Radar/EW
RF research to get support from new $24 million contract, says AFRL - News
July 11, 2018
McLean, VA. Defense intelligence company Altamira Technologies has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for $24.6 million to provide next-generation radio frequency (RF) sensing technologies through advanced research and development of RF systems and subsystems.
Unmanned
Contract with KBRwyle enables technical, engineering support for Patriot missile - News
July 11, 2018
HOUSTON. Professional-services and technology firm KBR announced that its global government services business, KBRwyle, has been awarded a $133 million task order by the U.S. Army's Lower Tier Project Office to provide technical and engineering services to the Patriot missile system.
Cyber
Immersive training contract signed for $128 million between U.S. Army, Northrop Grumman - News
July 10, 2018
HERNDON, Va. Northrop Grumman has won a contract worth $128 million from the U.S. Army to continue providing support for the Army's Mission Command Training Center (MCTC) as it embarks on a new program, called Mission Training Complex Contractor Support (MTCCS - III Corps), which will provide mission command training for a range of unified land operations in a contemporary operating environment.
Cyber
Logistics contract worth $48 million to manage weapons and ordnance for U.S. Navy awarded to CACI Int'l. - News
July 10, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. National-security IT provider CACI International has won a $48 million task order to provide engineering and technical related services (ETRS) to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division.
Unmanned
Combat-decoy contract signed for approximately $42 million - News
July 10, 2018
CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. Chemring Countermeasures USA (CCM USA) -- a subsidiary of global defense technology company Chemring Group -- has won two contracts totaling approximately $42 million to deliver weapons decoys and countermeasures for the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force.
Radar/EW
Electronic warfare market will grow at healthy clip through 2023, says study - News
July 09, 2018
NEW YORK and PUNE, India. The electronic warfare (EW) market is expected to grow at approximately 4.5 percent combined annual growth rate (CAGR) during the period 2017 to 2023, according to a new report from Market Research Future, "Electronic Warfare Market Research Report Information, by Category (Electronic Support, Electronic Attack, and Electronic Protection), by Platform (Airborne, Naval, Land, and Unmanned) and by Region ? Global Forecast till 2023."
Radar/EW
RADA radar included in bid for U.S. Army equipment package for Stryker tank - News
July 06, 2018
SILVER SPRING, Md. RADA Electronic Industries announced that its Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR) will be integrated into the Leonardo DRS mission equipment package (MEP) solution for the U.S. Army?s Initial Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) capability.
Radar/EW
L3 Technologies acquires Applied Defense Solutions - News
July 03, 2018
NEW YORK. L3 Technologies has acquired Applied Defense Solutions (ADS), an aerospace engineering, software development, and space situational awareness company.
Unmanned
Autonomous technology headed to the battlefield thanks to U.S. Army, Oshkosh deal - News
July 03, 2018
OSHKOSH, Wis. Oshkosh Defense, an Oshkosh Corporation, has won a $49 million contract from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to integrate existing palletized load system (PLS) vehicles with scalable autonomous technology as part of the U.S. Army?s Expedient Leader Follower (ExLF) program.
Radar/EW
BAE Systems to build, deliver frigates for Australian naval fleet in $25.7 billion deal - News
July 02, 2018
EDINBURGH, Australia. BAE Systems has been selected by the Australian government as the preferred tenderer for the SEA 5000 program to deliver nine future frigates for the Royal Australian Navy. The overall announced program is expected to be in the region of AU $35 billion (approximately $25.7 billion) for the design, build, and support of the ships.
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