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Unmanned
Polaris and partners win spot in U.S. Army robotic trial program - News
May 24, 2018
MEDINA, Minn. Polaris Government and Defense -- along with its teammates Applied Research Associates and Neya Systems, known collectively as Team Polaris -- has won a contract from the U.S. Army to supply its optionally manned MRZR X multimode vehicle platform as one of the robotic systems used by infantry brigade combat teams for the next year of trials as part of the Army's Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) program.
Unmanned
U.S. military branches order $111 million in AeroVironment mini-UAS hardware, support - News
May 24, 2018
TAMPA, Fla. Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) provider AeroVironment -- which supplies UASs to both military and commercial users -- won contract awards from the U.S. Army during April 2018 for procurement of the company?s Switchblade Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS) and Contractor Logistics Support. This most recent announcement brings the total value of Switchblade awards to $111 million since August 2017.
Unmanned
"Game of Drones" demo to investigate, showcase new UAS capabilities - News
May 23, 2018
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada. Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) and its partners, Ascent Vision and RADA Technologies, will participate in the SOFWERX ThunderDrone Rapid Prototyping Event (RPE) III demonstration, to be held at Nellis Air Force Base in June 2018. SOFWERX is a Partnership Intermediary Agreement between Doolittle Institute and the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), created to investigate new technology for U.S. warfighters.
Cyber
Parsons agrees to acquire Polaris Alpha - News
May 23, 2018
PASADENA, Calif. Security and defense contractor Parsons has agreed to acquire defense/intelligence firm Polaris Alpha.
Radar/EW
JTAGS gets enhanced early missile warning capabilities in Japan - News
May 23, 2018
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan. The U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman Corp. report that they have deployed enhanced Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) capabilities in Japan in order to advance battlespace awareness and missile defense.
A.I.
NAWCAD engineer working with AI to sort radar interference - News
May 22, 2018
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. An engineer at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is working on developing an artificial intelligence (AI) system that could potentially teach itself how to recognize and remove external interference from radar signals.
Unmanned
UAS win: $38 million for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions - News
May 22, 2018
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Security implementation company Kratos Defense & Security Solutions reports that its Unmanned Systems Division (KUSD) recently won approximately $38 million in high-performance unmanned aerial drone aircraft, systems, and related product contract awards.
Avionics
Graphics module aimed at use in avionics, video streaming, surveillance - News
May 21, 2018
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. Ruggedized graphics/video company Eizo Rugged Solutions has released its Condor GR4 3U VPX 3G-SDI capture board, a rugged single-slot graphics/capture board with four 3G-SDI inputs and outputs that the company intends for use in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) applications such as avionics, manned and unmanned video streaming, and security/surveillance.
Unmanned
Turkish navy gets autonomous underwater vehicle upgrade from Teledyne Gavia - News
May 18, 2018
REYKJAVIK, Iceland. Teledyne Gavia announced that it recently delivered Teledyne Blueview MB2250 modules and associated Teledyne PDS software for all Gavia autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) operated by the Turkish Navy Mine Countermeasures Command in Erdek, Turkey.
A.I.
DARPA, Polaris Alpha teaming to develop AI for the battlefield - News
May 18, 2018
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Technology provider Polaris Alpha has won a $2.3 million subcontract to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as the agency seeks to develop new artificial intelligence (AI) tools for fast-changing battlefield environments.
Cyber
U.S. Army contracts for predeployment training for troops - News
May 17, 2018
RESTON, Va. Science and technology engineering firm Leidos has won a prime contract potentially worth $210 million from the U.S. Army Contracting Command ? Orlando to develop and provide simulated training environments for troops before they deploy to a battlefield environment.
Avionics
USMC takes delivery of first CH053 King Stallion helicopter from Sikorsky - News
May 17, 2018
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, reports that it delivered the first CH-53 King Stallion helicopter to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), the first of an expected 200 helicopters for the Marines' fleet.
Unmanned
ERAPSCO joint venture awarded $70.3 million in Navy sonobuoy contracts - News
May 16, 2018
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. and SCHAUMBURG, Ill. Ultra Electronics Holdings and Sparton Corporation have won subcontracts valued at $70.3 million under their ERAPSCO joint venture for the manufacture and delivery of sonobuoys for the U.S. Navy.
Comms
U.S. Navy contracts for communications services at its base in Djibouti, Africa - News
May 16, 2018
ROME, N.Y. Technology and systems provider Rome Research Corp. -- a subsidiary of PAR Technology -- has won a U.S. Navy SeaPort-e task order to provide telecommunications operations and maintenance services at the Global Information Grid facility at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, Africa. The value of the task order is approximately $19.8 million over a one-year base period and four one-year options.
Unmanned
USDOT selects participants in UAS integration pilot program - News
May 15, 2018
WASHINGTON. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao recently announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has chosen 10 state, local, and tribal governments to participate in the DOT's unmanned aircraft aystems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program.
Avionics
NAVAIR signs agreement for support on F-35 fighter program - News
May 15, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Information-technology engineering company Decisive Analytics Corp. (DAC) has won a Blank Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract with NAVAIR Warfare Center Lakehurst, Aircraft Division to provide support to the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO).
Unmanned
U.S. Army signs $828 million contract with Lockheed Martin for Lot 13 precision-strike missile delivery - News
May 14, 2018
BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin has won an $828 million (not-to-exceed) contract from the U.S. Army for Lot 13 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets and associated equipment.
Comms
Small-satellites launch market may surpass $62 billion by 2030, say analysts - News
May 14, 2018
LONDON. Industry analysts at Frost & Sullivan predict that the small-satellite launch market could total or surpass the $62 billion mark by 2030, according to a new report titled "Small-satellite Launch Services Market, Quarterly Update Q1 2018, Forecast to 2030."
Unmanned
Phase 3 of DARPA's "Gremlins" program: Full-scale demo of multiple low-$, reusable UASs - News
May 11, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is making progress toward its plan to demonstrate airborne launch and recovery of multiple low-cost, reusable unmanned aerial systems (UASs), which it calls its "Gremlins" program.
Comms
USAF awards $23.9 million contract for ongoing development of comm systems counterthreat tech - News
May 11, 2018
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. The U.S. Air Force has granted a contract worth $23.9 million to small engineering firm PreTalen (Dayton, Ohio) for continued development of an automated platform that analyzes wireless communication systems and warns of potential vulnerabilities.
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