Articles 1861 - 1880
A.I.
Extending and enhancing troops' situational awareness and coordination - News
December 03, 2018
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER (TWENTYNINE PALMS), Calif. An initial test of the Squad X Experimentation program from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) successfully demonstrated the ability to extend and enhance the situational awareness of small, dismounted units, according to reports from DARPA officials.
Radar/EW
Missile warning, defense systems pact signed between U.S. Air Force, Engility - News
December 03, 2018
CHANTILLY, Va. Engility Holdings has signed a $71 million award with the U.S. Air Force to provide systems engineering and integration services to the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Remote Sensing Systems Directorate (RSSD).
Unmanned
UASs demonstrate autonomy and collaboration with minimal human interface - News
November 30, 2018
U.S ARMY, YUMA PROVING GROUND, Arizona. In a recent test series at Yuma Proving Ground, the in Arizona, the Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA?) demonstrated the ability of CODE-equipped unmanned aerial systems (UASs) to adapt and respond to unexpected threats in an antiaccess area denial (A2AD) environment.
From The Editor
Avionics
United Technologies completes acquisition of Rockwell Collins, separates into three independent companies - News
November 29, 2018
FARMINGTON, Conn. United Technologies Corp. (UTC) has completed its previously announced acquisition of Rockwell Collins and announced its intention to separate its commercial businesses, Otis and Carrier (formerly CCS), into independent entities.
Radar/EW
Program aims to speed maturation of GaN IC technology - News
November 29, 2018
MALIBU, Calif. HRL Laboratories has reported progress on its project with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that aims to to significantly advance the technology and manufacturing readiness levels of its leading-edge millimeter-wave (mm-wave) T3 gallium nitride (GaN) electronics.
Radar/EW
NASA awards $2.2 million contract for secondary surveillance radar at Wallops flight center - News
November 29, 2018
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. Telephonics Corp. has won a $2.2 million contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to replace and upgrade the agency?s existing Airport Surveillance Radar-8 (ASR-8) Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) systems at its Wallops Island Flight Center in Virginia.
Cyber
Military AR market to reach $1.4 billion by end of 2018, will continue growth - News
November 28, 2018
LONDON. The military augmented-reality (AR) market will reach $1.4 billion by the end of 2018, according to a new report from Visiongain titled "Military Augmented Reality (MAR) Technologies Market Report 2018-2028."
Radar/EW
ELINT data-collection systems will ID signals of interest, even on the move - News
November 28, 2018
AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM AND CONVENTION, WASHINGTON, DC. D-TA Systems, Inc. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Centennial, Colorado) is highlighting the MFEL-1000, a compact and portable ELINT [electronic intelligence] solution that includes built-in 6 TB (expandable to 18 TB) SSD data storage for I/Q data collection.
Unmanned
Ethernet switch for space-constrained mobile military platforms introduced by MilSource - News
November 27, 2018
AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM AND CONVENTION, WASHINGTON, DC. MilSource announced the availability of Techaya?s MILTECH 907, an ultracompact five-port military-grade managed gigabit Ethernet switch, at the 55th Annual AOC International Symposium and Convention.
Radar/EW
Small-form-factor recorders from Pentek aimed at extreme environments - News
November 27, 2018
AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM AND CONVENTION, WASHINGTON, DC. Pentek, Inc., announced the most recent addition to the Talon RTX 25xx series, a new high-performance small-form-factor (SFF) recorder product line aimed at use in extreme operating environments including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), aircraft pods, space-constrained equipment bays, military vehicles, and harsh outdoor environments
Comms
Video/graphics cards emerge from Abaco Systems and EIZO Rugged Solutions collab - News
November 27, 2018
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Abaco Systems today announced the rugged 3U VPX GR2 and GR4 video and graphics cards, aimed at use in military and defense applications as well as challenging commercial/industrial applications.
Cyber
GDIT will provide commercial cloud services to U.S. Navy - News
November 26, 2018
FAIRFAX, Va. General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has signed a $22.4 million blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with the U.S. Navy's Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS), under which CSRA LLC, a managed affiliate of GDIT, will deliver commercial cloud services for the U.S. Navy to accelerate cloud adoption.
Comms
Elbit Systems acquires IMI Systems for $495 million - News
November 26, 2018
HAIFA, Israel. International high-tech contractor Elbit Systems has completed its acquisition of defense-systems company IMI Systems (Ramat Ha Sharon, Israel) for a purchase price of approximately $495 million (NIS 1.8 billion), with an additional payment of approximately $27 million (NIS 100 million) contingent upon IMI meeting agreed performance goals.
Unmanned
U.S. Marine Corps buys 32 small UAS "eyes in the sky" from InstantEye Robotics - News
November 26, 2018
ANDOVER, Mass. InstantEye Robotics has secured a contract with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in support of PMA-263, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) Program Office, to field 32 InstantEye Mk-3 GEN5-D1 SUAS systems (64 aircraft) in response to an urgent-needs request by the Marine Corps for field-user evaluation.
Radar/EW
SIGINT contract for $413 million signed between U.S. Army and CACI Int'l. - News
November 21, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. CACI International has won a $413 million prime contract from the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) on behalf of the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD) to provide support for ground-based intelligence and communications systems within the Army?s TROJAN STRONG family of systems (FoS).
Comms
Nanosatellites will extend communications reach for military forces - News
November 21, 2018
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. The U.S. Navy has launched a nanosatellite from the Vandenberg Air Force Base that is intended to expand the range of ultra-high frequency (UHF) communications into the polar regions.
A.I.
AI and blockchain-powered airspace-management tool will aid autonomous-vehicle traffic - News
November 21, 2018
AUSTIN, Texas. Boeing and SparkCognition have announced that they will launch SkyGrid, a new company that aims to develop a software platform to ensure the safe, secure integration of autonomous cargo and passenger air vehicles in the global airspace.
Avionics
USAF fixed-wing helmet improvement challenge chooses finalists, moves to next phase - News
November 20, 2018
LAS VEGAS. AFWERX -- the U.S. Air Force?s program dedicated to solving some of the toughest problems it faces via collaborations between the nation?s top intrapreneurs, industry experts, academic professionals, and nontraditional contributors -- recently hosted innovators who submitted components, materials, and technologies specifically aimed at improving the USAF Fixed Wing Helmet used by its pilots and aircrew.
Unmanned
Military UAV market to be worth $26.8 billion by 2025, study says - News
November 20, 2018
NORTHBROOK, Ill. The global market for military drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is projected to grow from $12.1 billion in 2018 to $26.8 billion by 2025, at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.00 percent from 2018 to 2025, according to a new study by MarketsandMarkets, "Military Drones Market by Type, Application (ISRT, Delivery and Transportation, Combat Operations, Battle Damage Management), Range (VLOS, EVLOS, BLOS), Propulsion Type, Launching Mode, Endurance, MTOW, Region - Global Forecast to 2025."
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