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A.I.
Fog computing platform to leverage AI, machine learning capabilities - News
January 16, 2019
DULLES, Va. Officials at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and Technica Corp. entered into cooperative agreement to support the Distributed Processing in Heterogeneous Tactical Environment (DPHTE) program. The research agreement is valued approximately at $1.04 million.
Comms
Airbus to develop satellite bus for DARPA Blackjack program - News
January 16, 2019
HERNDON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials selected Airbus Defense and Space Inc. to develop a satellite bus in support of the Blackjack program.
Comms
DoD modifies existing Raytheon contract to exercise options in DDG-1000 program - News
January 15, 2019
WALTHAM, Mass. Department of Defense (DoD) officials modified an existing contract with Raytheon to exercise integrated logistics support and engineering services options under the DDG 1000 program. The modified contract is worth approximately $72 million.
Unmanned
DHS chooses radiation portal monitors from Smith Detection - News
January 15, 2019
EDGEWOOD, Md. Officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office (CWMD) tapped Smiths Detection Inc. (SDI) for an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide radiation portal monitors (RPM).
Cyber
Navy Cyber Mission Engineering Support contract won by General Dynamics - News
January 15, 2019
FAIRFAX, Va. Officials at the U.S. Navy?s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic selected General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) for the Navy Cyber Mission Engineering Support multiple-award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract.
Avionics
NovAtel to supply next-generation signal generators for FAA's WAAS program - News
January 15, 2019
CALGARY, Alberta. U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials tasked NoVatel to design, produce, and deliver 40 next-generation Ground Uplink Station (GUS) Signal Generators to support the FAA?s Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) navigation service.
Avionics
Triumph to deliver EDECUs for use in Black Hawk, Apache fleet - News
January 15, 2019
BERWYN, Pa. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) officials selected Triumph Integrated Systems, a business unit at Triumph Group, Inc. (TGI), to deliver Enhanced Digital Electronic Control Units (EDECUs) for use in the U.S. Army?s UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache fleet. The five-year indefinite quantity/ indefinite delivery (IDIQ) contract is worth approximately $77 million.
Comms
Harris to deliver MUOS SATCOM upgrades for USMC's manpack radios - News
January 14, 2019
ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S. Marine Corps. (USMC) Officials placed a $75 million order with Harris Corp. to deliver Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) narrowband satellite communication (SATCOM) upgrades to the service?s Falcon III AN/PRC-117G manpack radio fleet.
Unmanned
LITENING targeting pod contract valued at $1.3 billion won by Northrop Grumman - News
January 11, 2019
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. U.S. Air Force officials selected Northrop Grumman for LITENING advanced targeting pod sustainment, production, software, and upgrades. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract is valued at $1.3 billion.
Avionics
USAF accepts Pegasus tanker delivery, deficiencies to be addressed with remote vision system - News
January 11, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Air Force officials accepted the first KC-46A Pegasus tanker from The Boeing Company. This is a major milestone for the next generation tanker and will allow Airmen to begin operational testing and flight training, Air Force officials report.
Comms
Vertex Aerospace to continue logistics support for USAF C-12 program - News
January 11, 2019
MADISON, Miss. Mississippi-based company Vertex Aerospace will continue logistic support for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-12 program under a follow contract valued approximately $35 million and an estimated cumulative value of $70 million.
Radar/EW
Additional TROPHY active protection systems order placed with Leonardo DRS/Rafael team - News
January 11, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. Department of Defense (DoD) officials tasked Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. and partner Leonard DRS inc. to deliver additional TROPHY active projection systems to the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.
Comms
Lockheed Martin signs on to continue GPS GCS modernization efforts - News
January 11, 2019
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Lockheed Martin officials signed a contract with the U.S. Air Force to continue to sustain and further modernize the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constellation?s ground control system through 2025.
A.I.
CRA employs deep learning algorithms to extend detection capabilities in TOPGUN effort - News
January 10, 2019
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) tasked Charles River Analytics Inc. to build a maritime defense tool for the Topside Optical Processing for Global Unmanned Navy (TOPGUN) effort. The 18-month program is valued at $1.6 million.
Radar/EW
Army signs $714 million order to upgrade additional M1A1 Abrams tanks - News
January 09, 2019
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. U.S. Army officials tasked General Dynamics Land Systems, a General Dynamics business unit, to upgrade 174 additional M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks to the state-of-the-art M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3 (SEPv3) configuration. The contract is valued at $714 million.
Comms
SPA nabs follow-on $20 million Office of Naval Research contract - News
January 09, 2019
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials selected Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) for a follow-on contract valued at $20 million over the next five years.
Comms
Envistacom to build Phoenix satellite system prototypes in Army modernization efforts - News
January 08, 2019
ATLANTA, Ga. Officials at the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Command Control Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T) selected Envistacom for the Prototype Project Subagreement through an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with Consortium Management Group (CMG) on behalf of Consortium for Command, Control and Communications in Cyberspace (C5) to develop the upgraded Phoenix satellite system prototypes, in an effort to modernize the U.S. Army tactical satellite communications platform.
Unmanned
IMT Vislink to deliver airborne video downlink solution to USAF - News
January 08, 2019
SARASOTA, Fla. U.S. Air Force (USAF) officials selected xG Technology's business unit, IMT Vislink, to supply airborne video downlink solutions under a $900,000 order. The follow-on order is part of a previously announced contract announced in May 2018 originally valued at $1.4 million.
A.I.
AI program aims to generate actionable understanding, predict outcome of events - News
January 07, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) launched the Knowledge-directed Artificial Intelligence Reasoning Over Schemas (KAIROS) program, which seeks to create a schema-based artificial intelligence (AI) capability to enable contextual and temporal reasoning about complex real-world events in order to generate actionable understanding of these events and predict how they will unfold.
Avionics
Game-based maintenance training solution developed for USAF aircraft - News
January 07, 2019
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. U.S. Air Force (USAF) officials selected Charles River Analytics Inc., developer of intelligent systems solutions, to develop the Evaluation-Driven Active Guide for Learning Maintenance Events (EAGLE).
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