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Radar/EW
SRC to deliver sustainment support and new counter-mortar radar systems - News
December 06, 2018
SYRACUSE, N.Y. U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Systems Command officials in Quantico, Virginia procured new AN/TPQ-49A radar systems from SRC, Inc. as well as sustainment support and technology refresh for existing AN/TPQ-49 systems under a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling value of $93 million.
Comms
Army launches xTechSearch 2.0 competition - News
December 05, 2018
WASHINGTON. U.S. Army officials are kicking off its second Expeditionary Technology Search competition (xTechSearch 2.0), which aims to engage with the non-defense traditional small business sector.
Avionics
DiSTI to deliver virtual maintenance trainer for Saab's Gripen E aircraft - News
December 05, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla. Saab officials selected DiSTI's Corp.'s VE Studio to build a virtual maintenance trainer (VMT) for the company?s Gripen E aircraft.
Avionics
Phase II receiver certification testing complete on KC-46 Tanker program - News
December 05, 2018
EVERETT, Wash. The U.S. Air Force and Boeing completed Phase II receiver certification under the KC-46 Tanker program following three weeks of flights tests with F-15E aircraft out of Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Radar/EW
Mission requirements, reduced SWaP drive power supply innovations - Story
December 04, 2018
Reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP) and increased standardization requirements for applications from unmanned aircraft to ground vehicles to portable communications systems are driving military power supply designs. Meanwhile, innovations such as gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) are improving efficiencies.
Comms
BAE Systems secures contracts to integrate, sustain critical communications systems - News
December 04, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Officials at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) selected BAE Systems for two single-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts that support the rapid integration and sustainment of command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems.
Radar/EW
Littoral combat ship beings testing of missile module ahead of schedule - News
December 04, 2018
NORFOLK, Va. U.S. Navy officials announced that initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) phase of the Surface-to-Surface Missile Module (SSMM) onboard the USS Detroit (LCS 7) has begun ahead of schedule.
Radar/EW
Directed energy prototypes to be developed by Kratos - News
December 03, 2018
SAN DIEGO. Officials at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced its Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services (KDRSS) division was selected to develop prototype technologies, components, and subsystems for the enhancement of existing or new Directed Energy (DE) systems. The contract is valued at $29 million.
Radar/EW
Morocco FMS requests for 162 Abrams tanks valued at $1.259 billion - News
December 03, 2018
WASHINGTON. State Department officials approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Morocco of enhancements to 162 Abrams tanks for an estimated cost of $1.259 billion.
Radar/EW
JLTV order valued at $1.69 billion placed by U.S. Army - News
November 30, 2018
OSHKOSH, Wis. U.S. Army officials placed a $1.69 billion order with Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corp. company, for 6,107 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) and associated installed and packaged kits.
Unmanned
DARPA CODE-enabled UAS completes demo in A2AD environment - News
November 29, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Researchers at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) completed a series of tests at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona for the Agency's Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program. The test series demonstrated the ability of CODE-equipped unmanned aerial systems (UASs) to adapt and respond to unexpected threats in an anti-access area denial (A2AD) environment.
A.I.
AI to augment soldier's strength, endurance via new exoskeleton contract with Lockheed Martin - News
November 29, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla. Officials at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) selected Lockheed Martin to enhance the ONYX exoskeleton for future soldier demonstrations under a new contract valued at $6.9 million.
Radar/EW
IRST21 Block II sensor system contract won by Lockheed Martin - News
November 29, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla. Prime contractor Boeing has tapped Lockheed Martin for phase II of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block II Infrared Search and Track (IRST) program for the U.S. Navy. The contract is valued at $108 million.
A.I.
Artificial Intelligence Colloquium aims to foster collaborative efforts in defense community - News
November 28, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Agency Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials are expanding their efforts in the artificial intelligence (AI) field by hosting an Artificial Intelligence Colloquium (AIC) from March 6-7, 2019 in Alexandria, Virginia.
Radar/EW
OpenVPX computing module featuring 40 Gigabit Ethernet released by Kontron - News
November 28, 2018
WASHINGTON. Officials at Kontron released the new VX305C-40G 3U OpenVPX single board computer (SBC) module for military sensor platforms and high performance embedded computing (HPEC) applications.
A.I.
Data-driving machine learning algorithms to be developed by BAE Systems for DARPA program - News
November 27, 2018
BURLINGTON, Mass. U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials selected BAE Systems for a contract valued at $9.2 million to develop new, data-driving machine learning algorithms for its Radio Frequency Machine Learning System (RFMLS) program.
Unmanned
Tinker, Edwards AFB to lead support on USAF B-21 Raider development - News
November 20, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Air Force officials selected the Tinker Air Force Base (AFB) in Oklahoma and Edwards AFB in California to support the B-21 Raider.
Radar/EW
USAF E-8C Joint STARS TSSR FY 19 contract won by Northrop Grumman - News
November 20, 2018
ELBOURNE, Fla. and ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. U.S. Air Force officials selected Northrop Grumman Corp. for Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR) of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) fleet. The contract spans for a 12-month period and is valued at $330 million.
Comms
U.S. Air Force to use blockchain platform for logistics, supply chain - News
November 16, 2018
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Officials at the U.S. Air Force selected SIMBA Chain Inc. to provide its blockchain platform to securely scale the service's additive manufacturing supply chain.
Radar/EW
U.S. Army selects next generation multispectral camouflage system - News
November 16, 2018
WASHINGTON. U.S. Army officials selected Fibrotex USA Inc. for a 10-year indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to under the U.S. Army?s Next-Generation Ultra-Light Camouflage Netting System (ULCANS) program. The award is valued at $480 million.
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