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Unmanned
High-resolution imaging sensor developed for the Office of Naval Research - News
November 02, 2018
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Engineers at UTC Aerospace Systems? Sensors Unlimited business unit developed a high-resolution indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) Near Infrared/Shortwave Infrared (NIR/SWIR) imaging sensor under a contract with the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR).
Unmanned
Counter-UAV radar selected to meet current U.S. Army needs - News
November 02, 2018
TEWKSBURY, Mass. Officials at Raytheon received a $191 million contract from the U.S. Army for Ku-band radio frequency radars. The contract fulfills an immediate U.S. Army operational need for a counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (counter-UAV) radar.
Comms
New genetically engineered spider silk strain developed for the Army - News
November 01, 2018
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. engineers developed genetically engineered silkworms that match the physical properties required for applications in protective textiles under an ongoing U.S. Army contract.
Unmanned
Autonomous flight control demonstrated via Sikorsky, DARPA ALIAS tech - News
November 01, 2018
FORT EUSTIS, Va. The U.S. Army and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) completed a demonstration where Army pilots exercised supervised autonomy to direct an optionally-piloted helicopter (OPV) through a series of missions to demonstrate technology developed by DARPA and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company.
Cyber
Northrop Grumman to act as Unified Platform systems coordinator for USCYBERCOM program - News
October 31, 2018
ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md. U.S. Air Force officials -- the acting acquisition authority for the U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) Unified Platform program -- selected Northrop Grumman Corp. to serve as the program's Unified Platform systems coordinator under a contract valued an estimated $54.6 million.
Radar/EW
Low power laser demonstrator gets funding extension from MDA - News
October 31, 2018
SUNNYVALE, Calif. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) officials extended a contract with Lockheed Martin by nine-months to continue development of its Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD) missile interceptor concept. The contract extension is worth approximately $25.5 million.
Comms
USMC F-35, Navy ship interoperability demo established digital air connection - News
October 30, 2018
TEWKSBURY, Mass. The U.S. Navy and Raytheon completed a demonstration showing that Raytheon's Ship Self Defense System established a digital air connection between a sea-based U.S. Navy ship and an airborne U.S. Marine Corps Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F-35B aircraft.
Comms
ASU, ARL researches tout superhero-like strength with new alloys - News
October 30, 2018
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. Arizona State University (ASU) and U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) researchers teamed up to designed a super strong alloy of copper and tantalum that can withstand extreme impact and temperature.
Comms
DoD COTS software, hardware $564 million support contract won by Perspecta - News
October 30, 2018
CHANTILLY, Va. Officials General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Assisted Acquisition Services Region 03 on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) selected Enterprise Services LLC, a Perspecta Inc. subsidiary, to continue providing maintenance and integration services of mission-critical hardware and software. The contract is a five-year task order with a maximum ceiling value of $564 million if all options are exercised.
Avionics
Boeing to continue work on F/A-18 Super Hornet, Growler - News
October 29, 2018
PLANO, Texas. U.S. Naval Air Systems Command officials modified an existing contract with Boeing to continue its maintenance work on U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers. The new contract is valued at $204 million, if all options are exercised.
Radar/EW
Hawkeye aircraft sensor development won by ManTech - News
October 29, 2018
HERNDON, Va. Officials at ManTech announced a $45 million four-year contract for technical advancement of sensors used by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in Hawkeye aircraft (PMA-231) for the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane.
Cyber
West Point, MacB sign CRADA aimed at cyber operations - News
October 29, 2018
LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Maryland. Officials at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Enlighten IT Consulting -- a MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) subsidiary, an Alion Company.
Cyber
IBM to acquire Red Hat for approximately $34 billion - News
October 29, 2018
ARMONK, N.Y. and RALEIGH, N.C. Red Hat and IBM officials entered into a definitive agreement, under which IBM will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190.00 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $34 billion.
Comms
Insitu UAVs to incorporate Persistent Systems MANET technology - News
October 25, 2018
NEW YORK, N.Y. Officials at Insitu, a Boeing Company, and Persistent Systems, LLC. entered in a five-year agreement to incorporate Persistent?s Wave Relay mobile ad hoc network (MANET) technology into their line of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including the ScanEagle, ScanEagle2, ScanEagle3, Integrator, and RQ-21A Blackjack.
Radar/EW
Perspecta to continue signal processing system support in NAVAIR engineering contract - News
October 25, 2018
CHANTILLY, Va. U.S. Navy officials tasked Perspecta Inc. to continue work providing scientific, engineering, and technical management services in support of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a one-year base and four option years with a ceiling value of $36 million.
Radar/EW
U.S. Army AN/TPQ-50 radar systems contract won by SRC Inc. - News
October 25, 2018
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Officials at the U.S. Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground selected SRC Inc. to deliver AN/TPQ-50 radar systems.
Cyber
DoD selects HackerOne for third Hack the Pentagon crowdsourcing contract - News
October 24, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO. Department of Defense (DoD) officials awarded a third crowdsourced security contract to HackerOne in order to help strengthen sensitive DoD assets.
Radar/EW
Lithium-ion battery solution selected for USSOCOM submersible vehicle - News
October 24, 2018
SAN DIEGO. U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) officials selected General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) to develop and deliver a prototype Lithium-ion Fault Tolerant (LiFT) battery system capable of powering the propulsion and support systems for manned undersea vehicles capable of transporting Special Operations Forces and payloads for a variety of missions.
Cyber
Applied Insight acquires IT Firm Organizational Strategies Inc. - News
October 22, 2018
WASHINGTON. IT firm Organizational Strategies Inc. (OSI) has been acquired by Applied Insight (AI), a company that focuses on solving complex technology challenges for federal government customers and is also backed by The Acacia Group.
Avionics
U.S. Central Command to use GDMS software for tracking capabilities - News
October 22, 2018
SAN DIEGO. U.S. Army officials selected Boeing's subsidiary Tapestry Solutions to deliver In-Transit Visibility (ITV) for ground transportation logistics in the U.S. Central Command?s (CENTCOM) area of operations.
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