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Comms
Army Futures Command technology curation contract won by Alion - News
October 18, 2018
MCLEAN, Va. Officials at the U.S. Army Contracting Command selected Alion Science and Technology for a $49.8 million Army Futures Command (AFC) contract to support the development of new Army concepts, capabilities, and systems using emerging technologies.
Cyber
BISim to demo cloud-enabled, virtual training capabilities for the U.S. Army - News
October 18, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla. U.S. Army officials tasked Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) to demonstrate technologies for a cloud-enabled, virtual world training capability under an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) extension to meet the requirements of the Army?s revolutionary Synthetic Training Environment (STE) initiative.
Comms
Licensing agreement incorporates Kratos-developed CDL waveforms into Harris nanoSVDL radios - News
October 18, 2018
SAN DIEGO. Kratos RT Logic -- a Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. subsidiary -- officials licensed its Common Data Link (CDL) waveforms to Harris Corp. for use in Harris? nanoSVDL radios.
Comms
U.S. Army tasks SNC to develop MEDHUB system - News
October 17, 2018
SPARKS, Nev. U.S. Army officials selected Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to develop develop the capability to capture and store critical patient status and treatment information for up to six patients on a single device, and communicate the information securely from the point-of-injury and throughout transport to the receiving medical treatment facility.
Radar/EW
Leonardo DRS selected for multiple IDIQ contracts to support ground combat electro-optical/infrared systems - News
October 17, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Officials at Leonardo DRS announced the receipt of multiple contracts for the Department of Defense (DoD) Electro-Optical/Infrared programs totaling up to $800 million.
Comms
Esterline to be acquired by TransDigm for approximately $4 billion - News
October 17, 2018
CLEVELAND, OH and BELLEVUE, WA. TransDigm Group Incorporated officials entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Esterline Technologies Corp. TransDigm expects the acquisition to be financed primarily through cash on hand and the incurrence of new term loans, and currently anticipates the acquisition to be modestly accretive to TransDigm?s adjusted earnings per share within the first year of ownership.
Unmanned
DARPA's OFFSET third swarm sprint focuses on human-swarm teaming - News
October 16, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials are soliciting proposals for a third swarm sprint under the OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET)program. The third swarm sprint will focus on human-swarm teaming and swarm tactics.
Unmanned
New rotorcraft designs, silent operations are key goals in Army, Uber partnership - Story
October 15, 2018
Warfighters on missions and Uber passengers hitching rides will soon have something in common - both getting done thanks to what are essentially unmanned, flying cars. The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and transportation company Uber are partnering to advance future vertical lift technologies to push forward the U.S. Army's modernization efforts.
A.I.
NGA tasks DAC to implement machine learning algorithms for analytics program - News
October 12, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Officials at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded DECISIVE ANALYTICS Corp. (DAC) a contract to implement semantic machine learning algorithms for the Advanced Geospatial Analytics program.
Radar/EW
U.S. Army's AN/TPQ-53 radar to transition to GaN - News
October 12, 2018
SYRACUSE, N.Y. U.S. Army officials modified an existing contract with Lockheed Martin to insert Gallium Nitride (GaN) into the AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53) radar as part of the full rate production configuration.
Cyber
H-1N aerial gunnery simulation contract with Kratos extended for additional year - News
October 12, 2018
SAN DIEGO. KBR Wyle officials extended a contract with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. for an additional year to deliver H-1N Aerial Gunnery Simulation Training for the U.S. Air Force at the Kratos Aircrew Training Center (KATC) in Orlando, Florida.
Radar/EW
U.S. Army completes testing on Raytheon-built upgraded Stinger missile - News
October 11, 2018
TUCSON, Ariz. U.S. Army engineers completed qualification testing for a new proximity fuze that enhances the Raytheon-build Stinger missile. During recent testing at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, the weapon system scored a 100 percent hit rate against a variety of targets. The missiles were shoulder- and vehicle-launched.
Unmanned
UAS, tactical missile system focus of AeroVironment, General Dynamics partnership - News
October 08, 2018
AUSA 2018--WASHINGTON. General Dynamics Land Systems (GD) and AeroVironment, Inc. officials announced a new strategic relationship at this year's AUSA event to produce integrated and effective tactical unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems (TMS) for armored ground combat vehicles.
Radar/EW
King Air 350ER ISR aircraft requested in $300 million FMS - News
October 05, 2018
WASHINGTON. Officials at the State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Canada for three King Air 350ER (extended range) aircraft with customer unique post-modifications for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations. Total estimated program cost is $300 million.
Unmanned
RQ-11B UAS $13 million order placed with AeroVironment - News
October 05, 2018
MONROVIA, Calif. U.S. Air Force officials selected AeroVironment, Inc. to deliver its RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to support Latin American and Caribbean nations. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract is worth an estimated $13 million.
A.I.
BAE Systems selected to bid in AI, machine learning R&D contract - News
October 04, 2018
MCLEAN, Va. Officials at the Defense Technical Information Center selected BAE Systems to compete for future research and development (R&D) task orders focusing in developing next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies.
Unmanned
USAF hypersonic flight research vehicle dubbed X-60A - News
October 04, 2018
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. U.S. Air Force (USAF) officials designated the GOLauncher1 hypersonic flight research vehicle as X-60A. Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc. is developing the vehicle under an Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, High Speed Systems Division contract.
Radar/EW
Northrop Grumman to upgrade 16 Joint STARS fleet central computers - News
October 04, 2018
MELBOURNE, Fla. Officials at the U.S. Air Force selected Northrop Grumman to upgrade the central computers on 16 aircraft in the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) fleet. The contract is worth $17.5 million.
Radar/EW
GaN adoption solves power, performance issues in military applications - Story
October 04, 2018
Radar, electronic warfare (EW), and communication systems are increasingly leveraging gallium nitride (GaN) technology to meet stringent high-performance, high-power, and long life cycle demands of these systems Meanwhile, increased commercial volumes is resulting in price reductions for GaN components across multiple markets.
Comms
Small satellite constellation aims to give ground troops situational awareness at affordable price - News
October 03, 2018
TUCSON, Ariz. Defense Agency Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials received the first Raytheon-built Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements (SeeMe) satellite.
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