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Avionics
FAA certification is complete for the Boeing-built KC-46 aircraft - News
September 05, 2018
EVERETT, Wash. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials granted the Boeing-built U.S. Air Force KC-46 tanker program a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), verifying that its refueling and mission avionics systems meet FAA requirements. The milestone marks completion of KC-46 FAA certification.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy sensor module completes CDR, production begins - News
September 05, 2018
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Engineers at Northrop Grumman Corp. completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) phase of the U.S. Navy?s WSN-12 Inertial Sensor Module and will begin production of ten pre-production units.
Avionics
Navy places order for avionics automated test systems from Lockheed Martin - News
September 04, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla. U.S. Navy officials tapped Lockheed Martin to build and deliver more than 200 electronic Consolidated Automated Support Systems (eCASS) to maximize aircraft readiness. The seven-year contract is worth approximately $500 million.
Unmanned
UUV launch and recovery system to be developed by LBI - News
September 04, 2018
GROTON, Conn. Officials at the Combatant Craft Division (CCD) of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, in Norfolk, Virginia selected LBI to design and manufacture a launch and recovery system for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). The five-year contract has a total value of $5.4 million.
Comms
DHS agile development contract to include Octo Consulting Group - News
August 30, 2018
RESTON, Va. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials selected Octo Consulting Group (Octo) for the DHS Services Enabling Agile Delivery (SEAD) BPA contract. Onto is one out of nine companies selected to date for the contract that has a $300 million ceiling value over the next five years.
Avionics
Concept Development to be acquired by One Stop Systems - News
August 30, 2018
ESCONDIDO, Calif. One Stop Systems, Inc. (OSS) officials signed a definitive agreement to acquire Concept Development, Inc. (CDI), which specializes in the design and manufacture of high-performance in-flight entertainment systems for commercial aircraft. CDI?s capabilities include electrical, mechanical, and software design as well as extensive experience in test and certifications required for airborne systems.
Comms
Test and measurement sector grapples with standardization, complex systems - Story
August 30, 2018
The Department of Defense (DoD) no longer wants one-off systems, but rather adaptable test systems to tackle current and emerging threats that can also be used across different platforms. End game: A software-defined solution that is easily upgradable, low-cost, and open source.
A.I.
Raytheon BBN's neural network will be able to explain itself - News
August 29, 2018
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Raytheon BBN Technologies is developing a neural network that explains itself for the Defense Research Project Agency's (DARPA) Explainable Artificial Intelligence program (XAI).
Unmanned
Teledyne's Pathfinder DVL selected for U.S. Navy order - News
August 29, 2018
SAN DIEGO. ?Riptide Autonomous Solutions officials selected Teledyne RD Instruments' (TRDI) new ultra-compact 600 kHz Pathfinder Doppler Velocity Log (DVL).
Comms
SRI International, MarketsandMarkets collaboration aims to bring holistic view of the effects of emerging tech - News
August 28, 2018
CHICAGO. SIR International and MarketsandMarkets officials are teaming up to deliver more comprehensive marketplace and revenue intelligence, analyses, research and development services to clients across the globe in all industries, advanced technologies, and information sciences.
Radar/EW
Naval Research Lab, MacB team up to design and test pulsed power sources - News
August 28, 2018
DAYTON, Ohio. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Plasma Physics Division will be working with MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB), an Alion company, to research, design, develop, integrate, and test pulsed power sources.
Unmanned
Advances in micro-UAS tech made via Army, Bell CRADA - News
August 27, 2018
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. U.S. Army Research Laboratory and Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc company, researchers collaborated to advance development of a micro unmanned aerial system (UAS). The UAS is a miniature, lightweight reconnaissance vehicle that soldiers can carry onto the battlefield and deploy in a confined space.
Radar/EW
Future USS Sioux City, USS Wichita delivered to U.S. Navy - News
August 27, 2018
MARINETTE, Wis. U.S. Navy officials accepted delivery of the future USS WICHITA (LCS 13) and USS SIOUX CITY (LCS 11), two Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs), during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard.
Unmanned
Gremlins program adds power conversion component via Milpower Source - News
August 27, 2018
BELMONT, N.H. Dynetics?selected Milpower Source, Inc. as a subcontractor for the Defense Research Projects?Agency (DARPA) Gremlins program.
Cyber
Navy selects Kratos for $980 million training systems contract - News
August 24, 2018
SAN DIEGO. Officials at the Naval Air Warfare Center Training System Division (NAWCTSD) tapped Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) for the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) Training Systems Contract IV (TSC IV).
Avionics
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. to manufacture 29 AH-1Z aircraft - News
August 24, 2018
FORT WORTH, Texas. Department of Defense (DoD) officials modified an existing contract with Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. in Forth Worth, Texas for the manufacture and delivery of 29 Lot 15 production AH-1Z aircraft in support of the Marine Corps H-1 upgrade program. The contract is worth $509,750,754.
Comms
Free flight demonstrations in MALD-X project complete - News
August 23, 2018
WASHINGTON. A Department of Defense (DoD) team including the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering's Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), with Air Force Miniature Air Launch Decoy (MALD) Program Office, and Naval Air Warfare Center Point Mugu completed a series of free flight demonstration under the MALD-X project this month.
Radar/EW
Holt's IP core product achieves formal MIL-STD-1553 validation - News
August 23, 2018
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. Officials at Holt Integrated Circuits received formal MIL-STD-1553 RT validation of its HI-6300 MIL-STD-1553 / MIL-STD-1760 IP core from Test Systems Inc., an independent Air Force testing service for MIL-STD-1553 hardware.
Comms
DARPA, Northrop Grumman data-link demo showcased 100 Gpbs over 20 kilometers - News
August 23, 2018
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Northrop Grumman Corp. engineers set a new standard for wireless transmission by operating a data link at 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) over a distance of 20 kilometers in a city environment.
Avionics
U.S. Air Force F-16 avionics product support contract won by Leidos - News
August 22, 2018
RESTON, Va. Officials at the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center selected Leidos to provide single-point integration services for F-16 fighter jet avionics shops. The single-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract has a three-year base period, two one-year option periods, and a total contract ceiling of $620 million. Work will take place at Hill Air Force base in Utah.
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