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Avionics

UAE F-16 head-up display to feature Raytheon's projector - News

July 17, 2018
LONDON. BAE Systems officials selected Raytheon to design, develop, and manufacture the projector for the Digital Light Engine (DLE) head-up display (HUD) on the F-16 Fighting Falcon for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces.
Cyber

Training and simulation contract won by Riptide Software team - News

July 16, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla. U.S. Marine Corps officials selected Riptide Software, Cole Engineering, and Assured Information Technology to support and enhance the Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer (SAVT). The contract is worth an estimated $49 million.
Avionics

Skunk Works, DARPA team demo key capabilities in SoSITE program - News

July 13, 2018
FORT WORTH, Texas. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works engineers performed a series of flight tests under a five-year DARPA program dubbed System of Systems Integration Technology and Experimentation (SoSITE).
Radar/EW

Cambridge Pixel radar display selected for integration into the CMS 330 - News

July 12, 2018
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom. Lockheed Martin Canada officials tapped Cambridge Pixel to supply its radar acquisition and display technology for integration with the naval Combat Management System 330 (CMS 330).
Radar/EW

FPGA boards featuring NanoRF module released by Annapolis Micro Systems, TE Connectivity - News

July 12, 2018
ANNAPOLIS, Md. Annapolis Micro Systems and TE Connectivity teamed up to release three new high performance FPGA [field-programmable gate array] boards featuring the NanoRF module, which is designed to fit into the VITA 67.3 form factor and supports 70 GHz bandwidth, with more than double the RF contact density of existing VITA 67 solutions.
Avionics

CPI division will replace radomes on USAF B-52 aircraft - News

July 12, 2018
PALO ALTO, Calif. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation officials selected the Radant Technologies Division of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) for a two-year contract to replace existing radomes on the U.S. Air Force B-52 aircraft. The firm-fixed price contract is worth approximately $4.1 million.
Radar/EW

Contract extension covers maintenance system development for Navy's MK 99 FCS - News

July 11, 2018
PRINCETON, N.J. U.S. Navy officials extend a contract with Mikros Systems Corp. to continue to develop to Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) systems for the Navy?s MK 99 Fire Control System (FCS). The follow-on contract is worth $2.5 million.
Avionics

Enhanced Link Navigation System prototype completes flight test - News

July 11, 2018
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. L3 Technologies and CTSi engineers completed flight-testing of the Enhanced Link Navigation System (ELNS), an integrated communication and navigation system for use in highly contested and GPS-denied environments.
Comms

L3 looks to strengthen its C6ISR portfolio with new acquisitions - News

July 11, 2018
NEW YORK. L3 Technologies officials entered into definitive agreement to acquire Azimuth Security and Linchpin Labs, two information security businesses that will strengthen L3?s existing C6ISR [Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-Defense and Combat Systems, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance].
Cyber

Guardtime Federal, Lockheed Martin to focus on aircraft cyber resiliency - News

July 10, 2018
FORT WORTH, Texas. Guardtime Federal and Lockheed Martin officials are expanding their partnership to integrate a variety of integrity and cyber-related capabilities into Lockheed Martin aircraft products and processes.
Comms

Viasat installs tactical terminal in USMC AV-8B Harrier II aircraft - News

July 10, 2018
CARLSBAD, Calif. Officials at Viasat Inc. announced the 1,000th KOR-24A Small Tactical Terminal (STT) production unit shipped with the latest one installed in the U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft. In addition to shipping the 1,000th production unit, Viasat is steadily increasing production deliveries to 50 per month in response to growing market demand.
Cyber

DLT to provide Oracle software and services to USN, USMC users - News

July 10, 2018
HERNDON, Va. Department of the Navy (DoN) officials selected DLT Solutions for a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with an Unlimited License Agreement (ULA) and Catalog to provide Oracle software and services to the U.S. Navy (USN) and U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). The contract is worth up to $379 million.
Unmanned

AeroVironment selected to bid in $248 million small UAS sustainment contract - News

July 09, 2018
MONROVIA, Calif. U.S. Army officials selected AeroVironment, Inc. and six other suppliers for small small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) sustainment under a five-year indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract.
Avionics

Cross deck initiative to transfer Compass Call EW system to modern jet begins - News

July 09, 2018
NASHUA, N.H. Engineers at BAE Systems began work on the Cross Deck initiative to transition the Compass Call electronic warfare (EW) system from the legacy EC-130H aircraft to the EC-37B aircraft platform, a special-mission Gulfstream G550 that meets Air Force requirements.
Comms

L3 sells its Vertex Aerospace business units - News

July 06, 2018
NEW YORK. L3 Technologies officials completed the previously announced sale of its Vertex Aerospace businesses to American Industrial Partners for $540 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments.
Unmanned

NATO ESSM Block 2 intercepts aerial target in flight test - News

July 06, 2018
POINT MUGU, Calif. U.S. Navy officials announced the NATO Seasparrow Project Office recently completed a flight test of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2, intercepting a BQM-74E aerial target.
Radar/EW

Lincad selected to supply batteries to U.K. Ministry of Defense - News

July 05, 2018
ASH VALE, Surrey. Team Leidos officials placed an order with U.K. supplier of power management systems Lincad for a range of primary cells and batteries for the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD).
Comms

Northrop Grumman to extend support for Air Force EPS CAPS program - News

July 05, 2018
MCLEAN, Va. U.S. Air Force officials signed the DD-250 last fall formally accepting the the Enhanced Polar System (EPS) Control and Planning Segment (CAPS) program from Northrop Grumman, officials announced. This milestone marks the completion of a five-year effort to design, develop, test, and deliver the EPS CAPS for the Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate (MILSATCOM) and the beginning of a new effort, valued at $23 million, to extend the company?s support role through December 2018.
Cyber

Army intelligence training systems subcontract support won by KeyW - News

July 05, 2018
HANOVER, Md. KeyW Holding Corp. officials received a subcontract task order from Lockheed Martin to provide global support for U.S. Army Intelligence Training Systems. The multimillion task order spans over the next six years with the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO-STRI) as the primary customer for this new work.
Cyber

Army launches prize challenge aimed at small business sector and start-ups - News

July 04, 2018
ADELPHI, Md. U.S. Army officials are launching a prize challenge aimed at the small business sector. The Expeditionary Technology Search (xTechSearch) is an effort to engage with the non-defense traditional business sector and start-ups, driving American innovation for Army challenges and modernization efforts as well as spurring economic growth.
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