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Comms
CRADA: Improving safety, performance of lithium-ion batteries - News
February 27, 2018
CRANE, Ind. Purdue University and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) signed a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), which aims to align modeling efforts at Purdue with testing capabilities at NSWC Crane to achieve the common goal of improving the safety and performance of lithium-ion batteries.
Unmanned
Boeing, Oerlikon partner to standardize 3-D printing process - News
February 26, 2018
CHICAGO. Switzerland company, Oerlikon and Boeing entered into a five-year collaboration agreement to develop standard materials and processes for metal-based additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D printing. The program aims to standardize and speed up the adoption of 3-D printing for aerospace applications.
Radar/EW
MotionDSP acquired by Cubic, expanding image processing capabilities - News
February 23, 2018
SAN DIEGO. Officials at Cubic Corp. announced the acquisition of advanced image processing software company, MotionDSP. The newly acquired company will be part of Cubic Mission Solutions.
Radar/EW
Sweden requests Patriot Configuration-3+ in FMS valued at $3.2 billion - News
February 22, 2018
WASHINGTON. State Department officials approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Sweden of Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units for an estimated cost of $3.2 billion.
Unmanned
Power management for laser target designator system won by Lincad - News
February 22, 2018
ASH VALE, Surrey. British manufacturer of bespoke batteries, chargers, and power management systems for military applications, Lincad will continue to supply batteries and other power management equipment for the Type 163 Laser Target Designator system under a contract with Leonardo.
Radar/EW
UTC Aerospace System receives airborne reconnaissance system order via FMS program - News
February 21, 2018
CHARLOTTE, N.C. U.S. Air Force (USAF) officials selected UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., for an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to deliver the DB-110 Airborne Reconnaissance System. The contract has an initial ceiling value of $22.9 million. The acquisition supports requests for the DB-110 system from multiple countries via the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.
Radar/EW
Royal Canadian navy Phalanx close-in weapon system to begin overhaul - News
February 21, 2018
CALGARY, Alberta. Raytheon Canada Limited is overhauling and providing in-service support for the Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems operated by the Royal Canadian Navy.
Radar/EW
HPE selected to deliver supercomputers for DoD computing modernization program - News
February 20, 2018
PALO ALTO, Calif. U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) officials selected Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to provide new supercomputers for the DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP), which aims to accelerate the development and acquisition of advanced national security capabilities.
Radar/EW
Missile defense modeling and simulation software contract won by Teledyne - News
February 19, 2018
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) officials selected Teledyne Technologies Inc. for a $45.7 million task order for missile defense modeling and simulation tools and software.
Radar/EW
Lockheed Martin moves to mature Freedom-variant FFG(X) conceptual design - News
February 19, 2018
WASHINGTON. U.S. Navy officials approved Lockheed Martin's Freedom-variant Frigate (FFG(X)) design to move forward for the Navy's FFG(X) competition. The contract to mature the conceptual design is valued at $15 million.
Radar/EW
The path to smarter, autonomous radar and EW platforms - Story
February 19, 2018
Data flowing from radar and electronic warfare (EW) systems to the analyst's screen will determine the course of action in any given mission. Bearing in mind that decisions need to be made, at times in seconds, it's critical for radar and EW systems to quickly sift through that data and turn it into actionable intelligence. To achieve this goal, the defense industry is using artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL) techniques to program these systems and make them into smarter, more autonomous tools.
Avionics
Pilots of the Lockheed U-2 aircraft will utilize D2 Charlie aviator watches - News
February 16, 2018
OLATHE, Kan. U.S. Air Force officials selected Garmin International, Inc., a Garmin Ltd. business unit, to deliver the company's D2 Charlie aviator for use by the pilots of the Lockheed U-2 aircraft.
Comms
GA-EMS completes first delivery of LiFT batteries for USSOCOM'S combat submersible vehicle - News
February 16, 2018
SAN DIEGO, Calif. Officials at General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) delivered the first batch of Lithium-ion Fault Tolerant (LiFT) batteries for the U.S. Special Operations Command?s (USSOCOM) new Dry Combat Submersible (DCS), a long endurance delivery vehicle capable of transporting personnel in a dry environment.
Cyber
Hack the Air Force 2.0 invites 26 countries to participate, reports 106 vulnerabilities - News
February 15, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO. Officials at HackerOne released the results of the second Hack the Air Force bug bounty challenge. Hack the Air Force 2.0 is part of the Department of Defense?s (DoD) Hack the Pentagon crowd-sourced security initiative. Twenty-seven trusted hackers participated in the Hack the Air Force bug bounty challenge ? reporting 106 valid vulnerabilities and earning $103,883.
Cyber
Cybersecurity compliance for ballistic missile defense system contract won by DECISIVE ANALYTICS - News
February 15, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) officials selected DECISIVE ANALYTICS for a $59.5 million contract to provide cybersecurity compliance and risk management for the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS).
Unmanned
Oshkosh receives $476 million contract for FMTV A2 variant vehicles - News
February 14, 2018
OSHKOSH, Wis. Officials at the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) selected Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corp. company, for a firm fixed price requirements contract spanning up to seven ordering years for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) A2 variant.
Radar/EW
Finnish forces' airborne surveillance system achieves operational capability - News
February 14, 2018
DENVER. The Finnish Defense Forces achieved final operational capability of the Lockheed Martin-built "Dragon Shield" airborne surveillance system. The milestone was achieved after the final flight test of the system, which evaluated compliance of the aircraft to civilian and military airworthiness requirements as well as system requirements verification.
A.I.
Flight test demos semi-autonomous software in contested environments - News
February 13, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), in association with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), completed a 11-day flight test with BAE Systems' newly developed semi-autonomous software that allows better management and control of air-to-air and air-to-ground combat in contested environments.
Avionics
DoD FY 2019 budget proposal overview - News
February 13, 2018
WASHINGTON. Department of Defense (DoD) officials released a breakdown of the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, which puts aside $686 billion for the Department. The recently enacted Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 lifts the budgetary caps in order for the military to be resourced at a funding level commensurate with the DoD's mission.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy releases final RFP for DDG 51 Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers - News
February 12, 2018
WASHINGTON. U.S. Navy officials released the final request-for-proposal (RFP) for the DDG 51 Fiscal Years (FY) 2018 - 2022 Multiyear Procurement (MYP) for Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
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