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Unmanned
U.S. Navy to evaluate Saab's anti-submarine warfare system through FCT program - News
January 10, 2018
WASHINGTON. U.S. Navy officials will evaluate Saab's anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training system, the AUV62-AT, through the Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) Program. The demonstration is planned for summer 2018, with an option to continue testing into 2019.
Radar/EW
Aerospace instrumentation technology contract won by Curtiss-Wright - News
January 10, 2018
CHARLOTTE, N.C. U.S. Air Force officials tapped Curtiss-Wright Corp. for a a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at $86 million to provide its aerospace instrumentation technology for use on the High Speed Data Acquisition System (HSDAS) program at the Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) ? Air Force Test Center (AFTC) .
Avionics
Oman will upgrade software subsystems on its F-16 - News
January 08, 2018
WASHINGTON. State Department officials approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Oman of items and services to support an incremental Operational Flight Profile (OFP) software upgrade for F-16 subsystems, as well as Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), and secure communications equipment for Mode 5 operations for an estimated cost of $62 million.
Unmanned
Orbital ATK moves to full-rate production of its hard target void sensing fuze - News
January 04, 2018
DULLES, Va. U.S. Air Force officials selected Orbital ATK for its all-electronic FMU-167/B Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze (HTVSF) under a full-rate production (FRP) contract. The award is worth $23 million following the low-rate initial production contract awarded in 2016.
Unmanned
Aurora Flight Sciences to continue development of Orion UAS - News
January 04, 2018
MANASSAS, Va. Aurora Flight Sciences will continue the development of the Orion Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) under a new U.S. Air Force contract valued at $48 million.
Cyber
Comms
NATO to meet integrated waveform baseline of its UHF SATCOM control stations - News
January 03, 2018
CARLSBAD, Calif. NATO officials tapped Viasat Inc. to upgrade its UHF satellite communications (SATCOM) control stations to comply with the Integrated Waveform (IW) baseline.
Radar/EW
Flexible silicon-on-polymer chip created by ARL, American Semiconductor - News
December 22, 2017
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. American Semiconductor and the Air Force Research Laboratory (ARL) teamed up to create a new smart, flexible silicon-on-polymer chip.
Avionics
FAA grants amended certification to Boeing's KC-46 Tanker - News
December 22, 2017
EVERETT, Wash. Officials at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Boeing?s KC-46 tanker program an Amended Type Certificate (ATC) for its core 767-2C aircraft configuration, verifying that the fundamental design of the KC-46 tanker is safe and reliable.
Avionics
F-35 demonstrates accuracy in weapons delivery flight test - News
December 21, 2017
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. The U.S. Air Force 461st Flight Test Squadron and F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) completed the Weapons Delivery Accuracy (WDA) flight test, ensuring the F-35 weapons system can deliver lethal ordnance both air-to-air and air-to-ground using the jet?s warfighting Block 3F software.
Avionics
M7 Aeropace to provide life cycle support for the U.S. Army C-26 & UC-35 aircraft - News
December 21, 2017
FORT WORTH, Texas. DynCorp International officials selected M7 Aerospace, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems of America, LLC to provide Life Cycle Contractor Support (LCCS) for the U.S. Army's C-26 and UC-35 aircraft fleet.
Radar/EW
USS Anzio will undergo modernization efforts under $45.3 million U.S. Navy contract - News
December 20, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Navy officials tapped BAE Systems to modernize the guided missile cruiser, USS Anzio (CG 68), at the company's shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia. The contract is worth $45.3 million, but has a cumulative value of $53.1 million if all options are exercised.
Cyber
Hack the Air Force 2.0 kicks off with live-hacking event - News
December 20, 2017
NEW YORK. Members of the Defense Media Activity (DMA) and Defense Digital Service (DDS) joined forces to hack the U.S. Air Force in a live-hacking event in New York City as a kickoff to Hack the Air Force 2.0.
Comms
Microchip releases COTS-based rad-tolerant solution - News
December 19, 2017
CHANDLER, Ariz. Microchip Technology Inc. officials released the ATmegaS64M1, an 8-bit megaAVR microcontroller (MCU) that uses a COTS-to-radiation-tolerant [commercial off-the-shelf] development approach in response to New Space and other critical aerospace applications that require faster development time and reduced cost.
Comms
Strategic readiness review released by Navy officials - News
December 18, 2017
WASHINGTON. Navy officials released the Strategic Readiness Review (SRR) noting an emphasis on readiness as the primary enabler of warfighting capability and capacity must be re-energized, embedded, and continuously monitored throughout the Naval enterprise.
Radar/EW
Navy's USS Little Rock enters active service after commissioning ceremony - News
December 18, 2017
BUFFALO, N.Y. U.S. Navy representatives commissioned the fifth Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) -- USS Little Rock (LCS-9) -- on the Buffalo River on December 16. This milestone places the ship officially into active service.
Comms
USAF legacy systems to undergo study determining fit with EBS system - News
December 18, 2017
SANTA CLARA, Calif. Officials at the United States Air Force (USAF) Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) selected Diligent Consulting Inc. and partner EvolveWare for the Legacy Systems Study at Joint Base Randolph Air Force Base (JBSA-Randolph).
Cyber
DARPA's SDR Hackfest tackles UAVs, electromagnetic spectrum, and communications challenges - News
December 15, 2017
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. The Defense Advance Research Projects Agency?s (DARPA) Bay Area Software Defined Radio (SDR) Hackfest concluded last month displaying innovative ideas on the challenging communications issues that stem from the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum along with the propagation of wireless-enabled devices.
Comms
Fiscal 2018 defense bill authorizes an increase in pay and troops - News
December 14, 2017
MCLEAN, Va. The Fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizes an estimated $700 billion for the Defense Department, Military.com's Amy Bushatz reports. The bill includes $634 billion for the base budget and $66 billion for the war budget. President Donald Trump formally signed the 2018 defense bill earlier this week and Congress still needs to pass the accompanying appropriations bill to keep the government up and running.
Radar/EW
VNX standard is ratified by VITA organization - News
December 14, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY. VITA officials announced that ANSI/VITA 74.0-2017 ? ?Compliant System Small Form Factor Module Base Standard,? commonly known as VNX, reached American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recognition. This standard has completed the VITA and ANSI processes reaching full recognition under guidance of the VITA Standards Organization (VSO).
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