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Unmanned
Navy helicopter demonstrates autonomous capabilities with use of tablet - News
December 13, 2017
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) completed the final helicopter flight demonstration with autonomous capability for the Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) program at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.
Radar/EW
Australian navy to install Raytheon's anti-air warfare defense technology - News
December 13, 2017
TEWKSBURY, Mass. Engineers at Raytheon completed the design, development, and testing of the company's Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) system, which will be installed onboard the Royal Australian navy?s HMAS Hobart expanding the ship's battlespace awareness.
Comms
DoD selects Battelle team for microelectronics security research contract - News
December 12, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio. U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) officials tapped Battelle for two contracts worth an estimated $23 million to conduct research at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory?s (AFRL) Sensors Directorate.
Comms
Distributed mission operations center contract won by General Dynamics - News
December 12, 2017
FAIRFAX, Va. U.S. Air Force officials selected General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT)- a business unit of General Dynamics - for the Distributed Mission Operations Center ? Infrastructure, Development and Engineering support contract with a potential value of $47 million.
Comms
NRL R&D contract will focus on ocean dynamics and predictive oceanography - News
December 11, 2017
CHANTILLY, Va. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) officials selected Vencore Inc. for a five-year, $23 million contract to conduct research and development (R&D) of ocean dynamics and predictive oceanography.
Radar/EW
Northrop Grumman to perform risk reduction for radar technology - News
December 11, 2017
BALTIMORE. Officials at the U.S. Army?s Lower Tier Program Office (LTPO) selected Northrop Grumman Corp. to perform risk reduction for radar technology and associated mission capabilities intended to replace the Army?s Patriot radars.
Comms
Navy authorizes $1.9 million in funding to support its Advanced Time Division Multiple Access Interface Processor Terminals - News
December 11, 2017
MELVILLE, N.Y. Comtech EF Data Corp. - a business unit under Comtech's Commercial Solutions segment - received a contract modification to support additional capabilities to the Advanced Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Interface Processor (ATIP) production terminals in support of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). The modification will add an $1.9 million under an Engineering Support Services Contract Line Item (CLIN).
A.I.
Artificial intelligence & machine learning techniques to be explored in DARPA Causal Exploration program - News
December 06, 2017
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials tapped Raytheon BBN Technologies - a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Co. - to explore artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to develop tools that may enable military planners to understand how cultural and other factors combine to cause conflicts. The work Agency's Causal Exploration of Complex Operational Environments program.
A.I.
Performance analysis tools developed for IARPA's insider threat program - News
December 06, 2017
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Engineers at Charles River Analytics developed prediction and sensitivity analysis tools and algorithms under the Continuous Insider Threat Evaluation (SCITE) program for the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA).
Avionics
Air Force KC-46A aircraft completes first flight test - News
December 06, 2017
EVERETT, Wash. Boeing completed the first flight and airborne tests of the future U.S. Air Force KC-46A, which took off from Paine Field and landed approximately three-and-one-half hours later.
A.I.
U.S. Navy LCS adds predictive maintenance analytics after installation - News
December 05, 2017
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. Engineers at Mikros Systems Corp. completed ship and shore installation, as well as testing of the company's ADEPT Distance Support Sensor Suite (ADSSS) on the Littoral Combat Ship USS Independence (LCS-2).
Unmanned
NATO purchases laser training rounds from Lockheed Martin - News
December 05, 2017
ARCHBALD, Pa. Officials at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) selected Lockheed Martin for a five-year agreement to purchase Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTRs) on behalf of member countries.
Cyber
MacB will support streamlining efforts for AFRL Enterprise Business System - News
December 04, 2017
DAYTON, Ohio. Officials at the Defense (DoD) Information Analysis Center?s (IAC) Cybersecurity Technical Area Task (TAT) tapped MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) to provide support to the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Enterprise Business System (EBS) under a five-year, $37 million task order.
Comms
MRAP vehicle sustainment support contract won by ManTech - News
December 04, 2017
HERNDON, Va. U.S. Army officials selected ManTech International Corp. for a five-year Vehicle Engineering Maintenance and Operations Support (VEMOS) contract worth an estimated $847 million.
Unmanned
Air Force places $85 million order for programmable fuzes with Kaman - News
December 01, 2017
BLOOMFIELD, Conn. U.S. Air Force officials tapped Kaman Corp.'s aerospace business unit for a $85 million contract to deliver Joint Programmable Fuzes (JPF) for the Air Force and 18 foreign militaries.
Radar/EW
Air Force, Boeing complete first review of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program - News
December 01, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. U.S Air Force and Boeing engineers completed the firs review of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program, which validated program technical requirements prior to the design and development phase of the next intercontinental ballistic missile system.
Comms
Air Force F-16 communications network will integrate with MUOS and SRW capabilities - News
November 30, 2017
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. U.S. Air Force officials tapped Rockwell Collins to deliver its ARC-210 RT-2036(C) networked communications airborne radio, which will include Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) and support Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) capabilities.
Unmanned
'Throwable' FirstLook robots delivered to German government - News
November 30, 2017
CHELMSFORD, Mass. The German government received delivery of 44 FirstLook robots from representatives at Endeavor Robotics. The contract award comes after field tests comparing the robots performance capabilities against the German government?s stated requirements.
Radar/EW
Romania government officials enter negotiations to purchase the Patriot system - News
November 29, 2017
BUCHAREST, Romania. Romania government officials signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to purchase Raytheon's Patriot from the U.S. Army. The agreement paves the way for Romania's Patriot force to reach Initial Operational Capability, and sets the stage for the U.S. government to begin contract negotiations with Raytheon.
Comms
USMC extends Networking On-The-Move contract with PacStar - News
November 29, 2017
PORTLAND, Ore. The U.S. Marine Corps Networking On-The-Move (NOTM) program will receive additional PacStar 400-series products to enhance warfighter networking and communications capabilities while on-the-move. The new Marine Corps contract is worth $10.7 million and follows a separate $10 million contract announced in September.
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