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Comms
Order to develop tactical communications network received by Harris - News
October 03, 2017
MELBOURNE, Fla. Officials at Harris Corp. received a $260 million order to develop an integrated tactical communications network as part of an Asia-Pacific country?s modernization program.
Comms
Solidyn Solutions is acquired by Polaris Alpha - News
October 02, 2017
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Officials at Polaris Alpha completed the acquisition of Solidyn Solutions, enhancing its space-based solutions portfolio. The acquisition formally closed on September 27, 2017. Terms of the acquisition are not being released.
Radar/EW
Mikros receives $2.4 million Navy order for its ADEPT systems - News
September 29, 2017
PRINCETON, N.J. Officials at Mikros Systems Corp. received a second production order under its recent multi-year $35 million contract with the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana. The latest order is valued at $2.4 million.
Unmanned
U.S. Army taps Bren-Tronics to deliver its 24V 6T Lithium-Ion batteries - News
September 29, 2017
COMMACK, N.Y. The U.S. Army Contracting Command through the National Advanced Mobility Consortium (NAMC) tasked Bren-Tronics, Inc. to provide automated manufacturing of military 24V 6T Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) batteries. The total contract is valued at an estimated $6.2 million.
Avionics
Avionics market growth driven by real-time data and increase in aircraft orders - News
September 28, 2017
LONDON. Frost & Sullivan?s research, ?Global Commercial Avionics Market, Forecast up to 2030,? finds that the total commercial avionics market was worth $12.74 billion in 2016 and is expected to reach $16.65 billion by 2030.
Cyber
Gaming tech: Shaping the reality of military training - Story
September 28, 2017
Budget cuts, changing mission goals, and sequestration have all resulted in training shortages and shortfalls within the Department of Defense (DoD), yet effective warfighter training has never been more critical and the technology necessary for successful training more complex. Driving much of the innovation in military simulation and training is technology from the commercial gaming community, bringing much familiarity to the young warfighter, but unique challenges to system designers.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy officials accept delivery of future LCS USS Little Rock - News
September 27, 2017
MARINETTE, Wis. U.S. Navy officials accepted delivery of future Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Little Rock (LCS-9) during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) shipyard on September 25.
Comms
Defense technology used to aid in hurricane disaster efforts - News
September 27, 2017
PHOENIX. Defense companies deployed their technology to aid in hurricane disaster efforts. The undertakings by Raytheon, Cubic Missions Systems, and Textron Systems enabled government officials to gather data on hurricanes as well as aid in the recovery efforts in the affected areas over the past month.
Unmanned
USAF officials release RFI for directed energy counter-UAS demonstrations - News
September 26, 2017
WASHINGTON. Officials at the Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) Office released a request for information (RFI) to industry as part of market research analysis in support of an upcoming experimentation demonstration using directed energy technology to counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
Radar/EW
L3 expands underwater and aviation portfolios with new acquisitions - News
September 19, 2017
NEW YORK. Officials at L3 Technologies announced the acquisition of Adaptive Methods, Inc. and Doss Aviation, Inc. The acquisitions were completed early in the month and the terms were not disclosed.
Cyber
Air Force Academy adds simulation training solutions to its coursework - News
September 18, 2017
ORLANDO, Fla. The U.S. Air Force Academy selected Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) and SimCentric Technologies to deliver its VBS3 and VBS Fires FST products for use in the Academy?s Military Strategic Studies course.
Comms
PICMG officials announce MicroTCA Workshop to be held at DESY campus - News
September 18, 2017
WAKEFIELD, Mass. PICMG officials are holding the sixth MicroTCA Workshop at the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) campus in Hamburg, Germany from December 4-7th 2017.
Comms
Next-gen wideband high frequency communications link demonstrated by Rockwell Collins - News
September 18, 2017
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Engineers at Rockwell Collins demonstrated the resilience of next-generation high frequency (HF) communications using a wideband high frequency (WBHF) system over a 5,000 mile distance. The demo was conducted under a contract with the Air Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL/RI) and in support of AFRL/RI and Air Combat Command?s efforts to successfully communicate in satellite-denied environments.
Unmanned
Harris to deliver its T7 robotic systems to support U.K. EOD missions - News
September 13, 2017
LONDON. The United Kingdom?s Ministry of Defence (MOD) awarded Harris Corp. a contract worth up to $70 million (?55 million) to provide T7 robotic systems to support U.K. explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) missions around the world. The announcement was made during DSEI 2017 being held September 12-15 at the ExCeL in London.
Radar/EW
Leonardo to deliver its AESA surveillance radars to Bangladesh navy - News
September 13, 2017
ROME, Italy. RUAG Aviation officials selected Leonardo to deliver its Seaspray 5000E Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars for the two new production model Dornier 228 multirole aircraft, recently ordered by the Bangladesh navy.
Comms
GPS M-Code early use ground system upgrade contract won by Lockheed Martin - News
September 13, 2017
DENVER. U.S Air Force officials selected Lockheed Martin to provide its Military Code (M-Code) Early Use (MCEU) capability to the Global Positioning System (GPS). The contract is worth an estimated $45.5 million.
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Radar/EW
Full-rate JCREW production contract won by Northrop Grumman - News
September 12, 2017
SAN DIEGO. U.S Navy officials selected Northrop Grumman Corp. for full-rate production of the Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) Increment One Build One Systems. The contract is worth an estimated $57.7 million.
Comms
USMC selects PacStar for its Networking On-The-Move program - News
September 12, 2017
PORTLAND, Ore. U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) officials selected PacStar to provide the PacStar 400-Series networking and communications products to the U.S. Marine Corps Networking On-The-Move (NOTM) program. The contract is worth an estimated $10 million.
Radar/EW
Non-explosive water-based lithium-ion batteries developed by ARL, University of Maryland - News
September 08, 2017
ADELPHI, Md. University of Maryland and U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) researchers developed a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery that uses a water-salt solution as its electrolyte and reaches the 4.0 volt mark desired for household electronics, such as laptop computers, without the fire and explosive risks associated with some commercially available non-aqueous lithium-ion batteries.
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