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Unmanned
U.S. Army receives ATACMS missile delivery from Lockheed Martin - News
August 11, 2017
DALLAS. U.S Army officials received the first Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile from Lockheed Martin.
Avionics
Rockwell Collins to deliver visual display system to support French air force FOMEDEC program - News
August 10, 2017
OTTAWA, Ontario. CAE officials selected Rockwell Collins to deliver a visual display system for the Pilatus PC-21 simulators under the French air force FOMEDEC training program.
Cyber
Hack the Air Force concludes reporting 207 resolved vulnerabilities - News
August 10, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO. HackerOne officials released the results of the Hack the Air Force bug bounty program. White-hat hackers found 207 valid vulnerabilities and more than $130,000 in bounties where awarded. This is the first time that the bounty challenge was open to international hackers, which welcomed participants from United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Cyber
Robotics family leverages open architectures to counter ordnance threats - Story
August 10, 2017
Designers and engineers are taking advantage of the ability of open architectures and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies to counter emerging threats quicker by more easily upgrading legacy systems with newer, faster technology. In one such project, a U.S. Navy-sponsored program focuses on a family of robotics that will keep soldiers out of harm's way.
Unmanned
Endeavor Robotics receives delivery order for 32 small unmanned ground vehicles - News
August 09, 2017
CHELMSFORD, Mass. Robotics company Endeavor Robotics received a delivery order for 32 small unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to the U.S. Armed Forces. The UGVs will be equipped with the company's uPoint Multi-Robot Control System, which consists of an Android-based, rugged, tablet controller and Persistent Systems' MPU5 Radio network.
Unmanned
USS Nimitz flight operations interfered by Iranian drone - News
August 09, 2017
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz had its flight operations interrupted by an Iranian QOM-1 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), U.S. Central Command officials say. This is the 13th unsafe or unprofessional interaction between U.S. and Iranian maritime forces in 2017.
Radar/EW
Self-diagnosing sensors for aircraft applications released by Honeywell - News
August 08, 2017
FORT MILL, S.C. Officials at Honeywell released a new series of self-diagnosing sensors designed to improve the performance of aircraft systems and reduce maintenance costs associated with false readings. The Integral Health Monitoring (IHM) series proximity sensors can detect when a sensor has been damaged or otherwise impacted.
Comms
Air Force taps Northrop Grumman to upgrade radio terminals in E-8C Joint STARS fleet - News
August 08, 2017
MELBOURNE, Fla. U.S. Air Force officials selected Northrop Grumman Corp. to upgrade existing radio terminals aboard the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) fleet and replace them with Air Force Tactical Receive System-Ruggedized (AFTRS-R) terminals.
Avionics
Tablets approved for trial run under DoD classified mobility program - News
August 07, 2017
FORT MEADE, Md. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) officials are expanding the use of 8-inch tablet computers in a new pilot program under the Department of Defense Mobility Classified Capability-Secret (DMCC-S) Program.
Cyber
Simulation training services contract for Royal Australian navy won by Cubic - News
August 07, 2017
SAN DIEGO. Officials at Cubic Global Defense, a Cubic Corp. business unit, announced that its Cubic Defence Australia unit received a four-year contract valued at $7.11 million (AUD $9 million) from the Royal Australian navy (RAN) for the development and delivery of local and distributed simulation-enabled training events.
Radar/EW
Performance increases still needed for full adoption of mobile rugged computing for military use - Story
August 07, 2017
The constant drive forward in commercial technology is also driving military-computing technology to new heights. As this progress occurs, mobile computing is becoming more relevant to the warfighter, while at the same time posing huge challenges for designers and engineers. Even as engineers deal with shrinking size and weight requirements, performance is still a big issue that mobile computing doesn't quite answer for military use.
Comms
Harris to support Army test events with its Falcon III HMS Manpack radios - News
August 04, 2017
ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S. Army officials placed an order with Harris Corp. for its multi-channel Falcon III HMS Manpack radios to support two U.S. Army test events.
Radar/EW
USMC G/ATOR system completes developmental testing - News
August 04, 2017
WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. The U.S. Marine Corps Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) Block 1 completed live developmental testing with support from the Navy's Surface Combat Systems Center (SCSC) at Wallops Island from April 10 to June 21.
Comms
U.S. Army selects Rockwell Collins for HMS Manpack radio follow-on contract - News
August 03, 2017
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Rockwell Collins officials received a follow-on contract from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office C3T to produce 101 Handheld, Manpack, and Small Form Factor (HMS) Manpack radios and ancillaries beginning this month.
Unmanned
University UAV design wins award with custom payload featuring Teledyne's Genie cameras - News
August 03, 2017
WATERLOO, Canada. The University of Toronto Aerospace Team?s (UTAT) UAV and Aerial Robotics Divisions won an award for the design and performance of their custom-built unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which flew autonomous search patterns while capturing images at approximately 200 feet above the ground.
Cyber
DiSTI to continue support for the U.S. Army's UH-72A Lakota virtual maintenance trainer - News
August 03, 2017
ORLANDO, Fla. U.S. Army officials opted for a second year of Interim Contractor Support (ICS) for the the UH-72A Lakota Virtual Maintenance Trainer (VMT) with DiSTI Corp. The initial $4.4 million contract on the UH-72A included the development of a VMT to provide students the ability to familiarize and practice maintenance tasks in an interactive 3-D game-like envrionment.
Unmanned
Chemring Countermeasures wins Army contract to deliver infrared decoy flares - News
August 02, 2017
TOONE, Tenn. U.S Army Garrison officials at Rock Island Arsenal selected Chemring Countermeasures USA, a Chemring Group PLC subsidiary, for a contract to deliver M206, MJU-7A/B, and MJU-10/B infrared decoy flares.
Comms
ManTech selected to support DARPA's scientific, engineering, & technical assistance program - News
August 02, 2017
HERNDON, Va. Officials at ManTech International Corp. received a multi-year indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contact from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Strategic Technologies Office (STO).
Radar/EW
Oshkosh Defense receives $195 million Joint Light Tactical Vehicle order - News
August 02, 2017
OSHKOSH, Wis. U.S. Army officials ordered additional Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) from Oshkosh Defense. The order includes 748 vehicles and 2,359 installed and packaged kits for the program. It is valued at more than $195 million.
Cyber
Researchers discover burstiness and strong memory combination in cyber intrusions - News
August 01, 2017
ADELPHI, Md. U.S Army Research Laboratory (ARL) researchers discovered that the process of intrusion detection in computer networks exhibits a significant degree of burstiness as well as strong memory.
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