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Unmanned
Army tests Stinger missile with proximity fuzes, impacting small UAV targets - News
June 01, 2017
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. The U.S. Army completed a test with Raytheon's Stinger anti-air missiles equipped with new proximity fuzes. During the test, the proximity fuzes intercepted an MQM-170C Outlaw and an unidentified smaller system, two small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Comms
Chief of Naval Research concept challenge calls for innovative ideas for the future - News
June 01, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. The Chief of Naval Research (CNR) issued a challenges asking for innovative ideas to support future U.S. Navy and Marine Corps troops. The submissions deadline is June 30, 2017 and officials will announce the finalists at the Naval Future Force S&T Expo held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. on July 20-21.
Comms
QinetiQ & Rockwell Collins sign agreement with focus on next-gen satellite navigation receivers - News
May 31, 2017
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. QinetiQ and Rockwell Collins officials signed a global alliance agreement to collaborate on the development of next-generation, multi-constellation open service and secure Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. The effort will support the mission needs of military, government, and critical national infrastructure.
Cyber
Charles River to build decision-support tools for Missile Defense Agency - News
May 31, 2017
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) selected Charles River Analytics Inc., to build decision-support tools as part of a continuing research and development (R&D) project for improving performance through effective teaming of humans and automation.
Unmanned
L3 acquires Open Water Power, expands UUV portfolio - News
May 31, 2017
NEW YORK. Officials at L3 Technologies completed the acquisition of Open Water Power Inc. on May 19, 2017. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but the division will be integrated into L3's Sensor Systems business segment under the new name: L3 Open Water Power.
Comms
BAE Systems to upgrade Australian navy SATCOM terminals - News
May 30, 2017
EDINBURGH PARKS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officials selected BAE Systems Australia to deliver upgrades for the maritime satellite communications terminals. The contract spans over four years and is worth an estimated $30 million.
Avionics
USAF combat helicopter program completes design review - News
May 30, 2017
STRATFORD, Conn. The U.S. Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program passed the the Air Vehicle Critical Design Review (CDR), which prepares the program to proceed to assembly, test, and evaluation of the HH-60W helicopter. The CRH and USAF teams will meet again in September for the Training Systems Critical Design Review.
Radar/EW
USMC orders additional P-19R firefighting vehicles from Oshkosh - News
May 26, 2017
OSHKOSH, Wis. U.S Marine Corps (USMC) officials ordered an additional 54 Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) vehicles from Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corp. company.
Comms
U.S. Navy selects Leidos for the distributed common ground system sustainment contract - News
May 26, 2017
RESTON, Va. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Systems Center Atlantic selected Leidos to continue providing technical expertise to sustain and update Distributed Common Ground System ? Navy (DCGS-N) Family of Systems (FoS).
Unmanned
Drone provides live feed and damage assessment after Oklahoma tornado - News
May 26, 2017
HUNT VALLEY, Md. Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a business of Textron Inc. announced today that its Civil & Commercial team provided support of disaster response efforts for the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. The team provided full-motion video in real-time to the Emergency Operations Center in Oklahoma City and the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma. The video was used to safely assess the tornado damage from an EF-2 tornado that took place in Elk City on May 16.
Unmanned
Radar/EW
NI releases test system with ATE Core Configurations at NIWeek 2017 - News
May 24, 2017
AUSTIN. AT NIWeek 2017, National Instruments (NI) officials announced a new ATE Core Configurations, which delivers mechanical, power, and safety infrastructure to help users accelerate the design and build of automated test systems in industries that range from semiconductor, consumer electronics, aerospace, and automotive.
Cyber
Face recognition challenge announced by IARPA - News
May 19, 2017
WASHINGTON. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) officials announced the launch of the Face Recognition Prize Challenge (FRPC). IARPA is partnering with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the contest, which aims to improve recognition of face images acquired without capture constraints, in other words unconstrained images captured in the ?wild.?
Cyber
Booz Allen selected to support modernization of Navy's tactical networks - News
May 19, 2017
McLean, Va. The Navy?s Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I) selected Booz Allen Hamilton for a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued an estimated $96.1 million to support the modernization of the Navy's tactical networks.
Avionics
NextGen jammer completes CDR, on track to meet warfighter requirements - News
May 19, 2017
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. In late April, engineers at the Airborne Electronic Attack Systems and EA-6B program office (PMA-234) completed a critical design review (CDR) for the AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) Increment (Inc) 1 Mid-band program at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.
Comms
Lockheed Martin launches exoskeleton solution with newly licensed bionic augmentation tech - News
May 18, 2017
TAMPA, Fla. Lockheed Martin officials released a new exoskeleton solution. Using licensed Dermoskeleton bionic augmentation technology, the FORTIS Knee Stress Release Device (K-SRD)TM is a computer-controlled exoskeleton that counteracts overstress on the lower back and legs and increases mobility and load-carrying capability.
Cyber
DARPA teams make advances in the field of uncertainty quantification - News
May 18, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA)?s Enabling Quantification of Uncertainty in Physical Systems (EQUiPS) program has made advances in the field of uncertainty quantification ((UQ), which focuses on methods to estimate how accurate a prediction may be. The program aims to harnesses advanced math to quantify uncertainties in complex systems to be able to better design yet-to-be-built military systems.
Radar/EW
IAI completes installation of ALPHA radar system on Israeli navy's Saar 4.5 ship - News
May 17, 2017
ISRAEL. Engineers at Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) completed the installation of the advanced ALPHA (Advanced Lightweight Phased Array) ELM-2258 radar system on the Israeli navy's Saar 4.5 missile ship and have commenced operational sea trials.
Comms
Final Inmarsat-5 satellite joins Global XPress network - News
May 17, 2017
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. The Boeing-built Inmarsat-5 satellite launched into space this week. Officials say it will expand the high-speed broadband service available through Inmarsat?s Global Xpress network after the satellite becomes fully operational later this year.
Unmanned
Textron Systems completes testing & development of Fury weapon - News
May 16, 2017
TAMPA, Fla. Officials at Textron Systems Weapon & Sensor Systems, a business of Textron Inc., completed testing of the company's Fury lightweight precision guided glide munition against moving targets at Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. This test marks the completion of the Fury weapon?s development.
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