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Radar/EW
Raytheon selected to deliver 3-D long-range radar system to Air Force - News
May 15, 2017
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center officials selected Raytheon for a $52.6 million contract to deliver three-dimensional expeditionary long-range radar (3DELRR) system. The 3DELRR system will replace the AN/TPS-75 (Tipsy 75), as the principal Air Force ground-based sensor for long range surveillance, detection, and tracking of aerial targets in support of theater commanders.
Cyber
Cyber intrusion detection system will focus on mid-flight actionable intelligence - Story
May 15, 2017
Cybersecurity was a hot topic at the Sea-Air-Space, the Navy League?s Global Maritime Exposition. In this Q&A, Raytheon?s Government Cyber Solutions Director William E. Leigher discusses the challenges that the Department of Defense (DoD) faces when implementing cybersecurity measures to platforms and how the military services need to build high-end cybersecurity measures into a war plan. Leigher also discuss Raytheon?s research and development (R&D) project to build a cyber intrusion detection system that will enable aviators to one day receive an alert and actionable intelligence of cyberattacks mid-flight.
Radar/EW
Phoenix International releases data storage system at Xponential 2017 - News
May 10, 2017
DALLAS. Officials at Phoenix International Systems introduced the Phalanx II rugged Network Attached Storage (NAS) data storage system, at this year's Xponential, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International?s (AUVSI) conference .
Unmanned
Elbit Systems of America showcases UAS capabilities at Xponential 2017 - News
May 10, 2017
DALLAS. Officials at Elbit Systems of America, LLC, showcased unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) capabilities at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International?s Xponential 2017.
Unmanned
Carnegie Robotics & Swift Navigation showcase Duro, a GNSS receiver at Xponential 2017 - News
May 09, 2017
DALLAS. Carnegie Robotics LLC and Swift Navigation partnered to develop their first joint product, Duro, a ruggedized version of Swift Navigation?s Piksi Multi dual-frequency RTK GNSS receiver. The release of the product was made at this year's Xponential, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International?s (AUVSI) conference.
Avionics
Curtiss-Wright releases VPX3-152 SBC for avionics applications at Xponential 2017 - News
May 08, 2017
DALLAS. Officials at Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions released its newest member of the DO-254 DAL A safety certifiable COTS single board computers (SBC) family at this year's Xponential, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International?s (AUVSI) conference in Dallas, Texas. The VPX3-152 is a rugged 3U OpenVPX board that features NXP's QorIQ T2080 multicore SOC.
Comms
Defense Logistics enterprise IT contract won by General Dynamics - News
May 08, 2017
FAIRFAX, Va. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) officials selected a business unit of General Dynamics, General Dynamics Information Technology, to support the DLA?s J6 Enterprise Technology Services program. The multiple award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract has a potential ceiling value of approximately $6 billion for a five-year base period with three option years.
Radar/EW
IARPA launches program focusing on rapid analysis of emerging nano-electronics - News
May 08, 2017
WASHINGTON. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity officials launched a new program, the Rapid Analysis of Various Emerging Nano-electronics (RAVEN), which focuses on developing tools to rapidly image current and future integrated circuit chips.
Cyber
General Dynamics Mission Systems acquires division of Advatech Pacific, expands cyber portfolio - News
May 04, 2017
FAIRFAX, Va. Officials at General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) announced the acquisition of the electronics and communications division of Advatech Pacific that designs and manufactures tactical, cyber-secure and cross-domain products for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and international military customers.
Cyber
Cubic to continue training support for British army's weapon simulator systems - News
May 04, 2017
SAN DIEGO. British army officials tasked Cubic Global Defense, a business unit of Cubic Corp., to continue support and repair services to the Area Weapons Effects Simulator (AWES) at Salisbury Plain Training Area (SPTA) in the United Kingdom and at the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) in Alberta, Canada. The contract is worth an estimated $35 million.
Comms
Congress approves $21 billion increase in FY 2017 defense budget - News
May 03, 2017
WASHINGTON. Congress has approved an additional $21 million in Department of Defense (DoD) funds. This increase comes after officials reached a deal to fund the Federal Government through September.
Cyber
U.S. Navy enters CRADA with Indiana University with focus on security in UPS - News
May 03, 2017
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Indiana University and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) representatives signed a new cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) where the focus will be Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and the security of devices using UPS.
Radar/EW
Raytheon begins production of the AN/SPY-6(V) radar - News
May 03, 2017
TEWKSBURY, Mass. U.S. Navy officials approved production of Raytheon's AN/SPY-6(V) radar. The fixed price incentive modification to a previously award contract (N00024-14-C-5315) to exercise options for Air and Missile Defense Radar Program (AMDR) Low Rate Initial Production is worth $327 million for the first three ship sets.
Cyber
Marine Forces Cyberspace Command task order won by SAIC - News
May 03, 2017
MCLEAN, Va. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Pacific officials selected Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) for a task order to provide the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command (MARFORCYBER) and subordinate commands, including the Marine Corps Cyberspace Warfare Group and the Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group, with cyber support services for systems architecture, cyber defense and offense, planning, information assurance, and engineering.
Cyber
U.S. Army selects CACI for $48 million contract to deliver IT support services - News
May 02, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. CACI International Inc has been selected to deliver information technology (IT) support services for the Army Architecture, Operations, Networks, and Space (AONS) Directorate of the U.S. Army Chief Information Officer (CIO)/G-6. The five-year contract is worth approximately $48 million.
Cyber
Lockheed Martin selects Guartime Federal to provide cyber technology - News
May 01, 2017
FORT WORTH, Texas. Guardtime Federal will continue its role as a key supplier for Lockheed Martin to integrate a variety of cyber-related elements into systems engineering processes, supply chain risk management, and software development efforts.
Cyber
'Hack the Air Force' broadens participation to include partner nations - News
May 01, 2017
WASHINGTON. U.S. Air Force officials are inviting vetted computer security specialists from across the U.S. and select partner nations to participate in the challenge: "Hack the Air Force." The effort expands on the Department of Defense (DoD) initiative, "Hack the Pentagon."
Radar/EW
Embedded optics enabling higher bandwidth computing - Story
May 01, 2017
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems are driving the need for higher bandwidth computing and engineers have turned to ruggedized fiber optics to meet that demand. In this Q&A with Gerald Persaud, Vice President, Business Development at Reflex Photonics, discusses the challenges in the design process and where designs are trending for embedded optical modules; VITA Standards; and how secure communications, ISR, and radar systems are taking advantage of the technology.
Comms
DoD foreign military sales growing due to technology advancements, modernization - News
April 28, 2017
SANTA CLARA, Calif. Technology advances and increase competition will compel the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to invest in streamlining foreign military sales (FMS) to international partners, and weapons suppliers to develop and manufacture innovative products at competitive prices. Frost & Sullivan analysts point to factors such as the need to modernize equipment, continuing unrest in the Middle East, tensions in South China Seas, and an increased capability to spend after the global recession are driving growth.
Unmanned
U.S. Navy Fire Scout completes testing amidst Sea-Air-Space exposition - Other
April 27, 2017
Early this month, the Navy conducted initial testing on the Northrop Grumman-built MQ-8C Fire Scout and gathered with industry leaders to discuss the latest technology at the Sea-Air-Space, the Navy League?s Global Maritime Exposition. The take away for me is that the Navy is actively pursing unmanned in land, air, and sea.
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