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Radar/EW
Thales selects Rockwell Collins to upgrade Australia's Hawei protected vehicle-light system. - News
March 02, 2017
GEELONG, Australia. Thales Australia officials selected Rockwell Collins, as a subcontractor, to upgrade to integrate the Digital Terminal Control System (DTCS) into the Integral Computing System (ICS) of the Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle-Light system.
Radar/EW
State of Qatar to receive Raytheon's early warning radar system - News
March 02, 2017
TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon received a fixed-price, incentive-firm letter contract for a Qatar early warning radar system. The Foreign Military Sales contract is worth $1,066,297,129.
Cyber
U.S. Army seeks to predict faults in military operating systems - News
March 02, 2017
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. U.S. Army engineers will leverage Charles River Analytics' Figaro technology as part of continuing research efforts to apply autonomous reasoning to improve mission performance. Under two contracts with the company, the U.S. Army aims to predict faults in military operating systems.
Cyber
Unmanned
MS-177 sensor payload begins testing on RQ-4 Global Hawk - News
March 01, 2017
SAN DIEGO. Engineers at Northrop Grumman Corp. started testing the MS-177 sensor payload on an RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft system. The flight tests is the first time the sensor has flown on a high altitude long-range autonomous aircraft. Testing is expected to continue through the first half of 2017.
Avionics
MALD-J navigation system flight test demonstrates performance in GPS jamming environment - News
March 01, 2017
TUCSON, Ariz. U.S. Air Force and Raytheon officials validated the performance of the GPS Aided Inertial Navigation System (GAINS II) for the Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J) in six flight tests from B-52 and F-16 aircraft at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
Radar/EW
Raytheon to operate & maintain radar systems in mobile sensors contract win - News
February 27, 2017
DULLES, Va. U.S. Air Force officials selected Raytheon for the "Mobile Sensors" contract valued an estimated $128 million.
Radar/EW
USMC, Northrop Grumman complete integration event with AN/TPS G/ATOR system - News
February 27, 2017
BALTIMORE. U.S. Marine Corps and Northrop Grumman officials completed an initial integration event for the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system.
Comms
Lockheed Martin to relocate Relocate Fleet Ballistic Missile Program by 2024 - News
February 24, 2017
SUNNYVALE, Calif. Lockheed Martin officials will relocate the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program within its Space Systems business area to co-locate employees in facilities with common skills and resource requirements. The government approved the move, which is expected to deliver cost savings while centralizing mission expertise in key locations.
Comms
Proposal requests for engineering, tech, and innovations are being accepted by DISA - News
February 24, 2017
MEADE, Md. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) officials issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the the Systems Engineering, Technology, and Innovation (SETI) contract vehicle. They are accepting the proposals now to move toward an efficient approach for the procurement of engineering support/services, with a focus on innovation throughout the engineering lifecycle.
Unmanned
Naval Research Laboratory's battle manager technology completes simulated air combat trials - News
February 23, 2017
WASHINGTON. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers at the Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence (NCARAI) teamed up with Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to continue work on the NRL-developed Tactical Battle Manager (TBM) with the end-goal to have an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) be left to recognize when or how to change its goal objective if the mission requires it.
Avionics
CAE receives authorization certificate for KC-135 aircrew training system program - News
February 23, 2017
TAMPA, Fla. CAE USA officials received Authorization to Operate (ATO) on the U.S. Air Force's Distributed Training Center Network (DTCN) under the KC-135 Aircrew Training System (ATS) program. The first KC-135 operational flight trainer (OFT) to receive the ATO is located at Scott Air Force Base (AFB).
Radar/EW
SAIC delivers first amphibious vehicle prototype to USMC for testing - News
February 22, 2017
CHARLESTON, S.C. Officials at Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) delivered the first Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 prototype to the U.S. Marine Corps during a ceremony in Charleston, South Carolina. This is the first of 16 vehicles to be delivered for testing by the Marine Corps under an engineering, manufacturing, and development (EMD) contract initially awarded in February of last year.
Radar/EW
General Micro Systems' S2U replaces 15U of equivalent server rack functions - News
February 22, 2017
SAN DIEGO. Officials at General Micro Systems, Inc. (GMS) announced that the company's S2U "King Cobra" 2U short rack can replace up to 15U of equivalent server rack functions. The announcement was made during this year's Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) WEST 2017 conference.
Radar/EW
ZMicro introduces real-time video enhancement system at AFCEA WEST 2017 - News
February 21, 2017
SAN DIEGO. At the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) WEST 2017 conference, ZMicro officials announced the availability of its new Insight real-time video enhancement system. Engineers designed Insight - a rugged appliance - to improve live video visual clarity in ground control stations, airborne surveillance, and other intelligence, surveillance, reconnoissance (ISR) applications.
Unmanned
Leonardo's AESA radar to be installed in French Army's UAV - News
February 21, 2017
ROME. Safran Electronics & Defense selected Leonardo's PicoSAR active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the French Army's Patroller unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The radars will be used by the French Forces under a contract in which Leonardo will provide a number of radars and spares. First deliveries are expected in 2017.
Cyber
CACI demos cyber and electronic warfare solutions at WEST 2017 conference - News
February 21, 2017
SAN DIEGO, Calif. CACI International Inc. officials will demonstrate solutions that enhance battle-fighting capabilities, improve decision-making, and accelerate the delivery of mission-critical systems at the WEST 2017 Conference and Exposition co-sponsored by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) and the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) this week at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.
Comms
Harris to provide the UAE Armed Forces with a battle management system - News
February 20, 2017
MELBOURNE, Fla. United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces officials selected Harris Corp. to deliver an integrated battle management system (BMS). The two-year contract is worth an estimated $189 million.
Radar/EW
Royal navy orders additional Kelvin Hughes SharpEye radar systems - News
February 20, 2017
ENFIELD, North London, UK. Royal navy officials tasked Kelvin Hughes to deliver additional SharpEye radar systems for the new Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), the Tamar and HMS Spey.
Cyber
Raytheon to develop automated tool for wargame scenarios - News
February 17, 2017
DULLES, Va. Raytheon officials received a contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to develop an automated tool that assesses the effectiveness of using missiles and interceptors (kinetic) and cyber and electronic warfare (non-kinetic) weapons in wargames. The system automatically teaches participants which weapons to use in every possible scenario, ultimately better preparing warfighters to succeed.
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