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Radar/EW
Thales tasked to deliver GaN CWI transmitters to Royal Danish navy - News
February 17, 2017
LA DEFENSE, Paris, France. Officials at the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization tasked Thales to deliver 14 Continuous Wave Illumination (CWI) transmitters to be integrated in the current ESSM fire control systems on-board the Absalon and Iver Huitfeldt class vessels of the Royal Danish navy.
Cyber
U.S. Army selects ManTech to provide field software support - News
February 16, 2017
HERNDON, Va. U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) Software Engineering Center (SEC) officials selected ManTech International Corp. to provide systems field and software support for the Army's intelligence and C3/LOG-IT systems.
Avionics
U.S. Navy approves full rate production of Lockheed Martin's avionics test system - News
February 16, 2017
ORLANDO, Fla. U.S. Navy officials approved a full rate production contract with Lockheed Martin for an additional 63 of the company's Electronic Consolidated Automated Support System (eCASS). The contract is worth an estimated $166 million.
Radar/EW
RadioBio research effort aims to find the role of electromagnetic signaling in biological systems - News
February 15, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials launched a new program that seeks to establish if purposeful electromagnetic wave signaling between biological cells exists - and if evidence supports that it does - to determine what information is being transferred.
Comms
Space Systems Loral and DARPA partner to service satellites in GEO - News
February 14, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials partnered with Space Systems Loral (SSL) for the Agency's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program with the aim to develop technologies that would enable cooperative inspection and servicing of satellites in geosynchronous orbit (GEO) and demonstrate those technologies on orbit. Depending on the outcome, the research effort could open the door towards lowering the risks and costs of operating in GEO.
Comms
U.S. Navy christens new littoral combat ship: USS Tulsa - News
February 14, 2017
MOBILE, Ala. U.S. Navy officials christened the new Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), USS Tulsa (LCS 16) during a ceremony in Mobile, Alabama in honor of the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Cyber
Utilidata & Raytheon partner to delivery cybersecurity for power utilities - News
February 13, 2017
DULLES, Va. Utilidata and Raytheon officials formed a strategic alliance to help power utilities proactively detect, defend against, and respond to cyberthreats.
Comms
Harris to continue communications support for U.S. Army - News
February 13, 2017
ROCHESTER, N.Y. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) selected Harris Corp. for a five-year, single-award indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for tactical radio spares and components.
Radar/EW
Low-latency processing, open architectures key for smarter radar/EW systems - Story
February 09, 2017
System-performance requirements and open architectures are driving development of smarter radar and electronic warfare (EW) systems. For EW systems, low-latency processing is a key requirement.
Avionics
SiCore Technologies and Charles River partner to protect against avionics malware - News
February 08, 2017
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. SiCore Technologies and Charles River Analytics Inc. are partnering to protect against avionics malware in a program for the U.S. Air Force Avionics Vulnerability Assessment, Mitigations, and Protections (AVAMP) program.
Comms
Expeditionary fast transport USNS Yuma completes acceptance trials - News
February 08, 2017
MOBILE, Ala. U.S. Navy officials announced the future expeditionary fast transport USNS Yuma (EPF-8) completed acceptance trails after two days underway evaluation in the Gulf of Mexico.
Comms
Afghan Trainer Contractor Logistics Support contract won by Textron Systems - News
February 08, 2017
HUNT VALLEY, Md. U.S. Air Force officials selected Textron Systems Support Solutions (a Textron Inc. business unit) for an Afghan Trainer Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) follow-on contract to provide training and maintenance in support of U.S. Air Force and Afghan air force Cessna C-208B Caravans, which are being used for military transport and training.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy accepts delivery of guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta - News
February 07, 2017
BATH, Maine. U.S. Navy officials accepted the delivery of guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) during a ceremony on February 3 following a series of at-sea and pierside trials.
Unmanned
Prototype demonstration catches 400-pound unmanned system - News
February 07, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Aurora Flight Sciences engineers performed a full-scale technology demonstration system that repeatedly captured a 400-pound Lockheed Martin Fury unmanned aerial systems (UAS) that accelerated to representative flight speeds via an external catapult. The test was conducted in December 2016 for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) SideArm research effort, which seeks to create a self-contained, portable apparatus able to horizontally launch and retrieve UASs of up to 900 pounds.
Cyber
U.S. Navy's N6 command IT and cybersecurity support contract won by General Dynamics - News
February 06, 2017
FAIRFAX, Va. U.S. Navy officials selected General Dynamics Information Technology - a business unit of General Dynamics - to continue delivering IT services to SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic under the Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC) N6 Information Technology Support contract. The single award contract spans over three years and has a potential value of approximately $70 million.
Comms
NanoRacks, Boeing team up to build commercial airlock for International Space Station - News
February 06, 2017
HOUSTON. NanoRacks LLC and Boeing officials will team up to develop a privately funded commercial airlock. The goal is to enable the U.S. to potential triple the number of small satellites it can deploy from the International Space Station (ISS) during a single airlock cycle, Boeing officials say.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy, Japan, MDA complete first SM-3 Block IIA missile intercept test - News
February 06, 2017
WASHINGTON. In a collaborative effort with the Japan Ministry of Defense, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and the U.S. Navy completed a flight test on February 3, resulting in the first intercept of a ballistic missile target using the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3). The test demonstrated the integrated capabilities of the Aegis Weapon System and how it has continually evolved to counter advanced threats.
Avionics
U.S. Air Force receives F-22 Raptor after maintenance at Lockheed's Speedline facility - News
February 03, 2017
MARIETTA, Ga. Engineers at Lockheed Martin completed maintenance on the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor at the company's Inlet Coating Repair (ICR) Speedline facility and delivered the aircraft back to the Air Force.
Comms
GPS sustainment efforts to continue under Boeing, Air Force agreement - News
February 03, 2017
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. U.S. Air Force and Boeing officials signed a Global Positioning System (GPS) agreement to continue sustainment efforts to ensure navigation capabilities continue for the next five years for military and commercial users.
Avionics
BAE Systems/ Northrop Grumman team withdraw from T-X competition - News
February 02, 2017
FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems officials have withdrawn from the U.S. Air Force T-X competition.
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