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Avionics
T-50A aircraft begins flight operations in South Carolina - News
December 06, 2016
GREENVILLE, Sc. Flight operations for Lockheed Martin's T-50A have begun over Greenville, South Carolina with an initial test flight taking place on November 19th.
Radar/EW
Northrop Grumman orders additional components for USMC G/ATOR system - News
December 06, 2016
AUSHBURN, Va. Saab Defense and Security USA, LLC. will deliver additional components and subsystems of the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system to Northrop Grumman under a contract valued an estimated $18.6 million. The contract includes priced options for additional sets of assemblies and associated spares.
Cyber
DARPA launches Gamifying the Search for Strategic Surprise program - News
December 05, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials are launching Gamifying the Search for Strategic Surprise (GS3) program, which aims to apply a combination of online game and social media technologies and techniques to engage a large number of experts and deep thinkers in a shared analytic process to rapidly identify, understand, and expand upon the potential implications and applications of emerging science and technology.
Radar/EW
Royal Netherlands air force to upgrade its AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasure pods - News
December 05, 2016
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. Engineers at Northrop Grumman will upgrade the AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasure (ECM) pods for the Royal Netherlands air force (RNLAF) F-16 aircraft fleet.
Radar/EW
Signal-processing challenges ongoing and evolving - Story
December 05, 2016
Advancements in processor technology mean that engineers and designers are able to meet the demand of signal-processing requirements in applications ranging from radar and software-defined radios to high-performance embedded computing (HPEC), and space systems. Designing for exacting high- bandwidth as well as size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements are no longer a major challenge, but now are simply a checkbox in the design process. Even so, challenges remain, but designers are finding ways to face those issues by using fiber-optic technology, multicore processors, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components, and codesign methodologies.
Cyber
U.S. Navy selects SAIC to provide support for C4 and Cyber program - News
December 02, 2016
MCLEAN, Va. Officials at Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center selected Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to support the Joint Staff J6 Directorate's Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) and Cyber Program in an indefinite/delivery, indefinite/quantity (IDIQ) contract valued an approximately $156 million.
Radar/EW
Lockheed Martin selects Textron Systems' A2PATS for F-35 EW simulation testing - News
December 02, 2016
HUNT VALLEY, Md. Lockheed Martin selected Textron Systems' Advanced Architecture Phase Amplitude and Time Simulator (A2PATS) for simulation testing of the F-35 Lightning II electronic warfare (EW) systems. Under contract, Textron Systems engineers will provide threat simulation capability in the F-35 Norwegian, Italian Reprogramming Lab (NIRL) located at Eglin Air Force base, in support of international partners.
Avionics
Comms
Raytheon to expand Southern Arizona facility with two thousand job hires - News
November 29, 2016
TUCSON, Ariz. Officials at Raytheon Co. announced the company's plan to expand by adding approximately two thousand jobs at its Southern Arizona operations facility at the Missile Systems business headquarters over a five-year period. The company plans to hire workers at all skill levels with an emphasis on engineering and other higher-wage, technical positions.
Comms
NASA and AT&T work together to research traffic management solutions - News
November 29, 2016
VIENNA, Va. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and AT&T engineers are researching traffic management solutions for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in order to find an Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) solution that supports the safe and secure operation of drones in the national airspace.
Unmanned
Navy teams demo enhanced situational awareness for UAVs at innovation challenge - News
November 29, 2016
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIVISION, CHINA LAKE, Calif. For the Naval Air Systems Command?s second innovation challenge, two teams presented their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-focused projects designed to enhance the warfighter?s situational awareness.
Avionics
U.S. Air Force orders three deployable landing systems from Thales - News
November 11, 2016
LA DEFENSE,France. U.S. Air Force officials ordered three Deployable ? Instrument Landing Systems (D-ILS) from Thales. The order is part of a contract announced in August 2015.
Radar/EW
Freedom-variant LCS vessels to receive Airbus Defense and Space TRS-4D radars - News
November 11, 2016
HERNDON, Va. The U.S. Navy's Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) will receive the TRS-4D naval radar from Airbus Defense and Space, Inc., who is under contract with its affiliate, Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security GmbH.
Cyber
NSA/DHS officials designate institutions as National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense - News
November 10, 2016
FORT MEADE, MD. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and National Security Agency (NSA) officials designated the following eight institutions as NSA/DHS National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense: Augusta University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida International University, Middle Georgia State University, University of Delaware, Clark State Community College, Lake Superior College, and Red Rocks Community College.
Cyber
Army tasks Leidos to deliver driver training simulation systems - News
November 10, 2016
RESTON, Va. The U.S. Department of the Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation tasked Leidos to finalize and launch 14 Common Driver Trainer (CDT) systems. Once completed, the simulation systems will be delivered to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Radar/EW
Modernized TACMS missiles complete test in White Sands Missile Range - News
November 09, 2016
DALLAS. Engineers at Lockheed Martin complete a flight test with the modernized Tactical Missile System (TACMS) missile at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
Comms
U.S. Army orders secret and non-secure routers from Comtech - News
November 09, 2016
MELVILLE, N.Y. The U.S. Army Project Manager for the Warfighter Information Network - Tactical (WIN-T) Commercial Satellite Terminal Program approved funding to procure Secret Internet Protocol Router and Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router Access Point (SNAP) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite systems from Comtech's Command & Control Technologies Group - part of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Government Solutions segment.
Comms
Power distribution from the ground up - Story
November 09, 2016
Military ground vehicles today are carrying more complicated payloads that often include command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. No longer only used for transportation, these platforms have become mobile command centers - like the U.S. Army's Joint Tactical Light Vehicle (JLTV) - meaning power management no longer can be an afterthought or an add-on, but a key consideration at the beginning of the design process.
Comms
NCI tasked to engineer and test INSCOM C4I/IT systems for U.S. Army - News
November 08, 2016
RESTON, Va. The U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command, National Capital Region Engineering Directorate tasked NCI, Inc. to deliver engineering and integration services to the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) at Fort Meade, Maryland under the TEIS III contract. The task order is valued at $10 million and covers an 18-month period.
Comms
Navy's MUOS-5 satellite begins testing after experiencing anomaly in initial launch - News
November 08, 2016
SUNNYVALE, Calif. The fifth Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) satellite for the U.S. Navy has reached orbit and deployed its solar arrays and antennas. The satellite will begin on-orbit testing before being turned over to the Navy for further testing and eventual commissioning into service.
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