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Radar/EW
Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar to be developed by Raytheon - News
August 22, 2016
TEWKSBURY, Mass. U.S. Navy officials selected Raytheon under an engineering and manufacturing development contract to develop an Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR). The cost-plus-incentive-fee contract is worth $92,069,954.
Avionics
Boeing wins low-rate initial production contract of KC-46A tanker - News
August 19, 2016
EVERETT, Wash. U.S. Air Force officials achieved Milestone C on the KC-46 program, giving the green light to Boeing to begin production on the KC-46A tanker. The low-rate initial production contract valued an estimated $2.8 billion.
Radar/EW
Cambridge Pixel to supply UK's radar system with display and target tracking modules - News
August 19, 2016
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom. Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems UK officials selected Cambridge Pixel's radar display and target tracking modules to integrate into the company's Naval Vigilance Radar system.
Comms
Oshkosh Defense begins full rate production of U.S. Marine Corps' P-19R vehicle - News
August 18, 2016
OSHKOSH, Wis. U.S. Marine Corps officials received Milestone C approval for the P-19 Replacement (P-19R) Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle program and gave the greenlight to Oshkosh Defense, LLC - an Oshkosh Corp. company - to begin full rate production on the vehicle.
Radar/EW
Astro Aerospace completes preliminary design review on radar antenna reflector - News
August 18, 2016
CARPINTERIA, Calif. Engineers at Astro Aerospace - a Northrop Grumman company - completed a preliminary design review of the AstroMesh radar antenna reflector for the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite.
Comms
iGov receives order to provide mobile communications for HMMWVs - News
August 17, 2016
Reston, VA. U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) officials placed a delivery order under a previous indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to modify M1145 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs). The order is worth $52,533,693.
Unmanned
DARPA issues RFI for protection against small unmanned air systems - News
August 17, 2016
ARLINGTON, VA. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking ideas and approaches to improve protection of fixed and mobile ground and naval forces against a variety of small unmanned air systems (sUAS) threats and tactics.
Comms
Merger complete in Leidos and Lockheed Martin IS&GS transaction - News
August 16, 2016
BETHESDA, Md. Leidos Holdings, Inc. and Lockheed Martin officials completed the merger of of Leidos with Lockheed Martin's Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) business in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction.
Comms
EF Johnson Technologies and Cobham to provide automated testing capabilities for radios - News
August 16, 2016
ORLANDO, Fla. EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. and Cobham officials announced at the 2016 APCO International annual conference in Orlando, Florida a new option to provide automated test and alignment capabilities for KENWOOD Viking portable and mobile radios.
Radar/EW
U.S Navy accepts delivery of fourth Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship - News
August 15, 2016
MARINETTE, Wis. U.S. Navy officials accepted delivery by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team of the fourth Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the USS Detroit. Official say it is scheduled for commission in Detroit on October 22.
Comms
KBR acquires Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. - News
August 12, 2016
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. KBR Inc. will acquire Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. (HTSI) for approximately $300 million. Officials expect to close this transaction in 2016 after it?s subject to customary closing conditions and required regulatory approvals.
Cyber
Simulation tech - bridging the gap between engineer and warfighter - Other
August 12, 2016
The demand for simulation technology is on the rise. There is no argument that this is a cost effective solution for the Department of Defense (DoD) and can be an asset to the military once the technology is fully matured. However, there are still obstacles that need to be addressed and planning for real-time, live training scenarios must be a logistical nightmare. Connecting all the different components for one training event, the bandwidth required? it would be a challenge. While the industry continues to develop simulation technology, I believe it can bridge the gap between the engineer and warfighter today.
Radar/EW
F-35 aircraft completes missile test fire with Raytheon's AIM-9X Sidewinder - News
August 11, 2016
TUCSON, Ariz. The U.S. Navy and Air Force teamed up to test fire three of Raytheon?s AIM-9X Block I missiles at airborne targets from an F-35A aircraft. Offcials mark this as the first short-range, air-to-air missile used on the F-35.
Comms
NASA selects six companies to develop deep space habitat prototypes - News
August 10, 2016
WASHINGTON. Under the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 (NextSTEP-2) program, NASA officials selected six U.S. companies to develop deep space habitat ground prototypes and concepts. NASA estimates the combined total of all contracts covering work in 2016 and 2017 will be approximately $65 million, with additional efforts and funding continuing into 2018.
Avionics
USAF LVC training event integrates 4th & 5th generation aircraft - News
August 09, 2016
JOINT PACIFIC ALASKA RANGE COMPLEX, Alaska. The U.S. Air Force teamed up with Northrop Grumman to integrate a 5th and 4th generation fighter aircraft during a live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) training event, part of Distant Frontier training at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy completes precision-guided munition flight test with Dual Mode Plus kit - News
August 08, 2016
ARCHBALD, Pa. The U.S. Navy completed two flight tests with Lockheed Martin?s Dual Mode Plus laser guided bomb at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake, California.
Radar/EW
DoD selects Rockwell Collins' CRIIS to modernize test ranges across services - News
August 08, 2016
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. After the completition of a production readiness review, U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) officials selected Rockwell Collins for production and initial fielding of the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS) to support and upgrade test ranges across U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Army services. The contract?s estimated worth is $31 million.
Cyber
DARPA declares Mayhem as winner of Cyber Grand Challenge - News
August 05, 2016
LAS VEGAS. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Cyber Grand Challenge (CGC) named ForAllSecure?s computer system, Mayhem, as the winner of the world?s first all-hacking competition. Team TECHx with Xandra took second place and Mechanical Phish designed by team Shellphish placed third in the competition.
Cyber
Cybersecurity risks: Network-enabled weapon systems and humans - Story
August 05, 2016
In this Q&A with Gil Nolte, executive advisor to Booz Allen Hamilton, he discusses the cybersecurity concerns that the Department of Defense (DoD) has with weapon platforms and the human factor that plays in that cybersecurity role. He also covers the various cyber threats facing the private citizen, financial industry, and the direction the DoD is taking with programs like ?Hack the Pentagon.?
Radar/EW
MDA selects Raytheon to deliver SM-3s under $523 million contract - News
August 05, 2016
TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon will produce, test, and deliver 47 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB interceptors to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) under a $523 million contract option for operational testing and deployment of the SM-3s.
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