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DARPA officials release details for its Spectrum Collaboration Challenge - News
July 20, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) representatives released details for of its Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2) and are officially looking for contenders. Two participation options are available for candidates seeking one or up to 30 available slots in the competition.
Radar/EW
Sensor monitoring system can help pilots prevent hypoxia-like symptoms - News
July 19, 2016
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. At the Farnborough International Air Show this year, Cobham officials showcased a military physiological monitoring system prototype in the form of breathing sensors, which can protect fighter pilots from the effects of hypoxia-like symptoms before they occur.
Radar/EW
Rugged, smart displays enhance warfighter performance - Story
July 19, 2016
Designers of rugged military displays are looking to leverage innovations from the commercial world such as touch screens and 4K technology to enhance situational awareness for the warfighter. The challenge is finding ways for displays with the commercial capabilities to meet strict military requirements for harsh environments.
Radar/EW
Acoustic countermeasure contract won by Ultra Electronics - News
July 19, 2016
BRAINTREE, Mass. U.S. Navy officials selected Ultra Electronics's Ocean Systems business for a firm one-year acoustic countermeasure contract valuing an estimated $4 million to continue production of its Acoustic Device Countermeasure (ADC) MK2 countermeasure systems.
Unmanned
NASA officials select aerospace companies for Mars orbiter concept study - News
July 18, 2016
WASHINGTON. Five U.S. aerospace companies will conduct a concept study that will span over a four-month period for a potential future NASA Mars orbiter mission, which officials say will continue key capabilities that include telecommunications and global high-resolution imaging in support of the agency?s Journey to Mars.
Radar/EW
Kongsberg & Raytheon to develop Naval Strike Missiles in U.S. - News
July 15, 2016
LONDON. Kongsberg Defence Systems and Raytheon officials are on the final planning stages to assemble, integrate, and test the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) in the United States.
Cyber
U.S. Army officials designate ARCYBER as an Army Service Component Command - News
July 14, 2016
FORT GORDON, Ga. U.S. Cyber Command (ARCYBER) has been designed as an Army Service Component Command (ASCC). The Secretary of the Army signed the Department of the Army General Order (DA GO 2016-11) on July, 11, 2016 designating ARCYBER as an ASCC.
Radar/EW
U.S. Army and Raytheon to work together in developing NextGen radar system - News
July 14, 2016
TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) entered into a collaborative research agreement to develop scalable, agile, multimode, front-end technology (SAMFET) for the Army's Next Generation Radar program (NGR). The agreement aims to bring gallium nitride (GaN) technology to military radars via a $1.1 million grant from the ARL.
Radar/EW
Cobham product showcase at NSREC include MRAMs for space applications - News
July 13, 2016
PORTLAND, Ore. Cobham officials showcased a series of products at this year?s Nuclear Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC). Engineered by the Cobham Semiconductor Solutions business unit, part of the Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions sector ? the radiation-hardened space products have been used in projects such as ExoMars.
Comms
TI's DDR memory linear regulator for space applications featured at NSREC - News
July 13, 2016
PORTLAND, Ore. During the 2016 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC), Texas Instruments (TI) introduced the double-data-rate (DDR) memory linear regulator, the TPS7H3301-SP, for space applications.
Radar/EW
U.S. Army's Apache helicopter receives radar upgrades - News
July 13, 2016
ORLANDO, Fla. LONGBOW LLC engineers will upgrade the U.S. Army?s Apache helicopter with the company?s LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) under a contract worth an estimated $89.8 million.
Comms
Electronic assembly order placed with Cobham Semiconductor Solutions - News
July 12, 2016
PORTLAND, Ore. At the Nuclear Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) this year, Cobham officials announced the company has received a $13 million order for electronic manufacturing services to aid in a processing project.
Unmanned
NASA's Juno aircraft equipped with Cobham's battery unit arrives at destination - News
July 11, 2016
PORTLAND, Ore. Cobham officials announced at this year's Nuclear Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) that NASA?s Jupiter Near-polar Orbiter (Juno) spacecraft launched with the company's Battery Electronics Unit (BEU), providing a balance of power cells autonomously to a Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) battery. Juno arrived at its destination, Jupiter, after a five-year journey.
Unmanned
Passive radar system is integrated on GA-ASI's Predator B - News
July 08, 2016
SAN DIEGO. Raytheon Deutschland GmbH and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA?ASI) engineers will integrate the Advanced Radar Detection System (ARDS) ? an Electronic Support Measure (ESM) system for passive radar monitoring ? on a standard pod that will be mounted on the centerline hard point of GA-ASI?s unmanned aerial system (UAS), the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy begins live fire testing preparations for Raytheon's AN/SPY-6(V) radar - News
July 07, 2016
TEWKSBURY, Mass. U.S. Navy officials at the Pacific Missile Range testing facility in Hawaii received Raytheon?s AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) array, which is now in preparation for live target testing in early July.
Radar/EW
Command and control system contract won by MicroTech - News
July 07, 2016
VIENNA, Va. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic officials in Charleston, South Carolina tasked MicroTech to deliver command and control (C2) systems and support services under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract valued an estimated $750 million.
Radar/EW
General Dynamics to continue developing Virginia Payload Modules for submarines - News
July 06, 2016
GROTON, Conn. U.S. Navy officials modified an existing contract with General Dynamics Electric Boat - a subsidiary of General Dynamics - to continue to develop the Virginia Payload Module (VPM). The contract's estimated value is $116 million.
Comms
Common data link split radio system contract won by Cubic - News
July 06, 2016
SAN DIEGO. Cubic's business division, Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS), will provide the U.S. Navy Space and Naval Systems Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific command with switchable Common Data Link (CDL) split Above and Below Decks radio systems to support sustainment of the AN/USQ-167 Common Data Link System (CDLS).
Comms
CPI to provide research efforts in vacuum electronics for DARPA program - News
July 05, 2016
PALO ALTO, Calif. The Microsystems Technology Office of the Defense at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selected the Microwave Power Products Division of Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI) for the first phase of the High Power Amplifier Using Vacuum Electronics for Overmatch Capability (HAVOC) program to research revolutionary approaches to vacuum electronics.
Unmanned
Collaborative Autonomous Systems Laboratory opened by Boeing - News
July 05, 2016
ST. CHARLES, Mo. Boeing?s Collaborative Autonomous Systems Laboratory officially opened to focus on developing, maturing, and validating autonomous and multi-vehicle collaboration technologies. Researchers will test next-generation hardware and software of autonomous air, sea, and land vehicles in order to have them work more effectively as a team.
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