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Will gender neutral job titles introduce change in a culture? - Blog
January 15, 2016
Navy Secretary, Ray Mabus ordered the review of Navy job titles and a report to be completed no later than April 1, 2016. This comes after two West Point alumni graduated Ranger School back in August of last year, therefore breaking standards that once were thought impossible. This particular event, I believe, allowed the opening of all combat roles to women. Now, the Navy begins its long process of assessing and more than likely changing certain job titles to be more gender neutral.
Comms
U.S. Navy/Army demonstration connects MUOS satellite with Manpack radios - News
January 15, 2016
FAIRFAX, Va. The Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite network connected with General Dynamics Mission Systems’ AN/PRC-155 MUOS-Manpack radios providing voice and data communications in a U.S. Navy and Army demonstration to help determine if the MUOS waveform is ready for operation use across services.
Unmanned
Active seeker flight test completed for Tomahawk missile in independent research - News
January 14, 2016
TUCSON, Ariz. In a company-funded, independent research Raytheon engineers completed a captive flight test of a seeker designed for the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile.
Cyber
Cyber student volunteer initiative at DHS has started accepting applications - News
January 13, 2016
WASHINGTON. Officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are accepting applications from current undergraduate and graduate students for the 2016 Secretary’s Honors Program Cyber Student Volunteer Initiative. Starting in the spring of 2016, over 50 students selected will complete volunteer assignments supporting the DHS cyber mission at department field offices.
Comms
MIL1590 wide band amplifiers will continue in new partnership between Lansdale and Freescale - News
January 13, 2016
Phoenix, Ariz. Freescale and Lansdale Semiconductor Inc. have partnered to manufacture a wide band amplifier with AGC. The ML1590/BGA - originally designed and built by Motorola/Fresscale Semiconductor Inc. - will continue to be available at Lansdale and is supplied in (8) lead metal cans to Standard Microcircuit Drawing (SMD) 5962-876570 integrated circuits (ICs).
Comms
Lockheed Martin places order of LN-200S fiber-optic IMUs for satellite bus - News
January 13, 2016
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. Lockheed Martin officials ordered Northrop Grumman’s LN-200S fiber-optic Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) for its 300 satellite bus.
Cyber
General Dynamics' GDIT Cloud authorized for federal use - News
January 12, 2016
FAIRFAX, Va. Federal Risk Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) officials have authorized the use of GDIT Cloud – a General Dynamics Information Technology cloud solution that provides security, visibility and performance through proactive monitoring, alerting, and maintenance.
Radar/EW
Aegis Combat System receives certification for its Baseline 9.C1 - News
January 12, 2016
MOORESTOWN, N.J. Missile Defense Agency officials with U.S. Navy Officials certified Baseline 9.C1, the latest evolution of the Aegis Combat System for the U.S. destroyer fleet.
Cyber
TROJAN SPIRIT Program will continue to receive support in $81 million contract - News
January 11, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Army TROJAN SPIRIT Program will continue to receive support from CACI International Inc. The three-year contract with the Army's Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD) is worth an estimated $81 million.
Radar/EW
Production starts on SEWIP Block 1B3 system for U.S. Navy - News
January 11, 2016
PITTSFIELD, Mass. General Dynamics will start production and deliver Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 1B3 system upgrades to the U.S. Navy over the next five years.
Avionics
Contract with NAVAIR supports standard of RNP RNAV aligned with FACE Technical Standard - News
January 08, 2016
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Rockwell Collins will support government development of a standard of interfaces for Required Navigation Performance Area Navigation (RNP RNAV) capability aligned to the FACE Technical Standard under a contract with the U.S. U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).
Radar/EW
BAE Systems will develop electronic warfare system for C-130J aircraft - News
January 08, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) officials tasked BAE Systems engineers to develop new electronic warfare system for the C-130J aircraft. The contract is the first phase to upgrade aircraft system survivability and the capability to detect, identify, locate, deny, degrade, disrupt and defeat threat systems in operational significant environments.
Avionics
Engineers will upgrade U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter cockpits - News
January 07, 2016
ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin engineers will upgrade the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) giving pilots color in the cockpit on a U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter.
Unmanned
Air Force Research Laboratory invites new approaches to tech in 2016 - News
January 06, 2016
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. Air Force Research Laboratory officials held four different engagements in 2015 to establish long-term vision, shared government and industry objectives, and invite new approaches to solving technology challenges. This year officials plan to reach out to more industry partners to equip U.S. military forces in the future.
Comms
CACI engineers continue IT support to DIA under $6 billion contract - News
January 06, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. Engineers at CACI International Inc. will continue to provide information technology support for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) on the Enhanced Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise (E-SITE) contract vehicle. The multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ), five-year contract has an estimated $6 billion ceiling value.
Radar/EW
Harris officials order Cobham's RF microelectronics for EW program - News
January 05, 2016
SAN JOSE, Calif. Harris Corp. officials ordered RF microelectronics from Cobham to support an electronic warfare (EW) program, which is valued at an estimated $35 million.
Radar/EW
Spanawave purchases multiple product lines from Giga-tronics - News
January 04, 2016
SAN RAMON, Calif. Spanawave Corp. acquired Giga-tronics’ power meter, ampli-fiers, sensors, and legacy signal generator product lines. The product lines will transfer in phases beginning with certain sensor and amplifiers immediately and the final product line will transfer sometime in July 2016. Purchase of the product lines totals an estimated $1.5 million, and half of the payment is expected between June and July 2016.
Unmanned
NASA selects Cobham's actuators for Mars 2020 mission - News
December 24, 2015
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. NASA officials have selected Cobham’s actuators to drive rover wheels and provide steering motion, move the high-gain antenna, and perform remote sensing mast deployment for the Mars 2020 mission.
Cyber
ManTech wins cybersecurity R&D multiple-award contract - News
December 23, 2015
FAIRFAX, Va. The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) officials selected ManTech International Corp. for the Cyber Security and Information Systems Technical Area Tasks (CS TAT) contract.
Comms
Counterfeit electronics persistent threat to business and lives - Blog
December 22, 2015
Counterfeit electronics is a persistent matter that will be not easily go away, says Michael Cacheiro, vice president, supply chain management at Lockheed Martin. Incidents will continue to increase, as “counterfeit electronics used by the military increased by 250 percent between 2005-2008 and quadrupled from 2009-2012,” and 21 percent comes from authorized distributers.
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