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Comms
BAE Systems upgrades M88 recovery vehicles to HERCULES configuration - News
July 09, 2015
ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems has been selected to convert 36 M88A1 recovery vehicles to the M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation Systems (HERCULES) configuration in a contract with the U.S. Army with an estimating value of $110.4 million.
Comms
Virtual test bed to be developed for DARPA's Squad X Core technologies program - News
July 07, 2015
SAN DIEGO. DARPA has selected Intific, a subsidiary of Cubic Global Defense, to develop a virtual test bed for the agency’s Tactical Technology Office (TTO), which is intended to provide a realistic training environment in order to evaluate the squad-level-focused technologies that will be developed by DARPA’S Squad X Core Technologies (SXCT) program.
Unmanned
U.S. Army selects Raytheon for TACOM TS3 contract estimating at $634 million - News
July 02, 2015
TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon has been selected for an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with an estimated ceiling value of $634 million. The TACOM Strategic Service Solutions (TS3) contract is a five-year multiple-award vehicle agreement with the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Warren, Mich.
Unmanned
Atrenne Integrated Solutions acquires Curtiss-Wright's Hybricon assets - News
July 02, 2015
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Atrenne Integrated Solutions, Inc., an affiliate of RFE Investment Partners, has acquired all the assets and liabilities of Hybricon, Curtiss-Wright Engineered Packaging business unit.
Radar/EW
UH-1Y aircraft tests flight with developmental electronic warfare pod - News
July 01, 2015
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 completed a test flight on a UH-1Y aircraft with a developmental electronic warfare (EW) pod.
Radar/EW
F-16 aircraft tracks multiple targets with Legion Pod - News
June 30, 2015
ORLANDO, Fla. An F-16 completed a flight test of tracking multiple targets with Lockheed Martin’s Legion Pod in Fort Worth, Texas. Additional flight tests will continue throughout the year on the F-16 and F-15C.
Cyber
Cyber Battleground Range helps keep up with training demands for the U.S. Army - News
June 29, 2015
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS, Md. To help validate soldier’s cyber security skills, the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) is setting up Cyber Battleground Range. The training ground is expected to open up to all units in late summer of 2015 and will provide soldiers with a realistic environment that applies the skills learned in a classroom training curriculum.
Avionics
F-16 cockpit receives digital upgrade with LITENING G4 - News
June 25, 2015
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard have selected Northrop Grumman Corp. to upgrade the F-16 cockpit to digital, high detention video from the AN/AAQ-28 (V) LITENING G4 Advanced Targeting System. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has a production value estimating $74 million.
Unmanned
Data obtained from projectiles launched from Blitzer electromagnetic railgun - News
June 23, 2015
SAN DIEGO. At the U.S. Army’s Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) launched projectiles with on-board electronics from the GA-EMS Blitzer electromagnetic railgun. According to officials, the projectiles performed their intended functions during four consecutive tests.
Avionics
C-17 training network complete with final delivery to U.S. Air Force - News
June 23, 2015
ST. LOUIS. The U.S. Air Force received the 28th C-17 Globemaster III aircrew simulator at Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base in Martinsburg, W. Va. With Boeing delivering this final training simulator, the U.S. Air Force completes their goal of having a national system for C-17 training.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy selects Raytheon for multi-year AN/APY-10 radar contract - News
June 22, 2015
MCKINNEY, Texas. Raytheon has been selected to produce an additional 53 AN/APY-10 radars for the U.S. Navy’s Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft fleet. The multi-year contract has an estimated value of $153 million.
Comms
Fit test demonstrates advancement for military GPS capabilities - News
June 22, 2015
LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. To help with the modernization of military GPS capabilities, Rockwell Collins and GPS Source have demonstrated the ability of the Military-Code Ground-Based GPS Receiver Application Module (GB-GRAM-M) card to fit within the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR) Distributed Device (D3).
Comms
MIDS Joint Tactical Radio Systems contract is awarded to Data Link Solutions - News
June 19, 2015
WAYNE, N.J. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has selected Data Link Solutions (DLS) for the production, development, and sustainment of Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS JTRS) terminals. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a maximum potential of $478.6 million.
Radar/EW
I-Master radar is integrated into Scorpion jet - News
June 18, 2015
PARIS. At the 2015 Paris Air show, Thales and Textron AirLand announced the integration of Thales’ I-Master radar into the Textron AirLand’s Scorpion Jet. The addition of the I-Master radar compliments the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) sensor suite that includes an EO/IR capability.
Unmanned
U.S. Army selects Boecore for space and missile defense contract - News
June 17, 2015
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC)/ Army Forces Strategic Command (ARSTRAT) selects Boecore Inc. and four other contractors for the Space and Missile Defense Advisory and Assistance Services (SMDA2S) contract.
Radar/EW
Industry partnership formed by Raytheon, Bombardier, and Lockheed Martin for JSTARS Recapitalization program - News
June 17, 2015
PALMDALE, Calif. The U.S. Air Force’s JSTARS Recapitalization program is to have a low-risk, affordable solution delivered by a team comprised of Raytheon, Bombardier, and Lockheed Martin.
Unmanned
GA-ASI and CAE team up to develop and deliver Predator UAS Mission Trainer - News
June 16, 2015
PARIS, France. CAE announced at the Paris Air show that CAE and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) will work together to develop and deliver upgrades to a Predator Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Mission Trainer for the Italian air force.
Radar/EW
GaN-based AESA Patriot radar takes another step to production readiness - News
June 16, 2015
TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon’s Patriot Air and Missile Defense System takes another step towards production readiness as engineer’s upgrade the Patriot’s radar main array with Gallium Nitride (GaN) based Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology. Engineers hope to have the system up and running in early 2016.
Avionics
User Interface for ARINC platform gets upgrade from Rockwell Collins - News
June 15, 2015
ORLANDO, Fla. The user interface (UI) for the ARINC Advanced Information Management (AIM) security platform received an upgrade from Rockwell Collins. Key features of the UI would include a built-in graphical display editor, an improved user feedback mechanism, streamlined and intuitive workflows, and improved user management features.
Cyber
Commercial cyber services by General Dynamics introduced at Summit - News
June 11, 2015
FAIRFAX, Va. The Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, conducted June 8-11 at the National Harbor in Maryland, showcased the commercial cyber services of the General Dynamics Information Technology business unit. During the summit, General Dynamics discussed the ongoing sea change from cyber products-led approach to process and outcomes.
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