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Cyber

Networking contract for U.S. Army Reserve corps signed with Lumen Technologies - News

December 09, 2021

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) recently chose network company Lumen Technologies to provide virtual private network (VPN) services, including remote access solutions, to more than 650 Army Reserve locations across the nation.

Cyber

Cybersecurity accord signed between Xage and Iron Bow to ensure digital security for U.S. DoD and other federal agencies - News

December 09, 2021

PALO ALTO, Calif. Cybersecurity company Xage is partnering with IT provider Iron Bow Technologies to offer zero-trust cybersecurity solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal agencies. 

Comms

Brazilian Army equipped with high frequency cellular comms system - News

December 08, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Collins Aerospace has been selected by the Brazilian Army to provide its high frequency (HF) cellular communications system as part of the Brazilian Army Border Surveillance and Monitoring Strategic Program (SISFRON) to improve communications capabilities for forces operating in the Amazon region.

A.I.

AI to bolster data-driven supply chain operations for U.S. Air Force - News

December 08, 2021

PALO ALTO, Calif. ThroughPut Inc, an industrial artificial intelligence (AI) supply chain company, has announced it has won a contract to work with the U.S. Air Force to accelerate the Armed Forces' ability to manage and combat complex supply chain disruptions in real-time.

A.I.

AI startup's situational tech for European defense funded by Spotify co-founder - News

December 08, 2021

MUNICH. Co-founder of Spotify Daniel Ek has invested over $133 million into a Germany-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup called Helsing for the development of battlefield AI, according to a press release authored by YPOG, the advising legal team for the latest round of funding.

Radar/EW

Radiation-hardened integrated circuit tech in development for the space industry - News

December 07, 2021

MANASSAS, Va. BAE Systems announced that the company has been selected by the Department of Defense (DoD) to qualify a new generation of integrated circuit technology for use in space.

Comms

Digital software factory for NextGen Interceptor approved by MDA - News

December 07, 2021

FALLS CHURCH, Va. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has approved the Northrop Grumman Corporation and Raytheon Missiles & Defense Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) team’s common software factory solution and its associated digital infrastructure following successful testing.

Comms

Data network for Coast Guard to be modernized by AT&T - News

December 07, 2021

OAKTON, Va. AT&T announced that the company will consolidate the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) disparate data communications networks onto a single modernized data communications platform under a task order from the Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization, the Defense Information Systems Agency's contracting arm.

Comms

Major growth in military GNSS antijamming technologies to come by 2029, study says - News

December 06, 2021

AMSTERDAM. Massive demand for GNSS [global navigation satellite system] technologies to integrate into new CRPAs [controlled reception pattern antennas], M-code-enabled receivers, and Assured PNT [position, navigation, and timing] devices in various military platforms will mean that the market for global GNSS antijamming products will reach $7.55 billion through 2029, a large increase from the $2.00 billion market seen in 2021, according to a new study from Market Forecast, "Military GNSS Anti-Jamming Systems -- Market and Technology Forecast to 2029."

Radar/EW

Contract for multi-domain software and hardware signed between SRC and AFRL - News

December 06, 2021

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Defense R&D company SRC has garnered a contract worth $14 million with the for Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to work on Multi-domain Agile Condor Enhancements (MDACE) software prototype and hardware.

Unmanned

Counter-UAS task order signed between CACI and U.S. Naval Warfare Center - News

December 03, 2021

RESTON, Va. Engineering firm CACI International announced that it has won a five-year, $80.5 million task order to support the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, under a U.S. Department of Defense Information Analysis Center (DOD IAC) multiple-award contract.

Radar/EW

Electromagnetic-spectrum superiority will depend on agency and technology partnerships, says DoD official - News

December 03, 2021

58th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM AND CONVENTION, WASHINGTON, DC. The U.S. military must work with fellow government agencies, the commercial realm, and international groups to ensure electromagnetic-spectrum superiority over adversaries in all domains, said Kelly Fletcher, acting chief information officer at the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), in a speech on Wednesday at the annual Association of Old Crows conference. 

Avionics

Open architecture electronic warfare system to equip USAF aircraft - News

December 02, 2021

ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Air Force has collaborated with BAE Systems to cross-deck the company's advanced Compass Call electronic warfare system onto its next-generation electronic warfare aircraft.

Avionics

Data link communication for rotary wing aircraft demoed by Rohde & Schwarz - News

December 02, 2021

GERMANY. Rohde & Schwarz and partners have carried out stationary tests of the company's data link communication system for rotary wing aircraft on the premises of the Bundeswehr Technical Center for Aircraft and Aeronautical Equipment (WTD 61) in Manching.

Comms

M-Code GPS modules by BAE Systems to be delivered to DoD - News

December 02, 2021

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has executed a $316 million contract option for BAE Systems’ advanced M-Code Global Positioning System (GPS) modules, raising the contract funding to $641 million.