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A.I.

Virtual reality architecture developed for Army by Charles River Analytics - News

September 28, 2021

CAMBRIDGE, Ma. Charles River Analytics developed a Compressed Parallel Architecture for augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) training in data-constrained terrain (COMPACT) for the U.S. Army.

Comms

Software-defined tactical radios to support Army HMS program - News

September 28, 2021

MELBOURNE, Fla. L3Harris Technologies has received full-rate production orders for the U.S. Army’s Handheld, Manpack, and Small Form-Fit (HMS) program providing advanced multi-channel, multi-mission communications for the Integrated Tactical Network.  

Radar/EW

Military-aircraft segment of airborne countermeasures market to drive growth to 2026, study says - News

September 28, 2021

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The market for airborne countermeasures is forecast to grow from an estimated $11.6 billion in 2021 to $14.9 billion by 2026, at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2%, according to a new study from MarketsandMarkets, "Airborne Countermeasure System Market -- Global Forecast to 2026."

in terms of value during the forecasted period.

Radar/EW

Hypersonic vehicle concept notches successful test flight by DARPA and U.S. Air Force - News

September 27, 2021

ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) teamed up recently with the U.S. Air Force to complete a free flight test of the DARPA Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC). The missile -- built for DARPA by Raytheon Technologies -- was released from an aircraft seconds before its Northrop Grumman scramjet [supersonic combustion ramjet] engine kicked on. 

Avionics

MOSA- and COTS-based processing and networking modules to equip C-130J fleet - News

September 27, 2021

DAVIDSON, N.C. Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced that it won a contract by Raytheon Technologies to provide its rugged Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)-based processor and networking modules for use in the Next Generation Special Mission Processor (NextGen SMP). According to the company, the NextGen SMP is intended to serve as the central processing component of the AC/MC-130J aircraft.

Unmanned

Open architecture ground-based weapon system in development for Army - News

September 27, 2021

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, has won a contract by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Missiles and Space for the Enduring Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) to produce its mobile ground-based weapon system.

A.I.

Amphibious version of C-130J aircraft in the works for the U.S. Air Force, built using VR and AI modeling - News

September 27, 2021

U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND -- HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) -- together with the Air Force Research Lab's Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (AFRL-SDPE) directorate -- is currently developing a variant of the venerable C-130J "Super Hercules" aircraft: an MC-130J Commando II Amphibious Capability (MAC) to improve the platform's support of seaborne special operations. 

Avionics

Mercury Systems agrees to acquire Avalex Technologies - News

September 27, 2021

ANDOVER, Mass. Mercury Systems reports that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire mission-critical avionics provider Avalex Technologies, which is based in Gulf Breeze, Florida.  

Comms

Multi-orbit, software-defined SATCOM capability demoed by Hughes and SES - News

September 24, 2021

GERMANTOWN, Md. Hughes Network Systems and SES announced the first demonstration of a new multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) capability for remotely piloted aircraft (RPA).

Unmanned

MicroKestrel wide-area sensor for tethered UAS to be unveiled at AUSA - News

September 24, 2021

FAIRFAX, Va. Logos Technologies, company specializing in wide-area motion imagery (WAMI), announced that it will be unveiling its new MicroKestrel sensor for small, tethered, multirotor-type unmanned aerial systems (UASs) at the upcoming Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Meeting & Exposition, in Washington, D.C.

Radar/EW

Hypersonic solutions and space systems development goals of new acquisition - News

September 24, 2021

DALLAS, Texas and LOS ANGELES, Calif. The senior leadership team of Systima Technologies, Inc. has partnered with Karman Missile & Space Systems backed by Trive Capital, the Dallas-based private equity firm to deliver more comprehensive solutions to its customers in the space and hypersonic markets.

Unmanned

AI-powered non-lethal C-UAS system defeats threats in Army test - News

September 23, 2021

PLEASANT GROVE, Utah. Fortem Technologies announced that their DroneHunter defeated threat drones during a recent U.S. Army test in Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.  DroneHunter is an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled, radar-guided drone that locks onto its target, fires a net, captures the threatening drone and tows it to a safe deposit location. 

Avionics

Invictus 360 DCUs to undergo multicore verification with Rapita Systems - News

September 23, 2021

UNITED KINGDOM. Rapita Systems has been selected to perform multicore verification for the Invictus 360's Data Concentrator Unit (DCU). The Invictus 360, part of the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Competitive Prototype program, is an aircraft that utilizes technologies including multicore processors that require specialist verification and validation to certify.

A.I.

CTI to provide software and multi-domain analysis for manned and unmanned vehicles - News

September 22, 2021

MCLEAN, Va. CTI announces it has won a $188 million General Services Administration (GSA) FEDSIM Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract designated as Multi-Domain Analysis, Evaluation, and Software for Tactical and Remote Operations (MAESTRO). 

Comms

New long-range mmWave radios designed for multi-gigabit connections - News

September 22, 2021

DALLAS, Texas and SAN JOSE, Calif. COMSovereign Holding Corp., a U.S.-based developer of 4G LTE advanced and 5G communication systems and solutions, announced that its DragonWave unit and Siklu have officially introduced the "Extend"-line of ultra high-capacity and long-range mmWave radios designed to deliver multi-gigabit connections up to six miles or more.