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Unmanned

Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle designed with AI and predictive maintenance - News

June 21, 2021

EUROPE. Milrem Robotics announced that the company will present their Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) designed to meet the U.S. Army’s RCV-M program at this year’s Military RAS USA Conference.

Cyber

Cyber contract for U.S. DoD worth $495 million signed by Verizon - News

June 21, 2021

NEW YORK. Verizon's Public Sector unit won a $495 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to set up and deliver the network for the agency that connects 200 research labs and supercomputer locations.

Radar/EW

CMOSS- and SOSA-aligned ruggedized chassis delivered to Army - News

June 21, 2021

SUNNYVALE, Calif. Spectranetix, Inc., a Pacific Defense company, announced deliveries of their 3U OpenVPX ruggedized chassis to the U.S. Army, Canadian Ministry of Defense, and U.S. prime contractors. 

Cyber

Cyber and electronic warfare tech in development for U.S. Army - News

June 18, 2021

ARLINGTON, Va. CACI International announced that the U.S. Army’s C5ISR Center Electronic Warfare Air/Ground Survivability Division (EWAGS) has awarded CACI a four-year $82 million contract to continue support for the Army’s cyber and ground electronic warfare (EW) missions.

Comms

Military-code GPS III satellite propelled into orbit for U.S. Space Force - News

June 18, 2021

DENVER, Colo. The fifth Lockheed Martin-built Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite is now headed to its orbit 12,550 miles above earth. The company claims that this marks another step in supporting the U.S. Space Force's GPS satellite constellation modernization efforts.

Unmanned

Unmanned underwater vehicle demand grows as navies convert special projects to military programs - News

June 18, 2021

LONDON. A growing number of experiments by national navies with unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) have actually transitioned into procurement/manufacture programs, according to a recent report from GlobalData, "Thematic Research: Unmanned Underwater Vehicles."

Avionics

Night vision systems for Army pilots to be upgraded by Elbit Systems - News

June 17, 2021

FORT WORTH, Texas. U.S.  Army active duty and National Guard rotary-wing aviation units will receive an upgrade to their AN/AVS-6 Aviator's Night Vision Imaging Systems (ANVIS) with high performance white phosphor image intensifier tubes to be provided by Elbit Systems of America – Night Vision.

A.I.

Intelligent sensor program for DARPA garners Raytheon $8.8 million contract - News

June 17, 2021

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Raytheon won an award worth $8.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a research project for the agency's Fast Event-based Neuromorphic Camera and Electronics (FENCE) program. 

Radar/EW

Multi-function SOSA-aligned RFSoC board released by Annapolis Micro Systems  - News

June 17, 2021

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland. Annapolis Micro Systems released a 100Gb Ethernet RFSoC board that is alignd to the Sensor Open Systems Architecture Technical Standard. It combines analog and digital capability in a single 3U OpenVPX slot, operations that previously needed two or more boards for the same functions.

Radar/EW

Intelligence-system contract for Army aircraft signed with L3 Harris and Raytheon - News

June 17, 2021

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND -- U.S. ARMY FACILITY. The U.S. Army Project Director for Sensors – Aerial Intelligence (PD SAI) has signed agreements with L3 Harris and Raytheon business units to work on the next phase of the Army's High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) next-generation airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) system that is intended to fly on an Army fixed-wing platform to be named later. 

Cyber

Cybersecurity assessment certification achieved by Kratos - News

June 16, 2021

SAN DIEGO, Calif. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that it has been named by the federal government as one of the first two Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Third Party Assessment Organizations (C3PAO). As a C3PAO, Kratos will be able to conduct CMMC Level 1-3 assessments once the government completes certain preparatory and authorization steps.

Radar/EW

Chemical agent detection sensor designed to equip troops and UAS - News

June 16, 2021

WILSONVILLE, Ore. Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced it has won a contract to develop a mass-wearable chemical detector for U.S. troops under the Pentagon’s Compact Vapor Chemical Agent Detector (CVCAD) program. The company received $4.0 million in initial funding.

Comms

Propulsion electronics for small sats provided under new subscription service - News

June 16, 2021

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster for satellite propulsion, announced that it will expand its Maxwell turn-key plasma propulsion line and offer satellite manufacturers a long-term subscription service called P4 Pass. 

A.I.

Artificial intelligence task force launched by White House, National Science Foundation - News

June 15, 2021

WASHINGTON. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) have formed the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Resource Task Force, which is intended to craft the roadmap for expanding access to critical resources and educational tools that aim to spur AI innovation and economic prosperity across the U.S. 

Radar/EW

Electronic warfare suite to equip global F-16 fleet - News

June 15, 2021

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman announced the integration of its electronic warfare (EW) suite for the global F-16 fleet. Known as the ALQ-131C, the company claims that this fully modernized, digital system is ready to defend against current and future threats.