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SAIC to provide data and robotics services for GSA under new contracts - News

January 06, 2022

RESTON, Va. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) won a prime contract position on the General Services Administration (GSA) ASTRO multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity family of contracts.

Comms

BAE Systems awarded contract to cyber-harden and sustain C5ISR systems - News

January 06, 2022

ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems has won a five-year contract, worth up to $137 million, to provide lifecycle management and sustainment of the U.S. Navy’s command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems.

A.I.

AI-powered voice and video tech to support NASA's Artemis 1 mission - News

January 05, 2022

DENVER, Colo. Lockheed Martin, Amazon, and Cisco have teamed up to integrate human-machine interface technologies into NASA's Orion spacecraft aiming to provide an opportunity to learn how future astronauts could benefit from far-field voice technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and tablet-based video collaboration.

Radar/EW

Battle-comms system from Northrop Grumman nabs $1 billion-plus Army contract - News

January 05, 2022

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Northrop Grumman Corp. has won a five-year contract from the U.S. Army valued at more than $1 billion to deliver low-rate initial production and full-rate production of the strategic Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) communications system.  

Unmanned

Next-gen optical sensor design in development for autonomous vehicles - News

January 04, 2022

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Innoviz Technologies announced that the company will be using Ansys simulation solutions to drive the technology behind their automotive-grade LiDAR sensor to achieve autonomy for their customers. 

Unmanned

Airborne ISR market to grow to $26.8 billion worldwide by 2026, study says - News

January 04, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO. The global market for airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) -- estimated at $19.7 billion in the year 2020 -- is projected to reach $26.8 billion by 2026, growing at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1% over the study period, according to a new report from Global Industry Analysts, "Airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) -- Global Market Trajectory & Analytics."

Radar/EW

Sensors-weapons link gets $19.2 million contract nod from DARPA - News

January 04, 2022

BASKING RIDGE, N. J. Engineering firm Peraton Labs entered into a contract worth $19.2 million with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as part of the agency's Mission-Integrated Network Control (MINC) program, a venture that seeks to develop software that autonomously configures networks of networks, regardless of the communication device or networking resource.

Avionics

Airborne infrared self-protection systems to be supplied to UAE - News

January 03, 2022

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that its subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Elbit Systems Emirates Ltd., won a contract valued at approximately $53 million to supply Direct Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) and airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) systems for the Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft.

Comms

SoCs for space the focus of contract between CAES and European Space Agency - News

January 03, 2022

ARLINGTON, Va. MIssion-critical electronics company CAES has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a fault- and radiation-tolerant system-on-chip (SoC) intended for use in satellite and spacecraft applications.

A.I.

Top 10 military AI stories of 2021 - News

January 03, 2022

The most popular military artificial intelligence (AI) stories on militaryembedded.com throughout 2021 highlighted AI and machine learning innovations for defense such as the exploitation of big data, intelligent sensors, AI-powered aircraft maintenance, and more. Check them out below.

Radar/EW

Top 10 radar and electronic warfare stories of 2021 - News

January 03, 2022

The most popular radar and electronic warfare (EW) stories on militaryembedded.com throughout 2021 covered embedded electronics highlights such as 5G for military use, shipboard radar upgrades, hypersonic detection advancements, and more. Check them out below.

Cyber

Data-systems contract signed between NASA, Development Seed - News

January 03, 2022

WASHINGTON. NASA has signed a contract with engineering firm Development Seed (Washington, D.C.) to support science data systems at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Comms

Microelectronics research group will support new, existing tech - News

December 30, 2021

ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will join a long-term university research collaboration -- the Joint University Microelectronics Program 2.0 (JUMP 2.0) -- together with the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and a consortium of defense and commercial semiconductor companies. 

Radar/EW

Thermal wrap for hypersonic weapons in development with Dynetics - News

December 30, 2021

HUNSTVILLE, Ala. Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, has won a contract to develop Hypersonic Thermal Protection System (TPS) prototypes for the U.S. Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO).

Avionics

Next-gen avionics computers launched by HENSOLDT - News

December 29, 2021

GERMANY. Sensor and avionics solutions provider HENSOLDT announced it will be launching a family of avionics computers under the company's CAVION brand that are designed to expand the performance of existing computers for mission control on board various flying platforms.