CHANTILLY, Va. Perspecta Inc. announced that its innovative applied research arm, Perspecta Labs, won a prime contract to develop a spectrum access manager for the Department of Defense (DoD) under the National Spectrum Consortium's Spectrum Base Agreement. The contract has a value of $6.2 million and a three-year period of performance.
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Detect-and-avoid system in development for UASs under AFWERX contract - News
January 13, 2021WHITE SALMON, Wash. Sagetech Avionics, technology company providing situational awareness solutions for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), announced it has received a U.S. Air Force Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract for the initial development phase of components for a type-certifiable detect-and-avoid (DAA) system. The resulting system will aim to enable UAS to safely operate beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) in the National Airspace System (NAS).
Cybersecurity market for defense will reach $51.59 billion by 2025, study projects - News
January 13, 2021FREMONT, Calif. The global defense electronics security and cybersecurity market value is projected to reach $51.59 billion by 2025, according to a new study by BIS Research, "Defense Electronic Security and Cybersecurity Market, 2020-2025."
HELIOS laser weapon system to begin testing and integration with Navy - News
January 12, 2021BETHESDA, Md. This year, the U.S. Navy will field the first acquisition program to deploy the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS), a laser weapon system with high-energy fiber lasers for permanent fielding by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Cyber resiliency for naval legacy systems goal of Shift5 research contract - News
January 12, 2021WASHINGTON. Shift5, Inc., a transportation data company, announced it has received a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD).
EW suite for USAF F-16 fighter aircraft fleet leverages open-system approach - News
January 12, 2021FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to complete the final project efforts to provide the electronic warfare (EW) suite for its F-16 V (Viper) fighter aircraft fleet; the suite of tools, say Northrop Grumman officials, will protect pilots from the growing danger of radio frequency-guided weapons by detecting, identifying, and defeating advanced threat systems.
Rugged Ethernet switch selected to equip Canadian Armored Combat Support Vehicle - News
January 12, 2021DALLAS, Texas. OnTime Networks, company specializing in rugged, time-synchronized Ethernet solutions for the Aerospace and Defense Industry, announced the selection of its military rated CM-4012F0-MIL 12 Port Gigabit Ethernet switch by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada for use in the Canadian Army's Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV).
Counter-small UAS strategy released by U.S. Department of Defense - News
January 11, 2021WASHINGTON. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approved and released a new strategy to lead and direct counter-small unmanned aircraft systems (C-sUAS) activities across the military services, which is intended to provide the framework for addressing sUAS hazards and threats in operating environments including the United States, host nations, and contingency locations.
AI algorithms and predictive maintenance to equip Milrem Robotics' new Type-X RCV - News
January 11, 2021ESTONIA. The medium class Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle developed by robotics and autonomous systems developer Milrem Robotics passed its initial mobility tests. The Type-X RCV designed to support mechanized units was first announced in the summer of last year.
Beyond Line of Sight High Frequency comms demoed by GA-ASI without SATCOM - News
January 11, 2021POWAY, Calif. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed the first Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) High Frequency (HF) Command and Control (C2) demonstration for an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). According to officials, the HF C2 capability does not require a Satellite Communications (SATCOM) link and is capable of providing BLOS connectivity up to 8,000 miles, depending on transmit power and link geometry.
AI and ML performance to be boosted with ruggedized storage devices - News
January 11, 2021LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. Trenton Systems, Inc., designer and manufacturer of ruggedized, cybersecure computer systems for defense and aerospace industries, has partnered with NGD Systems for ruggedized, high-capacity computational storage drives (CSDs) intended to offer a performance boost to real-time artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) systems at the edge.
Unmanned-deployed countermine system from Saab ordered by Thales for Royal navy, French navy - News
January 08, 2021LINKÖPING, Sweden. Saab AB will act as system integrator for the Multi-Shot Mine Neutralisation System (MuMNS), part of the Franco-British Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) program, under an initial order worth 300 million kronor ($36.4 million) signed with prime contractor Thales.
Vehicular tactical computers to be supplied to RNLA by Elbit Systems - News
January 07, 2021ISRAEL. Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it has won an approximately $24 million contract from the Dutch Ministry of Defence (Dutch MOD) to supply the Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) with new vehicular tactical computers. The contract will be performed over a 30-month period.
Electronic warfare controllers to be provided to USAF under Terma contract - News
January 07, 2021ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)-Aviation at Warner Robins has awarded a $306 million 10-year indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to Terma North America in support of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide self-protection hardware, sustainment, and engineering services under the Enterprise Contract for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC).
EW pod for Next-Generation Jammer gets $34 million U.S. Navy nod - News
January 07, 2021EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems has won a $34.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy for engineering and test support services for the AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer (NGJ), currently in development for the Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft.
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