WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. Two U.S. Air Force F-35s were integrated with the U.S. Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS), providing an airborne sensor capability to detect, track, and intercept near simultaneous air-breathing threats. The test marked the first time F-35s were used as sensors during an IBCS live fire test against multiple airborne targets.
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Cyber
Security platform AmiShare to better encrypt USAF data - News
January 22, 2020
WASHINGTON. Kinnami, a data security firm, won a U.S. Air Force (USAF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract through AFWERX and the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to optimize its technology to enhance and protect the integrity of USAF data against growing data threats.
Unmanned
Unmanned ship idea from DARPA draws ideas from industry - News
January 22, 2020
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently held a Proposers' Day for its newest idea regarding unmanned warships: the "NOMARS" [No Manning Required Ship] program.
Comms
Satellite modems to support Army tactical network - News
January 22, 2020
TEMPE, Ariz. Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that during its second quarter of fiscal 2020 its subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., which is part of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment, received a $2.9 million order for satellite modems from a major U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contractor.
Radar/EW
Rugged mini PCIe I/O module introduced by Acromag - News
January 21, 2020
WIXOM, Mich. Acromag announced that it has added another military-grade measurement and control module to their AcroPack series of ruggedized mini PCIe I/O modules. The new AP730 multi-function I/O module performs analog input, analog output, discrete I/O, and counter/timer functions.
Comms
Handheld air-to-ground radios delivered to USAF - News
January 21, 2020
CARLSBAD, Calif. Viasat Inc., communications company, announced it was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, worth a maximum ceiling of $90 million, to provide the U.S. Air Force (USAF) with Viasat's Battlefield Awareness Targeting System — Dismounted (BATS-D) handheld Link 16 radios, also known as the AN/PRC-161 radio. The IDIQ award also covers associated operator training and maintenance.
Radar/EW
MOSAIC AESA radar system tested on MH-60S Seahawk - News
January 21, 2020
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. Telephonics Corporation, subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, announced that it has demonstrated its MOSAIC Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar system aboard a U.S. Navy MH-60S helicopter, accumulating over 10 hours of operational time during a two-week period in November.
Avionics
Navy tactical training system equipped with Green Hills software - News
January 21, 2020
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Green Hills Software, company specializing in high-assurance operating systems, announced that its INTEGRITY-178 Time-Variant Unified Multi-Processing (tuMP) RTOS for the Xilinx UltraScale+ FPGA has been selected by Collins Aerospace for the U.S. Navy's Tactical Combat Training System Increment II (TCTS Inc. II) program.
Cyber
ManTech to provide USMC with scientific and technical support - News
January 20, 2020
HERNDON, Va. ManTech announced that it has been awarded a five-year $67 million task order to provide scientific and technical information support for the Systems Engineering Directorate (SED), Marine Corps Systems Command. SED conducts detailed systems engineering analysis for Marine Corps programs providing critical capabilities to the warfighter.
Radar/EW
Uninterruptible power supply released by SynQor - News
January 20, 2020
BOXBOROUGH, Mass. SynQor, Inc. announced its new 3-Phase balanced input military field-grade Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). The UPS is designed to provide continuous power and mitigate the problem of unbalanced loads on 3-Phase systems in aircraft and ships.
Comms
BAE Systems to acquire Raytheon and Collins Aerospace businesses - News
January 20, 2020
ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems, Inc. announced it has reached definitive agreements for the proposed acquisitions of Collins Aerospace’s military Global Positioning System (GPS) business and Raytheon’s Airborne Tactical Radios (ATR) business.
Cyber
Wind River acquires Star Lab, extending cybersecurity portfolio - News
January 17, 2020ALAMEDA, Calif. Wind River, company specializing in delivering software for the intelligent edge, announced its acquisition of Star Lab, a cybersecurity for embedded systems company. The acquisition will provide Wind River with a system protection and anti-tamper toolset for Linux, a secure open source–based hypervisor, and a secure boot solution. Star Lab is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Wind River. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Radar/EW
Airborne intelligence program to utilize CUGE EW capability - News
January 17, 2020
FRANCE. The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) awarded Thales and Dassault Aviation a contract to equip the French Army's future strategic intelligence aircraft with the CUGE universal electronic warfare capability. The contract covers the first two aircraft on the program.
A.I.
Intelligent Ship program to leverage AI - News
January 17, 2020
UNITED KINGDOM. The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has announced the first wave of $5.2 million (GBP4 million). The funding aims to revolutionize the way warships make decisions and process thousands of strands of intelligence and data by using artificial intelligence (AI).
Radar/EW
SPY-6 radars to be developed for U.S. Navy - News
January 17, 2020
ANDOVER, Mass. Raytheon Company has signed an exclusive teaming agreement with Major Tool & Machine, Inc. to develop array structures for the U.S. Navy's SPY-6 radar program when it transitions from low-rate initial production to hardware production and sustainment.
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