ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems received $179 million in total awards from the U.S. Army as part of the Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) program. This award includes orders for the first two production lots and funding to enable fielding of the next-generation Missile Warning System (MWS).
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SharpEye radar systems chosen for Lithuanian border surveillance - News
July 16, 2020LITHUANIA. HENSOLDT UK, manufacturer of Kelvin Hughes SharpEye radar systems, announced that the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (SBGS) has selected variants of the company’s SBS-900 X-band SharpEye long range coastal surveillance radar to ensure the safe management and monitoring of vessels in the coastal waters of Lithuania.
Military GNSS antijam market to grow over next five years, study says - News
July 16, 2020FREMONT, Calif. The global market for military GNSS [global navigation satellite system] antijamming systems is forecast to increase at a healthy combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.94% (based on market value) and 10.09% (based on volume) over the years 2020 to 2025, according to a recent study by BIS Research, "Global Military GNSS Anti-Jamming Systems Market."
Lonestar tactical space support payloads completed by Dynetics - News
July 15, 2020HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, completed checkout and testing of two tactical space support payloads for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's (USASMDC) Lonestar program.
Autonomous underwater vehicle completes 4-plus-year circumnavigation of Atlantic Ocean - News
July 15, 2020NORTH FALMOUTH, Mass. Teledyne Marine announced that its "Silbo" Slocum G2 Glider -- an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) manufactured by Teledyne Webb Research -- has completed an over four-year journey during which it circumnavigated the Atlantic Ocean in four legs, a first for an AUV.
AI-driven cloud platform to bolster Air Force threat intelligence - News
July 15, 2020HERNDON, Va. Geospark Analytics, company specialzing in developing applied artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for risk and threat intelligence, won a Special Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) AFWERX — a community of Air Force innovators who strive to connect Airmen to solutions across the force.
USAF to get first lot of F-15EX fighter aircraft from Boeing in deal nearing $1.2 billion - News
July 14, 2020WASHINGTON. The Department of the Air Force has awarded a contract to Boeing -- worth nearly $1.2 billion -- for its first lot of eight F-15EX fighter aircraft, which uses open mission systems architecture to enable the rapid insertion of new technologies intended to keep the aircraft viable for decades to come.
Unmanned surface vessel project gets green light with U.S. Navy contract - News
July 14, 2020WASHINGTON. The U.S. Navy is going ahead with its plans to build a fleet of unmanned warships with its granting of a contract to L3 Technologies to build the first of an expected 40 unmanned surface vessels (USVs).
DARPA chooses Perspecta to support FastNICs program - News
July 14, 2020CHANTILLY, Va. Perspecta Inc., announced that its applied research arm, Perspecta Labs, received a prime contract award on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Fast Network Interface Cards (FastNICs) program.
Cyberspace security and defense contract signed by USAF - News
July 14, 2020CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Data-analytics and software company Devo Technology has won a contract from the U.S. Air Force for the Enterprise Cyberspace Security & Defense (CS&D) Global Security Information Event Management (SIEM) System; the contract for Devo software and related services is worth $9.5 million.
C-130 Multi-Purpose Hatch System to support Special Ops - News
July 13, 2020REHOVOT, Israel. Get SAT, company specializing in small, lightweight satellite communication (SATCOM) terminals for airborne, ground, and maritime applications and R4 Integration, Inc., provider of airborne roll-on/roll-off and shoulder mount communication systems for U.S. and partner government aircraft, announced the completion and airworthiness certification of their C-130 Multi-Purpose Hatch system (MPHS).
AI algorithms to improve Air Force navigation capabilities - News
July 13, 2020NEW YORK, N.Y. AI.Reverie, company specializing in synthetic data for improved artificial intelligence (AI), announced that it has won a $1.5 million Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by AFWERX to build AI algorithms and improve navigation capabilities for the U.S. Air Force.
Analog Devices to buy Maxim Integrated Products in $21 billion all-stock deal - News
July 13, 2020NORWOOD, Mass. Semiconductor maker Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) announced that it will buy Maxim Integrated Products for about $21 billion in an all-stock deal.
AI and machine learning platform contracted by U.S. Air Force - News
July 10, 2020SANTA FE, N.M. Geospatial analytics company Descartes Labs has won a U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct to Phase II contract through AFWERX and the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate and Information Directorate that will provide the Descartes Labs Platform to enable the Air Force to conduct optimized data discovery of collected sensor data and the automation of multimodal analytical processes through machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI).
SDRs from Elbit Systems to be delivered to Swedish army - News
July 10, 2020HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems will supply more than 1,000 additional E-LynX software-defined radio (SDR) systems to Sweden's army, in an expansion of Elbit's involvement in Sweden’s tactical radio upgrade program.
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