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Unmanned

Miniature Air-Launched Decoy contract won by Raytheon - News

December 31, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon Company won a U.S. Navy contract for the Miniature Air-Launched Decoy ? Navy (MALD-N), as announced by the U.S. Department of Defense.

Comms

New WGS-11 satellite developed by Boeing - News

December 31, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

CHICAGO, Ill. Boeing has developed a new variant of its 702 satellite for the U.S. Air Force?s Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) constellation, one intended to offer both greater bandwidth efficiency and signal power than previous satellites in the fleet. The new WGS-11 will be delivered on a recently negotiated contract award from the Air Force.

Comms

Top military blogs & guest blogs of 2019 - News

December 31, 2019

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems

Our most popular blogs, and guest blogs on Mil-Embedded.com from 2019 covered artificial intelligence, hypersonic weapons, battlefield healthcare, the kill web, supply chain security, Ethernet, software integrity, and more. Our guest blogs were penned by authors from VITA, Apex Waves, Abaco Systems, Milsource, and Red Hat. Check them out below.

Unmanned

UAV shot down by F-16 in cruise missile defense test - News

December 30, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. The U.S. Air Force 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron shot down a subscale unmanned aerial system (UAS) with an AGR-20A laser-guided rocket from an F-16 Fighting Falcon targeting pod in a cruise missile defense test.

Cyber

AI to help bias detection for military analysts - News

December 27, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Charles River Analytics Raytheon Company

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Charles River Analytics Inc., developer of intelligent systems solutions, has partnered with Raytheon BBN to develop bias detection and credibility reporting tools for military analysts, who must quickly understand the value of data.

Avionics

SPY-6 radars for U.S. Navy delivered by Raytheon - News

December 27, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon Company announced it will build two additional shipsets of SPY-6 radars under a $250 million contract with the U.S. Navy. The company is now contracted to deliver a total of nine radar shipsets to DDG-51 Flight III destroyers.

Radar/EW

Top ten radar/electronic warfare stories from 2019 - News

December 27, 2019

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems

Radar and electronic warfare (EW) stories are always popular on Mil-Embedded.com and 2019 was no different. Our top read stories this year covered radar for Counter-drone applications, radar for detecting hypersonic weapons, open architectures for radar and EW, Gallium Nitride (GaN0 tech for AESA radar, and more. Check them out below.

Unmanned

UAV beyond visual line of sight operations to be improved - News

December 23, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

CANADA. Canadian UAVs and Lockheed Martin Canada CDL Systems have signed a memorandum of understanding to provide an unmanned traffic management solution to meet this challenge. This solution will build a complete airspace picture necessary to conduct unmanned operations beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in Canada and beyond.

Radar/EW

Remote control weapon stations to equip JLTVs - News

December 23, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Elbit Systems

ISRAEL. Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that, following a contract signed between the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of Montenegro, the Company won a contract worth approximately $35 million, to supply the Montenegrin Armed Forces with Remote Controlled Weapon Stations (RCWS) for the new Oshkosh Defense 4X4 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV).

Radar/EW

Hypersonic rocket motor to be developed by Aerojet - News

December 23, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Aerojet Rocketdyne

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Aerojet Rocketdyne is supporting a Lockheed Martin effort to develop a hypersonic conventional missile for the U.S. Air Force under a subcontract valued at $81.5 million.

Radar/EW

AESA radar to go on USA fighter jets under $1 billion DoD contract with Northrop Grumman - News

December 20, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman has been granted by the U.S Department of Defense (DoD) a $1 billion ?definitized modification? to a previously-awarded contract to install new active electronically scanned array (AESA) fire control radars on up to 372 of the U.S. Air Force?s F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets.