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A.I.

AI navigation to aid in Naval command decision making - News

September 25, 2019
MALIBU, Calif. HRL Laboratories, LLC has launched the Causal Adaptive Decision Aid (CADA) project, which will distill massive data from multiple intelligence sources into a ranked list of recommended courses of action for Naval command center personnel.
Avionics

HH-60W combat rescue helicopter to enter production - News

September 25, 2019
STRATFORD, Conn. Lockheed Martin announced the Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program achieved a Milestone C decision from the U.S. Air Force, which moves the program into low-rate initial production. The CRH will perform critical combat search and rescue and personnel recovery operations for all U.S. military services.
A.I.

AI capabilities for unmanned systems introduced by Boeing - News

September 25, 2019
AUSTRALIA. Boeing is partnering with Australia?s Trusted Autonomous Systems Defence Cooperative Research Centre (DCRC) to develop artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to create unmanned systems for global forces.
Radar/EW

Surveillance radar R&D contract won by Raytheon - News

September 25, 2019
WOBURN, Mass. Raytheon attained more than $500 million in a modified contract for research and development (R&D) of two types of advanced surveillance radar systems. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced the $500,615,405 contract, which increases the total ceiling value from $461,492,695 to $962,108,100.
Unmanned

Software-defined EMP anti-UAS technology wins accelerator contract from USAF - News

September 24, 2019
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. Epirus Systems, a maker of software-defined electromagnetic pulse (EMP) technology designed to take down dangerous unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), has won a new type of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. Air Force?s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and its AFWERX technology accelerator program. The AFWERX program contracts with and empowers companies to engage industry stakeholders and fine-tune technologies at an earlier stage to streamline innovation to the warfighter.
Avionics

Deos DO-178C RTOS FACE conformance announced by DDC-I - News

September 24, 2019
PHOENIX, Ariz. DDC-I, a leading supplier of software and professional services for mission- and safety-critical applications, announced that it has received the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Conformance Certificate for its Deos DO-178C certifiable real-time operating system (RTOS). The certification covers the FACE Technical Standard, Edition 3.0 Safety Base, and Security Profiles for the Operating System Segment (OSS).
Radar/EW

ALR-69A systems for Pegasus tankers to be provided by Raytheon - News

September 24, 2019
GOLETA, Calif. Raytheon Company is providing 111 ALR-69A systems, including spares, to outfit the U.S. Air Force's newest tanker, the KC-46 Pegasus. Raytheon will complete radar warning receiver deliveries by 2025 under the contract with Boeing.
Unmanned

NAVAIR aircrew services contract won by KBR - News

September 24, 2019
HOUSTON, Texas. KBR, engineering, procurement, and construction company, announced it has been awarded an $81 million contract by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide aircrew services to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD).
Unmanned

Counter-swarm electromagnetic weapon developed by AFRL - News

September 24, 2019
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., has developed a counter-swarm, high-power weapon called the Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR) to eliminate an enemy's unmanned systems.
Avionics

Mission computers for helicopters to be developed by HENSOLDT - News

September 23, 2019
GERMANY. Independent sensor house HENSOLDT has been commissioned by Airbus Helicopters to provide the EuroGrid Tactical Mission Computer (ETMC) for helicopters with new functions. The two-year further development contract includes a guarantee for the acquisition of 200 production units in the subsequent years.
Unmanned

Autonomous UUV introduced by General Dynamics - News

September 23, 2019
LONDON. General Dynamics Mission Systems released the Bluefin-12 autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) at Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2019.
Unmanned

Hangar Technology for unmanned systems acquired by AirMap - News

September 23, 2019
LOS ANGELES, Calif. AirMap, company specializing in airspace intelligence platforms for the drone economy, announced that it has acquired Hangar Technology, a drone workflow automation platform for enterprises.
Unmanned

MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler completes first test flight with Boeing - News

September 20, 2019
MASCOUTAH, Ill. Boeing and the U.S. Navy completed the first test flight of the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler. The MQ-25 test asset completed the autonomous two-hour flight under the direction of Boeing test pilots operating from a ground control station at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport.
Unmanned

LITENING targeting pods to be updated for U.S. Air Force - News

September 20, 2019
FALLS CHURCH, Va. The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $141 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) task order for new LITENING advanced targeting pods and upgrades that will bring existing pods up to the current configuration.
Avionics

Collins Aerospace enters Enterprise Partnering Agreement with USAF - News

September 20, 2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Collins Aerospace Systems announced it has signed an Enterprise Partnering Agreement with the United States Air Force (USAF), which will serve as an umbrella agreement for all sustainment services with the company?s six Strategic Business Units (SBU).