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Radar/EW

Future USS Billings completes acceptance trials - News

December 11, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

MARINETTE, Wis. Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 15, the future USS Billings, has completed acceptance trials in the waters of Lake Michigan, its last significant milestone before delivery to the U.S. Navy during 2019.

Radar/EW

EW, avionics, smallsats, partnerships to be focus of Harris Corp.'s investments in Florida - News

December 11, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Harris Corporation

MELBOURNE, Fla. Harris Corporation plans to invest more than $125 million in internal research and development (R&D) in its central Florida locations this fiscal year, say company officials, with the R&D activities primarily focusing on areas including electronic warfare (EW), robotics, avionics, and smallsats.

Unmanned

B-21 weapon system undergoes critical design review - News

December 11, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Air Force B-21 Raider program conducted a critical design review on its weapon systems November 28-30, 2018. The event served as a multidisciplined technical review to ensure the Air Force?s newest bomber has a stable and mature design as the program moves forward into manufacturing and flight test.

Comms

CubeSat market to reach $375 million by 2023, says report - News

December 10, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The global CubeSat market is projected to grow from $152 million in 2018 to $375 million by 2023, at a CAGR of 19.87 percent, according to a new report from MarketsandMarkets, "CubeSat Market by Application (Earth Observation & Traffic Monitoring, Communication, Science & Technology and Education), End User (Government & Military, Commercial, Non-profit Organizations), Size, Subsystem, and Region -- Global Forecast to 2023."

Avionics

Wright-Patterson AFB to host F-35 support organization - News

December 07, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. U.S. Air Force officials selected Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Ohio, as the preferred location for the F-35 Lightning II Hybrid Product Support Integrator (HPSI) organization which supports the entire F-35 enterprise to include joint and international partners.

Avionics

Airbus, Lockheed Martin partner to innovate on aerial refueling - News

December 07, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

MADRID. Airbus and Lockheed Martin officials signed an an agreement to jointly explore opportunities to meet the growing demand for aerial refueling for U.S. defense customers.

Cyber

U.S. Army $3.5 billion supply-chain, logistics contract will include work from Lockheed Martin and IFS - News

December 06, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

LINKOPING, Sweden. Supply-chain and logistics software from IFS will be included in the $3.5 billion contract that Lockheed Martin has signed with the U.S. Army to provide logistics and sustainment functionality for supply-chain management, warehouse management, and purchasing functions.

Cyber

Cybersecurity company G2 Inc. acquired by Huntington Ingalls Industries - News

December 06, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Huntington Ingalls Industries

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Officials at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) completed the acquisition of cybersecurity solutions and services provider G2 Inc. The company - headquartered in Annapolis Junction, Maryland - will join HII?s Technical Solutions division.

Radar/EW

SRC to deliver sustainment support and new counter-mortar radar systems - News

December 06, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems SRC

SYRACUSE, N.Y. U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Systems Command officials in Quantico, Virginia procured new AN/TPQ-49A radar systems from SRC, Inc. as well as sustainment support and technology refresh for existing AN/TPQ-49 systems under a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling value of $93 million.

Comms

Army launches xTechSearch 2.0 competition - News

December 05, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. U.S. Army officials are kicking off its second Expeditionary Technology Search competition (xTechSearch 2.0), which aims to engage with the non-defense traditional small business sector.

Avionics

DiSTI to deliver virtual maintenance trainer for Saab's Gripen E aircraft - News

December 05, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Saab

ORLANDO, Fla. Saab officials selected DiSTI's Corp.'s VE Studio to build a virtual maintenance trainer (VMT) for the company?s Gripen E aircraft.

Avionics

Phase II receiver certification testing complete on KC-46 Tanker program - News

December 05, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

EVERETT, Wash. The U.S. Air Force and Boeing completed Phase II receiver certification under the KC-46 Tanker program following three weeks of flights tests with F-15E aircraft out of Edwards Air Force Base, California.

Avionics

Ball Aerospace to build prototype data-processing framework for U.S. Air Force - News

December 04, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Ball Aerospace

BOULDER, Colo. Ball Aerospace has been chosen by the U.S. Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to build an adaptable, open-source framework testbed to support ground processing needs.

Comms

BAE Systems secures contracts to integrate, sustain critical communications systems - News

December 04, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. Officials at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) selected BAE Systems for two single-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts that support the rapid integration and sustainment of command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems.

Radar/EW

Littoral combat ship beings testing of missile module ahead of schedule - News

December 04, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

NORFOLK, Va. U.S. Navy officials announced that initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) phase of the Surface-to-Surface Missile Module (SSMM) onboard the USS Detroit (LCS 7) has begun ahead of schedule.