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Three teams to compete for infantry squad vehicle production - News

September 03, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Army

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Army is one step closer to fielding a new infantry squad vehicle (ISV) after naming three industry leaders to develop prototypes. The $1 million mock-up contract is aimed toward reaching the Army's goal of producing new ISVs in 2020.

Unmanned

Hypersonic Glide Body program to be enhanced by Raytheon - News

September 03, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon Company will build and deliver the control, actuation, and power-conditioning subassemblies that control flight of the U.S. Army's new Common-Hypersonic Glide Body program.

Comms

U.S. Navy signs $1-plus-billion contract for giant floating bases with General Dynamics - News

September 03, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics

FALLS CHURCH, Va. General Dynamics has signed a $1.08 billion contract modification to build two more Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ships for the U.S. Navy.

Radar/EW

Remote-fired THAAD missile interceptor completes first test - News

August 30, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Missile Defense Agency

REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS. The first test of a remotely-launched Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missile was completed by the Missile Defense Agency.

Unmanned

Hypersonic weapons contract awarded to Lockheed Martin - News

August 30, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a contract at an estimated value of $347 million as part of a multi-year hypersonic weapons development in support of the Army's focus in long-range precision strike missiles.

Radar/EW

RF system for UAVs to be demonstrated by Perspecta - News

August 30, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Perspecta Labs

CHANTILLY, Va. Perspecta Inc. announced that Perspecta Labs was awarded a prime contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for phases 2 and 3 of the agency?s Converged Collaborative Elements for radio frequency (RF) Task Operations (CONCERTO) program.

A.I.

Photonic edge AI research contracted by DARPA - News

August 29, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Perspecta Labs

Chantilly, Va. Perspecta Inc. and its applied research arm, Perspecta Labs, was awarded a prime contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to provide Photonic Edge AI Compact Hardware (PEACH) research under DARPA?s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Exploration program.

Radar/EW

Infrared countermeasure system enters operational testing - News

August 29, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman Corporation?s Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) systems for the U.S. Army has entered Initial Operational Test and Evaluation.

Radar/EW

Defense acquisition the focus of upcoming tri-service open architecture demo - News

August 29, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Georgia Tech Research Institute

ATLANTA. The Tri-Service Open Architecture Interoperability Demonstration ? a new, exclusive event for the media, acquisition community, and industry influencers ? will be held on January 29, 2020, hosted by the Georgia Tech Research Institute at the GTRI Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The demonstration will immediately follow the conclusion of the Embedded Tech Trends industry forum.

A.I.

AI game theory tool to strengthen military cyber defense - News

August 28, 2019

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

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Charles River Analytics Inc., developer of intelligent systems solutions, has received additional funding from the U.S. Air Force to build a Game-Theoretic Reasoning and Analysis of Vulnerability (GRAVITY) tool.

Avionics

C-130H cockpits to see new Collins Aerospace avionics system - News

August 28, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Collins Aerospace

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. has been selected by L3Harris Technologies to play a key role in the U.S. Air Force's C-130H Avionics Modernization Program Increment 2 (AMP INC 2) program.

Unmanned

Explainable-AI for UAV image recognition funded by USAF - News

August 28, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Z Advanced Computing

POTOMAC, Md. Z Advanced Computing, Inc. (ZAC), a software startup funded by the U.S. Air Force, will use ZAC's detailed 3D image recognition technology, based on Explainable-Artificial Intelligence (AI), for unmanned aerial vehicles' (UAV) aerial image/object recognition.

Comms

Secure network radio contract signed between U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman - News

August 28, 2019

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

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman has secured a $50.8 million contract from the U.S. Army for production, integration, fielding, and training of the Huntsman secure network radio.

Unmanned

General Dynamics to beging Knifefish UUV production - News

August 27, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics Mission Systems

FALLS CHURCH, Va. The Department of Defense (DoD) announced that General Dynamics Mission Systems won a $44.6 million contract to begin production of the U.S. Navy's Knifefish Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV).

Unmanned

NRL study on barnacle glue could save U.S. Navy millions - News

August 27, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

WASHINGTON. Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory developed a new method for identifying the glue proteins that barnacles produce to adhere to ship hulls and other surfaces.