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Unmanned

High-resolution imaging sensor developed for the Office of Naval Research - News

November 02, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems UTC Aerospace Systems

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Engineers at UTC Aerospace Systems? Sensors Unlimited business unit developed a high-resolution indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) Near Infrared/Shortwave Infrared (NIR/SWIR) imaging sensor under a contract with the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR).

Unmanned

Counter-UAV radar selected to meet current U.S. Army needs - News

November 02, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TEWKSBURY, Mass. Officials at Raytheon received a $191 million contract from the U.S. Army for Ku-band radio frequency radars. The contract fulfills an immediate U.S. Army operational need for a counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (counter-UAV) radar.

Comms

New genetically engineered spider silk strain developed for the Army - News

November 01, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. engineers developed genetically engineered silkworms that match the physical properties required for applications in protective textiles under an ongoing U.S. Army contract.

Unmanned

Autonomous flight control demonstrated via Sikorsky, DARPA ALIAS tech - News

November 01, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

FORT EUSTIS, Va. The U.S. Army and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) completed a demonstration where Army pilots exercised supervised autonomy to direct an optionally-piloted helicopter (OPV) through a series of missions to demonstrate technology developed by DARPA and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company.

Cyber

Northrop Grumman to act as Unified Platform systems coordinator for USCYBERCOM program - News

October 31, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md. U.S. Air Force officials -- the acting acquisition authority for the U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) Unified Platform program -- selected Northrop Grumman Corp. to serve as the program's Unified Platform systems coordinator under a contract valued an estimated $54.6 million.

Radar/EW

Low power laser demonstrator gets funding extension from MDA - News

October 31, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Missile Defense Agency

SUNNYVALE, Calif. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) officials extended a contract with Lockheed Martin by nine-months to continue development of its Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD) missile interceptor concept. The contract extension is worth approximately $25.5 million.

Comms

USMC F-35, Navy ship interoperability demo established digital air connection - News

October 30, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TEWKSBURY, Mass. The U.S. Navy and Raytheon completed a demonstration showing that Raytheon's Ship Self Defense System established a digital air connection between a sea-based U.S. Navy ship and an airborne U.S. Marine Corps Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F-35B aircraft.

Comms

ASU, ARL researches tout superhero-like strength with new alloys - News

October 30, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. Arizona State University (ASU) and U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) researchers teamed up to designed a super strong alloy of copper and tantalum that can withstand extreme impact and temperature.

Comms

DoD COTS software, hardware $564 million support contract won by Perspecta - News

October 30, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Perspecta Labs

CHANTILLY, Va. Officials General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Assisted Acquisition Services Region 03 on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) selected Enterprise Services LLC, a Perspecta Inc. subsidiary, to continue providing maintenance and integration services of mission-critical hardware and software. The contract is a five-year task order with a maximum ceiling value of $564 million if all options are exercised.

Avionics

Boeing to continue work on F/A-18 Super Hornet, Growler - News

October 29, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

PLANO, Texas. U.S. Naval Air Systems Command officials modified an existing contract with Boeing to continue its maintenance work on U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers. The new contract is valued at $204 million, if all options are exercised.

Radar/EW

Hawkeye aircraft sensor development won by ManTech - News

October 29, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems ManTech

HERNDON, Va. Officials at ManTech announced a $45 million four-year contract for technical advancement of sensors used by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in Hawkeye aircraft (PMA-231) for the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane.

Cyber

West Point, MacB sign CRADA aimed at cyber operations - News

October 29, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Enlighten

LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Maryland. Officials at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Enlighten IT Consulting -- a MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) subsidiary, an Alion Company.

Cyber

IBM to acquire Red Hat for approximately $34 billion - News

October 29, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Red Hat IBM

ARMONK, N.Y. and RALEIGH, N.C. Red Hat and IBM officials entered into a definitive agreement, under which IBM will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190.00 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $34 billion.

Radar/EW

Aegis Combat System SM-3 successfully trials against medium-range ballistic missile - News

October 29, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Missile Defense Agency

PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, KAUAI, Hawaii. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy sailors aboard USS John Finn (DDG-113) recently conducted a successful intercept of a medium-range ballistic missile target with a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile during a flight test off the west coast of Hawaii. SM-3 is the only ballistic missile interceptor that can be launched at sea and on land.

Radar/EW

Radar, EW comms jammer pods for Growler aircraft announced by U.S. Navy - News

October 29, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Demonstration of Existing Technologies (DET)

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The U.S. Navy awarded Demonstration of Existing Technologies (DET) contracts valued at about $36 million each to L3 Technologies Communications Systems West and Northrop Grumman Corp. Mission Systems in support of the Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) capability.