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Unmanned

Unmanned systems exploitation project led by Qinetiq - News

May 01, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems QinetiQ North America

UNITED KINGDOM. As a part of QinetiQ's ongoing work into unmanned vehicle command and control (C2) for defense applications, the company announced it has recently been awarded a significant new contract to lead phase five of the Maritime Autonomous Platform Exploitation (MAPLE) projects for the U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).

Radar/EW

Sentinel A4 radar program completes key milestones - News

May 01, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

BETHESDA, Md. Four months after the initial contract award, the U.S. Army’s Sentinel A4 radar program has completed several key milestones. In January, the Army approved the program’s Systems Requirement Review (SRR), Systems Functional Review (SFR), and the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for one of the subsystems.

Cyber

Cyber/EW system enters next development phase - News

April 30, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

BETHESDA, Md. The Consortium Management Group (CMG)/Consortium for Command, Control and Communications in Cyberspace (C5), on behalf of the U.S. Army, awarded Lockheed Martin a Project Agreement to move into the second phase of development for the “Air Large” component of its Multi-Function Electronic Warfare (MFEW) family of systems program.

Unmanned

New CUAS system to specialize in small UAS threats - News

April 30, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Ascent Vision Technologies

BELGRADE, Mont. As the need to continue to adapt to the growing threat posed by small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has released the latest variant of the eXpeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated System (X-MADIS), designed to offer next-generation portable, on-the-move counter sUAS capabilities.

Unmanned

Thermal solutions for RPA to be developed with Additive Manufacturing - News

April 30, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has partnered with Australia-based Conflux Technology on the development of a heat exchanger. The part is being developed using a metal Additive Manufacturing process for possible integration onto GA-ASI’s line of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS).

Radar/EW

Abrams thermal management system coming from Meggitt Defense Systems - News

April 29, 2020

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

IRVINE, California. Meggitt Defense Systems, Inc. (MDSI) won a contract to provide the Thermal Management System (TMS) to General Dynamics Land Systems in Sterling Heights, Michigan, for the Abrams program. The TMS delivers active cooling to the upgraded Abrams electronics and crew.

Radar/EW

X-band AESA radar tested on Gripen D aircraft - News

April 29, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Saab

SWEDEN. Saab has completed the first air trials with its new fighter X-band Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, which will be offered as a new addition to Saab’s PS-05/A radar family.

Radar/EW

AI- and sensor-based electronic shield designed for Air Forces - News

April 29, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems HENSOLDT

GERMANY. Sensor solution provider HENSOLDT has developed a modular airborne electronic combat system: Kalætron Attack. By neutralising enemy fire control radars at different distances, it is designed to preserve freedom of movement for the air forces that deploy it and their allies.

Avionics

WASP avionics software wins award for program upgrade - News

April 29, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems DCS Corporation

LEXINGTON PARK, Md. DCS Corporation has received an award from long-time customer NAVAIR PMA-281 for the development of Weaponeering and Stores Planning (WASP) software, version 5.0. The total value of this award is $7.5 million with a 20-month period of performance. The WASP 5.0 task order was received under a recently-awarded Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) from PMA-281.

Radar/EW

Airborne EW suites to be supplied to country in Asia - News

April 28, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Elbit Systems

ISRAEL. Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it won a contract valued at approximately $103 million to supply comprehensive Electronic Warfare (EW) suites for an Air Force of an Asian country.

Comms

Comms systems for special ops to be supported by CACI - News

April 28, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems CACI

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va. CACI International Inc. announced that it has been awarded a five-year and six-month, if all options are exercised, single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, with a ceiling value of $199 million, to provide communications systems, satellite communications, and network support services to the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic in support of U.S. Special Operations Command.

Comms

Comms satellites to be integrated by Lockheed Martin - News

April 28, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin will integrate satellites for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in a $5.8 million contract, the company announced. The contract covers the first phase of integration of Project Blackjack, which will deploy a constellation of 20 small satellites to demonstrate that a low Earth orbit system can provide global high-speed communications.

Comms

Radio modernization for U.S Army continues under Collins Aerospace contract - News

April 27, 2020

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Collins Aerospace Raytheon Company

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Collins Aerospace Systems (a Raytheon Technologies unit) has received its eighth delivery order from the U.S. Army to provide AN/PRC-162 ground radios for the Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit (HMS) program.

Unmanned

UAS flown in Middle East by USMC crew on another continent--a first - News

April 27, 2020

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) reports that U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) pilots and sensor operators from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1) recently conducted their first operational flight of an MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in the Middle East, with the operators located in Yuma, Arizona.

Unmanned

New automated reconnaissance UAS designed for defense - News

April 24, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems AeroVironment, Inc.

MONROVIA, Calif. AeroVironment, Inc., unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) manufacturer, announced the availability of Quantix Recon, a fully-automated reconnaissance solution that is designed to deliver high resolution, geo-referenced terrain, vegetation, and infrastructure imagery, intended to provide ground forces with on-demand actionable intelligence.