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Radar/EW

Military systems and artillery market to grow around 3.6% per year globally, study says - News

July 10, 2019
AMSTERDAM. The global market for military artillery and systems is expected to pass $76 billion during 2019- 2027, a combined annual growth rate of approximately 3.6%, according to a study by Market Forecast, "Global Artillery and Systems -- Market and Technology Forecast to 2027."
A.I.

Artificial intelligence tech use, subject of meeting between U.S. and Singapore defense officials - News

July 10, 2019
SINGAPORE. Officials from the U.S. Department of Defense?s (DOD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) and Singapore?s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) got together for a a multi-day technology exchange to promote collaboration efforts involving artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR) applications. The meeting happened just prior to the Singapore Defence Technology Summit.
A.I.

Autonomous software sustainment solution introduced to DoD - News

July 09, 2019
WASHINGTON. The Department of Defense (DoD) often relies on complex software systems. The rapid pace of software innovation, requirements, and system security, however, requires continual updating. The Intent-Defined Adaptive Software (IDAS) aims to shift system costs and developer focus from maintenance to design and development.
Radar/EW

Webcast: Solving thermal management challenges in military systems on July 18 at 11 am Est - News

July 09, 2019
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. Modern processors, graphics processors, FPGAs, etc. provide untold performance benefits, but also generate excessive amounts of heat. Getting rid of this heat and keeping electronics cool is essential for designers of electronic warfare, radar, and other processing-intensive military applications. In a webcast, titled "Making it Cool: Solving Thermal Management Challenges in Military Electronics," on Thursday, July 18, at 11 am Est., industry experts will cover various methods for solving thermal management challenges when integrating commercial processing technology.
A.I.

Machine learning and artificial intelligence software project by DARPA will aid DoD logistics challenge - News

July 09, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has embarked on a project for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) it calls the "LogX program" that aims to develop and demonstrate software for real-time logistics and supply-chain system situational awareness (diagnosis), future state prediction (prognosis), and resilience at unprecedented scale and speed.
Unmanned

Autonomous counter UAV system acquisition fast tracked by DIU - News

July 09, 2019
SAN DIEGO, Calif. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded Citadel Defense an Other Transaction Authority contract to help military, government, and law enforcement agencies rapidly purchase a validated capability that protects the airspace from unwanted drones.
A.I.

Machine learning to be integrated into signals intelligence efforts by BAE Systems, DARPA - News

July 09, 2019
UNITED KINGDOM. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded BAE Systems a contract worth as much as $4.7 million to integrate machine learning into intelligence gathering involving radio frequency signals.
Radar/EW

Quantum tech developments by NRL could advance lasers and sensing - News

July 09, 2019
WASHINGTON. Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) developed a new technique that could enable future advancements in quantum technology.
Unmanned

UAS and radar integrated Howler deployed to battlefield - News

July 09, 2019
TEWKSBURY, Mass. The U.S. Army recently announced that the Howler counter unmanned aerial system achieved Initial Operational Capability, putting critical protection against drones in the hands of soldiers.
Radar/EW

Antiship missile update signed with U.S. Navy by Lockheed Martin - News

July 08, 2019
ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin has garnered a $175 million contract with the U.S. Navy to update the Navy?s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) components and systems.
Comms

USAF tanker remote-vision system to continue tests for operability, safety - News

July 08, 2019
McCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kansas. A team from the Air Force Research Laboratory?s 711th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is scheduled to conduct tests for the KC-46A Pegasus refueling tanker's Remote Visual System (RVS) during July 2019.
Unmanned

UAV mission control engineering contract awarded to Frequentis Inc. - News

July 03, 2019
COLUMBIA, Md. Frequentis Defense Inc., a communication solutions company, received an $8.4 million U.S. Navy contract for work on the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned air vehicle (UAV), the Department of Defense announced.
Avionics

Armed scout-aircraft bid from Karem gets lift from additions to team - News

July 03, 2019
LAKE FOREST, Calif. Aerospace development firm Karem reports that its efforts in the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition has been amplified with its newly announced teaming with Northrop Grumman and Raytheon. Karem was one of five companies awarded an Army prototyping development contract in April.
Radar/EW

Combat system from Lockheed Martin to be integrated, tested on U.S. Navy ships - News

July 03, 2019
BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin has won a $7.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy for Combat System Ship Integration and Test on new-construction guided missile frigate (FFG(X)) ships.
Unmanned

UAV simulators with MetaVR image generators ordered by USAF - News

July 02, 2019
BROOKLINE, Mass. MetaVR, 3D content and software developer, announces that the U.S. Army Joint Technology Center and Systems Integration Lab (JSIL) has purchased an additional 86 MetaVR Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) licenses to provide visuals for the continued rollout of U.S. Air Force MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) simulators.