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Unmanned

Unmanned surface vessel RFP released by U.S. Navy - News

July 18, 2019

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

WASHINGTON. Looking to develop a Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV), U.S. Navy officials released request for proposals (RFP) on July 16.

Avionics

Military training and simulation market evolving toward LVC and TaaS models, study says - News

July 18, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Frost & Sullivan

SAN ANTONIO. The global military training and simulation (T&S) market is witnessing rapid transformation, primarily driven by the adoption of commercial off-the-shelf technologies, demand for interoperable live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) networked architectures and the prevalence of new business models such as Training-as-a-Service (TaaS), according to a new market study by Frost & Sullivan, "Global Military Training and Simulation Market, Forecast to 2027."

Radar/EW

ISR operations support contract awarded to Leidos - News

July 18, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leidos

RESTON, Va. Leidos, a FORTUNE 500 science and technology leader, has been awarded a new task order by the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) to support the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Support Services program.

A.I.

Microsystems Exploration program announced by DARPA - News

July 17, 2019

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

WASHINGTON. DARPA announced a new Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) effort called the Microsystems Exploration program.

Radar/EW

Missile defense sensor proposal submitted by Raytheon - News

July 17, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TEWSKBURY, Mass. Raytheon Company announced the submission of its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) proposal to the U.S. Army as part of the competition for a new air and missile defense radar.

Comms

Howitzer firing capabilities to be improved by BAE Systems - News

July 16, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

UNITED KINGDOM. BAE Systems received a $45 million contract to improve the firing capabilities of the howitzers of the U.S. Army.

Comms

Biochemical sensors development contract awarded to DoD affiliate - News

July 16, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR)

ROCKVILLE, Md. Researchers at the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) recently received $1 million from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA, part of the Department of Defense) to advance their work developing wearable sensors that measure biochemical information to diagnose disease.

Unmanned

Rocket launchers contract awarded to Lockheed Martin - News

July 16, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

DALLAS, Texas. Lockheed Martin will produce High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and associated hardware for the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Romania, and Poland under a $492 million contract, marking Poland's first acquisition of HIMARS launchers.

Radar/EW

Radar to improve air traffic control at German military airfields - News

July 15, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems HENSOLDT

GERMANY. Progress is being made with the installation of Hensoldt?s Aerodrome Surveillance Radar, Series (ASR-S) for air traffic control modernization at German military airfields.

A.I.

AI-powered Squad X to go to battle alongside warfighters - News

July 15, 2019

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

WASHINGTON. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency?s (DARPA) Squad X Experimentation program aims to demonstrate a warfighting force with artificial intelligence as a true partner.

A.I.

AI game-theory research to better cybersecurity and medicine - News

July 15, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Carnegie Mellon University

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. U.S. Army game-theory research using artificial intelligence may help treat cancer and other diseases, improve cybersecurity, deploy soldiers and assets with more efficiency, and even win a poker game.

Unmanned

Patriot missiles purchased by Germany for NATO security - News

July 15, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

GERMANY. The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of 50 Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) missiles, plus parts and support, to Germany at an estimated cost of $401 million.

Radar/EW

AESA radar on B-52 bombers will get upgrade from Raytheon - News

July 12, 2019

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

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Raytheon will design, develop, produce, and sustain active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar systems for the entire U.S. Air Force B-52 fleet.

Radar/EW

Missile computers to be delivered to U.S. Navy by Raytheon - News

July 12, 2019

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

TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon has won a $17.77 million firm-fixed-price contract to procure 114 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) command launch computers for the U.S. Navy.

Radar/EW

Quantum tech for DoD to be developed by IBM and AFRL - News

July 11, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

ROME, N.Y. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is embarking on efforts to partner with industry, academia, and the Department of Defense (DoD) to apply quantum information science to U.S. Air Force concerns and ensure capabilities.