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Comms

Textron selected to manufacture Lynx OMFV chassis - News

October 01, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Textron

TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon Rheinmetall Land Systems, a joint venture of Raytheon Company and Rheinmetall Defence, has selected Textron Systems as the U.S. chassis manufacturer for the Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle. The team is offering Lynx to meet the U.S. Army's requirement for an Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV).

Comms

Air Force awards navigation system contract to Northrop Grumman - News

October 01, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. Northrop Grumman Corp. received a $1.39 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force for its embedded GPS system. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract includes production, sustainment, and engineering technical services in support of its Embedded GPS Inertial Navigation System Modernization (EGI/EGI-M) system.

Comms

Datalinks wireless communication systems launched by CP Tech - News

October 01, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems CP Technologies

SAN DIEGO, Calif. Combat Proven Technologies (CP Tech) has launched a line of advanced Datalink systems. Using open architecture and in-house development, CP Tech intends to enable full duplex wideband, digital link, error correction, and high-rate communication for uplink and downlink channels. There are five products in the Datalinks collection.

Unmanned

Military aircraft engine contract nets $2.2 billion modification for Pratt & Whitney - News

October 01, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems United Technologies

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. Pratt & Whitney (a United Technologies company) won a $2.2 billion contract modification to manufacture F-35 aircraft propulsion systems for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force.

Radar/EW

Air and missile-defense radar contract signed between U.S. Army, Lockheed Martin - News

September 27, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Lockheed Martin signed a contract with the U.S. Army, initially worth $281 million to develop the Sentinel A4 radar system, a high-performance modification of the Sentinel A3 (AN/MPQ-64A3) air and missile-defense radar that updates and improves the existing Sentinel capability against cruise missiles, unmanned aerial systems, and rotary-/fixed-wing threats.

Radar/EW

Surveillance, reconnaissance flight ops contract with U.S. Army won by CACI - News

September 27, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems CACI

ARLINGTON, Va. CACI International won a four-year-plus task order to support the U.S. Army Fixed Wing Project Office?s special electronic mission aircraft flight operations worldwide.

Radar/EW

Radar market to reach $38.01 billion globally by 2025, study says - News

September 26, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Grand View Research

SAN FRANCISCO. The global radar market is expected to be valued at $38.01 billion by 2025, according to a study conducted by Grand View Research, Inc., "Radar Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Component (Antenna, Transmitter, Receiver), By Service, By Platform, By Frequency Band, By Range, By End Use, By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2019-2025."

Unmanned

Counter-UAS market to reach $1.97 billion by 2024, study predicts - News

September 26, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems BIS Research

FREMONT, Calif. A new market study from BIS Research, titled "Global Counter-UAS Market ? Analysis and Forecast 2019-2024," reports that the counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) market generated revenue of $785.8 million in 2018 and is projected to reach $1.97 billion by 2024, a combined annual growth rate of 16.83% during the forecast period.

A.I.

AI navigation to aid in Naval command decision making - News

September 25, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems HRL Laboratories

MALIBU, Calif. HRL Laboratories, LLC has launched the Causal Adaptive Decision Aid (CADA) project, which will distill massive data from multiple intelligence sources into a ranked list of recommended courses of action for Naval command center personnel.

Avionics

HH-60W combat rescue helicopter to enter production - News

September 25, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

STRATFORD, Conn. Lockheed Martin announced the Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program achieved a Milestone C decision from the U.S. Air Force, which moves the program into low-rate initial production. The CRH will perform critical combat search and rescue and personnel recovery operations for all U.S. military services.

A.I.

AI capabilities for unmanned systems introduced by Boeing - News

September 25, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

AUSTRALIA. Boeing is partnering with Australia?s Trusted Autonomous Systems Defence Cooperative Research Centre (DCRC) to develop artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to create unmanned systems for global forces.

Radar/EW

Surveillance radar R&D contract won by Raytheon - News

September 25, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

WOBURN, Mass. Raytheon attained more than $500 million in a modified contract for research and development (R&D) of two types of advanced surveillance radar systems. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced the $500,615,405 contract, which increases the total ceiling value from $461,492,695 to $962,108,100.

Unmanned

Software-defined EMP anti-UAS technology wins accelerator contract from USAF - News

September 24, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Epirus Systems

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. Epirus Systems, a maker of software-defined electromagnetic pulse (EMP) technology designed to take down dangerous unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), has won a new type of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. Air Force?s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and its AFWERX technology accelerator program. The AFWERX program contracts with and empowers companies to engage industry stakeholders and fine-tune technologies at an earlier stage to streamline innovation to the warfighter.

Avionics

Deos DO-178C RTOS FACE conformance announced by DDC-I - News

September 24, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems DDC-I

PHOENIX, Ariz. DDC-I, a leading supplier of software and professional services for mission- and safety-critical applications, announced that it has received the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Conformance Certificate for its Deos DO-178C certifiable real-time operating system (RTOS). The certification covers the FACE Technical Standard, Edition 3.0 Safety Base, and Security Profiles for the Operating System Segment (OSS).

Radar/EW

ALR-69A systems for Pegasus tankers to be provided by Raytheon - News

September 24, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

GOLETA, Calif. Raytheon Company is providing 111 ALR-69A systems, including spares, to outfit the U.S. Air Force's newest tanker, the KC-46 Pegasus. Raytheon will complete radar warning receiver deliveries by 2025 under the contract with Boeing.