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Comms

Satellite modems to support Army tactical network - News

January 22, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Comtech Telecommunications

TEMPE, Ariz. Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that during its second quarter of fiscal 2020 its subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., which is part of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment, received a $2.9 million order for satellite modems from a major U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contractor.

Radar/EW

Rugged mini PCIe I/O module introduced by Acromag - News

January 21, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Acromag

WIXOM, Mich. Acromag announced that it has added another military-grade measurement and control module to their AcroPack series of ruggedized mini PCIe I/O modules. The new AP730 multi-function I/O module performs analog input, analog output, discrete I/O, and counter/timer functions.

Comms

Handheld air-to-ground radios delivered to USAF - News

January 21, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems ViaSat

CARLSBAD, Calif. Viasat Inc., communications company, announced it was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, worth a maximum ceiling of $90 million, to provide the U.S. Air Force (USAF) with Viasat's Battlefield Awareness Targeting System — Dismounted (BATS-D) handheld Link 16 radios, also known as the AN/PRC-161 radio. The IDIQ award also covers associated operator training and maintenance.

Radar/EW

MOSAIC AESA radar system tested on MH-60S Seahawk - News

January 21, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Telephonics Corporation

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. Telephonics Corporation, subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, announced that it has demonstrated its MOSAIC Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar system aboard a U.S. Navy MH-60S helicopter, accumulating over 10 hours of operational time during a two-week period in November.

Avionics

Navy tactical training system equipped with Green Hills software - News

January 21, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Green Hills Software, Inc. Collins Aerospace

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Green Hills Software, company specializing in high-assurance operating systems, announced that its INTEGRITY-178 Time-Variant Unified Multi-Processing (tuMP) RTOS for the Xilinx UltraScale+ FPGA has been selected by Collins Aerospace for the U.S. Navy's Tactical Combat Training System Increment II (TCTS Inc. II) program.

Cyber

ManTech to provide USMC with scientific and technical support - News

January 20, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems ManTech

HERNDON, Va. ManTech announced that it has been awarded a five-year $67 million task order to provide scientific and technical information support for the Systems Engineering Directorate (SED), Marine Corps Systems Command. SED conducts detailed systems engineering analysis for Marine Corps programs providing critical capabilities to the warfighter.

Radar/EW

Uninterruptible power supply released by SynQor - News

January 20, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Synqor

BOXBOROUGH, Mass. SynQor, Inc. announced its new 3-Phase balanced input military field-grade Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). The UPS is designed to provide continuous power and mitigate the problem of unbalanced loads on 3-Phase systems in aircraft and ships.

Comms

BAE Systems to acquire Raytheon and Collins Aerospace businesses - News

January 20, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems Collins Aerospace

ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems, Inc. announced it has reached definitive agreements for the proposed acquisitions of Collins Aerospace’s military Global Positioning System (GPS) business and Raytheon’s Airborne Tactical Radios (ATR) business.

Cyber

Wind River acquires Star Lab, extending cybersecurity portfolio - News

January 17, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Wind River Star Lab Software

ALAMEDA, Calif. Wind River, company specializing in delivering software for the intelligent edge, announced its acquisition of Star Lab, a cybersecurity for embedded systems company. The acquisition will provide Wind River with a system protection and anti-tamper toolset for Linux, a secure open source–based hypervisor, and a secure boot solution. Star Lab is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Wind River. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Radar/EW

Airborne intelligence program to utilize CUGE EW capability - News

January 17, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Thales Dassault Systemes

FRANCE. The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) awarded Thales and Dassault Aviation a contract to equip the French Army's future strategic intelligence aircraft with the CUGE universal electronic warfare capability. The contract covers the first two aircraft on the program.

A.I.

Intelligent Ship program to leverage AI - News

January 17, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

UNITED KINGDOM. The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has announced the first wave of $5.2 million (GBP4 million). The funding aims to revolutionize the way warships make decisions and process thousands of strands of intelligence and data by using artificial intelligence (AI).

Radar/EW

SPY-6 radars to be developed for U.S. Navy - News

January 17, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company Major Tool & Machine, Inc.

ANDOVER, Mass. Raytheon Company has signed an exclusive teaming agreement with Major Tool & Machine, Inc. to develop array structures for the U.S. Navy's SPY-6 radar program when it transitions from low-rate initial production to hardware production and sustainment.

A.I.

Aircraft readiness to be improved using AI - News

January 16, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems C3.ai

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. C3.ai, an artificial intelligence (AI) software provider for accelerating digital transformation, announced a five-year agreement with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to deliver C3 Readiness for Aircraft, an AI-based software application that increases the readiness and availability of aircraft to accomplish their missions.

Cyber

Cybersecurity assessment provided to DIB companies - News

January 16, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Dun & Bradstreet QOMPLX

RESTON, Va. Dun & Bradstreet, global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, and QOMPLX, an intelligent decision platform provider, announced a strategic partnership to provide more than 100,000 Defense Industrial Base (DIB) companies and their subcontractors with assessment and certification as required by the upcoming Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework.

A.I.

LM's smart satellite to enable space mesh networking - News

January 16, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

DENVER, Colo. Lockheed Martin (LM) is testing a new space-based computing method now being tested in-orbit, enabling artificial intelligence, data analytics, cloud networking, and advanced satellite communications in a new software-defined architecture. LM launched the Pony Express 1 mission as a hosted payload on Tyvak-0129, a next-generation Tyvak 6U spacecraft.