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Cyber

Immersive training contract signed for $128 million between U.S. Army, Northrop Grumman - News

July 10, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

HERNDON, Va. Northrop Grumman has won a contract worth $128 million from the U.S. Army to continue providing support for the Army's Mission Command Training Center (MCTC) as it embarks on a new program, called Mission Training Complex Contractor Support (MTCCS - III Corps), which will provide mission command training for a range of unified land operations in a contemporary operating environment.

Cyber

Logistics contract worth $48 million to manage weapons and ordnance for U.S. Navy awarded to CACI Int'l. - News

July 10, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems CACI

ARLINGTON, Va. National-security IT provider CACI International has won a $48 million task order to provide engineering and technical related services (ETRS) to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division.

Unmanned

Combat-decoy contract signed for approximately $42 million - News

July 10, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Chemring Countermeasures USA (CCM USA)

CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. Chemring Countermeasures USA (CCM USA) -- a subsidiary of global defense technology company Chemring Group -- has won two contracts totaling approximately $42 million to deliver weapons decoys and countermeasures for the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force.

Unmanned

AeroVironment selected to bid in $248 million small UAS sustainment contract - News

July 09, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems AeroVironment, Inc.

MONROVIA, Calif. U.S. Army officials selected AeroVironment, Inc. and six other suppliers for small small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) sustainment under a five-year indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract.

Radar/EW

Electronic warfare market will grow at healthy clip through 2023, says study - News

July 09, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

NEW YORK and PUNE, India. The electronic warfare (EW) market is expected to grow at approximately 4.5 percent combined annual growth rate (CAGR) during the period 2017 to 2023, according to a new report from Market Research Future, "Electronic Warfare Market Research Report Information, by Category (Electronic Support, Electronic Attack, and Electronic Protection), by Platform (Airborne, Naval, Land, and Unmanned) and by Region ? Global Forecast till 2023."

Avionics

Cross deck initiative to transfer Compass Call EW system to modern jet begins - News

July 09, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

NASHUA, N.H. Engineers at BAE Systems began work on the Cross Deck initiative to transition the Compass Call electronic warfare (EW) system from the legacy EC-130H aircraft to the EC-37B aircraft platform, a special-mission Gulfstream G550 that meets Air Force requirements.

Radar/EW

RADA radar included in bid for U.S. Army equipment package for Stryker tank - News

July 06, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems RADA Electronic Industries

SILVER SPRING, Md. RADA Electronic Industries announced that its Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR) will be integrated into the Leonardo DRS mission equipment package (MEP) solution for the U.S. Army?s Initial Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) capability.

Comms

L3 sells its Vertex Aerospace business units - News

July 06, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems L3 Technologies

NEW YORK. L3 Technologies officials completed the previously announced sale of its Vertex Aerospace businesses to American Industrial Partners for $540 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments.

Unmanned

NATO ESSM Block 2 intercepts aerial target in flight test - News

July 06, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

POINT MUGU, Calif. U.S. Navy officials announced the NATO Seasparrow Project Office recently completed a flight test of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2, intercepting a BQM-74E aerial target.

Radar/EW

Lincad selected to supply batteries to U.K. Ministry of Defense - News

July 05, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leidos

ASH VALE, Surrey. Team Leidos officials placed an order with U.K. supplier of power management systems Lincad for a range of primary cells and batteries for the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD).

Comms

Northrop Grumman to extend support for Air Force EPS CAPS program - News

July 05, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

MCLEAN, Va. U.S. Air Force officials signed the DD-250 last fall formally accepting the the Enhanced Polar System (EPS) Control and Planning Segment (CAPS) program from Northrop Grumman, officials announced. This milestone marks the completion of a five-year effort to design, develop, test, and deliver the EPS CAPS for the Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate (MILSATCOM) and the beginning of a new effort, valued at $23 million, to extend the company?s support role through December 2018.

Cyber

Army intelligence training systems subcontract support won by KeyW - News

July 05, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems KeyW Holding Corporation

HANOVER, Md. KeyW Holding Corp. officials received a subcontract task order from Lockheed Martin to provide global support for U.S. Army Intelligence Training Systems. The multimillion task order spans over the next six years with the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO-STRI) as the primary customer for this new work.

Cyber

Army launches prize challenge aimed at small business sector and start-ups - News

July 04, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

ADELPHI, Md. U.S. Army officials are launching a prize challenge aimed at the small business sector. The Expeditionary Technology Search (xTechSearch) is an effort to engage with the non-defense traditional business sector and start-ups, driving American innovation for Army challenges and modernization efforts as well as spurring economic growth.

Comms

Oshkosh to deliver 1,574 JLTVs with recent $484 million order - News

July 03, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Oshkosh Defense

OSHKOSH, Wis. U.S. Army officials placed a $484 million order for 1,574 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) from Oshkosh Defense, LLC.

Radar/EW

U.K. Ministry of Defence selects Leonardo for pre-flight threat simulation support contract - News

July 03, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leonardo

ROME, Italy. The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) selected Leonardo for a sustainment contract to deliver in-service support for its pre-flight threat simulation equipment, currently being used on the Typhoon, Tornado, Merlin, Wildcat, Chinook and C130J platforms. The contract will run over a five year period from 2018 until 2022.