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Comms

Experimental satellite navigation program passes PDR - News

February 06, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems L3Harris Technologies

MELBOURNE, Fla. L3Harris Technologies and the U.S. Air Force’s Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) project has passed the preliminary design review (PDR) that defines the spacecraft’s path to delivery and allows the program to move to the next phase of development.

Avionics

Synthetic vision and nav system to equip AW139 cockpit - News

February 06, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Honeywell Leonardo

PHOENIX, Ariz. Honeywell is providing Leonardo's helicopter division with a cockpit upgrade — Honeywell's innovative Primus Epic 2.0 — for its AW139 helicopters. Primus Epic 2.0 will deliver features intended to provide better maps, improved situational awareness at night and in marginal weather, and easier access through wireless connectivity.

Radar/EW

Laser duel simulators to equip Puma infantry vehicles - News

February 05, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rheinmetall Waffe Munition

GERMANY. Rheinmetall will be supplying the German Bundeswehr with simulation technology intended to enable realistic training of mechanized infantry units equipped with the Puma infantry fighting vehicle (IFV).

Radar/EW

Tethered aerostat radar system recompete won by Peraton - News

February 05, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Peraton

HERNDON, Va. Peraton has received a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) contract, comprising one base with four option years, valued at up to $277.5 million. The contract is a recompete intended to extend Peraton's portfolio providing operations and integrated logistics support for TARS.

Radar/EW

Sonar system to equip L3Harris UUV - News

February 04, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman L3Harris Technologies

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman Corporation’s µSAS (micro-sas) will be integrated onto L3Harris Technologies’ Iver4 Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) for a 12-month test period for the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Next Generation Small-Class UUV program.

Comms

C5ISR contracts for U.S. Navy won by BAE Systems - News

February 04, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Navy selected BAE Systems to design and test communications systems aboard guided missile destroyers and cruisers under two contract with the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) of the Naval Air Systems Command.

A.I.

AI-based solution for ISR, EW shown by Curtiss-Wright at TSOA-ID - News

January 31, 2020

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Curtiss-Wright

DAVIDSON, N.C. Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division demonstrated an open standards architecture (OSA)-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and electronic warfare (EW) system at the recent Tri-Service Open Architecture Interoperability Demonstration (TSOA-ID), which was held in Atlanta, Georgia.

Comms

DoD leadership embracing open standards - News

January 31, 2020

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems

Radar/EW

Neutron radiography to simplify Army munitions inspection - News

January 31, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Phoenix LLC

FITCHBURG, Wis. Nuclear technology company Phoenix, LLC. won a $10 million ceiling indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery contract with the U.S. Army to demonstrate improved neutron radiography and x-ray techniques applicable to the quality assurance of ammunition, armaments, or components of weapons and defense systems.

Cyber

Cybersecurity partnership signed between Airbus, Amossys - News

January 31, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Airbus CyberSecurity Amossys

EUROPE. Airbus CyberSecurity and Amossys signed a partnership agreement at the International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC). The partnership has three focus areas concerning detecting vulnerabilities, studies and innovation work with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI), and developing Airbus' CyberRange platform.

Radar/EW

Radar-, comms-jamming pod test contract awarded to Raytheon by U.S. Navy - News

January 30, 2020

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

EL SEGUNDO, California. Raytheon has won a $403 million System Demonstration Test Articles contract with the U.S. Navy for Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB), which will be delivered to the fleet once developmental and operational testing is complete.

Radar/EW

New generation of mixed-signal electronics for EW, ISR the goal of DARPA, BAE Systems project - News

January 30, 2020

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

NASHUA, N.H. BAE Systems has won a contract worth $8 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop the next generation of mixed-signal electronics that could enable new Department of Defense (DoD) applications and enable solutions that enhance situational awareness and survivability for the warfighter.

Unmanned

Autonomous flight programs advanced by Kaman - News

January 29, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Kaman Corporation

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation, announced the advancement of its military and commercial K-MAX Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) programs to support U.S. Marine Corps future operating concepts.

Radar/EW

Missile warning architecture to be modernized by Raytheon - News

January 29, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

DULLES, Va. Raytheon Company will help the U.S. Air Force modernize its missile warning architecture with a new system that will collect and fuse data from an array of sensors to provide a comprehensive picture of launch activity under a five-year, $197 million contract.

Radar/EW

Quantum technology to be enhanced by NRL's golden touch - News

January 29, 2020

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) discovered a new platform for quantum technologies by suspending 2-D crystals over pores in a slab of gold. Researchers claim this new approach may help develop new materials for secure communication and sensing technologies based on the atomic-level physics.