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Unmanned
Military aircraft engine contract nets $2.2 billion modification for Pratt & Whitney - News
October 01, 2019
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Unmanned
NAVAIR aircrew services contract won by KBR - News
September 24, 2019
HOUSTON, Texas. KBR, engineering, procurement, and construction company, announced it has been awarded an $81 million contract by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide aircrew services to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD).
Unmanned
Counter-swarm electromagnetic weapon developed by AFRL - News
September 24, 2019
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., has developed a counter-swarm, high-power weapon called the Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR) to eliminate an enemy's unmanned systems.
Avionics
Mission computers for helicopters to be developed by HENSOLDT - News
September 23, 2019
GERMANY. Independent sensor house HENSOLDT has been commissioned by Airbus Helicopters to provide the EuroGrid Tactical Mission Computer (ETMC) for helicopters with new functions. The two-year further development contract includes a guarantee for the acquisition of 200 production units in the subsequent years.
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