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Unmanned

Explainable-AI for UAV image recognition funded by USAF - News

August 28, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Z Advanced Computing

POTOMAC, Md. Z Advanced Computing, Inc. (ZAC), a software startup funded by the U.S. Air Force, will use ZAC's detailed 3D image recognition technology, based on Explainable-Artificial Intelligence (AI), for unmanned aerial vehicles' (UAV) aerial image/object recognition.

Comms

Secure network radio contract signed between U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman - News

August 28, 2019

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

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman has secured a $50.8 million contract from the U.S. Army for production, integration, fielding, and training of the Huntsman secure network radio.

Unmanned

General Dynamics to beging Knifefish UUV production - News

August 27, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics Mission Systems

FALLS CHURCH, Va. The Department of Defense (DoD) announced that General Dynamics Mission Systems won a $44.6 million contract to begin production of the U.S. Navy's Knifefish Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV).

Unmanned

NRL study on barnacle glue could save U.S. Navy millions - News

August 27, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

WASHINGTON. Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory developed a new method for identifying the glue proteins that barnacles produce to adhere to ship hulls and other surfaces.

Radar/EW

HENSOLDT's naval radars to operate on littoral combat ships - News

August 27, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems HENSOLDT

VIENNA, Va. Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT Inc. has installed the first two of its TRS-4D naval radars aboard the U.S. Navy?s Freedom Variant Littoral Combat Ships (LCS).

Radar/EW

Rugged video-management system from Curtiss-Wright selected for Norway's army vehicle - News

August 27, 2019

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

ASHBURN, Va. ? Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions has won a contract from vision systems provider Kappa Optronics (Gleichen, Germany) to supply the Curtiss-Wright video management system (VMS) technology to support the Driver?s Vision Enhancer (DVE) system used on the Norwegian army?s WiSENT 2 armored recovery vehicle.

Unmanned

Evolved SeaSparrow missile production to begin with Raytheon - News

August 26, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TUCSON, Ariz. The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $190 million low-rate initial production contract for ESSM Block 2 missiles featuring a new guidance system with a dual mode active and semi-active radar.

Unmanned

European unmanned ground systems development led by Estonia - News

August 26, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Milrem Robotics

ESTONIA. A consortium has been founded with purpose of developing umanned military ground vehicles for European countries. The leading nation in the consortium is Estonia.

Unmanned

MQ-9B SkyGuardian demo held by GA-ASI for RAF - News

August 23, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

YUMA, Ariz. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) showcased the MQ-9B SkyGuardian ? GA-ASI?s development robotic process automation that the Royal Air Force?s (RAF) new Protector RG Mk1 is based upon ? RAF senior leadership and RAF Reaper operators, as well as guests from the U.S. Marine Corps and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

Comms

GPS III satellite launched from Cape Canaveral - News

August 23, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

CAPE CANAVERAL. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket carrying the second Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite, designated Magellan, for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37.

Unmanned

Tomahawk missile support contract awarded to Raytheon - News

August 23, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

WALTHAM, Mass. The U.S. Navy's Tomahawk missiles will receive upgrades under a $7.2 million contract with Raytheon. The deal is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement, and will provide an updated technical data package of the guidance test set and upgrade of existing units, including hardware and software.

Unmanned

Wireless TOW missiles delivered to U.S. Army - News

August 22, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

WALTHAM, Mass. Raytheon will deliver additional tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided missiles for the TOW weapon system under a $101 million U.S. Army contract announced by the U.S. Department of Defense.

Comms

AR technology to increase warfighter RF safety - News

August 22, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Navy

WASHINGTON. A Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic team is developing and refining a hands-free system to protect U.S. military members from inadvertently revealing their location via radio frequency (RF) waves.

Radar/EW

AR training system to support Dutch Army observers - News

August 22, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Ravenswood Solutions

FREMONT, Calif. The Royal Netherlands Army Command has awarded Ravenswood Solutions a contract for a modular augmented reality tracking equipment for observers (MARTE-O) kit.

A.I.

Robotic Operations Center to introduce robotic process automation - News

August 21, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

UNITED KINGDOM. BAE Systems announced the launch of its new Robotic Operations Center (ROC) to customize and deploy suites of software robots that automate high-volume, repetitive tasks in support of U.S. national security missions.