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Unmanned

Laser weapon systems to be developed by Raytheon for USAF - News

August 05, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

MCKINNEY, Texas. Raytheon Company will deploy two prototype high energy laser weapon systems (HELWS) to troops overseas under a U.S. Air Force contract. The Air Force experimentation includes 12 months of in-field operation against unmanned aerial systems and operator training.

Avionics

Afghanistan Air Force training contract awarded to Raytheon - News

August 02, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

WALTHAM, Mass. The U.S. Army Contracting Command has selected Raytheon to train the Afghanistan Air Force in aircraft maintenance. Raytheon will develop a new training program for the U.S. Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation under the $108 million contract, called Afghanistan Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Training (AMT).

Radar/EW

Israeli Arrow Weapon System flight test completed with MDA - News

August 02, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Missile Defense Agency

KODIAK, Alaska. The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) completed a flight test campaign with the Arrow-3 Interceptor missile.

Comms

Shipboard C4I services IDIQ contract awarded to Serco - News

August 02, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Serco, Inc.

HERNDON, Va. Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, and management services, announced that the U.S. Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM) has awarded Serco one of three contracts on a C4I Testing, Integration, and Installation (CTII) indefinite-delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award effort. The contract has a five-year base ordering period plus one three-year optional ordering period, with a ceiling value of $608 million.

Unmanned

Counter UAS contract awarded to Ascent Vision Technologies - News

August 01, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Ascent Vision Technologies

BOZEMAN, Mont. Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) was recently awarded a contract to deliver a full suite of counter drone vehicles to the U.S. Air Force. The total contract value exceeds $23 million and deliveries will begin later this year.

Comms

Howitzer modernization contract awarded to BAE Systems - News

August 01, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

YORK, Penn. BAE Systems Land and Armaments division has been awarded an $88 million contract for long lead material for the Army's new howitzer program, the U.S. Defense Department (DoD) announced.

Radar/EW

Naval radar to be supplied to German corvettes by HENSOLDT - News

August 01, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems HENSOLDT

GERMANY. The sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT is equipping the second batch of the German Navy?s K130 corvettes with its TRS-4D Rotator naval radar and its MSSR 2000 ID friend-or-foe identification system (IFF). Only six months after the order was placed, the company has now passed the factory acceptance test by the German procurement authority BAAINBw for the second system.

Comms

Airborne SDR demo shows DoD adaptable, flexible battlefield comms - News

August 01, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Collins Aerospace

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Collins Aerospace Systems recently demonstrated to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) its new TruNet AR-2000 two-channel, software-defined networking airborne radio.

A.I.

Deep learning algorithm to aid in Army intelligence gathering - News

July 31, 2019

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

ADELPHI, Md. Scientists at the U.S. Army's corporate research laboratory are developing a new algorithm that could improve image and audio identification for intelligence gathering on the battlefield.

Unmanned

Supersonic missile production contract awarded to Northrop Grumman - News

July 31, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman's Alliant Techsystems has been awarded a $167 million contract for conversion of AGM-88B High Speed Anti-Radiation missiles into upgraded AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM) for the U.S. Navy.

Radar/EW

Company celebrates 50 years in microwave and RF for radar, EW, communications - News

July 30, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems TMD Technologies

LONDON. Microwave and RF product manufacturer TMD Technologies announces that it will celebrate 75 years in the design and manufacturing field during the upcoming Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2019 conference, slated to be held September 10-13 in London.

Comms

Virtual reality training SBIR award given to HTX Labs - News

July 30, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems HTX Labs

HOUSTON, Texas. HTX Labs, LLC, the creator of enterprise immersive training and simulation programs and technology for global business entities and government organizations, recently received a Small Business Innovation research (SBIR) Phase II award associated with their Phase I work with the U.S. Air Force.

Unmanned

Undersea warfare systems market to see billions in global growth - News

July 30, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BIS Research

FREEMONT, Calif. According to a new market intelligence report, titled "Global Undersea Warfare Systems Market, Analysis & Forecast, 2019 - 2024", the undersea warfare systems market is expected to reach $14.61 billion by 2024.

Comms

DSEI Innovation Hub to showcase new tech for defense, security sectors - News

July 30, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems DSEI

LONDON. The Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) event -- set to be held September 10-13, 2019 in London -- is marking its 20th year with the DSEI Innovation Hub, which will showcase the developments and innovations that are revolutionizing and modernizing the defense and security sectors.