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Avionics

IFE&C equipment to be deployed to major Europe airline - News

September 09, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Kontron

LOS ANGELES, Calif. Kontron, global provider of IoT/Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), announced that it has signed a new contract to supply integrated In-flight Entertainment & Connectivity (IFE&C) equipment to a major Europe airline specializing in leisure and charter travel.

Unmanned

Maker of CBRN detectors and mobile labs to display at DSEI 2019 - News

September 09, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems em.tronic

DSEI 2019--LONDON. em.tronic, a Slovenian company that makes CBRN [chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear] detection equipment and mobile laboratories, will show its products aimed at the defense and military arenas at the DSEI 2019 show, held Sept. 10-13 in London.

Radar/EW

Connectivity solutions for EW/ISR/radar to be shown at DSEI 2019 - News

September 09, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Smiths Interconnect

DSEI 2019--LONDON. Smiths Interconnect (a division of Smiths Group PLC, London) will be showing a range of connectivity solutions at the DSEI 2019 Show from its technology brands EMC Technology, Hypertac, IDI, Lorch, Millitech, RF Labs, Sabritec, TECOM, and Trak; products will include antennas and tracking systems, RF components, connectors, and cable assemblies for defense applications.

Cyber

CSfC security suite introduced by Star Lab Corporation - News

September 09, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Mercury Systems

Washington, D.C. Star Lab Corporation announced that Titanium Security Suite 7.0 for Linux (Titanium 7.0) has been released and is now available for immediate program integration. This latest release has been improved to support certification requirements for Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) from the National Security Agency.

Comms

Connectivity company Huber+Suhner to exhibit connected-battlefield products at DSEI 2019 - News

September 09, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems HUBER+SUHNER

DSEI 2019--LONDON. Connectivity developer/manufacturer Huber+Suhner (Herisau, Switzerland) is set to showcase its defense-oriented products for C4ISR [command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance] applications at the Defense & Security Equipment International (DSEI) show, held September 10-13 in London.

Radar/EW

Hensoldt boosts its UK sensor business - News

September 09, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems HENSOLDT

DSEI 2019--LONDON. Sensor provider Hensoldt (Taufkirchen, Germany) has announced the expansion of its industrial footprint in the U.K. by strengthening its subsidiary Kelvin Hughes Ltd. (Enfield) and renaming it Hensoldt UK.

Comms

Spirit of America - News

September 06, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

Radar/EW

Swedish naval warfare training system to be upgraded by CAE - News

September 06, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems CAE USA

SWEDEN. CAE today announced it has recently been awarded a contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to upgrade and expand the capabilities of the Naval Warfare Training System (NWTS) located at the Swedish Naval Warfare Centre (NWC) in Karlskrona, Sweden.

Cyber

Cybersecurity research program comprised of BAE Systems and RUSI - News

September 06, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

UNITED KINGDOM. BAE Systems cyber division, Applied Intelligence is to collaborate with a newly formed Cyber Security Research program at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).

Radar/EW

Next-gen jammer mid-band on a Growler previewed by Raytheon - News

September 06, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Raytheon has provided first images of Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band on the EA-18 GROWLER as a sneak peek into its production.

A.I.

Augmented-reality app for space situational awareness gets funding boost from USAF - News

September 05, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Charles River Analytics

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Intelligent-systems developer Charles River Analytics (CRA) has received additional funding from the U.S. Air Force to further develop its Space Operation Visualizations Leveraging Augmented Reality (SOLAR) app, which will enable users to quickly develop situational awareness to maintain critical space assets.

Comms

Ruggedized CloudberryMIL solution introduced by OnTime Networks - News

September 05, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems OnTime Networks

NORWAY. OnTime Networks, rugged, time-synchronized Ethernet solutions for the aerospace and defense industries company, announced the selection by Airbus Defence and Space GmbH to provide its military-grade, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS), CloudberryMIL CR-6900 Series Gigabit Ethernet Switch, Router, and GPS Time Server solution for a mobile and all-terrain Air Defense Tactical Operation Center (TOC).

Radar/EW

Multiple Aperture Infra-Red system showcased in first test flight - News

September 05, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leonardo

ITALY. Leonardo has conducted the first test flight of its Multiple Aperture Infra-Red (MAIR) system, which provides crews with spherical missile warning, Hostile Fire Indication (HFI), day and night imaging and Infra-Red Search, and Track (IRST) functionality.

Unmanned

UUV will have AI, geospatial info built in to hunt mines and other sea hazards - News

September 05, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Envitia

HORSHAM, U.K. Geospatial and data company Envitia -- together with partner BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, has won a contract to embark on one of the first artificial-intelligence (AI) projects for the British navy: To develop and deliver an AI-equipped unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that will hunt underwater mines.

A.I.

DoD AI chief cites progress on agency's artificial-intelligence capabilities - News

September 05, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

ARLINGTON, Va. Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, director of the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), said in a recent press conference that he is "optimistic that 2020 will be a breakout year for the department when it comes to fielding A.I.-enabled capabilities," according to a DoD transcript.