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Unmanned

New way for robots to exchange messages developed by Army - News

September 04, 2019

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

ADELPHI, Md. Scientists at the U.S. Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory developed an approach to improve the communications range and allowing for covert behavior using a team of robots for future U.S. Army multi-domain operations.

Radar/EW

Hardware contract for U.S. Navy and FMS customers signed with Leonardo DRS - News

September 04, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leonardo

ARLINGTON, Va. Leonardo DRS has won a contract with the U.S. Navy for the development, integration, and production of hardware solutions for various Navy platforms.

Unmanned

A400 counter-UAV radar updated to better detect small UAS - News

September 04, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Blighter Surveillance Systems

CAMBRIDGE. Blighter Surveillance Systems Ltd., British designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning (e-scan) radars and counter-drone solutions, has enhanced its Blighter A400 series counter-drone air security radar to better detect and report low, slow, and small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

Comms

Airborne high-frequency radio to be developed by Raytheon - News

September 04, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

FORT WAYNE, Ind. Raytheon will develop and qualify a high-frequency radio under a $36 million Project Agreement through an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with Consortium Management Group.

Avionics

USAF Stealth Bomber trains with UK F-35 for first time - News

September 03, 2019

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

UNITED KINGDOM. UK F-35 Lightning jets have been conducting integration flying training with the B-2 Spirit stealth bombers of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) as part of their deployment to Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire, UK.

Comms

Three teams to compete for infantry squad vehicle production - News

September 03, 2019

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

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Army is one step closer to fielding a new infantry squad vehicle (ISV) after naming three industry leaders to develop prototypes. The $1 million mock-up contract is aimed toward reaching the Army's goal of producing new ISVs in 2020.

Unmanned

Hypersonic Glide Body program to be enhanced by Raytheon - News

September 03, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon Company will build and deliver the control, actuation, and power-conditioning subassemblies that control flight of the U.S. Army's new Common-Hypersonic Glide Body program.

Comms

U.S. Navy signs $1-plus-billion contract for giant floating bases with General Dynamics - News

September 03, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics

FALLS CHURCH, Va. General Dynamics has signed a $1.08 billion contract modification to build two more Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ships for the U.S. Navy.

Radar/EW

Remote-fired THAAD missile interceptor completes first test - News

August 30, 2019

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

REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS. The first test of a remotely-launched Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missile was completed by the Missile Defense Agency.

Unmanned

Hypersonic weapons contract awarded to Lockheed Martin - News

August 30, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a contract at an estimated value of $347 million as part of a multi-year hypersonic weapons development in support of the Army's focus in long-range precision strike missiles.

Radar/EW

RF system for UAVs to be demonstrated by Perspecta - News

August 30, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Perspecta Labs

CHANTILLY, Va. Perspecta Inc. announced that Perspecta Labs was awarded a prime contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for phases 2 and 3 of the agency?s Converged Collaborative Elements for radio frequency (RF) Task Operations (CONCERTO) program.

A.I.

Photonic edge AI research contracted by DARPA - News

August 29, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Perspecta Labs

Chantilly, Va. Perspecta Inc. and its applied research arm, Perspecta Labs, was awarded a prime contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to provide Photonic Edge AI Compact Hardware (PEACH) research under DARPA?s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Exploration program.

Radar/EW

Infrared countermeasure system enters operational testing - News

August 29, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman Corporation?s Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) systems for the U.S. Army has entered Initial Operational Test and Evaluation.

Radar/EW

Defense acquisition the focus of upcoming tri-service open architecture demo - News

August 29, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Georgia Tech Research Institute

ATLANTA. The Tri-Service Open Architecture Interoperability Demonstration ? a new, exclusive event for the media, acquisition community, and industry influencers ? will be held on January 29, 2020, hosted by the Georgia Tech Research Institute at the GTRI Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The demonstration will immediately follow the conclusion of the Embedded Tech Trends industry forum.

A.I.

AI game theory tool to strengthen military cyber defense - News

August 28, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Charles River Analytics

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Charles River Analytics Inc., developer of intelligent systems solutions, has received additional funding from the U.S. Air Force to build a Game-Theoretic Reasoning and Analysis of Vulnerability (GRAVITY) tool.