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Astronauts may take information systems from seabed to space - News

July 24, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Navy

KEY LARGO, Fla. Scientists, engineers, and key partners of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) are collaborating by testing and adapting an NSWC PCD technology -- originally designed for undersea diving -- for potential use during space exploration missions.

Radar/EW

C4ISR contract for Navy ships potentially worth $2.45 billion awarded to six firms - News

July 24, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Navy

WASHINGTON. Six companies have been included in a contract to provide installation services for all afloat command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) and supporting systems for the U.S. Navy by way of Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR). The contract has a base period of five years and a potential value of $2.45 billion.

Radar/EW

Potential $673 million U.S. Army order for sensor ops and support won by AASKI Technology - News

July 23, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems AASKI Technology

TINTON FALLS,N.J. IT infrastructure company AASKI Technology has signed a task order with the U.S. Army worth a potential potential $673 million to help the Army operate and maintain sensors for multiple missions and in multiple positions.

Radar/EW

Unmanned ISR DSP subsystems order worth $12 million won by Mercury Systems - News

July 23, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Mercury Systems

ANDOVER, Mass. Mercury Systems has won a $12 million follow-on order from a leading defense prime contractor for high-performance digital signal processing (DSP) subsystems for an unmanned airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) application.

Comms

SATCOM equipment for space to be worth $7 billion by 2025, study says - News

July 22, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Markets and Markets

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The global market for satellite communications (SATCOM) equipment is projected to grow from $2.8 billion in 2019 to $7.0 billion by 2025, at a combined annual growth rate of 16.8 %, according to a study from MarketsandMarkets, "SATCOM Equipment Market for Space -- Global Forecast to 2025."

Comms

Advanced antenna for satellites garners $7.2 million prototype agreement - News

July 22, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Air Force

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Air Force's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has signed a $7.2 million prototype agreement with Lockheed Martin, Ball Aerospace, and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to develop a multi-band, multi-mission (MBMM) prototype phased array as part of a broader initiative to modernize the existing Air Force Satellite Control Network and bring new technology faster to warfighters.

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Sonobuoy contract for U.S. Navy may bring up to $1 billion for ERAPSCO - News

July 19, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems ERAPSCO

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. ERAPSCO -- a joint venture of Sparton and Ultra Electronics -- has won a contract worth a potential $1 billion to build and deliver 932,500 sonobuoys for the U.S. Navy.

Unmanned

Unmanned surface vessel RFP released by U.S. Navy - News

July 18, 2019

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

WASHINGTON. Looking to develop a Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV), U.S. Navy officials released request for proposals (RFP) on July 16.

Avionics

Military training and simulation market evolving toward LVC and TaaS models, study says - News

July 18, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Frost & Sullivan

SAN ANTONIO. The global military training and simulation (T&S) market is witnessing rapid transformation, primarily driven by the adoption of commercial off-the-shelf technologies, demand for interoperable live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) networked architectures and the prevalence of new business models such as Training-as-a-Service (TaaS), according to a new market study by Frost & Sullivan, "Global Military Training and Simulation Market, Forecast to 2027."

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ISR operations support contract awarded to Leidos - News

July 18, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leidos

RESTON, Va. Leidos, a FORTUNE 500 science and technology leader, has been awarded a new task order by the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) to support the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Support Services program.

A.I.

Microsystems Exploration program announced by DARPA - News

July 17, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

WASHINGTON. DARPA announced a new Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) effort called the Microsystems Exploration program.

Radar/EW

Missile defense sensor proposal submitted by Raytheon - News

July 17, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TEWSKBURY, Mass. Raytheon Company announced the submission of its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) proposal to the U.S. Army as part of the competition for a new air and missile defense radar.

Comms

Howitzer firing capabilities to be improved by BAE Systems - News

July 16, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

UNITED KINGDOM. BAE Systems received a $45 million contract to improve the firing capabilities of the howitzers of the U.S. Army.

Comms

Biochemical sensors development contract awarded to DoD affiliate - News

July 16, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR)

ROCKVILLE, Md. Researchers at the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) recently received $1 million from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA, part of the Department of Defense) to advance their work developing wearable sensors that measure biochemical information to diagnose disease.

Unmanned

Rocket launchers contract awarded to Lockheed Martin - News

July 16, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

DALLAS, Texas. Lockheed Martin will produce High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and associated hardware for the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Romania, and Poland under a $492 million contract, marking Poland's first acquisition of HIMARS launchers.