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Elbit Systems acquires IMI Systems for $495 million - News

November 26, 2018

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

HAIFA, Israel. International high-tech contractor Elbit Systems has completed its acquisition of defense-systems company IMI Systems (Ramat Ha Sharon, Israel) for a purchase price of approximately $495 million (NIS 1.8 billion), with an additional payment of approximately $27 million (NIS 100 million) contingent upon IMI meeting agreed performance goals.

Unmanned

U.S. Marine Corps buys 32 small UAS "eyes in the sky" from InstantEye Robotics - News

November 26, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems InstantEye Robotics

ANDOVER, Mass. InstantEye Robotics has secured a contract with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in support of PMA-263, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) Program Office, to field 32 InstantEye Mk-3 GEN5-D1 SUAS systems (64 aircraft) in response to an urgent-needs request by the Marine Corps for field-user evaluation.

Radar/EW

SIGINT contract for $413 million signed between U.S. Army and CACI Int'l. - News

November 21, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems CACI

ARLINGTON, Va. CACI International has won a $413 million prime contract from the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) on behalf of the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD) to provide support for ground-based intelligence and communications systems within the Army?s TROJAN STRONG family of systems (FoS).

Comms

Nanosatellites will extend communications reach for military forces - News

November 21, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. The U.S. Navy has launched a nanosatellite from the Vandenberg Air Force Base that is intended to expand the range of ultra-high frequency (UHF) communications into the polar regions.

A.I.

AI and blockchain-powered airspace-management tool will aid autonomous-vehicle traffic - News

November 21, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems SparkCognition Boeing

AUSTIN, Texas. Boeing and SparkCognition have announced that they will launch SkyGrid, a new company that aims to develop a software platform to ensure the safe, secure integration of autonomous cargo and passenger air vehicles in the global airspace.

Unmanned

Tinker, Edwards AFB to lead support on USAF B-21 Raider development - News

November 20, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Air Force officials selected the Tinker Air Force Base (AFB) in Oklahoma and Edwards AFB in California to support the B-21 Raider.

Radar/EW

USAF E-8C Joint STARS TSSR FY 19 contract won by Northrop Grumman - News

November 20, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

ELBOURNE, Fla. and ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. U.S. Air Force officials selected Northrop Grumman Corp. for Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR) of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) fleet. The contract spans for a 12-month period and is valued at $330 million.

Avionics

USAF fixed-wing helmet improvement challenge chooses finalists, moves to next phase - News

November 20, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

LAS VEGAS. AFWERX -- the U.S. Air Force?s program dedicated to solving some of the toughest problems it faces via collaborations between the nation?s top intrapreneurs, industry experts, academic professionals, and nontraditional contributors -- recently hosted innovators who submitted components, materials, and technologies specifically aimed at improving the USAF Fixed Wing Helmet used by its pilots and aircrew.

Unmanned

Military UAV market to be worth $26.8 billion by 2025, study says - News

November 20, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The global market for military drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is projected to grow from $12.1 billion in 2018 to $26.8 billion by 2025, at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.00 percent from 2018 to 2025, according to a new study by MarketsandMarkets, "Military Drones Market by Type, Application (ISRT, Delivery and Transportation, Combat Operations, Battle Damage Management), Range (VLOS, EVLOS, BLOS), Propulsion Type, Launching Mode, Endurance, MTOW, Region - Global Forecast to 2025."

Radar/EW

Video-processing, HPEC solutions for military users emerge from Abaco-EIZO collab - News

November 20, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Abaco Systems EIZO Rugged Solutions

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. and ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. Abaco Systems and EIZO Rugged Solutions have announced that they are collaborating on products that will result in Abaco expanding its existing NVIDIA-based board and system family.

Comms

U.S. Air Force to use blockchain platform for logistics, supply chain - News

November 16, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems SIMBA Chain, Inc.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Officials at the U.S. Air Force selected SIMBA Chain Inc. to provide its blockchain platform to securely scale the service's additive manufacturing supply chain.

Radar/EW

U.S. Army selects next generation multispectral camouflage system - News

November 16, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Fibrotex USA, Inc.

WASHINGTON. U.S. Army officials selected Fibrotex USA Inc. for a 10-year indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to under the U.S. Army?s Next-Generation Ultra-Light Camouflage Netting System (ULCANS) program. The award is valued at $480 million.

Radar/EW

USAF, Air National Guard F-16 to be equipped with Rockwell Collins' anti-jam receivers - News

November 16, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Collins Aerospace

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (USAF AFLCMC) officials tasked Rockwell Collins to provide its latest-generation of Digital GPS Anti-Jam Receiver (DIGAR) to integrate into the U.S. Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve F-16 aircraft that are operating in contested environments.

Avionics

Boeing selects NAI's flight control computer for its RASCAL helicopter - News

November 16, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing North Atlantic Industries

BOHEMIA, N.Y. Boeing officials selected North Atlantic Industries' (NAI) dual-redundant, Flight Control Computer (FCC) for the RASCAL Research Helicopter.

Radar/EW

DARPA dives into developing high-bandwidth optical signaling technologies - News

November 15, 2018

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

ARLINGTON, Va. Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are launching a new program called Photonics in the Package for Extreme Scalability (PIPES), which aims to enable future system scalability by developing high-bandwidth optical signaling technologies for digital microelectronics.