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Radar/EW

Webcast: Solving thermal management challenges in military systems on July 18 at 11 am Est - News

July 09, 2019

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. Modern processors, graphics processors, FPGAs, etc. provide untold performance benefits, but also generate excessive amounts of heat. Getting rid of this heat and keeping electronics cool is essential for designers of electronic warfare, radar, and other processing-intensive military applications. In a webcast, titled "Making it Cool: Solving Thermal Management Challenges in Military Electronics," on Thursday, July 18, at 11 am Est., industry experts will cover various methods for solving thermal management challenges when integrating commercial processing technology.

A.I.

Machine learning and artificial intelligence software project by DARPA will aid DoD logistics challenge - News

July 09, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has embarked on a project for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) it calls the "LogX program" that aims to develop and demonstrate software for real-time logistics and supply-chain system situational awareness (diagnosis), future state prediction (prognosis), and resilience at unprecedented scale and speed.

Unmanned

Autonomous counter UAV system acquisition fast tracked by DIU - News

July 09, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Citadel Defense Company

SAN DIEGO, Calif. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded Citadel Defense an Other Transaction Authority contract to help military, government, and law enforcement agencies rapidly purchase a validated capability that protects the airspace from unwanted drones.

A.I.

Machine learning to be integrated into signals intelligence efforts by BAE Systems, DARPA - News

July 09, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

UNITED KINGDOM. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded BAE Systems a contract worth as much as $4.7 million to integrate machine learning into intelligence gathering involving radio frequency signals.

Radar/EW

Quantum tech developments by NRL could advance lasers and sensing - News

July 09, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

WASHINGTON. Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) developed a new technique that could enable future advancements in quantum technology.

Unmanned

UAS and radar integrated Howler deployed to battlefield - News

July 09, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TEWKSBURY, Mass. The U.S. Army recently announced that the Howler counter unmanned aerial system achieved Initial Operational Capability, putting critical protection against drones in the hands of soldiers.

Radar/EW

Antiship missile update signed with U.S. Navy by Lockheed Martin - News

July 08, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin has garnered a $175 million contract with the U.S. Navy to update the Navy?s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) components and systems.

Comms

USAF tanker remote-vision system to continue tests for operability, safety - News

July 08, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

McCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kansas. A team from the Air Force Research Laboratory?s 711th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is scheduled to conduct tests for the KC-46A Pegasus refueling tanker's Remote Visual System (RVS) during July 2019.

Unmanned

UAV mission control engineering contract awarded to Frequentis Inc. - News

July 03, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Frequentis Defense Inc.

COLUMBIA, Md. Frequentis Defense Inc., a communication solutions company, received an $8.4 million U.S. Navy contract for work on the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned air vehicle (UAV), the Department of Defense announced.

Avionics

Armed scout-aircraft bid from Karem gets lift from additions to team - News

July 03, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Karem Aircraft

LAKE FOREST, Calif. Aerospace development firm Karem reports that its efforts in the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition has been amplified with its newly announced teaming with Northrop Grumman and Raytheon. Karem was one of five companies awarded an Army prototyping development contract in April.

Radar/EW

Combat system from Lockheed Martin to be integrated, tested on U.S. Navy ships - News

July 03, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin has won a $7.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy for Combat System Ship Integration and Test on new-construction guided missile frigate (FFG(X)) ships.

Unmanned

UAV simulators with MetaVR image generators ordered by USAF - News

July 02, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems MetaVR

BROOKLINE, Mass. MetaVR, 3D content and software developer, announces that the U.S. Army Joint Technology Center and Systems Integration Lab (JSIL) has purchased an additional 86 MetaVR Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) licenses to provide visuals for the continued rollout of U.S. Air Force MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) simulators.

Avionics

NASA's Orion spacecraft completes final launch abort system flight test - News

July 02, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems NASA

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. The critical launch abort system for NASA's Orion spacecraft was put to test, and it demonstrated its capability to pull the crew module and future astronauts to safety during a launch if there is an emergency.

Radar/EW

Quantum-radar, other quantum-tech projects pursued by BGU and U.S. and Israeli defense agencies - News

July 02, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU)

BE?ER SHEVA, Israel. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has announced joint research and development programs in the area of quantum technology with the Israel Ministry of Defense, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy.