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Unmanned

Optionally piloted Black Hawk flies with Triumph sensors - News

August 15, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Triumph Group

BERWYN, Pa. Triumph Group joins Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, in announcing the first flight of the optionally piloted Black Hawk helicopter equipped with a fly-by-wire technology kit.

Unmanned

Hypersonic-missile R and D poised to disrupt conventional defense market, report says - News

August 15, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Jane's by IHS Market

LONDON. Ongoing research and development efforts in the hypersonic missile market is set to disrupt the defense market globally, according to recent data from Jane's/IHS Markit.

Cyber

USAF classified-network cyber modernization contract going to Perspecta - News

August 14, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Perspecta Labs

CHANTILLY, Va. Perspecta Inc. has won the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) Enterprise Modernization program from the United States Air Force Enterprise Information Technology and Cyber Infrastructure Division of the Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks (C3I&N) Program Executive Office (PEO).

Unmanned

New metal material discovery could strengthen military vehicles - News

August 14, 2019

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

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. A U.S. Army project discovery upends previous notions about how metals deform and could help guide the creation of stronger, more durable materials for military vehicles.

Unmanned

Submarine program support contract won by Curtiss-Wright - News

August 14, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Curtiss-Wright

EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced that it has been awarded contracts valued in excess of $80 million to provide propulsion valves for the U.S. Navy?s Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine and Columbia-class submarines programs.

Avionics

King Stallion helicopters production contract won by Sikorsky - News

August 14, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company

STRATFORD, Conn. Sikorsky has been awarded a $107 million contract for early work on the next six CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps. The contract covers long lead items for six low-rate initial production lot 4 helicopters.

Avionics

Night-vision system for aviators' helmets gets $22 million nod - News

August 13, 2019

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

FORT WORTH, Texas. Collins Elbit Vision Systems -- a joint venture between Collins Aerospace Systems and Elbit Systems of America -- has obtained a $22 million firm-fixed price contract for the production and delivery of Night Vision Cueing and Display (NVCD) systems for the U.S. Navy and for the governments of Australia and Switzerland.

A.I.

Machine-learning contract for space scenarios won by BAE Systems - News

August 13, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

UNITED KINGDOM. BAE Systems has been awarded a Phase 2 contract to develop machine-learning capabilities aimed to help the military gain better awareness of space scenarios for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Unmanned

DARPA's advanced imaging systems to extend field of view - News

August 12, 2019

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

WASHINGTON. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has developed the Focal arrays for Curved Infrared Imagers (FOCII) program to expand upon the current commercial trend for visible sensor arrays by extending the capability to both large and medium format midwave (MWIR) and/or longwave (LWIR) infrared detectors.

Unmanned

Jet drone systems awards totaling $4.8 million won by Kratos - News

August 12, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

SAN DIEGO, Calif. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, National Security Solutions provider, announced that its Unmanned Systems Division has received approximately $4.8 million of awards for high-performance jet drones, spares for Kratos jet drones, support equipment for Kratos jet drones, and specialty composite components.

Cyber

GEOINT analysis for cybersecurity garners $14.2 million contract from USAF - News

August 12, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Radiant Solutions

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Air Force has awarded Radiant Geospatial Solutions (Ypsilanti, Michigan, a Maxar company) a $14.2 million contract for Red Wing Next Generation Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Cloud.

Radar/EW

C4ISR contract for U.S. Navy awarded to Serco - News

August 12, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Serco, Inc.

HERNDON, Va. Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, and management services, announced that the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) has named the company as one of six award winners for an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract.

Unmanned

Counter-UAV market to boom in next 10 years, study says - News

August 12, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Visiongain

LONDON. The $1.3 billion counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) market is expected to see large increases over the next 10 years around the world due to increasing security concerns and the need for advanced defense systems to tackle terrorism, according to a new study from Visiongain, "Counter-UAV (C-UAV) Market Report 2019-2029."

Unmanned

High-energy laser effector system to be developed for German Navy - News

August 09, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rheinmetall Waffe Munition MBDA

GERMANY. Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland have agreed to collaborate in the high-energy laser effectors domain. The two companies intend to construct, integrate, and test a laser demonstrator for the German Navy?s corvette K130.

Comms

Raytheon to make GPS more secure for military systems - News

August 09, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

WALTHAM, Mass. Raytheon received security certification for new GPS modules and receivers from the Global Positioning Systems Directorate at the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center.