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Unmanned

Collision-avoidance radar for UAVs gets radome upgrade - News

June 26, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems HENSOLDT

INTERNATIONAL RADAR SYMPOSIUM--ULM, Germany. Radar and sensor maker Hensoldt announced an upgrade to its collision-avoidance radar system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs): The company says that its enhanced radome technology protects the radar from mechanical environmental influences -- such as bird strikes or lightning -- while minimally affecting the radar?s functionality.

Comms

BAE Systems awarded $90 million contract to modernize and maintain C5ISR systems - News

June 25, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a five-year, $90 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to modernize and maintain command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems embedded within vehicles, watercraft, and specialized communications platforms.

Unmanned

SpaceX Falcon 9 Heavy rocket carries NRL science payloads into orbit - News

June 25, 2019

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

WASHINGTON. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers designed and built two science payloads that went up with SpaceX?s Falcon 9 Heavy rocket launch June 25.

Unmanned

Tactical missile contract awarded to Lockheed Martin for U.S. Army and FMS customers - News

June 25, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

DALLAS, Texas. Lockheed Martin received a $561.8 million production contract for Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles for the U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.

Cyber

U.S. government awards RTI contract to bridge DoD cybersecurity technology and standardization gap - News

June 25, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Real Time Innovations (RTI)

SUNNYVALE, Calif. Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) connectivity company, today announced that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract to advance a large Department of Defense (DoD) system within the U.S. Navy.

Radar/EW

Antitank weapons system launched from JLTV tested by Oshkosh Defense and partners - News

June 25, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Oshkosh Defense

OSHKOSh, Wis. Oshkosh Defense and several industry partners report a successful test of the Javelin antitank guided munition and surveillance weapon system, launched from a Kongsberg remote weapon station mounted on an Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). The test was performed at the U.S. Army post at the Redstone Test Center in northern Alabama.

Radar/EW

Digital RF jammer contract signed between Mercury Systems and U.S. Navy - News

June 24, 2019

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

ANDOVER, Mass. Mercury Systems has received $16 million in follow-on orders -- against its previously announced $152 million, five-year sole-source basic ordering agreement (BOA) -- to deliver advanced Digital RF Memory (DRFM) jammers to the U.S. Navy.

Unmanned

Raytheon and Northrop Grumman sign teaming agreement to develop air-breathing hypersonic weapons - News

June 24, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

WALTHAM, Mass. FALLS CHURCH, Va. Raytheon Company and Northrop Grumman Corporation have signed a teaming agreement to develop, produce, and integrate Northrop Grumman's scramjet combustors to power Raytheon's air-breathing hypersonic weapons.

Unmanned

U.S. Navy extends $10 million IDIQ testing and qualification contract for NTS - News

June 24, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTI)

ANAHEIM, Calif. National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS), leader in qualification testing, inspection, and certification solutions in North America, announced the U.S. Navy has awarded NTS the next option year of a $10 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract.

Avionics

Contract awarded to Charles River Analytics by U.S. Air Force propels next-generation virtual training into action - News

June 24, 2019

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

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Charles River Analytics Inc., intelligent systems solutions developer, has received funding from the U.S. Air Force to integrate and transition its Next Generation, Multirole Fighter Instruction and Rehearsal Environment (GeMFIRE) virtual 5th generation flight training solution.

Radar/EW

Precision-guided munitions market projected to grow from $30 billion in 2019 to $47.5 billion by 2025 - News

June 24, 2019

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

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The global market for precision-guided munitions is projected to grow from $30 billion in 2019 to $47.5 billion by 2025, a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8% from 2019 to 2025, according to a study from MarketsandMarkets, "Precision Guided Munition Market -- Global Forecast to 2025."

Comms

U.S. Army accelerates JLTV program into Full-Rate Production - News

June 21, 2019

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

WASHINGTON. Dr. Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics, and technology, approved the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program's transition into Full-Rate Production.

Radar/EW

Raytheon Australia awarded KONGSBERG with air defense contract worth $187.7 million - News

June 21, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace

NORWAY. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has won a contract from Raytheon Australia worth $187.7 million (1.6 billion Norwegian kronor) for delivery of National Advanced Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) components.

Radar/EW

DIA selects SAIC subsidiary for $106 million contract to aid in military intelligence operations - News

June 21, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems SAIC

RESTON, Va. The Defense Intelligence Agency?s (DIA) National Media Exploitation Center (NMEC) awarded Engility Corp., a subsidiary of Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), a single-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract worth $106 million.

Unmanned

Design for additive manufacturing contract for space parts awarded to Siemens and Sonaca by ESA - News

June 21, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Siemens Digital Industries Software Sonaca Group

LI?GE, Belgium. The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Siemens Digital Industries Software and project partner Sonaca Group to develop aerospace design applications for metal additive manufacturing (also known as 3-D printing) for parts to be used in space applications.