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Comms
Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies to merge - News
October 15, 2018
MELBOURNE, Fla and NEW YORK. Defense contractors Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies have agreed to combine in an all-stock merger of equals.
A.I.
NGA tasks DAC to implement machine learning algorithms for analytics program - News
October 12, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Officials at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded DECISIVE ANALYTICS Corp. (DAC) a contract to implement semantic machine learning algorithms for the Advanced Geospatial Analytics program.
Radar/EW
U.S. Army's AN/TPQ-53 radar to transition to GaN - News
October 12, 2018
SYRACUSE, N.Y. U.S. Army officials modified an existing contract with Lockheed Martin to insert Gallium Nitride (GaN) into the AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53) radar as part of the full rate production configuration.
Radar/EW
SPY-6 radar from Raytheon tracks ballistic missile through intercept and multiple targets at once - News
October 12, 2018
TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon's AN/SPY-6(V) radar, continuing in testing to demonstrate its integrated air and missile defense capability against multiple targets, recently detected, acquired, and tracked multiple targets from the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii.
Cyber
H-1N aerial gunnery simulation contract with Kratos extended for additional year - News
October 12, 2018
SAN DIEGO. KBR Wyle officials extended a contract with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. for an additional year to deliver H-1N Aerial Gunnery Simulation Training for the U.S. Air Force at the Kratos Aircrew Training Center (KATC) in Orlando, Florida.
Radar/EW
Missile-warning and protection system passes international live trials, companies say - News
October 12, 2018
ROME and PARIS. Leonardo and Thales revealed that their end-to-end missile-warning and protection system has been proven highly effective in recent live-fire scenarios, demonstrating the system?s ability to quickly defend against incoming missiles.
Comms
EELV Launch Service agreements signed by U.S. Air Force with three domestic companies - News
October 12, 2018
WASHINGTON. The U.S. Air Force announced the award of three Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Launch Service Agreements: to Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, and United Launch Alliance.
Radar/EW
U.S. Army completes testing on Raytheon-built upgraded Stinger missile - News
October 11, 2018
TUCSON, Ariz. U.S. Army engineers completed qualification testing for a new proximity fuze that enhances the Raytheon-build Stinger missile. During recent testing at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, the weapon system scored a 100 percent hit rate against a variety of targets. The missiles were shoulder- and vehicle-launched.
Unmanned
MQ-1C UAS from GA-ASI completes follow-on test & evaluation for U.S. Army - News
October 10, 2018
AUSA 2018--WASHINGTON. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) -- in cooperation with the U.S. Army -- recently completed Follow-On Test & Evaluation (FOT&E) for its MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended Range unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Testing began in early June 2018 and spanned 644 flight hours during the testing period.
Comms
Tactical computing for U.S. Army, new-style computing at the edge in PacStar announcements - News
October 10, 2018
AUSA 2018--WASHINGTON. PacStar has introduced its PacStar Modular Data Center (MDC), a high-performance expeditionary solution that enables warfighters to access and deploy data-center-class computing and storage at the edge of tactical networks.
A.I.
Bringing data analytics, AI, ML to combat training - News
October 10, 2018
AUSA 2018--WASHINGTON. Training-services company Zen Technologies USA (Washington, D.C.) will partner with Paladin AI (Montreal, Canada) to develop technology that brings adaptive training to combat training systems.
Unmanned
U.S. Army Next-Generation Combat vehicle announced by Raytheon, Rheinmetall Defence - News
October 09, 2018
AUSA 2018--WASHINGTON. Raytheon and Rheinmetall Defence announced that they are joining forces to meet the U.S. Army's requirement for the Next-Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV)-Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program.
Radar/EW
Advanced threat protection for aircraft debuted by BAE Systems - News
October 09, 2018
AUSA 2018--WASHINGTON. BAE Systems debuted its Smart D2 system, a next-generation threat-management technology named for its ability to dispense countermeasures and defend military aircraft.
Unmanned
UAS, tactical missile system focus of AeroVironment, General Dynamics partnership - News
October 08, 2018
AUSA 2018--WASHINGTON. General Dynamics Land Systems (GD) and AeroVironment, Inc. officials announced a new strategic relationship at this year's AUSA event to produce integrated and effective tactical unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems (TMS) for armored ground combat vehicles.
Radar/EW
Raytheon chosen to advance in U.S. Army Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor competition - News
October 08, 2018
AUSA 2018--WASHINGTON. Raytheon Co. (Waltham, Mass.) is advancing in the U.S. Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) competition and now enters the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) phase of the program.
Avionics
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C-130 avionics upgrades to be performed for Royal Moroccan Air Force
July 15, 2025
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HH-60W helicopters, electronic warfare systems approved for potential sale to Norway
July 14, 2025
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P-8A Poseidon aircraft overhaul begins with L3Harris delivery to U.S. Navy
July 11, 2025
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Typhoon canopy transparencies to be supplied through 2030 by GKN Aerospace
July 11, 2025
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AI-enabled command and control software deployed for Canadian airspace management
July 07, 2025
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AI-powered object detection technology to be provided to NGA by Maxar
June 30, 2025
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GUEST BLOG: Achieving edge AI in space applications
June 27, 2025
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How to Use Automated Synthetic Data Generation in AI Model Development for Object Detection
June 23, 2025
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Cybersecurity training platform to support French Armed Forces under Airbus contract
July 14, 2025
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DARPA convenes colloquium to advance rigorous cybersecurity techniques
June 26, 2025
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Cybersecurity the focus of DARPA Resilient Software program
June 19, 2025
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NSA approves Persistent Systems Wave Relay for classified information transfers
June 09, 2025
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Mobile SATCOM terminals ordered by Swedish defense agency
July 09, 2025
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O3b mPOWER satellites to expand SES medium-Earth orbit constellation
July 03, 2025
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Satellite-based maritime info pact signed between MDA Space, Canadian government
June 30, 2025
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Kongsberg, Thales to form tactical and secure communications joint venture
June 30, 2025