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Cyber

Secure UAS data, video, encryption solutions from Mobilicom to debut at AUVSI Xponential - News

April 24, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Mobilicom

SHOHAM, Israel. Mobilicom, a provider of critical communications solutions, will present its SkyHopper end-to-end solutions for smart unmanned aerial systems (UASs) and robotics at the AUVSI Xponential 2019 trade show at the end of April.

Unmanned

Drone delivery company, Wing Aviation, receives first FAA air carrier certification - News

April 24, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Wing Aviation

WASHINGTON. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials granted the first air carrier certification to a drone delivery company, Wing Aviation, U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced in a press release.

A.I.

Machine-learning capabilities for USAF space situational-awareness contract won by Slingshot Aerospace - News

April 24, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Slingshot Aerospace

LOS ANGELES. Slingshot Aerospace has won a $6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to rapidly prototype and deploy machine-learning (ML) capabilities that are aimed at boosting a variety of enterprise space battle-management mission needs.

Unmanned

U.S. Army MLRS recapitalization $362 million contract won by Lockheed Martin - News

April 24, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

DALLAS. U.S. Army officials selected Lockheed Martin to recapitalize 50 of the U.S. Army's Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers under a contract valued at $362 million.

Unmanned

U.S. Army's CoVeR program releases funds to expand MANTA system - News

April 24, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Charles River Analytics

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Through the U.S. Army's Combat Vehicle Robotics (CoVeR) program, Charles River Analytics Inc. received funding to enhance its Modular Appliqu? Enabling Natural Teaming with Autonomy (MANTA) system.

Cyber

Cybersecurity, electronic warfare solutions contract won by CACI - News

April 23, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems CACI

ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Navy officials selected CACI International Inc. for a multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) Cyber Mission Engineering contract, with a shared ceiling value of $898 million ($962 million total if all options are exercised), to provide cyber engineering and electronic warfare solutions to the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic.

Radar/EW

AEGIS Virtual Twin system completes first live-fire engagement onboard USS Thomas Hudner - News

April 23, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Navy

ATLANTIC OCEAN. USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) sailers, alongside the Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS), completed the first live-fire engagement with the new AEGIS Virtual Twin system, a prototype of the AEGIS Virtual Combat Management System.

Unmanned

Data-systems support for MQ-25 unmanned tanker to be supplied by Curtiss-Wright - News

April 23, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Curtiss-Wright

ASHBURN, Va. Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions has won a contract from The Boeing Company to supply data-technology systems for the U.S. Navy's MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling program.

Unmanned

Hydrogen fuel cell for UAVs from Intelligent Energy to debut at AUVSI Xponential - News

April 22, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Intelligent Energy

LOUGHBOROUGH, U.K./CUPERTINO, Calif. Fuel-cell engineering company Intelligent Energy is set to launch a new 2.4 kilowatt (kW) fuel-cell drone module for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the AUVSI Xponential 2019 show held at the end of April 2019.

Radar/EW

Lockheed Martin to deliver engineering, technical services to Navy's AN/BLQ-10 EW system - News

April 22, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

SYRACUSE, N.Y. U.S. Navy officials selected Lockheed Martin for engineering and technical services for the AN/BLQ-10 Electronic Warfare System Technology Insertion (TI)-20, TI-22 and TI-24. The contract is worth approximately $20 million.

Cyber

USAF selects Northrop Grumman for Cyber Enterprise Services contract - News

April 19, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md. U.S. Air Force (USAF) officials selected Northrop Grumman Corp. to deliver Cyber Enterprise Services (CES) on U.S. Cyber Command?s Unified Platform. Northrop Grumman is one of five companies each awarded $24 million over two years to perform the work.

Radar/EW

Syntonic Microwave, The Athena Group acquired by Mercury Systems - News

April 19, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Mercury Systems

ANDOVER, Mass. Officials at Mercury Systems, Inc. announced the acquisitions of The Athena Group, Inc. (Athena) and Syntonic Microwave LLC (Syntonic) for an all-cash price valued at $46 million in total.

Comms

Joint rapid-prototyping project between ATLAS Space and DoD will result in secure satcom platform - News

April 18, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems ATLAS Space Operations

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. ATLAS Space Operations has signed an agreement with the Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to develop its LINKS platform in a rapid-prototyping fashion that will deliver a complete satellite communications platform tailored to the U.S. Air Force?s Multi-Band Multi-Mission requirements, as outlined by the Space and Missile Systems Center?s Range and Network Systems Division.

A.I.

USAF selects Geospark Analytics to develop Hyperion platform - News

April 18, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Geospark Analytics

HERNDON, Va. U.S. Air Force officials selected Geospark Analytics to continue development of its Hyperion's threat and risk assessment APIs for integration into Command, Control, Communication, Intelligence, and Networks (C3I&N) systems.

Unmanned

Counter-UAS solution selected by DLA to support USSOCOM requirements - News

April 18, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Citadel Defense Company

SAN DIEGO. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) officials selected Citadel Defense Co. for its counter-unmanned aerial systems (counter-UAS) mobile systems to support U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) requirements. The contract is valued at $1 million.