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Radar/EW

Signals-intelligence contract for Army won by General Dynamics MIssion Systems - News

July 11, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics Mission Systems

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) won a $296.1 million cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command to produce Prophet Enhanced modernized signals-intelligence systems.

Unmanned

Laser targeting system to be updated by Northrop Grumman - News

July 10, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a $17.6 million award from the U.S. Army to upgrade Target Locator Modules (TLMs).

Comms

U.S. Navy ships get additional work on intelligent-modeling systems - News

July 10, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Charles River Analytics

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Intelligent-systems developer Charles River Analytics (CRA) is getting the green light from from the U.S. Navy to move forward on a System for Naval Data Aggregation and Planning with Probabilistic Reasoning (SNAPPR), which CRA officials say creates probabilistic models of naval system components, the environment in which they operate, and the missions that they serve. CRA is partnering with Raytheon IDS for the three-year SNAPPR follow-on contract, which is valued at nearly $1.5 million.

Radar/EW

Military systems and artillery market to grow around 3.6% per year globally, study says - News

July 10, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Market Forecast

AMSTERDAM. The global market for military artillery and systems is expected to pass $76 billion during 2019- 2027, a combined annual growth rate of approximately 3.6%, according to a study by Market Forecast, "Global Artillery and Systems -- Market and Technology Forecast to 2027."

A.I.

Artificial intelligence tech use, subject of meeting between U.S. and Singapore defense officials - News

July 10, 2019

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Department of Defense?s (DOD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC)

SINGAPORE. Officials from the U.S. Department of Defense?s (DOD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) and Singapore?s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) got together for a a multi-day technology exchange to promote collaboration efforts involving artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR) applications. The meeting happened just prior to the Singapore Defence Technology Summit.

A.I.

Autonomous software sustainment solution introduced to DoD - News

July 09, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

WASHINGTON. The Department of Defense (DoD) often relies on complex software systems. The rapid pace of software innovation, requirements, and system security, however, requires continual updating. The Intent-Defined Adaptive Software (IDAS) aims to shift system costs and developer focus from maintenance to design and development.

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.