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Avionics

Armed scout-aircraft bid from Karem gets lift from additions to team - News

July 03, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Karem Aircraft

LAKE FOREST, Calif. Aerospace development firm Karem reports that its efforts in the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition has been amplified with its newly announced teaming with Northrop Grumman and Raytheon. Karem was one of five companies awarded an Army prototyping development contract in April.

Radar/EW

Combat system from Lockheed Martin to be integrated, tested on U.S. Navy ships - News

July 03, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin has won a $7.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy for Combat System Ship Integration and Test on new-construction guided missile frigate (FFG(X)) ships.

Unmanned

UAV simulators with MetaVR image generators ordered by USAF - News

July 02, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems MetaVR

BROOKLINE, Mass. MetaVR, 3D content and software developer, announces that the U.S. Army Joint Technology Center and Systems Integration Lab (JSIL) has purchased an additional 86 MetaVR Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) licenses to provide visuals for the continued rollout of U.S. Air Force MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) simulators.

Avionics

NASA's Orion spacecraft completes final launch abort system flight test - News

July 02, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems NASA

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. The critical launch abort system for NASA's Orion spacecraft was put to test, and it demonstrated its capability to pull the crew module and future astronauts to safety during a launch if there is an emergency.

Radar/EW

Quantum-radar, other quantum-tech projects pursued by BGU and U.S. and Israeli defense agencies - News

July 02, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU)

BE?ER SHEVA, Israel. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has announced joint research and development programs in the area of quantum technology with the Israel Ministry of Defense, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy.

Radar/EW

Radar R&D firm acquired by SRC - News

July 01, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems SRC, Inc.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Defense R & D corporation SRC has acquired radar R & D company SAZE (Silver Springs, Maryland).

Comms

Giant Voice Mass Notification System to be upgraded after task order is awarded to Serco - News

July 01, 2019

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

HERNDON, Va. Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, and management services, announced today that the the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific has awarded them a one-year task order worth approximately $8.3 million for upgrades to Giant Voice Mass Notification Systems at multiple locations in the Western Pacific Region.

Unmanned

UAS contract for U.S. military and allies signed for $390.4 million - News

July 01, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Insitu

BINGEN, Washington. Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) company Insitu has won a $390.4 million contract to supply Blackjack unmanned vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy, as well as Blackjacks and smaller ScanEagle UASs for several foreign allies.

Unmanned

Tactical missile sale worth $122.8 million to Germany approved by U.S. State Department - News

July 01, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

WASHINGTON. The U.S. State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale of tactical missiles worth more than $122 million to Germany, according to a U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) press release.

Cyber

Information warfare capabilities modernized through NAVWAR engineering facility upgrade - News

June 28, 2019

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

SAN DIEGO, Calif. Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) upgraded its Network Integration Engineering Facility (NIEF) to better support the design and delivery of advanced information warfare capabilities to the fleet.

Comms

C5ISR system contract awarded to Kratos - News

June 28, 2019

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

SAN DIEGO, Calif. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it has recently received a $4.1 million contract award to provide hardware and subsystems in support of a Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Combat and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) aerial defense related program and platform.

Unmanned

NASA's second heavy-lift rocket mobile launcher to be designed by Bechtel team - News

June 28, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Bechtel National

RESTON, Va. Bechtel National Inc. announced today it has been selected by NASA to return to the Space Coast in Florida and the space and launch infrastructure market along with teaming subcontractors to design, build, test, and commission Mobile Launcher 2.

Comms

NASA restores historic Mission Control in time for Apollo 11 50th anniversary - News

June 28, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems NASA

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER -- HOUSTON. NASA's Mission Control room at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center has been restored to the way it looked 50 years ago when U.S. astronauts landed on the moon.

Comms

ACV Family of Vehicles driven into further development after BAE Systems is awarded contract - News

June 27, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

UNITED KINGDOM. U.S. Marine Corps awards BAE Systems and teammate Iveco Defence Vehicles a $67 million contract to develop new variants for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Family of Vehicles to enhance battlefield situational awareness and firepower.

Radar/EW

Anti-surface warfare training variant to be developed by QinetiQ for U.K. Royal Navy - News

June 27, 2019

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Qinetiq

UNITED KINGDOM. QinetiQ, defense technology company, has signed a new five-year contract with the U.K. Royal Navy that will introduce a dedicated training variant of QinetiQ?s Pointer (Pointer T) system to optimize Anti-Surface Warfare training on a wide range of weapon systems.