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Radar/EW
Next-gen airborne EW aircraft from L3 ordered by Australia's royal air force - News
April 11, 2019
NEW YORK. L3 Technologies has entered into an agreement with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to deliver four aircraft with next-generation airborne electronic warfare (EW) capability. The prime contract has an estimated value of more than $1 billion.
Comms
Northrop Grumman selected to develop sensing capabilities under DARPA's PALS program - News
April 11, 2019
BALTIMORE. Northrop Grumman will develop prototype sensing capabilities using undersea organisms to assist in passively detecting and tracking undersea threats for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technology Office.
Comms
Boeing, Australian Space Agency sign agreement to expand space market - News
April 10, 2019
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Officials at Boeing and the Australian Space Agency signed a Statement of Strategic Intent to help advance the agency?s goals to expand Australia?s domestic space industry.
Cyber
Perspecta Labs DEDUCE can identify network disruptions under DARPA EdgeCT program - News
April 10, 2019
CHANTILLY, Va. Perspecta Inc.'s innovating applied research unit, Perspecta Labs, has received a $5.7 million contract modification for continued work on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Edge-Directed Cyber Technologies for Reliable Mission Communication (EdgeCT) program.
Radar/EW
USAF ground-based electronic warfare support to continue by Harris - News
April 09, 2019
MELBOURNE, Fla. U.S. Air Force (USAF) officials selected Harris Corp. to continue its support services on USAF's ground-based electronic warfare (EW) systems and infrastructure.
Cyber
DARPA schedules second ERI summit emphasizing impact on semiconductor industry - News
April 09, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials are kicking off the second annual Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI) in Detroit, Michigan on July 15 through the 17th. The summit will allow electronics innovators to share their vision for the future, review technical progress, and provide input into future research directions.
Radar/EW
Space-debris system to get an upgrade from USAF, Raytheon consortium - News
April 08, 2019
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and a consortium of technology firms led by Raytheon have joined forces to modernize and simplify the aging Space Defense Operations Center, a 1990s-era system that tracks and monitors space debris.
Radar/EW
DARPA requests AI, synthetic technologies in fourth OFFSET sprint - News
April 08, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. Officials at the Defense Agency Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are soliciting creative proposals for the fourth swarm sprint in its OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program.
Comms
Combat-vehicle order for $132.1 million from U.S. Army received by Leonardo DRS - News
April 08, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. Leonardo DRS has received its first production delivery order for the next-generation of U.S. Army mission command computing systems, called the Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS) II.
Comms
Space robotics market will surpass $3.5 billion by 2025, study says - News
April 08, 2019
SELBYVILLE, Del. The market for space robotics will grow from $2 billion in 2018 to approximately $3.5 billion by 2025, according to a 2019 Global Market Insights, Inc. report, "Space Robotics Market Size By Solution (Product [Rovers / Landers, Probes, Arms / Manipulator Systems], Software, Services), By Application (Deep Space [Space Exploration, Space Transportation], Near Space [Space Exploration, Space Transportation]), By End-Use (Commercial, Government), Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook (U.S., Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Israel, South Africa), Application Potential, Price Trend, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2019 ? 2025."
Avionics
Avionics suite for Canadian armed forces CF-18 fleet to get support from Peraton - News
April 08, 2019
HERNDON, Va. Peraton has won a one-year contract extension for the Canadian armed forces CF-18 Avionics Optimized Weapon System Support program -- valued at $30 million -- to continue its support for the CF-18 fighter fleet.
A.I.
Army-funded research focuses on AI teaming to dynamically complete tasks - News
April 05, 2019
ABERDEEN, Md. University and Army Research Laboratory (ARL) scientists published a new research paper in Science Advances that looks at soldier brain activity during specific tasks for ways to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) teaming to dynamically complete tasks.
Comms
Perspecta Labs moves to Phase 2 in DARPA's SHARE program - News
April 05, 2019
CHANTILLY, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials modified an existing contract with Perspecta Labs for Phase 2 of the agency's Secure Handhelds on Assured Resilient networks at the tactical Edge (SHARE) program.
Comms
Elbit Systems of America, LLC plans to add Harris' Night Vision business to its portfolio - News
April 05, 2019
HAIFA, Israel. Officials at Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a subsidiary Elbit Systems Ltd., signed a definitive agreement with Harris Corp. for the acquisition of Harris' Night Vision business unit for a purchase value of $350 million.
Comms
Army taps Leonardo DRS for its vehicle-based infrared sensors - News
April 04, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. U.S Army officials selected Leonardo DRS Inc. for a $67 million contract to deliver vehicle-based infrared sensors for surveillance and fire control systems for a variety of ground combat vehicles.
Avionics
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