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Radar/EW
Subsystem testing complete for the Navy's Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar - News
March 21, 2019
TEWKSBURY, Mass. The U.S. Navy's Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) completed subsystem testing at Raytheon's Near Field Range in Sudbury, Massachusetts.
Comms
DARPA's RSPACE program moves to Phase 3 to improve air battlespace awareness - News
March 21, 2019
BURLINGTON, Mass. BAE Systems is moving to Phase 3 under the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program titled Resilient Synchronized Planning and Assessment for the Contested Environment (RSPACE). Under the Phase 3 contract, worth approximately $3.1 million, BAE Systems will continue developing autonomy software to improve the resiliency of air mission planning for the military.
A.I.
DARPA program: Progress seen on lifelong learning for machines - News
March 20, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Lifelong Learning Machines (L2M) program reports some progress toward its goal of developing computer systems that can learn continuously and become increasingly expert while performing tasks.
A.I.
Autonomous adaptable software systems under development by Charles River Analytics, partners - News
March 20, 2019
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Intelligent-systems developer Charles River Analytics is partnering with the University of Southern California, Harvard University, the University of Birmingham, and Metron Scientifc to develop a program called Probabilistic Representation of Intent Commitments to Ensure Software Survival (PRINCESS).
Radar/EW
Missile defense, air defense for Poland to be supplied by Northrop Grumman - News
March 20, 2019
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a contract worth $713 million for the production of an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) for the first phase of Poland?s WIS?A air- and missile-defense program.
Unmanned
IARPA announces competition to improve UAV-captured imagery - News
March 20, 2019
WASHINGTON. The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) -- an organization within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence -- has announced the UG2+ Prize Challenge, a competition that leverages a unique computer vision data set of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), glider, and ground (UG2) data.
Cyber
Perspecta's enterprise-logging architecture to enhance USAF cyber situational awareness - News
March 20, 2019
CHANTILLY, Va. Perspecta Inc.has won the Enterprise Logging Phase 2 (EL2) contract with the United States Air Force (USAF) -- awarded under USAF Network-Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) NetOps -- which has a one-year base and four single-year options with a maximum ceiling value of $71 million.
Avionics
Aircraft-support contract for global Army operations won by Leidos - News
March 20, 2019
RESTON, Va. Leidos has secured a spot in a large contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command-Redstone to provide global aircraft logistics and maintenance in theaters of operations.
Comms
Cubic Corp. will acquire Nuvotronics in bid to strengthen protected-communications offerings - News
March 20, 2019
SAN DIEGO. Defense and military contractor Cubic Corp. has announced that it will acquire Nuvotronics, a provider of microfabricated radio-frequency (RF) products, for approximately $64 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments, with additional earn-out payments of up to $8 million based on future performance.
Comms
DARPA, AFRL green-light Ball Aerospace for phase 2 of space-domain program - News
March 20, 2019
BOULDER, Colo. Ball Aerospace will move forward on the Space Evaluation and Analysis Capability (SEAC) testbed for the second phase of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Hallmark program, which aims to develop technologies that deliver real-time space-domain awareness informing command/control and protection of space assets.
A.I.
AI, AR, quantum computing will drive DoD spending to 2023, says report - News
March 19, 2019
SANTA CLARA, Calif. A new market study from Frost & Sullivan, "US DoD C4ISR, 2018?2023," predicts that U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) spending on C4ISR [command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance] technologies will have a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.3 percent through 2023.
Unmanned
BAE Systems receives $225 million order for additional APKWS kits - News
March 19, 2019
HUDSON, N.H. BAE Systems received a $225 million order from the U.S. Navy for additional Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) kits.
Unmanned
Smart sensors for military, defense markets on track to grow to $310.7 million by 2029 - News
March 18, 2019
LONDON. The market for smart sensors used in the military and defense arenas is projected to reach $310.7 million in 2029, according to a new market forecast from Visiongain, "Smart Sensors in Military and Defense Market Report 2019-2029."
Comms
IEM wins spot on $37 billion DoD national-security services contract - News
March 18, 2019
RESEARCH TRIANGLE, North Carolina. Homeland-security and disaster-management consulting firm IEM has won a spot on a $37 billion U.S. Army contract to support a wide array of Department of Defense (DoD) national security services through the Army's Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract.
Comms
Military communications market to grow to $38 billion by 2026: Report - News
March 15, 2019
NEW YORK. The global market for military communications is expected to grow from $30 billion in 2018 to $38 billion by 2026, at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.4 percent during the forecast period, according to a recent market study by Reports and Data, "Military Communications Market By Communication Type (Airborne Communication, Air-Ground Communication, Underwater Communication, Ground-Based Communication And Shipborne Communication), Components (Military Satcom Systems, Military Radio Systems, Military Security Systems And Communication Systems) - Global Forecast 2026."
Avionics
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F-35 interoperability with ground systems demonstrated by Lockheed Martin and U.K. Defence Ministry
April 30, 2026
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Uncrewed logistics aircraft avionics wins NAVAIR contract
April 28, 2026
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Global 6500 aircraft support to be provided to U.S. military by Bombardier Defense, SNC
April 27, 2026
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Mission data center to be established in Belgium by QinetiQ
April 02, 2026
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Agentic AI capabilities to be integrated into defense platforms by BAE Systems, Scale AI
March 27, 2026
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Artificial intelligence tools to be explored for GlobalEye aircraft by Saab and Cohere
March 24, 2026
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Electronic warfare autonomy software demonstrated by L3Harris, Shield AI
March 12, 2026
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Software delivery to F-22 accomplished with USAF, cybersecurity firm
March 18, 2026
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GUEST BLOG: Making the most of the transition to IPv6
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Cyberdefense company to leverage AI tools for U.S. federal agencies
February 23, 2026
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IT infrastructure award announced by U.S. Air Force
February 12, 2026
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Radar satellite becomes operational for European Earth-observation mission
May 04, 2026
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Survival radios to be supplied for U.S. Air Force by General Dynamics
May 04, 2026
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Silent Lines - Subsea Security: Transforming submarine communications – secure, efficient links for underwater operations
May 04, 2026
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More Dollars, More SWaP – the Right Trade-Off? Picking the Right SDR Architecture for the Task
April 28, 2026