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Avionics

National Guard RC-26B ISR aircraft to get avionics refresh from Elbit - News

February 15, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Elbit Systems

FORT WORTH. M7 Aerospace LLC, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems of America, will provide an avionics refresh for the U.S. Air National Guard's RC-26B fixed-wing aircraft used for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations.

Cyber

NATO extends Leonardo contract to continue cyber detection, management capabilities - News

February 15, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leonardo

ROME. NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) officials signed the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) Cyber Security Support Services (CSSS) contract with Leonardo to continue to deliver cyber-incident detection and management capabilities.

Comms

Ampex to deliver multichannel video recorders in support of Canadian FWSAR project - News

February 15, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Ampex Data Systems

HAYWARD, Calif. Airbus Defense and Space officials selected Ampex Data Systems, a division of Delta Information Systems Inc., to supply TuffServ222 (TS222) Multichannel Video Recorders, in support of the Government of Canada?s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR) project.

Comms

U.S. Army $406 million software-defined radio contract won by Raytheon - News

February 15, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

FORT WAYNE, Ind. U.S. Army officials selected Raytheon to deliver ARC-231A software-defined radio (SDR) systems under a $406 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract.

Radar/EW

Japan requests AEGIS Weapon Systems in FMS valued at $2.1 billion - News

February 14, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

WASHINGTON. State Department officials approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Japan of two AEGIS Weapon Systems (AWS), two Multi-Mission Signal Processors (MMSP), and two Command and Control Processor (C2P) Refreshes and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.150 billion.

Comms

U.S. Navy taps Aptima to deliver new learning technologies, methods of instruction - News

February 14, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Aptima

WOBURN, Mass. U.S. Navy officials selected Aptima to develop numerous training advances to improve naval force readiness. The contract is worth up to $18.4 million.

Cyber

Perspecta Labs to demo multimodal DDoS defense solution under DARPA XD3 program - News

February 14, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Perspecta Labs

CHANTILLY, Va. Perspecta Labs -- a research unit at Perspecta Inc. -- will continue its research and development (R&D) work on cyber defenses against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under a new contract modification worth up to $2.7 million, dependent on successful completion of milestones.

A.I.

Applied Insight strengths AI, analytics portfolio with new acquisitions - News

February 14, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Applied Insight

WASHINGTON. Applied Insight officials -- back by The Acacia Group -- announced the acquisition of Applied Technology Group (ATG) and Stratus Solutions. These acquisitions strengthen Applied Insight?s advanced cloud, analytics, and artificial intelligence capabilities.

A.I.

Robbins-Gioia wins $50 million contract to support USAF IT eval, maturation - News

February 14, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Robbins-Gioia

ALEXANDRIA, Va. The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $50 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to consulting firm Robbins-Gioia (RG), under which RG will aid the Air Force in finding more effective and efficient ways to support Air Force business operations and refine the development of requirements supporting the service's information technology across all 38 mission areas.

Comms

Best in Show awards selected at WEST 2019 - News

February 13, 2019

SAN DIEGO. Military Embedded Systems is excited to announce today the winners of our Best in Show Award contest, which we?re holding this week for our supporters exhibiting at the 28th annual WEST 2019 naval conference and exposition. Contest winners ? drawn from military embedded systems exhibitors at the event ? are recognized for the improved performance and innovation they bring to military technology applications.

Comms

DARPA adds PARC and GMU to its ConSec program - News

February 13, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

PALO ALTO, Calif. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) officials selected the Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. (PARC, a Xerox company) and George Mason University (GMU) to work under the agency's Configuration Security program (ConSec).

Radar/EW

Saab seals deal with France for Giraffe AMB support services - News

February 13, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Saab

STOCKHOLM, Sweden. The French Ministry of Defence?s Direction de la Maintenance A?ronautique (DMA?) signed a contract with Saab for surface-based radar system Giraffe AMB support services.

Avionics

Accelerating supersonic travel is goal of Boeing, Aerion partnership - News

February 13, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing Aerion Supersonic

CHICAGO. Boeing and Aerion are partnering to accelerate advancements in supersonic travel, officials announce.

Unmanned

FLIR Systems agrees to add Endeavor Robotics to it's unmanned system portfolio - News

February 13, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems FLIR Systems, Inc.

WILSONVILLE, Ore. Officials at FLIR Systems, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Endeavor Robotic Holdings, Inc., a developer of tactical unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for the global military, public safety, and critical infrastructure markets, from Arlington Capital Partners for $385 million in cash.

A.I.

U.S. DoD outlines strategy regarding artificial intelligence - News

February 13, 2019

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

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has released the summary of its strategy on artificial intelligence (AI) -- called "Harnessing AI to Advance Our Security and Prosperity -- in which the DoD outlines how it will leverage AI into the future.