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Avionics

Airbus, Lockheed Martin partner to innovate on aerial refueling - News

December 07, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

MADRID. Airbus and Lockheed Martin officials signed an an agreement to jointly explore opportunities to meet the growing demand for aerial refueling for U.S. defense customers.

Cyber

U.S. Army $3.5 billion supply-chain, logistics contract will include work from Lockheed Martin and IFS - News

December 06, 2018

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

LINKOPING, Sweden. Supply-chain and logistics software from IFS will be included in the $3.5 billion contract that Lockheed Martin has signed with the U.S. Army to provide logistics and sustainment functionality for supply-chain management, warehouse management, and purchasing functions.

Cyber

Cybersecurity company G2 Inc. acquired by Huntington Ingalls Industries - News

December 06, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Huntington Ingalls Industries

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Officials at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) completed the acquisition of cybersecurity solutions and services provider G2 Inc. The company - headquartered in Annapolis Junction, Maryland - will join HII?s Technical Solutions division.

Radar/EW

SRC to deliver sustainment support and new counter-mortar radar systems - News

December 06, 2018

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

SYRACUSE, N.Y. U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Systems Command officials in Quantico, Virginia procured new AN/TPQ-49A radar systems from SRC, Inc. as well as sustainment support and technology refresh for existing AN/TPQ-49 systems under a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling value of $93 million.

Comms

Army launches xTechSearch 2.0 competition - News

December 05, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. U.S. Army officials are kicking off its second Expeditionary Technology Search competition (xTechSearch 2.0), which aims to engage with the non-defense traditional small business sector.

Avionics

DiSTI to deliver virtual maintenance trainer for Saab's Gripen E aircraft - News

December 05, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Saab

ORLANDO, Fla. Saab officials selected DiSTI's Corp.'s VE Studio to build a virtual maintenance trainer (VMT) for the company?s Gripen E aircraft.

Avionics

Phase II receiver certification testing complete on KC-46 Tanker program - News

December 05, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

EVERETT, Wash. The U.S. Air Force and Boeing completed Phase II receiver certification under the KC-46 Tanker program following three weeks of flights tests with F-15E aircraft out of Edwards Air Force Base, California.

Avionics

Ball Aerospace to build prototype data-processing framework for U.S. Air Force - News

December 04, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Ball Aerospace

BOULDER, Colo. Ball Aerospace has been chosen by the U.S. Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to build an adaptable, open-source framework testbed to support ground processing needs.

Comms

BAE Systems secures contracts to integrate, sustain critical communications systems - News

December 04, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. Officials at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) selected BAE Systems for two single-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts that support the rapid integration and sustainment of command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems.

Radar/EW

Littoral combat ship beings testing of missile module ahead of schedule - News

December 04, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

NORFOLK, Va. U.S. Navy officials announced that initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) phase of the Surface-to-Surface Missile Module (SSMM) onboard the USS Detroit (LCS 7) has begun ahead of schedule.

Comms

SmallSat Express launch to study, among other things, rad-hard ICs in sun-synchronous orbit - News

December 03, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

VANDENBURG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. Among the payloads brought to space on the Spaceflight Industries/SpaceX SmallSat Express launch on December 3 were nine radation-hardened CMOS silicon die from Vorago Technologies.

A.I.

Extending and enhancing troops' situational awareness and coordination - News

December 03, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER (TWENTYNINE PALMS), Calif. An initial test of the Squad X Experimentation program from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) successfully demonstrated the ability to extend and enhance the situational awareness of small, dismounted units, according to reports from DARPA officials.

Radar/EW

Missile warning, defense systems pact signed between U.S. Air Force, Engility - News

December 03, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Engility Holdings

CHANTILLY, Va. Engility Holdings has signed a $71 million award with the U.S. Air Force to provide systems engineering and integration services to the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Remote Sensing Systems Directorate (RSSD).

Radar/EW

Directed energy prototypes to be developed by Kratos - News

December 03, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

SAN DIEGO. Officials at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced its Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services (KDRSS) division was selected to develop prototype technologies, components, and subsystems for the enhancement of existing or new Directed Energy (DE) systems. The contract is valued at $29 million.

Radar/EW

Morocco FMS requests for 162 Abrams tanks valued at $1.259 billion - News

December 03, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. State Department officials approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Morocco of enhancements to 162 Abrams tanks for an estimated cost of $1.259 billion.