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Avionics

Avionics suite for Canadian armed forces CF-18 fleet to get support from Peraton - News

April 08, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Peraton

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

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Army Research Laboratory

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

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Perspecta Labs

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

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Elbit Systems

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

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leonardo DRS

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.

Radar/EW

Hughes signs U.S. Army CRADA for third phase of Blue Force Tracking program - News

April 04, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Hughes Network Systems

GERMANTOWN, Md. The U.S. Army and Hughes Network Systems, LLC. entered into a two-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) for the third phase of the Blue Force Tracking (BFT-3) program.

Cyber

Intel, Lockheed Martin jointly release hardened security solution - News

April 04, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin Intel Corporation

SAN FRANCISCO. Intel and Lockheed Martin entered into a collaborative agreement to deliver a hardened security solution based on new 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors to help protect against cyber threats while providing more consistent service performance.

Avionics

USAF 2018 acquisition annual report released taking aim at speed of acquisition reform - News

April 04, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Air Force

ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Air Force officials released the Fiscal Year 2018 Air Force Acquisition Annual Report, which focuses heavily on the role of speed and discipline in acquisition reform.

A.I.

Leveling up on war gaming - News

April 04, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems HRL Laboratories

MALIBU, Calif. HRL Laboratories -- an R & D lab owned by The Boeing Company and General Motors -- has embarked on a new program with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that aims to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) decision-making engine for multiagent military problems such as multidomain war gaming and strategic battle management.

Radar/EW

Raytheon, Lockheed Martin team up to pursue contract win under multiagency SENSR program - News

April 03, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin Raytheon Company

WALTHAM, Mass. Lockheed Martin and Raytheon officials are teaming up to pursue the Spectrum Efficient National Surveillance Radar (SENSR) contract that will consolidate and modernize America's aging surveillance and air traffic control radars.

Cyber

General Dynamics Mission Systems wins spot on $980 million Army cyber, EW contract - News

April 01, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics Mission Systems

FAIRFAX, Va. General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) has been awarded a spot on the U.S. Army?s so-called R4 cyberwarfare contract; GDMS will provide electronic and cyber capabilities to the Army Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors.

Radar/EW

SIGINT market to reach $1.56 billion by 2023, study says - News

March 29, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Markets and Markets

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The global signals intelligence (SIGINT) market is expected to grow from $12.8 billion in 2018 to $15.6 billion by 2023, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1 percent during the forecast period, according to a study from MarketsandMarkets, "Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Market - Global Forecast to 2023."

Unmanned

Rocket launching system and support contract for $1.13 billion inked by U.S. Army, Lockheed Martin - News

March 29, 2019

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

DALLAS. Lockheed Martin has signed a $1.13 billion contract with the U.S. Army for Lot 14 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets and associated equipment.

Comms

DARPA aims to make on-chip security scalable - News

March 28, 2019

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

ARLINGTON, Va. To ease the cybersecurity concern over developing secure chips, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has developed the Automatic Implementation of Secure Silicon (AISS) program, which intends to automate the process of incorporating scalable defense mechanisms into chip designs while enabling designers to make economics versus security tradeoffs and maximize design productivity.

Comms

Jacobs wins $75.8 million contract for delivery of USAF Patriot Excalibur software and systems - News

March 28, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Jacobs

DALLAS. Technical professional-services firm Jacobs has won the Patriot Excalibur (PEX) contract from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. The $75.8 million, five-year contract calls for Jacobs to deliver a unit-level software toolset that enables Air Force, Joint Service, and foreign military unit personnel to conduct accurate and real-time operational tasks and track readiness status, connecting functional areas within a unit.