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DARPA's RSPACE program moves to Phase 3 to improve air battlespace awareness - News

March 21, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

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

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

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

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Charles River Analytics

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

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

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

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)

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

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Perspecta Labs

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

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leidos

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

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cubic

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

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

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

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Frost & Sullivan

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

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

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

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Visiongain

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

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems IEM

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

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Reports and Data

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."

Unmanned

Supersonic, hypersonic missiles market worth $11.1 billion in 2019, report says - News

March 15, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Visiongain

LONDON. The global market for supersonic and hypersonic missile systems market will total $11.1 billion in 2019, according to a report from Visiongain, "Supersonic and Hypersonic Missiles Market Report 2019-2029."