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A.I.

Data automation, analytics, AI capabilities at core of Raytheon's contracts with NGA - News

November 07, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

DULLES, Va. Officials at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency selected Raytheon for two Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contracts to develop advanced data automation, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. The contracts have a potential combined total value of up to $600 million.

Radar/EW

Sparton, Leidos join forces in Navy's acoustic countermeasure program - News

November 07, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leidos Sparton Navigation & Exploration

DELEON SPRINGS, Fla. Leidos Maritime Systems and Sparton Corp. teamed up to support the U.S. Navy's Acoustic Device Countermeasure (ADC) MK5 program.

Avionics

Super Stallion, Sea Dragon aircraft sustainment support contract won by Sikorsky - News

November 06, 2018

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

STRATFORD, Conn. Department of Defense (DoD) officials selected Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, for a performance-based logistics contract to provide supply and logistics support to the entire fleet of in-service CH-53E Super Stallions and MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters in support of U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) missions. The contract is valued at an estimated $717 million.

Comms

DARPA mounts next phase of Electronics Resurgence Initiative - News

November 06, 2018

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) has rolled out the second phase of its Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI) ? a five-year, upwards of $1.5 billion investment in the future of domestic electronic systems.

Unmanned

Lockheed Martin's Aerostat unmanned system incorporates Telephonics radar system - News

November 06, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

AKRON, Ohio. Engineers at Lockheed Martin completed the integration of Telephonics' RDR-1700B radar onto a 74K aerostat for land and sea missions.

Unmanned

More Patriot missile systems to ship to Romania - News

November 06, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon has entered an agreement with the government of Romania and the U.S. Army to purchase of three additional Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems from the U.S. Army. Similarly to when Romania bought its first Patriot missile system in May of 2018, the additional units were procured via the U.S. Department of Defense's foreign military sales (FMS) process.

Cyber

Cybersecurity tests complete for on the Raytheon-built GPS OCX - News

November 05, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. The Raytheon-built Global Position System Next-Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) completed cybersecurity vulnerability assessments that tested the system's ability to defend against both internal and external cyber threats.

Comms

SATCOM system integration support contract won by Hughes - News

November 05, 2018

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

GERMANTOWN, Md. U.S. Naval Air Systems (NAVAIR) officials tasked Hughes Network Systems, LLC to provide satellite communications (SATCOM) systems integration for the U.S. Coast Guard.

Radar/EW

ARL scientists make progress in quantum sensing research - News

November 02, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

ADELPHI, Md. U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) scientist are developing a new quantum sensor, which uses atoms that when excited rise to usually high energy levels.

Unmanned

High-resolution imaging sensor developed for the Office of Naval Research - News

November 02, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems UTC Aerospace Systems

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Engineers at UTC Aerospace Systems? Sensors Unlimited business unit developed a high-resolution indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) Near Infrared/Shortwave Infrared (NIR/SWIR) imaging sensor under a contract with the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR).

Unmanned

Counter-UAV radar selected to meet current U.S. Army needs - News

November 02, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TEWKSBURY, Mass. Officials at Raytheon received a $191 million contract from the U.S. Army for Ku-band radio frequency radars. The contract fulfills an immediate U.S. Army operational need for a counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (counter-UAV) radar.

Comms

New genetically engineered spider silk strain developed for the Army - News

November 01, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. engineers developed genetically engineered silkworms that match the physical properties required for applications in protective textiles under an ongoing U.S. Army contract.

Unmanned

Autonomous flight control demonstrated via Sikorsky, DARPA ALIAS tech - News

November 01, 2018

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

FORT EUSTIS, Va. The U.S. Army and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) completed a demonstration where Army pilots exercised supervised autonomy to direct an optionally-piloted helicopter (OPV) through a series of missions to demonstrate technology developed by DARPA and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company.

Cyber

Northrop Grumman to act as Unified Platform systems coordinator for USCYBERCOM program - News

October 31, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md. U.S. Air Force officials -- the acting acquisition authority for the U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) Unified Platform program -- selected Northrop Grumman Corp. to serve as the program's Unified Platform systems coordinator under a contract valued an estimated $54.6 million.

Radar/EW

Low power laser demonstrator gets funding extension from MDA - News

October 31, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Missile Defense Agency

SUNNYVALE, Calif. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) officials extended a contract with Lockheed Martin by nine-months to continue development of its Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD) missile interceptor concept. The contract extension is worth approximately $25.5 million.