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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.

Radar/EW

New from TE: High speed products developer kit - News

December 02, 2018

TE Connectivity

Radar/EW

JLTV order valued at $1.69 billion placed by U.S. Army - News

November 30, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Oshkosh Defense

OSHKOSH, Wis. U.S. Army officials placed a $1.69 billion order with Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corp. company, for 6,107 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) and associated installed and packaged kits.

Unmanned

UASs demonstrate autonomy and collaboration with minimal human interface - News

November 30, 2018

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

U.S ARMY, YUMA PROVING GROUND, Arizona. In a recent test series at Yuma Proving Ground, the in Arizona, the Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA?) demonstrated the ability of CODE-equipped unmanned aerial systems (UASs) to adapt and respond to unexpected threats in an antiaccess area denial (A2AD) environment.

Avionics

United Technologies completes acquisition of Rockwell Collins, separates into three independent companies - News

November 29, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems United Technologies

FARMINGTON, Conn. United Technologies Corp. (UTC) has completed its previously announced acquisition of Rockwell Collins and announced its intention to separate its commercial businesses, Otis and Carrier (formerly CCS), into independent entities.

Radar/EW

Program aims to speed maturation of GaN IC technology - News

November 29, 2018

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

MALIBU, Calif. HRL Laboratories has reported progress on its project with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that aims to to significantly advance the technology and manufacturing readiness levels of its leading-edge millimeter-wave (mm-wave) T3 gallium nitride (GaN) electronics.

Radar/EW

NASA awards $2.2 million contract for secondary surveillance radar at Wallops flight center - News

November 29, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Telephonics Corporation

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. Telephonics Corp. has won a $2.2 million contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to replace and upgrade the agency?s existing Airport Surveillance Radar-8 (ASR-8) Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) systems at its Wallops Island Flight Center in Virginia.

Unmanned

DARPA CODE-enabled UAS completes demo in A2AD environment - News

November 29, 2018

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

ARLINGTON, Va. Researchers at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) completed a series of tests at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona for the Agency's Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program. The test series demonstrated the ability of CODE-equipped unmanned aerial systems (UASs) to adapt and respond to unexpected threats in an anti-access area denial (A2AD) environment.

A.I.

AI to augment soldier's strength, endurance via new exoskeleton contract with Lockheed Martin - News

November 29, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

ORLANDO, Fla. Officials at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) selected Lockheed Martin to enhance the ONYX exoskeleton for future soldier demonstrations under a new contract valued at $6.9 million.

Radar/EW

IRST21 Block II sensor system contract won by Lockheed Martin - News

November 29, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing Lockheed Martin

ORLANDO, Fla. Prime contractor Boeing has tapped Lockheed Martin for phase II of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block II Infrared Search and Track (IRST) program for the U.S. Navy. The contract is valued at $108 million.

A.I.

Artificial Intelligence Colloquium aims to foster collaborative efforts in defense community - News

November 28, 2018

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

ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Agency Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials are expanding their efforts in the artificial intelligence (AI) field by hosting an Artificial Intelligence Colloquium (AIC) from March 6-7, 2019 in Alexandria, Virginia.