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Avionics

U.S. Navy signs $2.4 billion P-8A Poseidon contract with Boeing - News

February 01, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

ARLINGTON, Va. Boeing signed a $2.4 billion production contract with the U.S. Navy for the development of the next 19 P-8A Poseidon aircraft.

Avionics

GECO Avionics acquired by Mercury Systems - News

January 31, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Mercury Systems

ANDOVER, Mass. Officials at Mercury Systems, inc. completed the acquisition of safety-critical avionics and mission computing solutions provider, GECO Avionics, LLC.

Unmanned

Robot system upgrades and sustainment contract won by Endeavor Robotics - News

January 31, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Endeavor Robotics

BOSTON. U.S. Army officials selected Endeavor Robotics for a firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to modernize and maintain its existing fleet of robot platforms. The five-year contract is potentially worth $32.4 million.

Unmanned

F-Model missiles begin full rate production to replace the FGM-148E - News

January 31, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

ORLANDO, Fla. Department of Defense (DoD) officials selected Raytheon/Lockheed Martin's Javelin Joint Venture for the production of 2,100 F-Model (FGM-148F) missiles.

Cyber

Perspecta Labs tests cyber-weapon hunting tech in DARPA's power cybersecurity exercise - News

January 30, 2019

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

CHANTILLY, Va. Perspecta Labs -- a research unit at Perspecta Inc. -- participated in seven-day exercise under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency?s (DARPA) Liberty Eclipse Phase II exercise in collaboration with the Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security to test grid recovery tools during a staged, multi-faceted cyberattack on a U.S. power grid.

Radar/EW

Lockheed Martin to leverage Silent CROW to develop cyber/EW system - News

January 30, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Maryland. Lockheed Martin officials signed a Prototype Project Agreement through an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with Consortium Management Group (CMG) on behalf of Consortium for Command, Control and Communications in Cyberspace (C5). The contract is valued at $18 million.

Radar/EW

Moog, Unibap AB agreement to focus on delivering AI processing tech to U.S. defense market - News

January 30, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Moog Space and Defense Group

TEMPE, Ariz. Moog Space and Defense Group and Unibap AB officials entered into an agreement for Moog to market Unibap?s Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing technology to the U.S. market.

Unmanned

UAS developer Aeryon Labs Inc. acquired by FLIR Systems - News

January 30, 2019

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

WILSONVILLE, Ore. Developer of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) Aeryon Labs Inc. has been acquired by FLIR Systems, Inc for $200 million.

Avionics

Greek P-3B aircraft to start computing modernization efforts - News

January 29, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems CP Technologies

SAN DIEGO. CP Technologies -- formerly known as Chassis Plans -- received a contract to modernize and update the mission control computers in the Greek P-3B aircraft used by the Hellenic navy and air force.

Cyber

B.E.A.T. and Enlighten IT partner under cyber analytics USAF contract - News

January 29, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Enlighten Business Enabled Acquisition & Technology (B.E.A.T. LLC)

LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Maryland. Enlighten IT Consulting, LLC -- a business unit at MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB), an Alion company -- is partnering with Business Enabled Acquisition & Technology (B.E.A.T. LLC) on a contract award for the U.S. Air Force (USAF).

Radar/EW

SubT intergeneration challenge to test concept of first nine teams - News

January 29, 2019

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

ARLINGTON, Va. Nine teams qualified to compete in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Subterranean (SubT) Challenge.

Avionics

Avionics GPU, display solution released by CoreAVI, NAI, and DDC-I partnership - News

January 29, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Core Avionics & Industrial, Inc. (COREAVI) North Atlantic Industries DDC-I

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Core Avionics & Industrial (CoreAVI), Arm, North Atlantic Industries (NAI), and DDC-I partnered to deliver an integrated safety-critical display and Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) computing solution designed for next-generation avionics systems.

Comms

MilSource releases Techaya MILTECH 8P rugged USB charger - News

January 29, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems MilSource

LOS ANGELES. MilSource officials released the Techaya?s MILTECH 8P, an ultra-compact rugged USB charger for mobile military platforms such as tanks, planes, armored, and personnel vehicles.

Comms

DARPA's mini-antenna will test emerging sensor and satellite concepts in LEO - News

January 25, 2019

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

ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is readying for a late-February 2019 launch of a prototype antenna it calls the Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2); the prototype is intended to space-qualify a new type of membrane reflectarray antenna. The antenna, made of an extremely thin Kapton membrane, is packed tightly stowed for launch and then deploys to its full size of 2.25 meters in diameter once it reaches low Earth orbit (LEO).

A.I.

NGA awards BAE Systems five-year contract for intel, analytics support - News

January 25, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

FORT BELVOIR, Va. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded BAE Systems a five-year, $250 million contract to continue providing full-motion Video (FMV) advanced analytic services, training, and intelligence production support to the agency; NGA's task in this area is to analyze FMV feeds to provide actionable intelligence in the pursuit of national security.