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SiOnyx to deliver night vision cameras for IVAS program - News

January 18, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems SiOnyx, LLC

BEVERLY, Mass. U.S. Army officials selected SiOnyx, LLC. to deliver its digital night vision cameras for the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program. The contract is worth $19.9 million.

Radar/EW

F/A-18 classic Hornet fleet begins AESA radar upgrade in 2020 - News

January 18, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) officials selected Raytheon's APG-79(v)4 AESA radar to equip its F/A-18C/D classic Hornet fleet.

Avionics

Avionics from Collins Aerospace will ride on NASA's QueSST demonstrator aircraft - News

January 17, 2019

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

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Collins Aerospace has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide avionics for NASA's new X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft; Lockheed Martin is developing the X-59 in order for NASA to collect data that could make supersonic commercial travel over land possible through low-sonic-boom technology.

Avionics

Tactical Air Support's F-5AT aircraft to incorporate Curtiss-Wright's data recorder, computer - News

January 17, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Curtiss-Wright

ASHBURN, Va. Tactical Air Support, Inc. officials signed a contract with Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions -- a Curtiss-Wright business unit -- to provide a cockpit accessible rugged data recorder and a pre-integrated mission computer to upgrade its fleet of F-5AT Tiger II military supersonic tactical fighters.

Comms

USMC's communication system to be upgraded in new IWRP agreement - News

January 17, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Advanced Technology International (ATI)

CHARLESTON, S.C. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic selected Advanced Technology International (ATI) for the first prototype project agreement (PPA) under the Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) for the Information Warfare Research Project (IWRP). The contract is valued at $1.3 million.

Radar/EW

High-power amplifiers selected for U.S. Navy's Next Generation Jammer - News

January 17, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Comtech PST Corp.

MELVILLE, N.Y. Northrop Grumman officials placed a multimillion dollar order with Comtech PST Corp. -- Comtech Telecommunications Corp.'s subsidiary -- to provide solid-state, high-power RF amplifier systems for use on the U.S. Navy?s Next Generation Jammer ? Low Band (NGJ-LB) Demonstration of Existing Technologies (DET).

Comms

SAIC, Engility complete merger - News

January 16, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems SAIC

RESTON, Va. & CHANTILLY, Va. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) officials announced the completion of its merger with Engility Holdings, Inc. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Engility became a wholly-owned subsidiary of SAIC.

Unmanned

Torpedo-countermeasure contract for up to $36 million signed by Leidos, U.S. Navy - News

January 16, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leidos

RESTON, Va. Leidos has signed a contract with the U.S. Navy?s Naval Sea Systems Command to develop torpedo countermeasure technologies for submarine defense. If all options are exercised, the single-award, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a two-year base period of performance, three one-year option years, and a potential value of approximately $36 million.

Comms

L3 Technologies selected for USSOCOM contract for EOTech optics - News

January 16, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems L3 Technologies

NEW YORK. U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) officials selected L3 Technologies to provide close-quarters sights and clip-on magnifiers from its EOTech business unit for the Miniature Aiming System-Day Optics suite. The contract is worth approximately $26.3 million.

Radar/EW

Air Force calls for submissions for Air Force Pitch Day effort - News

January 16, 2019

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

ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Air Force officials are looking to invest up to $40 million and are asking for submissions from start-ups and small businesses as part of a larger rapid contracting effort. The event -- Air Force Pitch day -- is modeled after commercial investment pitch competitions to deliver a faster, smarter approach to compete for ideas in the accelerating technology ecosystem.

A.I.

Fog computing platform to leverage AI, machine learning capabilities - News

January 16, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Technica Corp.

DULLES, Va. Officials at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and Technica Corp. entered into cooperative agreement to support the Distributed Processing in Heterogeneous Tactical Environment (DPHTE) program. The research agreement is valued approximately at $1.04 million.

Comms

Airbus to develop satellite bus for DARPA Blackjack program - News

January 16, 2019

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

HERNDON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials selected Airbus Defense and Space Inc. to develop a satellite bus in support of the Blackjack program.

Comms

DoD modifies existing Raytheon contract to exercise options in DDG-1000 program - News

January 15, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

WALTHAM, Mass. Department of Defense (DoD) officials modified an existing contract with Raytheon to exercise integrated logistics support and engineering services options under the DDG 1000 program. The modified contract is worth approximately $72 million.

Unmanned

DHS chooses radiation portal monitors from Smith Detection - News

January 15, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Department of Homeland Security

EDGEWOOD, Md. Officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office (CWMD) tapped Smiths Detection Inc. (SDI) for an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide radiation portal monitors (RPM).

Cyber

Navy Cyber Mission Engineering Support contract won by General Dynamics - News

January 15, 2019

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics Information Technology

FAIRFAX, Va. Officials at the U.S. Navy?s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic selected General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) for the Navy Cyber Mission Engineering Support multiple-award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract.