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Unmanned

Air Force tests Minuteman III missile with launch from Vandenburg AFB - News

August 02, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. A team of Air Force Global Strike Command personnel from the 90th Missile Wing (headquartered at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming) launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) equipped with a single test reentry vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on August 2 at 2:10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.

Comms

Navy, Oak Ridge unveil first 3-D printed submarine hull - News

August 01, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY, Tenn. The U.S. Navy recently unveiled the military's first 3D-printed submarine hull, a joint project between the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF), the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE), and the U.S. Navy?s Disruptive Technology Lab.

Cyber

Researchers discover burstiness and strong memory combination in cyber intrusions - News

August 01, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

ADELPHI, Md. U.S Army Research Laboratory (ARL) researchers discovered that the process of intrusion detection in computer networks exhibits a significant degree of burstiness as well as strong memory.

Radar/EW

GA-EMS will begin testing on 10 megajoule railgun - News

August 01, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems

SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that its new 10 megajoule (MJ) medium-range, multimission railgun system has completed final assembly and factory-acceptance test and will be transported to Dugway Proving Ground in Utah to begin testing.

Unmanned

Study predicts global antidrone market will reach $1.5 billion by 2023 - News

August 01, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

SEATTLE. The worldwide market for antidrone technology is expected to grow from $342.6 million in 2016 to $1.5 billion by 2023, at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.9 percent, between 2017 and 2023, according to new research from MarketsandMarkets.

Avionics

Boeing sets up new avionics and electronics unit - News

July 31, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

CHICAGO. Aerospace company Boeing has announced the creation of a new group that will make flight controls and other electronics for military and civilian aircraft that are currently made by outside suppliers.

Comms

Cubic outfits Australian air force with combat training information pods - News

July 31, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cubic

SAN DIEGO. Cubic Global Defense reports that it has outfitted the Royal Australian Air Force?s (RAAF's) Hawk 127 fleet with more than 60 P5 Combat Training Systems (CTS/TCTS) with Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) pods.

Avionics

First aircraft launch and recovery performed aboard the newly commissioned USS Ford - News

July 31, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The U.S. Navy performed the first successful launch and recovery of a fighter jet aboard its newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during a brief test event held July 28.

Comms

Call for papers issued for Aviation Electronics Europe conference - News

July 28, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

MUNICH, Germany. Aviation Electronics Europe (AEE) officials issued a call for papers for the annual AEE conference held in Europe on June 19 and 20, 2018. The deadline to submit abstracts for consideration is November 10, 2017.

Avionics

U.S. Army Chinook helicopters undergo modernization effort to increase lifting power - News

July 28, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

PHILADELPHIA. U.S. Army officials tasked Boeing to build and test three Army CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters as part of a modernization effort. The contract is valued at $276 million and is expected to validate technology advancements that will increase the helicopter?s lifting power.

Comms

Research of aerospace systems technologies contract won by Infoscitex - News

July 28, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Infoscitex

DAYTON, Ohio. Infoscitex Corp. (IST), a DCS Corp. subsidiary, received a contract modification on its indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Research of Aerospace Systems Technologies (RAST) contract. The contract is valued at $70 million.

Radar/EW

Marine Corps orders 23 additional aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles from Oshkosh Defense - News

July 28, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Oshkosh Defense

OSHKOSH, Wis. Oshkosh Defense has obtained a delivery order valued at more than $16 million from the U.S. Marine Corps for an additional 23 P-19R Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) vehicles.

Avionics

Gentex wins $13 million contract to deliver Apache aviator integrated helmets - News

July 28, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Gentex Corp.

CARBONDALE, Pa. Personal-protection/situational-awareness gear maker Gentex Corporation has won a $13 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army for the delivery of Apache Aviator Integrated Helmets (AAIH).

Avionics

Team completes electromagnetic testing on the KC-46 tanker - News

July 27, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

EVERETT, Wash. The Boeing-built KC-46 tanker has completed electromagnetic testing. This testing evaluates the aircraft?s ability to safely operate through electromagnetic fields produced by radars, radio towers, and other systems under mission conditions.

Radar/EW

Leonardo DRS to deliver combat computing upgrades to Australian army - News

July 27, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leonardo DRS

ARLINGTON, Va. Australian army officials selected Leonardo DRS to provide its Battle Management System (BMS) hardware, called the Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS) for the army's M1A1SA main battle tanks and associated combat vehicles.