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A.I.
AI and blockchain-powered airspace-management tool will aid autonomous-vehicle traffic - News
November 21, 2018
AUSTIN, Texas. Boeing and SparkCognition have announced that they will launch SkyGrid, a new company that aims to develop a software platform to ensure the safe, secure integration of autonomous cargo and passenger air vehicles in the global airspace.
Unmanned
Tinker, Edwards AFB to lead support on USAF B-21 Raider development - News
November 20, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Air Force officials selected the Tinker Air Force Base (AFB) in Oklahoma and Edwards AFB in California to support the B-21 Raider.
Radar/EW
USAF E-8C Joint STARS TSSR FY 19 contract won by Northrop Grumman - News
November 20, 2018
ELBOURNE, Fla. and ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. U.S. Air Force officials selected Northrop Grumman Corp. for Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR) of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) fleet. The contract spans for a 12-month period and is valued at $330 million.
Avionics
USAF fixed-wing helmet improvement challenge chooses finalists, moves to next phase - News
November 20, 2018
LAS VEGAS. AFWERX -- the U.S. Air Force?s program dedicated to solving some of the toughest problems it faces via collaborations between the nation?s top intrapreneurs, industry experts, academic professionals, and nontraditional contributors -- recently hosted innovators who submitted components, materials, and technologies specifically aimed at improving the USAF Fixed Wing Helmet used by its pilots and aircrew.
Unmanned
Military UAV market to be worth $26.8 billion by 2025, study says - News
November 20, 2018
NORTHBROOK, Ill. The global market for military drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is projected to grow from $12.1 billion in 2018 to $26.8 billion by 2025, at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.00 percent from 2018 to 2025, according to a new study by MarketsandMarkets, "Military Drones Market by Type, Application (ISRT, Delivery and Transportation, Combat Operations, Battle Damage Management), Range (VLOS, EVLOS, BLOS), Propulsion Type, Launching Mode, Endurance, MTOW, Region - Global Forecast to 2025."
Radar/EW
Video-processing, HPEC solutions for military users emerge from Abaco-EIZO collab - News
November 20, 2018
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. and ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. Abaco Systems and EIZO Rugged Solutions have announced that they are collaborating on products that will result in Abaco expanding its existing NVIDIA-based board and system family.
Comms
U.S. Air Force to use blockchain platform for logistics, supply chain - News
November 16, 2018
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Officials at the U.S. Air Force selected SIMBA Chain Inc. to provide its blockchain platform to securely scale the service's additive manufacturing supply chain.
Radar/EW
U.S. Army selects next generation multispectral camouflage system - News
November 16, 2018
WASHINGTON. U.S. Army officials selected Fibrotex USA Inc. for a 10-year indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to under the U.S. Army?s Next-Generation Ultra-Light Camouflage Netting System (ULCANS) program. The award is valued at $480 million.
Radar/EW
USAF, Air National Guard F-16 to be equipped with Rockwell Collins' anti-jam receivers - News
November 16, 2018
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (USAF AFLCMC) officials tasked Rockwell Collins to provide its latest-generation of Digital GPS Anti-Jam Receiver (DIGAR) to integrate into the U.S. Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve F-16 aircraft that are operating in contested environments.
Avionics
Boeing selects NAI's flight control computer for its RASCAL helicopter - News
November 16, 2018
BOHEMIA, N.Y. Boeing officials selected North Atlantic Industries' (NAI) dual-redundant, Flight Control Computer (FCC) for the RASCAL Research Helicopter.
Radar/EW
DARPA dives into developing high-bandwidth optical signaling technologies - News
November 15, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are launching a new program called Photonics in the Package for Extreme Scalability (PIPES), which aims to enable future system scalability by developing high-bandwidth optical signaling technologies for digital microelectronics.
Unmanned
Republic of Korea to receive Global Hawk training, sustainment services - News
November 15, 2018
HERNDON, Va. Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) officials tapped Northrop Grumman to provide contractor logistics support (CLS) to the Republic of Korea?s Global Hawks, which are high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
A.I.
Human/machine interaction and the autonomous future - News
November 15, 2018
NEWPORT, R.I. Human/ machine interaction technologies took center stage at year?s U.S. Navy Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX). The event, which took place during August 2018 in Newport, Rhode Island, showcase innovative and next-generation defense technologies in action, giving the end user a glimpse into the near future.
Unmanned
Drone AI challenge launches via Herox platform, global participants encouraged - News
November 14, 2018
OTTAWA. Lockheed Martin's AlphaPilot Innovation Challenge has officially launched through the HeroX platform and is accepting applications in the U.S. and around the world, officials announce. Deadline for entires is February 28, 2019.
Cyber
DARPA taps Perspecta to develop technologies under ConSec program - News
November 13, 2018
CHANTILLY, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials selected Perspecta Labs, a research unit at Perspecta Inc., to support the Agency's Configuration Security (ConSec) program. The contract is valued at $5.4 million consisting of three phases over a three-and-a-half year performance period.
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