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Comms

Moving toward tactical information-sharing using commercial smartphones - News

February 06, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Vencore

CHANTILLY, Va. IT engineering firm Vencore won a prime contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to explore and provide technologies for new security models to support information-sharing in tactical coalition environments using commercial handheld devices.

Radar/EW

Air Force team explores electromagnetic spectrum, electronic warfare superiority - News

February 06, 2018

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

WASHINGTON. U.S. Air Force officials assembled the enterprise capability collaboration team that will explore how the service will continue to lead, operate, and integrate electronic warfare (EW) throughout the electromagnetic spectrum (EM).

Comms

MacB selected to support U.S. Central Command under $37 million task order - News

February 06, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems MacAulay-Brown, Inc.

DAYTON, Ohio. MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) officials received a five-year, $37 million task order with the Department of Defense (DoD) Information Analysis Center?s (IAC) Defense Systems Technical Area Task (DS TAT) multi-award contract to support the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) Directorate of Logistics and Engineering (CCJ4).

Unmanned

DARPA autonomous unmanned vessel moves up to Office of Naval Research - News

February 05, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR)

ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) reports successful completion of its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program; it has officially transferred the technology demonstration vessel, christened Sea Hunter, to the Office of Naval Research (ONR).

Unmanned

USAF commits $81 million to modernize missile launch control system - News

February 05, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth $81 million for Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) as the USAF seeks to replace the aging Airborne Launch Control System aboard the E-6B Mercury Airborne Command Post.

Comms

DARPA to host SC2 finale at 2019 Mobile World Congress Americas conference - News

February 05, 2018

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

ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and GSMA officials partnered to host the live Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2) championship event alongside the 2019 Mobile World Congress Americas (MWCA) annual conference and exhibition. The DARPA and GSMA partnership creates an opportunity to display SC2 technologies for the wireless telecommunications community at an accessible, public event.

Comms

Navy taps Gryphon Technologies for engineering services under $83.5 million contract - News

February 05, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Gryphon Technologies LC

WASHINGTON. U.S. Navy officials selected Gryphon Technologies LC for a single-award task order to provide engineering and technical services to the Naval Sea Systems Command Surface Ship Maintenance (NAVSEA 21) Surface Maintenance and Engineering Planning Program (SURFMEPP). The contract is worth an estimated $83.5 million.

Radar/EW

Zumwalt-class destroyer completes acceptance trials - News

February 05, 2018

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

BATH, Maine. The future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) completed acceptance trials on February 1, according to Navy officials.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy commissions USS Omaha littoral combat ship - News

February 05, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Navy

SAN DIEGO. The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS), USS Omaha (LCS 12), during a ceremony on Saturday, February 3, 2018, in San Diego, California.

Avionics

Black Hawk helicopter passes military qualification for digital weapons systems - News

February 05, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

STRATFORD, Conn. Sikorsky Aircraft -- a Lockheed Martin company -- reports that it has completed qualification to military standards for its comprehensive weapons system for S-70M/S-70i Black Hawk helicopters.

Comms

Initial milestone reached for USAF spacecraft enterprise ground services - News

February 02, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

SAN DIEGO. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has completed Phase 1 of an EGS [Enterprise Ground Services] Study Contract in its plan to transition the Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C), the Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) Satellite C2 system, into the EGS.

Cyber

DoD Network Defense Headquarters reaches full operational capability - News

February 01, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

FORT MEADE, Md. The Joint Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DoDIN) -- the U.S. cybercommand component responsible for securing, operating, and defending the Defense Department?s (DoD's) complex infrastructure -- reports that it has achieved full operational capability.

Comms

Market study: Mega-trends in connectivity, surveillance will boost space tech to 2030 and beyond - News

January 31, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Frost & Sullivan

SANTA CLARA, Calif. A new market study by Frost & Sullivan, "The Future of Space, 2030 and Beyond," predicts that space technology will grow at such a pace that by 2030, more than 13,000 satellites will be launched, more than 60 new players will enter the upstream market, and over 130 players will be active in the downstream market.

Radar/EW

Learn about SOSA, HOST & other DoD open architecture initiatives - News

January 30, 2018

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. This webcast of industry experts will cover how various DoD open architecture initiatives such as the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) and Hardware Open Systems Technologies (HOST) are working together to shorten fielding times, lower life cycle costs and promote reuse. Michael Hackert of the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and Jerry Gipper, Executive Director of the VITA Standards Organization will lead this discussion.

Unmanned

Study: UAV market to reach $21.47 billion by 2021 - News

January 30, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems BIS Research

EDINA, Minn. The global unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market was valued at $8.02 billion in 2016, with small UAVs holding the highest share, according to a recent market intelligence report, "Global Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market Value and Volume: Analysis and Forecast (2017-2021)," published by BIS Research.