Industry News

A.I.

Predicting geopolitical events with greater accuracy the goal of IARPA, Raytheon project - News

July 30, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)

Unmanned

Unmanned battlefield convoys to get prototypes, testing - News

July 30, 2018

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

DALLAS. Lockheed Martin has won a contract with the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to act as the Integrated Systems Developer for its Expedient Leader Follower (ExLF) program.

Comms

Army tasks General Dynamics to upgrade 100 M1A1 Abrams tanks - News

July 30, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. U.S. Army officials selected General Dynamics Land Systems to upgrade an additional 100 M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks to the M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3 (SEPv3) configuration.

Unmanned

Army researchers create 3D shape-shifting robotics that can crawl, roll, jump - News

July 27, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

ADELPHI, Md. The Army's Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN), located at MIT, developed a 3D printing platform that can enable both the modeling and design of complex magnetically actuated devices.

Comms

Deepwave releases AI radio developed for RF deep learning applications - News

July 27, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Deepwave Digital, Inc.

PHILADELPHIA. Deepwave Digital, Inc. officials released the Artificial Intelligence Radio - Transceiver (AIR-T), a software-defined radio (SDR) designed and developed for radio frequency (RF) deep learning applications.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy receives 150th shipboard IFF antenna from BAE Systems - News

July 27, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

HUDSON, N.H. To date, U.S. Navy officials received 150 OE-120 Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) antennas from BAE Systems used by sailors to identify friendly aircraft and vessels, and supports shipboard air traffic management systems for both IFF and secondary surveillance radars.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy orders additional Sea Giraffe AMB radar units - News

July 27, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Saab

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Saab has received an additional order from the U.S. Navy to supply the Sea Giraffe AMB multimode radar (MMR) system for the U.S. Coast Guard?s newest class of ship, the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC).

Radar/EW

Army chooses contractor for sensors, night vision applications - News

July 26, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems MicroTech

TYSON'S CORNER, Va. MicroTech has been chosen as a prime contractor to the U.S. Army Rapid Acquisition for Materials for Prototyping (RAMP) contract, a $192 million multiple award contract that develops, prototypes, evaluates, and provides worldwide technical and field support of advanced research and development (R&D) and specialized sensors for the Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) and other agencies.

Radar/EW

Army looks to SRC for next-generation electronic warfare systems - News

July 25, 2018

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

SYRACUSE, N.Y. U.S. Army officials tapped SRC, Inc. for a $32 million contract to deliver next-generation, multimission electronic warfare systems.

Cyber

Silicon Valley startup company is selected for a $37.6 million cyber contract - News

July 25, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Expanse

SAN FRANCISCO. Officials at the U.S. Navy's Space and Warfare Command selected cybersecurity startup Qadium for a $37.6 million cyber contract.

Comms

MIDS-LVT block Upgrade 2 retrofit order awarded to Viasat - News

July 25, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems ViaSat

CARLSBAD, Calif. Telecommunications company Viasat has won a six-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the U.S. government -- valued at up to $85.5 million -- for Block Upgrade 2 (BU2) hardware and software upgrades and support services to their Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminal (MIDS-LVT) Link 16 radio sets.

Cyber

Using intelligent systems to enhance troops' operational effectiveness - News

July 25, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Charles River Analytics

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Charles River Analytics is leading a team that aims to build a toolkit for the U.S. Army to help analyze fatigue and other stressors that can negatively affect mission outcomes.

Radar/EW

Raytheon's StormBreaker weapon begins operational testing - News

July 24, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

Cyber

Neuromorphic digital synaptic super computer is unveiled by IBM, AFRL - News

July 24, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems IBM

ROME RESEARCH LABS, New York. IBM and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) officials showcased the world's largest neuromorphic digital synaptic super computer at AFRL's Information Directorate Advanced Computing Applications Lab in Rome, New York.

Comms

U.S. Army adds $12.5 million-plus to comms contracts with Comtech - News

July 24, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Comtech Telecommunications

MELVILLE, N.Y. Comtech Telecommunications announced that its Command & Control Technologies group -- part of Comtech?s Government Solutions segment -- received orders in excess of $12.5 million on the previously announced three-year $123.6 million contract to provide ongoing sustainment services for the AN/TSC-198A SNAP [Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) and Non-classified Internet Protocol Router (NIPR) Access Point] very small aperture terminals (VSATs).