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Lockheed Martin wins $413 million JASSM-ER production contract - News

June 05, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

ORLANDO, Fla. U.S. Air Force officials selected Lockheed Martin for a $413.8 million contract for Lot 15 production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)-Extended Range (ER) version.

Comms

Cubic selected to deliver secure networking equipment for U.S. Special Operation Command - News

June 05, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems DTECH Labs Cubic

SAN DIEGO. DTECH Labs (DTECH) officials, a Cubic Corp. subsidiary, received two delivery orders to support the U.S. Special Operations Command?s Tactical Local Area Network (TACLAN).

Unmanned

AeroVironment to provide Wasp AE systems to Australian Defence Force - News

June 05, 2017

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

MONROVIA, Calif. Australian Defence Force (ADF) officials selected AeroVironment, Inc. to deliver its Wasp AE system under a three-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract worth an estimated $36.5 million. The contract also includes training and logistic support for up to ten years.

Unmanned

BAE Systems to develop tech that enables multi-mission UAS with single, multifunction payloads - News

June 05, 2017

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

ARLINGTON, Va. Under two contracts with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), BAE Systems engineers will develop technology that enables compact unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to conduct multiple mission tasks with single, multifunction payloads that can adapt to changing battlefield situations and mission needs in real-time. The contracts have a combined worth of $5.4 million.

Radar/EW

DARPA, SIA initiative aims to advance transformative semiconductor technologies - News

June 02, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

WASHINGTON. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) are teaming to work on a $75 million project -- contained in the Department of Defense (DoD) proposed FY 2018 budget -- in support of a new public/private ?electronics resurgence? initiative.

Unmanned

Navy tests real-time mine-detecting UASs - News

June 02, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. The US Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) has embarked on testing an aerial mine-detection unmanned aerial system (UAS) with a twist: The UAS being tested would provide warfighters with real-time threat identification during combat operations.

Unmanned

Harris will supply Boeing P8-A aircraft with sonobuoy launchers - News

June 01, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Harris Corporation

MELBOURNE, Fla. Harris Corporation has been awarded contracts to provide Boeing with sonobuoy launching technology for the U.S. Navy?s P-8A anti-submarine aircraft, built by Boeing.

Cyber

General Dynamics wins $244 million Navy training services contract - News

June 01, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics Information Technology

FAIRFAX, Va. General Dynamics Information Technology -- a business unit of General Dynamics -- has obtained the training services contract for the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division in Virginia. The single-award contract is valued at approximately $244 million for a one-year base period, with four optional additional years.

Unmanned

Army tests Stinger missile with proximity fuzes, impacting small UAV targets - News

June 01, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. The U.S. Army completed a test with Raytheon's Stinger anti-air missiles equipped with new proximity fuzes. During the test, the proximity fuzes intercepted an MQM-170C Outlaw and an unidentified smaller system, two small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Comms

Chief of Naval Research concept challenge calls for innovative ideas for the future - News

June 01, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. The Chief of Naval Research (CNR) issued a challenges asking for innovative ideas to support future U.S. Navy and Marine Corps troops. The submissions deadline is June 30, 2017 and officials will announce the finalists at the Naval Future Force S&T Expo held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. on July 20-21.

Comms

Trump DoD budget request jumps more than $50 billion over previous year - News

May 31, 2017

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

WASHINGTON. The Trump Administration released its proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget request for the Department of Defense (DoD) of $639.1 billion, $574.5 billion in the base budget and $64.6 billion in the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) budget. This is an overall increase of nearly 9 percent over FY 2017?s $586.7 billion total.

Comms

QinetiQ & Rockwell Collins sign agreement with focus on next-gen satellite navigation receivers - News

May 31, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Qinetiq Rockwell Collins

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. QinetiQ and Rockwell Collins officials signed a global alliance agreement to collaborate on the development of next-generation, multi-constellation open service and secure Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. The effort will support the mission needs of military, government, and critical national infrastructure.

Cyber

Charles River to build decision-support tools for Missile Defense Agency - News

May 31, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Charles River Analytics

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) selected Charles River Analytics Inc., to build decision-support tools as part of a continuing research and development (R&D) project for improving performance through effective teaming of humans and automation.

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L3 acquires Open Water Power, expands UUV portfolio - News

May 31, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems L3 Technologies

NEW YORK. Officials at L3 Technologies completed the acquisition of Open Water Power Inc. on May 19, 2017. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but the division will be integrated into L3's Sensor Systems business segment under the new name: L3 Open Water Power.

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Missile defense test successfully intercepts ICBM target - News

May 31, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

VANDENBURG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) -- in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force 30th Space Wing, the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense, and U.S. Northern Command -- reports the successful interception of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) target during a test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the nation's ballistic missile defense system.