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Avionics

F-35 electronic warfare systems readiness contract won by BAE Systems - News

May 22, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin BAE Systems

NASHUA, N.H. Lockheed Martin officials selected BAE Systems to ensure the readiness of critical electronic warfare (EW) systems on the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. Under the five-year contract, BAE Systems will manage the supply chain and establish the infrastructure necessary to make sure the systems are mission capable and available to warfighters.

Cyber

Charles River Analytics is using game-theoretic tools to identify cyber vulnerabilities - News

May 22, 2018

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

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. For the Game-Theoretic Reasoning and Analysis of Vulnerability (GRAVITY) effort, Charles River Analytics is developing a cyber defense tool for the U.S. Air Force that will identifying vulnerabilities in strategic systems and increasing these systems? resilience to cyberattacks.

A.I.

NAWCAD engineer working with AI to sort radar interference - News

May 22, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. An engineer at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is working on developing an artificial intelligence (AI) system that could potentially teach itself how to recognize and remove external interference from radar signals.

Unmanned

UAS win: $38 million for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions - News

May 22, 2018

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

SACRAMENTO, Calif. Security implementation company Kratos Defense & Security Solutions reports that its Unmanned Systems Division (KUSD) recently won approximately $38 million in high-performance unmanned aerial drone aircraft, systems, and related product contract awards.

Avionics

Graphics module aimed at use in avionics, video streaming, surveillance - News

May 21, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems EIZO Rugged Solutions

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. Ruggedized graphics/video company Eizo Rugged Solutions has released its Condor GR4 3U VPX 3G-SDI capture board, a rugged single-slot graphics/capture board with four 3G-SDI inputs and outputs that the company intends for use in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) applications such as avionics, manned and unmanned video streaming, and security/surveillance.

Unmanned

Raytheon next-gen mine-neutralization system leverages Sparton tech - News

May 21, 2018

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company Sparton Navigation & Exploration

DELEON SPRINGS, Florida. Sparton Corp. and Raytheon are joining hands design, test, and deploy the next-generation Barracuda Mine Neutralization system.

Unmanned

Turkish navy gets autonomous underwater vehicle upgrade from Teledyne Gavia - News

May 18, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Teledyne Gavia

REYKJAVIK, Iceland. Teledyne Gavia announced that it recently delivered Teledyne Blueview MB2250 modules and associated Teledyne PDS software for all Gavia autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) operated by the Turkish Navy Mine Countermeasures Command in Erdek, Turkey.

A.I.

DARPA, Polaris Alpha teaming to develop AI for the battlefield - News

May 18, 2018

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

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Technology provider Polaris Alpha has won a $2.3 million subcontract to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as the agency seeks to develop new artificial intelligence (AI) tools for fast-changing battlefield environments.

Cyber

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers taps Leidos for a $239.5 million IT task order - News

May 17, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leidos

RESTON, Va. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Alabama selected Leidos for a task order to deliver information technology (IT) support services to more than 37,000 USACE customers around the world.

Cyber

Full operational capability achieved by Cyber Mission Force - News

May 17, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cyber Command

FORT MEADE, Md. U.S. Cyber Command (Cybercom) officials announced that all 133 mission force teams achieved full operation capability ahead of schedule.

Cyber

U.S. Army contracts for predeployment training for troops - News

May 17, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leidos

RESTON, Va. Science and technology engineering firm Leidos has won a prime contract potentially worth $210 million from the U.S. Army Contracting Command ? Orlando to develop and provide simulated training environments for troops before they deploy to a battlefield environment.

Avionics

USMC takes delivery of first CH053 King Stallion helicopter from Sikorsky - News

May 17, 2018

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

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, reports that it delivered the first CH-53 King Stallion helicopter to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), the first of an expected 200 helicopters for the Marines' fleet.

A.I.

SRI International to focus in biological memory in AI applications under DARPA L2M program - News

May 16, 2018

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

MENLO PARK, Calif. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials selected SRI International to develop a next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) system able to learn continuously and apply that learning to become better and more reliable at performing new tasks. The contract will be supported under DARPA?s Lifelong Learning Machines (L2M) Program.

Radar/EW

ADI releases chip that reduces SWaP footprint in military applications - News

May 16, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Analog Devices

NORWOOD, Mass. Officials at Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) released an integrated, active antenna beamforming chip that allows designers to replace bulky, mechanically steered antenna platforms with a compact, solid-state solution for phased array radar and communications systems.

Unmanned

ERAPSCO joint venture awarded $70.3 million in Navy sonobuoy contracts - News

May 16, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Ultra Electronics Holdings and Sparton Corporation

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. and SCHAUMBURG, Ill. Ultra Electronics Holdings and Sparton Corporation have won subcontracts valued at $70.3 million under their ERAPSCO joint venture for the manufacture and delivery of sonobuoys for the U.S. Navy.