Industry News

Radar/EW

RADA radar included in bid for U.S. Army equipment package for Stryker tank - News

July 06, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems RADA Electronic Industries

SILVER SPRING, Md. RADA Electronic Industries announced that its Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR) will be integrated into the Leonardo DRS mission equipment package (MEP) solution for the U.S. Army?s Initial Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) capability.

Comms

L3 sells its Vertex Aerospace business units - News

July 06, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems L3 Technologies

NEW YORK. L3 Technologies officials completed the previously announced sale of its Vertex Aerospace businesses to American Industrial Partners for $540 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments.

Unmanned

NATO ESSM Block 2 intercepts aerial target in flight test - News

July 06, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

POINT MUGU, Calif. U.S. Navy officials announced the NATO Seasparrow Project Office recently completed a flight test of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2, intercepting a BQM-74E aerial target.

Radar/EW

Lincad selected to supply batteries to U.K. Ministry of Defense - News

July 05, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leidos

ASH VALE, Surrey. Team Leidos officials placed an order with U.K. supplier of power management systems Lincad for a range of primary cells and batteries for the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD).

Comms

Northrop Grumman to extend support for Air Force EPS CAPS program - News

July 05, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

MCLEAN, Va. U.S. Air Force officials signed the DD-250 last fall formally accepting the the Enhanced Polar System (EPS) Control and Planning Segment (CAPS) program from Northrop Grumman, officials announced. This milestone marks the completion of a five-year effort to design, develop, test, and deliver the EPS CAPS for the Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate (MILSATCOM) and the beginning of a new effort, valued at $23 million, to extend the company?s support role through December 2018.

Cyber

Army intelligence training systems subcontract support won by KeyW - News

July 05, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems KeyW Holding Corporation

HANOVER, Md. KeyW Holding Corp. officials received a subcontract task order from Lockheed Martin to provide global support for U.S. Army Intelligence Training Systems. The multimillion task order spans over the next six years with the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO-STRI) as the primary customer for this new work.

Cyber

Army launches prize challenge aimed at small business sector and start-ups - News

July 04, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

ADELPHI, Md. U.S. Army officials are launching a prize challenge aimed at the small business sector. The Expeditionary Technology Search (xTechSearch) is an effort to engage with the non-defense traditional business sector and start-ups, driving American innovation for Army challenges and modernization efforts as well as spurring economic growth.

Comms

Oshkosh to deliver 1,574 JLTVs with recent $484 million order - News

July 03, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Oshkosh Defense

OSHKOSH, Wis. U.S. Army officials placed a $484 million order for 1,574 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) from Oshkosh Defense, LLC.

Radar/EW

U.K. Ministry of Defence selects Leonardo for pre-flight threat simulation support contract - News

July 03, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leonardo

ROME, Italy. The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) selected Leonardo for a sustainment contract to deliver in-service support for its pre-flight threat simulation equipment, currently being used on the Typhoon, Tornado, Merlin, Wildcat, Chinook and C130J platforms. The contract will run over a five year period from 2018 until 2022.

Radar/EW

L3 Technologies acquires Applied Defense Solutions - News

July 03, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems L3 Technologies

NEW YORK. L3 Technologies has acquired Applied Defense Solutions (ADS), an aerospace engineering, software development, and space situational awareness company.

Unmanned

Autonomous technology headed to the battlefield thanks to U.S. Army, Oshkosh deal - News

July 03, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Oshkosh Defense

OSHKOSH, Wis. Oshkosh Defense, an Oshkosh Corporation, has won a $49 million contract from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to integrate existing palletized load system (PLS) vehicles with scalable autonomous technology as part of the U.S. Army?s Expedient Leader Follower (ExLF) program.

Avionics

Bell Boeing receives $4.1 billion contract modification for V-22B aircraft production - News

July 02, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

PHILADELPHIA. Naval Air Systems Command officials at Patuxent River, Maryland modified an existing contract with Bell Boeing Joint Program Office in Amarillo, Texas to convert the previously awarded V-22 tiltrotor aircraft advance acquisition contract (N00019-17-C-0015) to a fixed-price-incentive-fee multiyear contract.

Radar/EW

Army taps Raytheon for laser weapon design work on FMTVs - News

July 02, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

MCKINNEY, Texas. U.S. Army officials tapped Raytheon to develop a preliminary design of a 100 kW class laser weapon system that will integrate onboard the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTVs). The contract is worth an estimated $10 million.

Radar/EW

BAE Systems to build, deliver frigates for Australian naval fleet in $25.7 billion deal - News

July 02, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

EDINBURGH, Australia. BAE Systems has been selected by the Australian government as the preferred tenderer for the SEA 5000 program to deliver nine future frigates for the Royal Australian Navy. The overall announced program is expected to be in the region of AU $35 billion (approximately $25.7 billion) for the design, build, and support of the ships.

Radar/EW

U.S. Army signs $33.8 million contract for tactical ground vehicles - News

July 02, 2018

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

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has won a $33.8 million contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command to produce Army Ground Mobility Vehicles (AGMV) and associated kits.