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Comms

U.S. Navy contracts for communications services at its base in Djibouti, Africa - News

May 16, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rome Research Corporation

ROME, N.Y. Technology and systems provider Rome Research Corp. -- a subsidiary of PAR Technology -- has won a U.S. Navy SeaPort-e task order to provide telecommunications operations and maintenance services at the Global Information Grid facility at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, Africa. The value of the task order is approximately $19.8 million over a one-year base period and four one-year options.

Comms

ARFL calls for new advanced power generation and energy efficient technologies - News

May 15, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. Officials at the Air Force Research Laboratory Advanced Power Technology Office (APTO) is reaching out to industry innovators to enhance energy security and readiness for Air Force installations and military operations.

Unmanned

NRL looks to solar technology to power UAVs - News

May 15, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

SUNNYVALE, Calif. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers will use Alta Devices' solar technology to help power the Hybrid Tiger unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Unmanned

USDOT selects participants in UAS integration pilot program - News

May 15, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao recently announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has chosen 10 state, local, and tribal governments to participate in the DOT's unmanned aircraft aystems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program.

Avionics

NAVAIR signs agreement for support on F-35 fighter program - News

May 15, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Decisive Analytics Corporation

ARLINGTON, Va. Information-technology engineering company Decisive Analytics Corp. (DAC) has won a Blank Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract with NAVAIR Warfare Center Lakehurst, Aircraft Division to provide support to the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO).

Comms

NSF, USAF partnership focuses on scientific and engineering research - News

May 14, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) are teaming up under a new partnership to collaborate on scientific and engineering research to bolster national security.

Unmanned

U.S. Army signs $828 million contract with Lockheed Martin for Lot 13 precision-strike missile delivery - News

May 14, 2018

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

BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin has won an $828 million (not-to-exceed) contract from the U.S. Army for Lot 13 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets and associated equipment.

Comms

Small-satellites launch market may surpass $62 billion by 2030, say analysts - News

May 14, 2018

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

LONDON. Industry analysts at Frost & Sullivan predict that the small-satellite launch market could total or surpass the $62 billion mark by 2030, according to a new report titled "Small-satellite Launch Services Market, Quarterly Update Q1 2018, Forecast to 2030."

Cyber

General Dynamics to deliver Microsoft Office 365 services under CHES contract - News

May 11, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics

FAIRFAX, Va. U.S. Air Force officials selected General Dynamics Information Technology for a sole-source contract to deliver Cloud Hosted Enterprise Services (CHES). The contract is valued at $9 million.

Radar/EW

IEE to manufacture 4.3" control display units - News

May 11, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Industrial Electronic Engineers (IEE)

VAN NUYS, Calif. Manufacturer of enhanced rugged displays for military and aerospace applications Industrial Electronic Engineers (IEE) will manufacture 4.3" Control Display Units (CDUs) for the Technology Applications Program Office (TAPO), which is under the U.S. Army Special Operations Command.

Unmanned

Phase 3 of DARPA's "Gremlins" program: Full-scale demo of multiple low-$, reusable UASs - News

May 11, 2018

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

ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is making progress toward its plan to demonstrate airborne launch and recovery of multiple low-cost, reusable unmanned aerial systems (UASs), which it calls its "Gremlins" program.

Comms

USAF awards $23.9 million contract for ongoing development of comm systems counterthreat tech - News

May 11, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. The U.S. Air Force has granted a contract worth $23.9 million to small engineering firm PreTalen (Dayton, Ohio) for continued development of an automated platform that analyzes wireless communication systems and warns of potential vulnerabilities.

Cyber

Cubic Global Defense gains additional $16 million in game-based training for U.S. Navy - News

May 10, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cubic

ORLANDO. Cubic Corp. announced that its Cubic Global Defense (CGD) business division received eight additional delivery orders -- totaling $16 million -- under an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to deliver immersive game-based courseware to support the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Cubic's Orlando facility is responsible for the development efforts of the Immersive Virtual Shipboard Environment (IVSE) for LCS, in tandem with the U.S. Navy's Ready Relevant Learning initiative.

Comms

Market study: C4ISR systems projected to reach an estimated $112.5 billion by 2023 - News

May 10, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

DETROIT. The market for C4ISR [command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance] systems is projected to grow at a higher rate than the total defense industry in the coming five years, to reach an estimated $112.5 billion in 2023, according to a new study from Stratview Research titled "C4ISR Systems Market by Platform Type (Land, Airborne, Naval, and Space), by Application Type, (Command and Control; Communication; Computers; Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; and Electronic Warfare), by Solution Type (Products and Services), by End-User Type (Defense and Commercial), and by Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World), Trend, Forecast, Competitive Analysis, and Growth Opportunity: 2018-2023."

Cyber

Cybersecurity Compliance And Risk Management contract won by DAC - News

May 10, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Decisive Analytics Corporation U.S. Missile Defense Agency

ARLINGTON, Va. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) officials selected DECISIVE ANALYTICS Corp. (DAC) for a $59.4 million competitive contract to provide Cybersecurity Compliance and Risk Management (CCRM) under the Technical, Engineering, Advisory, and Management Support (TEAMS) acquisitions for a total period of performance of five years including options.