Industry News

Radar/EW

E-scan radar sale set to bolster India's border security effort - News

April 26, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Blighter Surveillance Systems

CAMBRIDGE, U.K. Electronic-scanning radar and surveillance company Blighter Surveillance Systems has secured its first sale into India; the company will supply its Blighter B400 series E-scan micro Doppler ground surveillance radars.

Unmanned

MUM-T capabilities testing completed by European helicopter manufacturers - News

April 25, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Airbus Schiebel

DONAUWORTH. Engineers at Airbus Helicopters and Schiebel completed Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) capabilities testing using the H145 platform and a CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned aerial system (UAS)

Comms

Wright Brothers Institute, Navy look to provide max return on commercial investments for military - News

April 25, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

DAYTON, Ohio. Officials at NSWC Crane and Wright Brothers Institute (WBI) signed a new Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) to solidify a collaborative framework that will allow the two organizations to provide maximum return on commercialization investments for both the Air Force and the Navy.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy accepts delivery of future USS Michael Monsoor destroyer - News

April 25, 2018

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

BATH, Maine. The U.S. Navy accepted hull, mechanical, and electrical (HM&E) delivery of the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) from shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) on April 24.

Radar/EW

Analysts: Global rugged equipment market to reach nearly $44 billion by 2022 - News

April 25, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

LONDON. The global rugged equipment market -- defined as devices that are used in harsh conditions and extreme climates that are designed based on certain military standards that determine their resistance to dust, water, and vibration -- will total nearly $44 billion by 2022, according to a market study by Technavio, "Global Rugged Equipment Market 2018-2022."

Cyber

Virsec, Raytheon partner to deliver commercial cybersecurity technology to government infrastructure - News

April 24, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Virsec Raytheon Company

DULLES, Va. Virsec and Raytheon officials announced they are partnering to bring commercial cybersecurity tools to global government and critical infrastructure customers. The focus of the alliance is Virsec's patented Trusted Execution technology, which networks by detecting deviations in software applications caused by cyber intrusions and Raytheon's experience in defense cybersecurity.

Unmanned

DIUx experiments with Dedrone's technology for improved situational awareness - News

April 24, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Dedrone

SAN FRANCISCO. The Department of Defense (DoD) organization focused on accelerating commercial technologies to the U.S. military, Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx), is experimenting with Dedrone?s technology in assessing, measuring, and responding to adversarial unmanned aerial systems (UAS) threats as they relate to flight operations and base security within the United States.

Comms

Orbital test bed satellite completes system, preflight testing: General Atomics - News

April 24, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems

SAN DIEGO, Calif. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that it has completed full system and ?ready for launch? preflight testing of its Orbital Test Bed (OTB) satellite; OTB will launch as part of the U.S. Air Force?s Space Technology Program (STP-2) flight on the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

Cyber

Developing conflict-deterrence strategies for the "Gray Zone" - News

April 24, 2018

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

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Intelligent systems developer Charles River Analytics (CRA) is teaming with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to research methods that would improve Department of Defense (DoD) analysis of potential deterrence strategies in the so-called Gray Zone. The two-year contract is valued at $1 million.

Comms

Navy taps SAIC to deliver SPAWAR with architecture and systems engineering support - News

April 23, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems SAIC

RESTON, Va. U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) officials selected Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) for a task order to provide architecture and systems engineering support services to the Office of the Chief Engineer (CHENG) (SPAWAR 5.0), the Fleet Readiness (FRD), and various C4ISR programs, and offices.

Unmanned

AFRL, Coast Guard sign MOU focusing on unmanned systems, modeling and simulation - News

April 23, 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 (AFRL) and the Coast Guard Research and Development Center signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), which focuses in unmanned systems, modeling and simulation, along with other research focus ares that will be broad enough to include areas of mutual interest for the two organizations.

Unmanned

DARPA Gremlins UAS swarm program moves to Phase 3 with Dynetics - News

April 23, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Dynetics

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Dynetics Inc. will move forward into Phase 3 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Gremlins program, which aims to mount and accelerate the ability to perform aerial launch and recovery of volley quantities of low-cost, reusable unmanned aerial systems (UASs) from military aircraft.

Unmanned

DARPA challenge seeks fast launch solutions - News

April 23, 2018

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

ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced what it calls the "DARPA Launch Challenge," a program designed to promote rapid access to space within days instead of years. With the challenge entries, DARPA intends to implement fast launch capabilities and further incentivize industry to deliver launch solutions that are flexible and responsive.

Cyber

DARPA looks to address zero-day vulnerabilities in complex software ecosystems - News

April 20, 2018

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

ARLINGTON, Va. Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Information Innovation Office (I2O) launched the Computers and Humans Exploring Software Security (CHESS) program, which aims to develop capabilities to discover and address zero-day vulnerabilities at a speed and scale appropriate for the continuously growing, complex software ecosystem by enabling humans and computers to collaboratively reason over software artifacts.

Unmanned

Developmental testing completed on Small Diameter Bomb II for fighter pilots' use - News

April 20, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TUCSON,Ariz. Raytheon has finished a round of developmental testing on the Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II), a key step toward bringing this new capability to military fighter pilots.