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Unmanned
AeroVironment selected to bid in $248 million small UAS sustainment contract - News
July 09, 2018
MONROVIA, Calif. U.S. Army officials selected AeroVironment, Inc. and six other suppliers for small small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) sustainment under a five-year indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract.
Radar/EW
Electronic warfare market will grow at healthy clip through 2023, says study - News
July 09, 2018
NEW YORK and PUNE, India. The electronic warfare (EW) market is expected to grow at approximately 4.5 percent combined annual growth rate (CAGR) during the period 2017 to 2023, according to a new report from Market Research Future, "Electronic Warfare Market Research Report Information, by Category (Electronic Support, Electronic Attack, and Electronic Protection), by Platform (Airborne, Naval, Land, and Unmanned) and by Region ? Global Forecast till 2023."
Avionics
Cross deck initiative to transfer Compass Call EW system to modern jet begins - News
July 09, 2018
NASHUA, N.H. Engineers at BAE Systems began work on the Cross Deck initiative to transition the Compass Call electronic warfare (EW) system from the legacy EC-130H aircraft to the EC-37B aircraft platform, a special-mission Gulfstream G550 that meets Air Force requirements.
Radar/EW
RADA radar included in bid for U.S. Army equipment package for Stryker tank - News
July 06, 2018
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Avionics
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