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Cyber
Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity task order won by CACI - News
June 05, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Officials at CACI International Inc. received the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Dynamic and Evolving Federal Enterprise Network Defense - Group A (DEFEND A) task order to architect, engineer, and integrate advanced cybersecurity tools and processes for agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Unmanned
U.S. Navy's UUV undergoes sea testing, now ready for operational evaluation - News
June 05, 2018
QUINCY, Mass. A team of engineers at General Dynamics Mission Systems completed all Sea Acceptance Testing (SAT) stages of the U.S. Navy's Knifefish, a Surface Mine Countermeasure (MCM) Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) system.
Comms
Chassis Plans acquired by Aeronautics Ltd. - News
June 05, 2018
SAN DIEGO. Rugged computer/display/storage company Chassis Plans has been acquired by Aeronautics Ltd., a designer of unmanned aerial system (UAS)-based defense and security solutions located in Yavne, Israel.
Comms
U.S. Navy solicits support proposals via SeaPort Next Generation - News
June 05, 2018
WASHINGTON. The U.S. Navy announced on June 1, 2018, that it is now accepting vendor proposals through its SeaPort Next Generation (SeaPort-NxG) electronic hub. SeaPort is the Navy Department's electronic platform for acquiring support services in 23 separate areas that include engineering, financial Management, and program management.
Comms
U.S. Air Force to add video data link radios to extend warfighters' comms reach - News
June 05, 2018
MELBOURNE, Fla. Harris Corporation has won a five-year, $130 million (ceiling), single-award contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop and deliver Hand Held Video Data Link (HH VDL) radios that will significantly increase situational awareness and connectivity for warfighters.
Radar/EW
Comtech recives contract modification to support U.S. Army PMMC, BFT2 programs - News
June 04, 2018
MELVILLE, N.Y. To support the U.S. Army Project Manager Mission Command (PMMC) and the Blue Force Tracking 2 (BFT-2) program, Consortium Management Group (CMG) officials modified an existing contract with Comtech Telecommunications Corps.'s command and control technologies group with a estimated value of $3.7 million.
Radar/EW
Software drivers developed enables VxWorks users to support Intel Xeon DMA engine, 40Gbe - News
June 04, 2018
ASHBURN, Va. Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions engineers designed a solution for High Performance Embedded Computing (HPEC) systems that deal with intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) applications based on the Wind River VxWorks real-time operating system (RTOS).
Comms
Army awards two contracts to Charles River Analytics for systems-faults analysis - News
June 04, 2018
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Intelligent-systems developer Charles River Analytics has won two follow-on contracts from the U.S. Army that will use Charles River's FIGARO probabilistic programming language to manage the energy and supply resources needed to train, move, and sustain forces and systems in military operations.
Unmanned
U.S. Navy chooses Naval Strike Missile for over-the-horizon targets - News
June 04, 2018
WASHINGTON. The U.S. Navy has picked the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), made by Raytheon and partner Kongsberg Gruppen (Kongsberg, Norway), to fulfill the need for littoral combat ships and future frigates to have an over-the-horizon missile.
Radar/EW
Acoustic weapon locator in Japan to get batteries from Lincad - News
June 01, 2018
SURREY, England. Custom U.K. battery maker Lincad recently won a new contract from Japan's Sojitz Aerospace Corporation to supply batteries for the HALO (Hostile Artillery Locator) used by the Japanese Ministry of Defense.
Comms
NASA names U.S. companies to work on space resource collection projects - News
June 01, 2018
WASHINGTON. NASA has selected 10 companies to conduct studies and advance technologies -- especially those that currently exist on earth that could be converted to future space exploration capabilities at a lower cost -- to collect, process, and use space-based resources that will be used on upcoming missions to the moon and Mars.
Avionics
Rockwell Collins to provide its Panorama display for the CC-295 flight simulator - News
May 31, 2018
OTTAWA, Ontario. CAE officials tapped Rockwell Collins for its Panorama collimated display for the CC-295 full-flight simulator (FFS) that CAE will deliver in support of the Royal Canadian Air Force?s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) program.
Unmanned
FLIR Systems selected to support Army quad-level surveillance, reconnaissance capabilities - News
May 31, 2018
WILSONVILLE, Ore. U.S. Army officials selected FLIR Systems, Inc. to deliver its FLIR Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS). The $2.6 million order will support quad-level surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities in the Army?s first batch order for the Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) program.
Unmanned
The Military Digital Convergence Converged digital processing enables next-generation military platforms - News
May 31, 2018
ANDOVER, Mass. Commercial digital convergence has created converged media, information systems, smartphones and autonomous vehicles. Digital convergence now has a proven roadmap behind it and is enabling new technology breakthroughs in processing domains everywhere.
Comms
DARPA issues call for novel approaches for systems used in military missions - News
May 31, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will hold Virtual Proposers Days on June 6 and 7, 2018, to provide information about the Tactical Technology Office (TTO) goals and areas for intended investment in advance of a mid-June release of the 2018 Disruptive Capabilities for Future Warfare Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). The event will also enable companies and individuals to meet with TTO program managers to discuss concepts for advanced research, development, and demonstration of systems for military missions. Registration for the Proposers Days closes June 1 at noon EDT.
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MOSA based avionics test solution garners $12.5 million USAF contract
March 06, 2026
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Scramjet-powered hypersonic aircraft to launch from Virginia
February 25, 2026
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Helmet display and tracking system to be supplied for Israeli Black Hawk helicopters by Elbit
February 25, 2026
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Rugged data-storage contracts signed by One Stop Systems
February 19, 2026
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TEWS Technologies releases VNX+ carrier board for use with QMC modules
March 06, 2026
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Uncrewed communications tech market to reach $4 billion by 2030, study says
March 05, 2026
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Uncrewed aircraft system tested in Arctic NATO exercise by Shield AI
March 04, 2026
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Directed energy and space manufacturing expansion planned in New Mexico by AeroVironment
March 04, 2026
Radar/EW
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Modern Defense Systems Require Durable Field Test Solutions with Laboratory Precision
March 02, 2026
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SRC wins contract under Missile Defense Agency SHIELD program
March 02, 2026
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Hypersonic weapon garners Castelion $50 million U.S. Navy contract
February 27, 2026
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Senseeker Machining Company Acquires Axis Machine
February 11, 2026
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IT infrastructure award announced by U.S. Air Force
February 12, 2026
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Cybersecurity certification level 2 announced by Spectra Defense Technologies
January 20, 2026
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Network-modernization contract for U.S. Space Force won by CACI International
January 05, 2026
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Air Force installation to begin M2M comms across systems, infrastructure
December 02, 2025