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Unmanned

Turkish navy gets autonomous underwater vehicle upgrade from Teledyne Gavia - News

May 18, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Teledyne Gavia

REYKJAVIK, Iceland. Teledyne Gavia announced that it recently delivered Teledyne Blueview MB2250 modules and associated Teledyne PDS software for all Gavia autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) operated by the Turkish Navy Mine Countermeasures Command in Erdek, Turkey.

A.I.

DARPA, Polaris Alpha teaming to develop AI for the battlefield - News

May 18, 2018

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

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Technology provider Polaris Alpha has won a $2.3 million subcontract to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as the agency seeks to develop new artificial intelligence (AI) tools for fast-changing battlefield environments.

Cyber

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers taps Leidos for a $239.5 million IT task order - News

May 17, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leidos

RESTON, Va. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Alabama selected Leidos for a task order to deliver information technology (IT) support services to more than 37,000 USACE customers around the world.

Cyber

Full operational capability achieved by Cyber Mission Force - News

May 17, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cyber Command

FORT MEADE, Md. U.S. Cyber Command (Cybercom) officials announced that all 133 mission force teams achieved full operation capability ahead of schedule.

Cyber

U.S. Army contracts for predeployment training for troops - News

May 17, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leidos

RESTON, Va. Science and technology engineering firm Leidos has won a prime contract potentially worth $210 million from the U.S. Army Contracting Command ? Orlando to develop and provide simulated training environments for troops before they deploy to a battlefield environment.

Avionics

USMC takes delivery of first CH053 King Stallion helicopter from Sikorsky - News

May 17, 2018

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

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, reports that it delivered the first CH-53 King Stallion helicopter to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), the first of an expected 200 helicopters for the Marines' fleet.

A.I.

SRI International to focus in biological memory in AI applications under DARPA L2M program - News

May 16, 2018

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

MENLO PARK, Calif. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials selected SRI International to develop a next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) system able to learn continuously and apply that learning to become better and more reliable at performing new tasks. The contract will be supported under DARPA?s Lifelong Learning Machines (L2M) Program.

Radar/EW

ADI releases chip that reduces SWaP footprint in military applications - News

May 16, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Analog Devices

NORWOOD, Mass. Officials at Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) released an integrated, active antenna beamforming chip that allows designers to replace bulky, mechanically steered antenna platforms with a compact, solid-state solution for phased array radar and communications systems.

Unmanned

ERAPSCO joint venture awarded $70.3 million in Navy sonobuoy contracts - News

May 16, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Ultra Electronics Holdings and Sparton Corporation

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. and SCHAUMBURG, Ill. Ultra Electronics Holdings and Sparton Corporation have won subcontracts valued at $70.3 million under their ERAPSCO joint venture for the manufacture and delivery of sonobuoys for the U.S. Navy.

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.