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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.
Avionics
Rockwell Collins radar, choice of Canadian air force fleet, will not impact existing avionics - News
May 31, 2018
OTTAWA, Ontario. Aerospace engineering firm Cascade Aerospace (Abbostford, British Columbia) has chosen Rockwell Collins to install a modern weather radar system for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) C-130H fleet. The radar system will include the WXR-2100 MultiScan and the new MFD-255 and MFD-268 multifunction displays.
Comms
ARL engineers create third arm to stabilize, distribute weapon load - News
May 30, 2018
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) engineers created a third arm for the warfighter in order to stabilize a soldier's weapon.
Comms
Communications companies partner for C5I task order for Navy - News
May 30, 2018
DAYTON, Ohio and HOLLYWOOD, Md. IT and national-security firms MacAulay-Brown (MacB) and Smartronix are set to partner on a tactical and remote command, control, communications, computers, collaboration, and intelligence (C5I) Edge Systems (TARCES) task order for the U.S. Navy.
Comms
NATO chooses Airbus for major comms contract - News
May 30, 2018
BRUSSELS. The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency has awarded Airbus a contract worth ?40 million ($46.4 million) for the delivery of the first phase of the new NATO Communications Infrastructure Project; the contract also includes options for future phases of the project worth up to ?50 million ($58.02 million).
Comms
USS Manchester becomes 12th littoral combat ship in U.S. Navy fleet - News
May 29, 2018
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. The USS Manchester, the U.S. Navy's latest Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS), was commissioned on Saturday, May 26, at the New Hampshire State Pier.
Comms
Cyber warfare key factor in U.S. defense satellite market growth - News
May 29, 2018
SANTA CLARA, Calif. Frost & Sullivan analysts are predicting the U.S. defense satellite market to reach $30.3 billion by 2023, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3 percent.
Radar/EW
Project agreement focuses on developing advanced EW capabilities for Australian forces - News
May 29, 2018
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Officials at Australia's Defence Science and Technology (DST) and Raytheon signed an interactive project agreement to develop and prototype advanced electronic warfare (EW) capabilities for the Australian Defense Force's priorities and programs.
Unmanned
Ballistic-missile target from Kratos supports THAAD exercise, say Army and MDA - News
May 29, 2018
U.S. ARMY WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N. M. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the U.S. Army report that the Kratos Space & Missile Defense Systems (SMDS) -- a division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in San Diego -- successfully supported a tracking exercise involving the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in April 2018. THAAD is an element of the U.S. ballistic missile defense system intended to counter short- and medium-range ballistic missiles in the terminal phase.
Comms
Ada and GNAT Pro selected to help run NASA CLARREO Pathfinder mission - News
May 29, 2018
BOULDER, Colo. The University of Colorado?s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) has selected the Ada language and Ada's GNAT Pro for the ARM Cortex product for NASA?s Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory (CLARREO) Pathfinder mission.
Radar/EW
Learn about military radar programs and technology - News
May 25, 2018
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. Designers of next-generation military radar systems look to deliver enhanced capability to track and counter increasingly sophisticated threats, all at the lowest cost possible, while also factoring in ease of installation and upgrades. Funding for new radar systems and for upgrading legacy systems is increasing. These new systems that meet these requirements leverage size, weight, and power (SWaP) features, multi-functionality, and leveraging commercial electronics solutions. This webcast featuring lead speaker Brad Curran, Industry Principal for Aerospace & Defense at Frost & Sullivan, will discuss technology and program trends in the military radar world on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 11 am Est. in a webcast titled "Next-Generation Military Radar Tech Outlook."
Unmanned
Romania $395.8 FMS contract calls for the production of the Patriot system - News
May 25, 2018
TEWKSBURY, Mass. U.S Army officials selected Raytheon for a foreign military sales (FMS) valued at $395.8 million for the production of Romania's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System.
Avionics
AFRL announce the Express Technology Licensing effort - News
May 25, 2018
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) officials unveiled the Express Technology Licensing, an effort to move AFRL laboratory technologies into the commercial sector. Through Express Licensing, innovators and entrepreneurs can visit a website and discover AFRL-developed technologies that are available for license, learn more about them, and quickly and easily determine if a licensing opportunity fits their capabilities.
Avionics
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