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Polar Scout small satellites built by Raytheon for responsive space program - News

April 19, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. In partnership with Millennium Engineering and Integration, Raytheon engineers built two two small, Polar Scout satellites for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under a larger program led by the U.S. Air Force Operationally Responsive Space program to show how they can be built efficiently and cost effectively.

Cyber

Engility selected for sole-source $76 million contract to engineer and secure intelligence systems - News

April 18, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Engility Holdings

CHANTILLY, Va. Officials at Engility announced the company has received three sole-source awards with the U.S. intelligence community in the first quarter of 2018, totaling $76 million.

Cyber

U.S. Army Commercial Based Technology Analysis contract won by CACI - News

April 18, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems CACI

ARLINGTON, Va. General Services Administration?s (GSA) Federal Systems Integration and Management Center officials tapped CACI International Inc. for a task order that has a $41.5 million potential value providing engineering support services for the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center?s Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD) Commercial Based Technology Analysis (CBTA) program.

Unmanned

Marines accomplish first F/A-18 flights with APKWS rockets - News

April 18, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. The U.S. Marine Corps? F/A-18 squadrons recently completed their initial flights with the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), a highly accurate 2.75-inch rocket that provides air-to-ground weapon support.

Avionics

Elbit Systems completes Universal Avionics Systems acquisition - News

April 18, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Elbit Systems

HAIFA, Israel. Defense electronics contractor Elbit Systems Ltd. has completed its previously announced acquisition of avionics manufacturer Universal Avionics Systems (UA -- Tucson, Arizona).

Cyber

Army-funded research discovers way to block cyber intrusions - News

April 17, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. University of California in Los Angles (UCLA) researchers found a way to block cyber intrusions on sensitive communication networks.

Unmanned

F-35 integrates with JSOW missile, final development test complete - News

April 17, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company Lockheed Martin U.S. Navy

TUCSON, Ariz. Engineers at Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and the U.S. Navy completed the final developmental test to integrate the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C onto the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's C variant.

Avionics

P-8A Poseidon completes capabilities-based testing via LVC environment - News

April 17, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. A U.S. Navy team from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) test and evaluation community created, developed, and completed capabilities-based testing and evaluation in a Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) environment for P-8A Poseidon mission systems.

A.I.

Army: Facial recognition, even in the dark - News

April 17, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Army Research Laboratory

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have developed a technique that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to produce a recognizable image from a thermal image of a person's face captured in low-light or nighttime conditions. Such a technique could lead to enhanced real-time biometrics and post-mission forensic analysis for covert military nighttime operations.

Comms

U.S. Navy, USMC contract with ManTech for C4I, vehicle upgrade work - News

April 17, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems ManTech

HERNDON, Va. Technology provider ManTech recently signed contracts -- worth a total of $104.5 million -- with the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps in the area of acquisition, upgrades, and maintenance of advanced technical military vehicles.

Avionics

F-35 program undergoes final development test flight in SDD phase - News

April 16, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. U.S. Navy officials announced the F-35 program has accomplished the final developmental test flight of the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the program.

Radar/EW

Lockheed Martin, Cobham team to compete for the Next Generation Jammer Low Band bid - News

April 16, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin Cobham

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Officials at Lockheed Martin and Cobham announced they are partnering to compete for the U.S. Navy's Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) competition that will replace the ALQ-99 tactical jamming system currently utilized on the E/A-18 Growler aircraft.

Avionics

KC-135 tanker fleet support contract won by Rockwell Collins - News

April 16, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Collins Aerospace

ORLANDO, Fla. U.S. Air Force officials selected Rockwell Collins for multiple repair contracts to support Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) components on the entire KC-135 tanker fleet. These contracts, valued at approximately $27 million over the next five years, will keep the aircraft flying and in compliance with Communication, Navigation, Surveillance and Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) mandates.

Cyber

Polaris Alpha acquires Fourth Dimension Engineering - News

April 16, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Polaris Alpha

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Defense/intelligence software vendor Polaris Alpha announced that it is acquiring Fourth Dimension Engineering, a cybersolution provider located in Columbia, Maryland. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Comms

Study: Command and control market to reach $35.65 billion by 2022 - News

April 16, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Markets and Markets

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The command and control systems market -- estimated to be at $29.10 billion in 2017 -- is projected to reach $35.65 billion by 2022, at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.15 percent during the forecast period, according to a new report from MarketsandMarkets, "Command and Control Systems Market by Platform, Solution, Application And Region -- Global Forecast to 2022."