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Unmanned
USDOT selects participants in UAS integration pilot program - News
May 15, 2018
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
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
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.
Unmanned
U.S. Army signs $828 million contract with Lockheed Martin for Lot 13 precision-strike missile delivery - News
May 14, 2018
BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin has won an $828 million (not-to-exceed) contract from the U.S. Army for Lot 13 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets and associated equipment.
Comms
Small-satellites launch market may surpass $62 billion by 2030, say analysts - News
May 14, 2018
LONDON. Industry analysts at Frost & Sullivan predict that the small-satellite launch market could total or surpass the $62 billion mark by 2030, according to a new report titled "Small-satellite Launch Services Market, Quarterly Update Q1 2018, Forecast to 2030."
Cyber
General Dynamics to deliver Microsoft Office 365 services under CHES contract - News
May 11, 2018
FAIRFAX, Va. U.S. Air Force officials selected General Dynamics Information Technology for a sole-source contract to deliver Cloud Hosted Enterprise Services (CHES). The contract is valued at $9 million.
Radar/EW
IEE to manufacture 4.3" control display units - News
May 11, 2018
VAN NUYS, Calif. Manufacturer of enhanced rugged displays for military and aerospace applications Industrial Electronic Engineers (IEE) will manufacture 4.3" Control Display Units (CDUs) for the Technology Applications Program Office (TAPO), which is under the U.S. Army Special Operations Command.
Unmanned
Phase 3 of DARPA's "Gremlins" program: Full-scale demo of multiple low-$, reusable UASs - News
May 11, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is making progress toward its plan to demonstrate airborne launch and recovery of multiple low-cost, reusable unmanned aerial systems (UASs), which it calls its "Gremlins" program.
Comms
USAF awards $23.9 million contract for ongoing development of comm systems counterthreat tech - News
May 11, 2018
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. The U.S. Air Force has granted a contract worth $23.9 million to small engineering firm PreTalen (Dayton, Ohio) for continued development of an automated platform that analyzes wireless communication systems and warns of potential vulnerabilities.
Cyber
Cubic Global Defense gains additional $16 million in game-based training for U.S. Navy - News
May 10, 2018
ORLANDO. Cubic Corp. announced that its Cubic Global Defense (CGD) business division received eight additional delivery orders -- totaling $16 million -- under an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to deliver immersive game-based courseware to support the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Cubic's Orlando facility is responsible for the development efforts of the Immersive Virtual Shipboard Environment (IVSE) for LCS, in tandem with the U.S. Navy's Ready Relevant Learning initiative.
Comms
Market study: C4ISR systems projected to reach an estimated $112.5 billion by 2023 - News
May 10, 2018
DETROIT. The market for C4ISR [command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance] systems is projected to grow at a higher rate than the total defense industry in the coming five years, to reach an estimated $112.5 billion in 2023, according to a new study from Stratview Research titled "C4ISR Systems Market by Platform Type (Land, Airborne, Naval, and Space), by Application Type, (Command and Control; Communication; Computers; Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; and Electronic Warfare), by Solution Type (Products and Services), by End-User Type (Defense and Commercial), and by Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World), Trend, Forecast, Competitive Analysis, and Growth Opportunity: 2018-2023."
Cyber
Cybersecurity Compliance And Risk Management contract won by DAC - News
May 10, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) officials selected DECISIVE ANALYTICS Corp. (DAC) for a $59.4 million competitive contract to provide Cybersecurity Compliance and Risk Management (CCRM) under the Technical, Engineering, Advisory, and Management Support (TEAMS) acquisitions for a total period of performance of five years including options.
Avionics
Germany FMS calls for C-130J and KC-130J aircraft - News
May 10, 2018
WASHINGTON. State Department officials approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Germany of three C-130J-30 aircraft and three KC-130J aircraft for an estimated cost of $1.40 billion.
Avionics
USAF Light Attack Experiment kicks off second phase - News
May 09, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Air Force second phase of the Light Attack Experiment at Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico is now underway. Pilots are flying the Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano and the Textron Aviation AT-6B Wolverine during a three-month, live-fly experiment to gather additional information about aircraft capabilities, as well as partner nation interoperability, prior to a potential light attack purchase.
Unmanned
Testing, research aims to make UAS flight safer, enhance air-traffic management - News
May 09, 2018
AURORA, Colo. Raytheon will act as a key partner in the Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance's project to develop the first and most advanced unmanned aircraft system (UAS)-testing airspace corridor in the U.S. in New York state.
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