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Radar/EW
AFRL taps MacB to conduct & mature research on advanced sensors, EW technologies - News
June 25, 2018
DAYTON, Ohio. Officials at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Spectrum Warfare Systems Engineering Branch (RYWD) tapped MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) for the Effective Sensor Technology Evaluations and Enabling Methodologies (ESTEEM) program task order where engineers will develop and mature research methodologies for rapid assessment of advanced sensors and electronic warfare (EW) technologies.
A.I.
DARPA program progresses towards fully automated rapid molecule production - News
June 22, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Researchers in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Make-It program demonstrated significant progress toward fully automated rapid molecule production, which could speed the pace of chemical discovery for a range of defense products and applications.
Comms
FAA's GEO 5 WAAS payload operational and integrated into network - News
June 22, 2018
DULLES, Va. The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting 5 (GEO 5) Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) navigation payload is now operational and fully integrated into the WAAS network, officials announce.
Comms
USAF taps Viasat for Link 16 MIDS LVT support services - News
June 22, 2018
CARLSBAD, Calif. U.S. Air Force (USAF) officials selected Viasat Inc. for an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract worth up to $42 million for the purchase of supplemental units, maintenance, and support services for Viasat's AN/USQ-140(V) Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems (MIDS) Low Volume Terminals (LVT).
Radar/EW
Canadian Forces to upgrade naval MASS countermeasure systems - News
June 22, 2018
D?SSELDORF, Germany. Canadian Forces officials selected Rheinmetall to upgrade the Canadian navy's Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS), a countermeasure system installed on its Halifax-class frigates. The contract is worth an estimated CAD20 million ($15 million).
Unmanned
R&D and energy companies teaming on drone research to protect infrastructure, security concerns - News
June 22, 2018
SYRACUSE, New York. Not-for-profit research and development company SRC, Inc. is partnering with Xcel Energy to deploy state-of-the-art unmanned aerial system (UAS) detection technology to protect critical infrastructure.
Cyber
USAF awards $50 million cyber support task order - News
June 22, 2018
FAIRFAX, Va. Consulting and digital services provider ICF has won a new task order from the U.S. Air Force to provide comprehensive cyber support across the Air Force enterprise.
Radar/EW
USMC Amphibious Combat Vehicles bid won by BAE Systems, Iveco Defence Vehicles - News
June 21, 2018
STAFFORD, Va. U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) officials selected BAE systems and teammate Iveco Defence Vehicles to deliver 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV), with options for a total of 204 vehicles. The contract for the initial 30 vehicles is estimated at $198 million, but if all options are exercised the contract's value is worth up to $1.2 billion.
Radar/EW
Ensuring microelectronics are counterfeit resistant, goal of Navy R&D - News
June 21, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS. A new cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) will drive the development of trusted microelectronics that are are counterfeit resistant and immune to a wide variety of attacks. The Indiana Innovation Institute (IN3) and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) have joined forces with Purdue University and Indiana University under the CRADA.
Unmanned
MQ-8C Fire Scout begins operational testing onboard the USS Coronado - News
June 21, 2018
PACIFIC OCEAN. U.S. Navy officials announced the newest unmanned helicopter, the MQ-8C Fire Scout, began operational testing onboard the USS Coronado (LCS-4) this week off the coast of San Diego.
Unmanned
Missile Defense Agency awards technical and engineering contract to MacB - News
June 21, 2018
DAYTON, Ohio. Engineering and cybersecurity consultancy MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) has won a technical and engineering services contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
Cyber
DISA awards SETI unrestricted competition pool to 14 large companies, totaling $7.5 billion - News
June 21, 2018
FORT MEADE, Md. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) recently awarded its $7.5 billion Systems Engineering, Technology, and Innovation (SETI) contracts to 14 large businesses as it works to streamline engineering expertise to research, design, develop, integrate, and optimize critical Department of Defense (DOD) information technology capabilities, systems, and solutions.
Unmanned
U.S. Navy designates Rhode Island's NUWC as DoD spot for maritime innovation - News
June 21, 2018
NEWPORT, Rhode Island. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport announced a three-year agreement with the Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC -- Middletown, Rhode Island) under which UTIC will develop and implement leading-edge undersea and maritime technologies for the U.S. Navy.
Cyber
Army National Training Center Mission Support contract won by Raytheon - News
June 20, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla.U.S. Army Contracting Command officials in Orlando, Floria selected Raytheon for the U.S. Army National Training Center Mission Support contract. The cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for mission support services. The cost-plus-incentive-fee contract totals an estimated $161 million.
Comms
Navy, National Intelligence University sign R&D maritime tech EPA - News
June 20, 2018
WEST BETHESDA, Md. U.S. Navy and National Intelligence University (NIU) officials signed an Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) that will focus on research and development (R&D) efforts on maritime technology and experimentation.
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