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Comms

NATO to meet integrated waveform baseline of its UHF SATCOM control stations - News

January 03, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems ViaSat

CARLSBAD, Calif. NATO officials tapped Viasat Inc. to upgrade its UHF satellite communications (SATCOM) control stations to comply with the Integrated Waveform (IW) baseline.

Radar/EW

USAF signs $333.4 million contract for follow-on radar surveillance - News

January 02, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

WALTHAM, Mass. Raytheon has signed a contract worth a potential $333.4 million (100 percent foreign military sales) with the U.S. Air Force to continue to provide operations and maintenance support services for a surveillance radar program.

Radar/EW

Global EW market to grow to $17.5 billion by 2027, say analysts - News

January 02, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Strategic Defence Intelligence

LONDON. The global electronic warfare (EW) market -- valued at more than $13 billion in 2017 -- will grow at a combined annual growth rate of more than 2.6 percent to be worth $17.7 billion by 2027, according to a forecast by analysts at Strategic Defence Intelligence.

Comms

Report: Tactical comms market to experience 17 percent CAGR through 2023 - News

December 29, 2017

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

MUMBAI. The global tactical communication market -- defined as equipment used in the transmission of military information through electric means -- is expected to grow at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 17 percent during the period 2016-2023, according to a new forecast by market research firm Occams Business Research and Consulting.

Radar/EW

South Korean AESA radar development program contract won by Saab - News

December 29, 2017

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Saab

SEOUL, South Korea. Saab experts will support algorithm development and evaluation for airborne active electronically scanned array (AESA) fighter radar. for the South Korean Defence Development (ADD) agency. Under the contract Saab engineers will work with ADD and its contractual partner LIG Nex1.

Unmanned

USAF awards $110 million contract for networked cruise missile - News

December 27, 2017

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

DALLAS. The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has granted Lockheed Martin a $110 million, five-year/Phase 1 contract to develop and demonstrate a lower-cost, networked cruise missile that will be called Gray Wolf.

Unmanned

U.S. Army contracts for full-rate production on M109A7 weapon vehicle - News

December 27, 2017

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

ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a contract that paves the way for full-rate production of the company?s M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer and M992A3 ammunition carrier vehicles. The contract includes an initial $413.7 million portion to complete the third and final option for low-rate initial production on the program; the contract includes additional options that would begin the full-rate production phase, which -- if exercised -- would bring the cumulative value of the award to approximately $1.7 billion.

A.I.

Most read military electronics stories of 2017 - News

December 22, 2017

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems

The most read stories on Mil-Embedded.com throughout 2017 covered subjects such as cognitive electronic warfare, synthetic vision, GaN technology, counterfeit mitigation, and more. Check them out below.

Radar/EW

Flexible silicon-on-polymer chip created by ARL, American Semiconductor - News

December 22, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. American Semiconductor and the Air Force Research Laboratory (ARL) teamed up to create a new smart, flexible silicon-on-polymer chip.

Avionics

FAA grants amended certification to Boeing's KC-46 Tanker - News

December 22, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

EVERETT, Wash. Officials at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Boeing?s KC-46 tanker program an Amended Type Certificate (ATC) for its core 767-2C aircraft configuration, verifying that the fundamental design of the KC-46 tanker is safe and reliable.

Comms

NATO signs accord for maritime command and control system - News

December 22, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems MDA

RICHMOND, British Columbia. Space/satelllite/radar company MDA has signed a contract valued at approximately CA$15 million ($11.8 million) with NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI) that calls for MDA to build a new system to modernize and support NATO?s maritime command and control operations under Project TRITON.

Comms

DoD signs agreements for spectrum-monitoring systems - News

December 22, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Vencore

CHANTILLY, Va. Engineering and IT firm Vencore Inc. announced that its research arm, Vencore Labs, has garnered agreements from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to design and field the Comprehensive Spectrum Monitoring System (COSMOS) and Spectrum Usage Measurement System (SUMS) programs.

Radar/EW

Mercury Systems agrees to acquire Themis Computer - News

December 21, 2017

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

ANDOVER, Mass. Mercury Systems -- developer and builder of processing subsystems used in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); radar; electronic warfare (EW); storage; and guidance defense applications -- has agreed to acquire Themis Computer, based in Fremont, California. Themis designs, manufactures, and integrates commercial size/weight/power-optimized rugged servers, computers, and storage systems for U.S. and international defense programs.

Avionics

F-35 demonstrates accuracy in weapons delivery flight test - News

December 21, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Air Force

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. The U.S. Air Force 461st Flight Test Squadron and F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) completed the Weapons Delivery Accuracy (WDA) flight test, ensuring the F-35 weapons system can deliver lethal ordnance both air-to-air and air-to-ground using the jet?s warfighting Block 3F software.

Avionics

M7 Aeropace to provide life cycle support for the U.S. Army C-26 & UC-35 aircraft - News

December 21, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Elbit Systems of America

FORT WORTH, Texas. DynCorp International officials selected M7 Aerospace, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems of America, LLC to provide Life Cycle Contractor Support (LCCS) for the U.S. Army's C-26 and UC-35 aircraft fleet.