Industry News

A.I.

SRI International to focus in biological memory in AI applications under DARPA L2M program - News

May 16, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) SRI International

MENLO PARK, Calif. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials selected SRI International to develop a next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) system able to learn continuously and apply that learning to become better and more reliable at performing new tasks. The contract will be supported under DARPA?s Lifelong Learning Machines (L2M) Program.

Radar/EW

ADI releases chip that reduces SWaP footprint in military applications - News

May 16, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Analog Devices

NORWOOD, Mass. Officials at Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) released an integrated, active antenna beamforming chip that allows designers to replace bulky, mechanically steered antenna platforms with a compact, solid-state solution for phased array radar and communications systems.

Unmanned

ERAPSCO joint venture awarded $70.3 million in Navy sonobuoy contracts - News

May 16, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Ultra Electronics Holdings and Sparton Corporation

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. and SCHAUMBURG, Ill. Ultra Electronics Holdings and Sparton Corporation have won subcontracts valued at $70.3 million under their ERAPSCO joint venture for the manufacture and delivery of sonobuoys for the U.S. Navy.

Comms

U.S. Navy contracts for communications services at its base in Djibouti, Africa - News

May 16, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rome Research Corporation

ROME, N.Y. Technology and systems provider Rome Research Corp. -- a subsidiary of PAR Technology -- has won a U.S. Navy SeaPort-e task order to provide telecommunications operations and maintenance services at the Global Information Grid facility at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, Africa. The value of the task order is approximately $19.8 million over a one-year base period and four one-year options.

Comms

ARFL calls for new advanced power generation and energy efficient technologies - News

May 15, 2018

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

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. Officials at the Air Force Research Laboratory Advanced Power Technology Office (APTO) is reaching out to industry innovators to enhance energy security and readiness for Air Force installations and military operations.

Unmanned

NRL looks to solar technology to power UAVs - News

May 15, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

SUNNYVALE, Calif. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers will use Alta Devices' solar technology to help power the Hybrid Tiger unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Unmanned

USDOT selects participants in UAS integration pilot program - News

May 15, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

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

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Decisive Analytics Corporation

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

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

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

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

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

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Frost & Sullivan

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

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics

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

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Industrial Electronic Engineers (IEE)

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

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

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

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

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.