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Unmanned

Avenger UAV makes initial flight - News

November 14, 2016

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

POWAY, Calif. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) announced that it has completed the initial flight of its Avenger Extended Range (ER) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), an extended-range version of its multimission jet-powered Predator C Avenger craft, which has accumulated over 13,000 flight hours to date. GA-ASI says that the flight took place on October 27th at the company's Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility in Palmdale, California.

Comms

NASA to launch groups of small satellites for science missions - News

November 14, 2016

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems NASA

WASHINGTON, D.C. NASA has announced that it will launch a suite of six small-satellite missions, beginning sometime in November 2016 and continuing into spring 2017, aimed at demonstrating new technologies while studying the Earth's climate and energy budget.

Avionics

U.S. Air Force orders three deployable landing systems from Thales - News

November 11, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Thales

LA DEFENSE,France. U.S. Air Force officials ordered three Deployable ? Instrument Landing Systems (D-ILS) from Thales. The order is part of a contract announced in August 2015.

Radar/EW

Freedom-variant LCS vessels to receive Airbus Defense and Space TRS-4D radars - News

November 11, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Airbus Defence & Space

HERNDON, Va. The U.S. Navy's Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) will receive the TRS-4D naval radar from Airbus Defense and Space, Inc., who is under contract with its affiliate, Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security GmbH.

Cyber

NSA/DHS officials designate institutions as National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense - News

November 10, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

FORT MEADE, MD. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and National Security Agency (NSA) officials designated the following eight institutions as NSA/DHS National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense: Augusta University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida International University, Middle Georgia State University, University of Delaware, Clark State Community College, Lake Superior College, and Red Rocks Community College.

Radar/EW

BAE Systems awarded $36 million Navy contract to upgrade USS New Orleans - News

November 10, 2016

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

ARLINGTON, VA. The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $36.7 million contract to perform repairs and maintenance on the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). The work will be done at BAE Systems' new dry dock in San Diego.

Cyber

Army tasks Leidos to deliver driver training simulation systems - News

November 10, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leidos

RESTON, Va. The U.S. Department of the Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation tasked Leidos to finalize and launch 14 Common Driver Trainer (CDT) systems. Once completed, the simulation systems will be delivered to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Radar/EW

Modernized TACMS missiles complete test in White Sands Missile Range - News

November 09, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

DALLAS. Engineers at Lockheed Martin complete a flight test with the modernized Tactical Missile System (TACMS) missile at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

Comms

U.S. Army orders secret and non-secure routers from Comtech - News

November 09, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Comtech Telecommunications

MELVILLE, N.Y. The U.S. Army Project Manager for the Warfighter Information Network - Tactical (WIN-T) Commercial Satellite Terminal Program approved funding to procure Secret Internet Protocol Router and Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router Access Point (SNAP) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite systems from Comtech's Command & Control Technologies Group - part of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Government Solutions segment.

Comms

NCI tasked to engineer and test INSCOM C4I/IT systems for U.S. Army - News

November 08, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

RESTON, Va. The U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command, National Capital Region Engineering Directorate tasked NCI, Inc. to deliver engineering and integration services to the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) at Fort Meade, Maryland under the TEIS III contract. The task order is valued at $10 million and covers an 18-month period.

Comms

Navy's MUOS-5 satellite begins testing after experiencing anomaly in initial launch - News

November 08, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

SUNNYVALE, Calif. The fifth Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) satellite for the U.S. Navy has reached orbit and deployed its solar arrays and antennas. The satellite will begin on-orbit testing before being turned over to the Navy for further testing and eventual commissioning into service.

Radar/EW

Court grants MACOM's preliminary injunction on GaN-on-Silicon rights against Infineon - News

November 07, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems MACOM

LOWELL, Mass. The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles has granted MACOM?s request for a preliminary injunction in MACOM?s lawsuit against Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. over Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si) technology rights.

Radar/EW

DARPA's Adaptive Radar Countermeasures project moves to Phase 3 - News

November 04, 2016

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

NASHUA, N.H. Engineers at BAE Systems will move to Phase 3 on the Adaptive Radar Countermeasures (ARC) project for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The contract modification brings the cumulative value of BAE Systems? ARC contract to $35.5 million.

Unmanned

MK 48 Mod 7 torpedo components to be manufactured by SAIC - News

November 03, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems SAIC

MCLEAN, Va. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) engineers will manufacture MK 48 Mod 7 heavyweight torpedo afterbody/tailcone sections for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). If all options are exercised the contract's value will be more than $383 million.

Radar/EW

DoD tasks SGI to upgrade Army Research Laboratory computing technology - News

November 02, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Silicon Graphics International Corp.

MILPITAS, Calif. Department of Defense (DoD) officials selected Silicon Graphics International Corp. (SGI) to upgrade two of the Army Research Laboratory Defense Supercomputing Resource Center (ARL DSRC) systems with the company's SGI ICE XA, as part of the technology insertion (TI-16) for the High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP). The agreement for ARL DSRC system 1 is valued at $8.9 million, and ARL DSRC system 2 at $17.6 million.