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Unmanned

Mars mission parachute test a success, says ESA - News

April 02, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems European Space Agency

KIRUNA, Sweden. The ExoMars project -- a joint venture of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russian governmental body Roscosmos -- reports that it has successfully tested the largest parachute ever to fly on a Mars mission; the test was the first in a series of trials to prepare for the upcoming ExoMars mission that will deliver a rover and a surface science platform to the Red Planet. The spacecraft that will carry them is due to launch in July 2020, arriving at Mars in March 2021.

Comms

Coast Guard signs $94 million advance procurement contract for national-security cutter - News

April 02, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Huntington Ingalls Industries

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries a $94 million fixed-price contract to purchase long-lead materials for a tenth National Security Cutter (NSC).

Comms

Sensor monitoring system expected to increase defense depot worker's safety - News

March 29, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin Aptima

WOBURN, Mass. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (LM-Aero) and Aptima are working together to improve worker's safety in the U.S. Air Force and other defense depots by developing a new Confined Space Monitoring System, which aims to deliver continuous real-time monitoring of worker locations, their vital functions, and surrounding environmental conditions, improving detection and injury prevention.

Unmanned

Thales, NASA work together to develop UTM system for NAS drone integration - News

March 29, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Thales NASA

ARLINGTON, Va. Thales officials signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA to support development of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) traffic management (UTM) concepts, which will allow Thales to engage with NASA to refine the UTM concept architecture supporting drone integration into the U.S. National Air Space (NAS).

Comms

U.S. Army signs contract to synchronize geospatial technology systems - News

March 29, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics

FAIRFAX, Va. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Army Geospatial Center has awarded General Dynamics its Geospatial, Research, Integration, Development and Support (GRIDS) III contract.

Comms

USAF orders additional M-Code GPS receivers for enhanced military navigation - News

March 29, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rockwell Collins

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Rockwell Collins has received a follow-on order for 300 Military Code (M-Code) GPS receivers from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (USAF SMC).

Radar/EW

Raytheon to begin work on U.S. Army software services contract following resolution of protests - News

March 29, 2018

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

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Raytheon is now set to begin work on a contract originally inked in June 2017 that covers sustainment and modernization of missile defense and other strategic systems operated by the U.S. Army, combatant commands, and other government agencies.

Unmanned

Brimstone missile to be equipped on RAF Typhoon jets in deal worth $563 million - News

March 28, 2018

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems MBDA

STEVENAGE, U.K. European missile maker MBDA has signed an agreement with the U.K. ministry of defense to arm U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon jets with Brimstone missiles, said U.K. defense secretary Gavin Williamson, in a deal worth 400 million pounds ($563 million).

A.I.

Analysts project military AI market will reach $18.82 billion by 2025 - News

March 28, 2018

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

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The military market for artificial intelligence (AI) -- valued at $5.54 billion in 2016 -- is projected to reach $18.82 billion by 2025, according to a new study published by MarketsandMarkets titled "Artificial Intelligence in Military Market by Offering (Software, Hardware, Services), Technology (Learning & Intelligence, Advanced Computing, AI Systems), Application (Information Processing, Cyber Security), Platform, Region - Global Forecast to 2025."

Comms

Northrop Grumman completes fielding of automated logistics system for the Army - News

March 28, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

RICHMOND, Va. Officials at Northrop Grumman Corp. announced the company has finished fielding the U.S. Army's Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army) Increment I, consequently completing the deployment schedule.

A.I.

ARL, DCS win machine learning competition - News

March 28, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Army Research Laboratory DCS Corporation

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. DCS Corp. and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) teamed up to participate and win the Neurally Augmented Image Labelling Strategies (NAILS) challenge in Tokyo, an international machine learning research competition.

Radar/EW

Poland enters agreement to purchase Patriot, PAC-3 missiles - News

March 28, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

WARSAW, Poland. U.S. and Polish officials formalized agreements for Poland to purchase Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles and related support equipment and Raytheon's Patriot from the U.S. Army

Comms

Augmented reality to modernize Army rifleman marksmanship - News

March 28, 2018

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

PRINCETON, N.J. U.S. Army officials green-lit Phase II of the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program for "Augmented / Mixed Reality for Live Fire Ranges." BANC3 will develop a Head Mounted Display (HMD) and Augmented Reality (AR) software app that will enable U.S. Army Basic Rifleman Marksmanship training to replace traditional silhouette targets with virtual targets. These enhancements will provide advanced training scenarios while significantly reducing maintenance.

Radar/EW

Air and missile defense sensor solution from Raytheon passes U.S. Army program review - News

March 27, 2018

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

TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon has completed a program and technical review for its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) with the U.S. Army; LTAMDS is intended to eventually replace the AN/MPQ-65A Patriot radar.

Radar/EW

U.S. Army moves to field-test MAPS tank-protection sensors, system - News

March 27, 2018

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

ORLANDO. Lockheed Martin has moved onto a next-phase contract with the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to continue maturing the Modular Active Protection Systems (MAPS) controller base kit hardware and software -- a system of sensors, software, and additional hardware designed to protect heavy military vehicles and their occupants.