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Radar/EW

MDA selects Raytheon to deliver SM-3s under $523 million contract - News

August 05, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon will produce, test, and deliver 47 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB interceptors to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) under a $523 million contract option for operational testing and deployment of the SM-3s.

Comms

Lockheed Martin renames business unit to Rotary and Mission Systems - News

August 04, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

WASHINGTON. Following the acquisition of Sikorsky and shift within parts of Lockheed Martin business, officials renamed its Mission Systems and Training unit to Rotary and Mission Systems. Officials state the name change will be effective September 5, 2016.

Comms

U.S. Navy DMR radios to receive improved HF communications via General Dynamics - News

August 04, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics Mission Systems

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. U.S. Navy officials modified an existing contract with General Dynamics Mission Systems to deliver improved high-frequency (HF) communications for the Navy's four-channel, AN/USC-61(C) Digital Modular Radios (DMR).

Avionics

F-35A Lightning II declared combat ready by Air Force - News

August 03, 2016

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

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Virginia. ? U.S. Air Force officials during a ceremony announced that the The F-35A Lightning II fifth generation fighter aircraft is now combat ready.

Comms

Astronics collaborates with NI to introduce first Rubidium/GPS test instrument - News

August 02, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems NI (National Instruments) Astronics (world headquarters)

AUSTIN. National Instruments (NI) and Astronics Test Systems ? a wholly owned subsidiary of Astronics Corporation ? collaborated to introduce the Rubidium/GPS Frequency Standard Test Instrument, PXIe-3352, which combines a rubidium oscillator with a GPS receiver into a one, precision instrument.

Avionics

Spaceship from Virgin Galactic gets FAA operator license - News

August 02, 2016

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

MOJAVE, California. Officials at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration?s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA-AST) granted Virgin Galactic an operating license for SpaceShipTwo, also known as VSS Unity. This license award will ultimately permit commercial operations of the vehicle.

Cyber

Cyber center opened in Augusta, Georgia by Raytheon - News

August 01, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

DULLES, Va. Officials at Raytheon announced its new cyber facility opened its doors in Augusta, Georgia. It will deliver cybersecurity capabilities to the Department of Defense (DoD), including the U.S. Cyber Command in Fort Gordon.

Avionics

3D-printed, safety critical parts fly on V-22 Osprey - News

August 01, 2016

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

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) officials announced the completion of a flight demonstrating flight critical aircraft component built using additive manufacturing (AM) techniques also known as 3D printing.

Comms

Analog Devices buys Linear Technology - News

July 28, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Analog Devices

NORWOOD, Massachusetts. Analog Devices, Inc. officials announced the pending acquisition of Linear Technology Corp. for a cash and stock transaction that values the combined venture at about $30 billion. With the merge of the companies, officials anticipate an approximate $5 billion in annual revenues in the analog industry with data converters, power management, amplifiers, interface, RF, and microwave products.

Unmanned

DARPA looks to integrate PCBs onto chip-sized devices - News

July 28, 2016

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) want to take another step forward in electronics miniaturization by essentially integrating the collective functions hosted by an entire PCB onto a device that is about the size of a single chip.

Comms

Global network centric warfare market to reach $57.68 billion by 2021 - News

July 28, 2016

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

VANCOUVER, Washington. Analysts at Markets and Markets are forecasting the global network centric warfare market to grow to $57.68 billion by 2021 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.52 percent during the forecast period.

Comms

U.K. aviation industry and Brexit - News

July 28, 2016

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

LONDON. A Frost and Sullivan analyst says United Kingdom's (U.K.'s) vote to leave the European Union will likely result in uncertainty in the aviation industry as well as a decline in traffic and revenue.

Unmanned

U.S. Army orders laser-based simulation systems from Cubic - News

July 28, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cubic

SAN DIEGO. U.S. Army officials representing the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) and Army Contracting Command-Orlando (ACC-ORL) ordered Cubic Global Defense?s Instrumentable-Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System Individual Weapon Systems 2 (I-MILES IWS 2). The contract is worth an estimated $10 million.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy & Lockheed Martin collaborate to outfit USNS Grapple with Gyrocam - News

July 27, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

ORLANDO, Fla. U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin collaborated to outfit the USNS Grapple - a rescue and salvage ship supporting NATO missions - with the company's Gyrocam system, the Vehicle Optical Sensor System (VOSS I).

Comms

DoD's Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental 2.0 opens in Boston - News

July 27, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

BOSTON. The Department of Defense (DoD) officially opened its second location of its Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental (DIUx) in Boston, dubbed DIUx 2.0. The goal of department is to accelerate DIUx success in building bridges to entrepreneurs and innovators.