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Unmanned

U.S. Air Force signs $64 million Bomber Armament Tester agreement - News

December 19, 2017

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

ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Air Force has signed a contract worth upwards of $64 million with BAE Systems to design, develop, manufacture, and sustain the Bomber Armament Tester (BAT) system for the Air Force's bomber fleet.

Comms

Strategic readiness review released by Navy officials - News

December 18, 2017

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

WASHINGTON. Navy officials released the Strategic Readiness Review (SRR) noting an emphasis on readiness as the primary enabler of warfighting capability and capacity must be re-energized, embedded, and continuously monitored throughout the Naval enterprise.

Radar/EW

Navy's USS Little Rock enters active service after commissioning ceremony - News

December 18, 2017

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

BUFFALO, N.Y. U.S. Navy representatives commissioned the fifth Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) -- USS Little Rock (LCS-9) -- on the Buffalo River on December 16. This milestone places the ship officially into active service.

Comms

USAF legacy systems to undergo study determining fit with EBS system - News

December 18, 2017

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

SANTA CLARA, Calif. Officials at the United States Air Force (USAF) Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) selected Diligent Consulting Inc. and partner EvolveWare for the Legacy Systems Study at Joint Base Randolph Air Force Base (JBSA-Randolph).

Unmanned

Saab, Singapore university to collaborate on UUV, air-traffic research - News

December 18, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Saab

STOCKHOLM and SINGAPORE. Defense and security company Saab and research-focused institution Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) have signed a five-year master research collaboration agreement.

A.I.

AI pact aims to enhance satellite and spacecraft operations - News

December 18, 2017

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

BETHESDA, Md. and TOKYO, Japan. Aerospace and security company Lockheed Martin and IT/networking company NEC Corp. announced that Lockheed Martin will use NEC?s System Invariant Analysis Technology (SIAT) in the space domain.

Cyber

DARPA's SDR Hackfest tackles UAVs, electromagnetic spectrum, and communications challenges - News

December 15, 2017

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

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. The Defense Advance Research Projects Agency?s (DARPA) Bay Area Software Defined Radio (SDR) Hackfest concluded last month displaying innovative ideas on the challenging communications issues that stem from the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum along with the propagation of wireless-enabled devices.

Unmanned

USAF awards $22.8 million contract for laser-guided bomb kits - News

December 15, 2017

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

BETHESDA, Md. The U.S. Air Force -- acting on behalf of the U.S. Navy -- has signed a $22.8 million contract with Lockheed Martin to produce and deliver Paveway II Plus laser guided bomb (LGB) kits.

Radar/EW

Army, Navy air crews to receive critical situational-awareness technology - News

December 15, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a $124.7 million award from the U.S. government for production of AN/APR-39D(V)2 digital radar warning receiver and electronic warfare (EW) management systems for use by the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy.

Unmanned

NASA tests 3-D printed component on RS-25 engine for SLS - News

December 15, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Aerojet Rocketdyne

NASA/JOHN C. STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne (a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.) completed hot-fire testing of an RS-25 rocket engine containing its largest additively manufactured component to date. Additive manufacturing is commonly referred to as 3-D printing.

Comms

Fiscal 2018 defense bill authorizes an increase in pay and troops - News

December 14, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

MCLEAN, Va. The Fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizes an estimated $700 billion for the Defense Department, Military.com's Amy Bushatz reports. The bill includes $634 billion for the base budget and $66 billion for the war budget. President Donald Trump formally signed the 2018 defense bill earlier this week and Congress still needs to pass the accompanying appropriations bill to keep the government up and running.

Radar/EW

VNX standard is ratified by VITA organization - News

December 14, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems VITA Standards Organization

OKLAHOMA CITY. VITA officials announced that ANSI/VITA 74.0-2017 ? ?Compliant System Small Form Factor Module Base Standard,? commonly known as VNX, reached American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recognition. This standard has completed the VITA and ANSI processes reaching full recognition under guidance of the VITA Standards Organization (VSO).

Avionics

U.S. and EU expand cooperation in air-traffic safety, air-traffic control management - News

December 14, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

BRUSSELS. Officials from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and ambassadors to the European Union (EU) plus EU transport ministers recently signed amendments to two U.S.-EU agreements that will expand joint efforts on aviation safety and air-traffic management harmonization.

Comms

U.S. Air Force GPS III satellite completes factory mission readiness test - News

December 14, 2017

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

DENVER. The U.S. Air Force has finalized a factory mission readiness test (FMRT) on the first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite along with the launch-and-checkout system (LCS) of an accompanying ground control platform built by Raytheon.

Unmanned

Navy helicopter demonstrates autonomous capabilities with use of tablet - News

December 13, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR)

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) completed the final helicopter flight demonstration with autonomous capability for the Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) program at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.