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Radar/EW

Air Force taps Lockheed Martin to develop a radar threat simulator system - News

June 21, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

PARIS. U.S. Air Force officials selected Lockheed Martin to develop, produce, and field a threat simulator for future combat aircrew training. The contract is worth an estimated $104 million for the Advanced Radar Threat System Variant 2 (ARTS-V2) program.

Cyber

Virginia Tech & ONR develop operating system to improve computing power - News

June 21, 2017

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

ARLINGTON, Va. Virginia Tech with support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) developed an operating system that can compile different programming languages into a single cyber tongue called Popcorn Linux.

Avionics

Honeywell, NASA get closer to wider adoption of supersonic flight - News

June 21, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Honeywell NASA

PARIS AIR SHOW. Honeywell and NASA announced the completion of a two-year test to determine the most effective way to show pilots flying supersonic jets where people on the ground may hear sonic booms; the technology may potentially eliminate one of the primary barriers to the broad adoption of supersonic flight.

Comms

Thales Alenia Space acquires portion of Airstar Aerospace - News

June 21, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Thales Leonardo

PARIS AIR SHOW. Satelllite and spacecraft company Thales Alenia Space -- the joint venture between Thales and Leonardo -- confirmed that it has acquired a minority stake in French company Airstar Aerospace, a company that manufactures airships and flexible structures that are capable of operating at all altitudes.

Avionics

Tata & Lockheed Martin sign F-16 Block 70 aircraft agreement - News

June 20, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) Lockheed Martin

PARIS. Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Lockheed Martin officials signed an agreement with the intent to jointly produce the F-16 Block 70 in India.

Avionics

Esterline to deliver avionics systems for Germany's CH-53GS/GE helicopter - News

June 20, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Esterline

PARIS. Airbus Helicopters officials selected Esterline Corp. to supply its CMC Electronics brand Integrated Helicopter Solution for the upgrade of the German Armed Forces? CH-53GS/GE Sea Stallion helicopters.

Cyber

Homeland Security re-awards huge cybersecurity contract to Raytheon - News

June 20, 2017

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

WALTHAM, Mass. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has re-awarded its Development, Operations and Maintenance contract to support government computer networks -- the contract is known as DOMino -- to Raytheon. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract carries a value of up to $1 billion over five years.

Comms

Harris wins $255 million contract from U.S. Special Operations for next-gen radios - News

June 20, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Harris Corporation

ROCHESTER, N.Y. Harris Corp. has won a six-year, $255 million ceiling, single-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command to supply powerful next-generation multichannel manpack radios that will enable better communications for U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) on the battlefield.

Cyber

S2 Corp., Montana State University team to develop photonic processors for vision systems - News

June 20, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems S2 Corporation

BOZEMAN, Mont. S2 Corporation and Montana State University?s (MSU's) Spectrum Lab have been awarded a $1 million, 12-month research contract from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (IARPA) to develop an efficient, high-data-rate photonic computational engine for 2-D image processing.

Unmanned

Final SM-6 Blk 1A flight test completed, at-sea testing to begin in the fall - News

June 19, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico. U.S Navy officials completed the test of the surface-to-air Standard Missile-6 Block IA (SM-6 Blk IA) at the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico early this month.

Avionics

Harris to upgrade F-35 Lighting II mission system avionics - News

June 19, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

PARIS. At the Paris Air show, Lockheed Martin officials selected Harris Corp. to upgrade mission system avionics for the F-35 Lightning II as part of the Technology Refresh 3 (TR3) program. This will boost the aircraft?s data storage, display processing, and throughput capabilities, officials say.

Avionics

Gripen E smart fighter jet makes first test flight - News

June 19, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Saab

LINGKOPING, Sweden. Saab reports that it has completed a successful first flight of its next-generation multirole smart fighter, the Gripen E.

Avionics

NASA and partners test Orion launch abort motor - News

June 19, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems NASA Orbital ATK

PROMONTORY, Utah. NASA and industry partners Orbital ATK and Lockheed Martin report that they have successfully performed a ground firing test of the abort motor for NASA?s Orion spacecraft Launch Abort System (LAS) at Orbital ATK?s facility in Utah. The launch abort motor is a crucial part of the LAS, which is a step forward in spaceflight safety for astronauts.

Radar/EW

Patria completes amphibious testing of AMV28A armored vehicle - News

June 19, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Patria

HELSINKI. Armored-vehicle manufacturer Patria announced that it has finished amphibious testing of its AMV28A armored wheeled vehicle. The "28A" in the vehicle's name stands for 28 metric tons gross vehicle weight.

Cyber

DARPA program examines battle management in coastal urban environments - News

June 16, 2017

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

ARLINGTON, Va. DARPA has announced a new program that aims to create powerful digital tools for exploring novel expeditionary urban-operations concepts, with enhanced emphasis on coastal cities, where future such battles are deemed most likely to occur.