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GSA signs contracts for up to $50 billion on governmentwide mission-related IT systems and support - News

December 01, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Services Administration (GSA)

WASHINGTON. The General Services Administration (GSA) -- the independent agency that manages and supports the basic functioning of U.S. federal agencies -- recently announced its long-awaited awards on the Alliant 2 governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC) for IT services and service-based solutions.

Unmanned

Air Force places $85 million order for programmable fuzes with Kaman - News

December 01, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Kaman Corporation

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. U.S. Air Force officials tapped Kaman Corp.'s aerospace business unit for a $85 million contract to deliver Joint Programmable Fuzes (JPF) for the Air Force and 18 foreign militaries.

Radar/EW

Air Force, Boeing complete first review of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program - News

December 01, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

ARLINGTON, Va. U.S Air Force and Boeing engineers completed the firs review of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program, which validated program technical requirements prior to the design and development phase of the next intercontinental ballistic missile system.

Comms

Government shared spectrum, interference mitigation research moves ahead - News

November 30, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems xG Technology, Inc.

SARASOTA, Fla. xG Technology, Inc. has won a subcontract from Leidos to provide interference mitigation solutions and simulation models under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) shared spectrum research program.

Comms

Integrating U.S. and allied forces into rotational training exercises - News

November 30, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cubic

SAN DIEGO. Cubic Corp. announced that its Cubic Global Defense (CGD) business division has been awarded a contract worth more than $61 million from the U.S. Army Contracting Command to support rotational and predeployment training exercises at the U.S. Army?s Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC).

Radar/EW

Navy's radar and air-traffic systems to get a $20 million upgrade with maintenance - News

November 30, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Engility Holdings

CHANTILLY, Va. Engility Holdings has signed a $20 million task order with the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) to maintain the AN/SPN-43 radar and associated air-traffic-control (ATC) systems -- the kind used on all aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships -- and integrate upgrades aimed at extending the lifetime of the systems.

Comms

Air Force F-16 communications network will integrate with MUOS and SRW capabilities - News

November 30, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rockwell Collins

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. U.S. Air Force officials tapped Rockwell Collins to deliver its ARC-210 RT-2036(C) networked communications airborne radio, which will include Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) and support Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) capabilities.

Unmanned

'Throwable' FirstLook robots delivered to German government - News

November 30, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Endeavor Robotics

CHELMSFORD, Mass. The German government received delivery of 44 FirstLook robots from representatives at Endeavor Robotics. The contract award comes after field tests comparing the robots performance capabilities against the German government?s stated requirements.

Radar/EW

Romania government officials enter negotiations to purchase the Patriot system - News

November 29, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

BUCHAREST, Romania. Romania government officials signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to purchase Raytheon's Patriot from the U.S. Army. The agreement paves the way for Romania's Patriot force to reach Initial Operational Capability, and sets the stage for the U.S. government to begin contract negotiations with Raytheon.

Comms

USMC extends Networking On-The-Move contract with PacStar - News

November 29, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems PacStar

PORTLAND, Ore. The U.S. Marine Corps Networking On-The-Move (NOTM) program will receive additional PacStar 400-series products to enhance warfighter networking and communications capabilities while on-the-move. The new Marine Corps contract is worth $10.7 million and follows a separate $10 million contract announced in September.

Unmanned

U.S. Air Force chooses Tyndall AFB for new remotely piloted aircraft unit - News

November 29, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Air Force

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. The U.S. Air Force has selected Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City, Florida, as the preferred location to house the new MQ-9 Reaper Wing, which will consist of 24 remotely piloted aircraft (RPA).

Avionics

U.S. Army to enhance helmet-mounted display for tactical trainers - News

November 29, 2017

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

ORLANDO, Fla. The U.S. Army has selected an updated version of the Rockwell Collins SimEye helmet-mounted display (HMD) to be used within Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) systems.

Comms

Research aims to foster intelligence collaboration, enhance national security - News

November 29, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Riverside Research

WASHINGTON. Riverside Research, a not-for-profit scientific research organization that primarily supports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the nation's intelligence community, has been awarded the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) Advisory and Assistance Services, Geospatial and Signatures Intelligence contract.

Avionics

U.S. military inks $198.4 million worth of C-130 training contracts - News

November 28, 2017

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

ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin has signed six contracts with the U.S. military, with awards totaling $198.4 million, to improve training for C-130 aircrews and operators around the world. The C-130J Super Hercules Maintenance and Aircrew Training System (JMATS) program has trained more than 10,000 personnel for missions including cargo transport, special missions, and aerial refueling.

Avionics

Dubai Airshow sees $44 billion in contracts favoring U.S. companies - News

November 28, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Dubai Airshow

WASHINGTON. The 2017 finished with U.S. Companies receiving more than $44 billion in new orders for commercial and defense-related equipment as well as services, United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials say.