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Radar/EW
Digital Fusion Solutions to participate in high-energy laser demo - News
September 11, 2017
SAN DIEGO. Digital Fusion Solutions -- a subsidiary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions -- has been named as a member of the national-security joint venture QWK Integrated Solutions, LLC and will participate in a base period task order under QWK's U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) Design, Development, Demonstration and Integration Contract (D3I) Prime Contract to assist SMDC with the design of a high energy laser tactical vehicle demonstrator (HEL TVD) system.
Radar/EW
Point Mugu Sea Range adds system to aid in weapons test, development - News
September 11, 2017
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIVISION, POINT MUGU, Calif. The U.S. Navy's Point Mugu Sea Range has adopted a new directed energy test atmospherics-based system that may turn out to revolutionize the Navy's ability to measure and predict weather conditions on the range, which is a critical factor in supporting the test and development of weapons systems.
Cyber
Army re-signs with IBM for $135 million cloud computing contract - News
September 11, 2017
ARMONK, N.Y. The U.S. Army's Logistics Support Activity (LOGSA) has awarded IBM a contract to continue to provide it with cloud services, software development, and cognitive computing, as it supports the technical infrastructure for one of the U.S. federal government's biggest logistics systems.
Radar/EW
Non-explosive water-based lithium-ion batteries developed by ARL, University of Maryland - News
September 08, 2017
ADELPHI, Md. University of Maryland and U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) researchers developed a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery that uses a water-salt solution as its electrolyte and reaches the 4.0 volt mark desired for household electronics, such as laptop computers, without the fire and explosive risks associated with some commercially available non-aqueous lithium-ion batteries.
Avionics
Air Force, Orbital ATK enter long-term sustainment support agreement for military aircraft - News
September 08, 2017
DULLES, Va. The U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center entered into a partnership agreement with Orbital ATK to help support military aircraft.
Cyber
U.S. Air Force cyber mission platform contract won by Northrop Grumman - News
September 08, 2017
SAN ANTONIO. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division tasked Northrop Grumman to continue developing and to deploy the Air Force?s Cyber Mission Platform (CMP). The one-year base period contract is worth $9.4 million and is part of a three-year task order potentially worth $37 million.
Comms
U.S. Navy taps BAE Systems to support communications and electronics development - News
September 07, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Navy officials selected BAE Systems to help develop vital communications and electronics. The contract spans over a 22-month period is worth an estimated $76 million.
Radar/EW
Cubic receives $25 million contract for its mobile combat training centers - News
September 07, 2017
SAN DIEGO. Officials at Cubic Global Defense, a business division of Cubic Corporation, received a contract award worth more than $25 million from a customer in the Asia-Pacific region for the delivery of three mobile combat training centers (CTC).
Radar/EW
DoD certifies ViaSat's IFF flight-environment generator - News
September 07, 2017
CARLSBAD, Calif. ViaSat announced that the Department of Defense (DoD) AIMS Program Office has certified its ViaSat Radio Frequency Generator 1000 (VRG-1000), a system that replicates a crowded airspace, enabling organizations to perform realistic Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF) testing. Designers can use the VRG-1000 to replicate a true-to-life lab environment in their work to reduce flight test time and overall flight testing costs.
Avionics
Solid rocket booster avionics for SLS passes qualification test - News
September 07, 2017
DULLES, Va. Orbital ATK recently finished a milestone qualification test of the avionics system for the solid rocket boosters the company has developed and is now manufacturing for NASA?s Space Launch System (SLS).
Avionics
Helicopter-based electronic warfare system passes Navy review - News
September 06, 2017
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Lockheed Martin reported that its Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system has passed its Preliminary Design Review from the U.S. Navy on schedule, which means that the system has demonstrated outstanding sustained performance. The AOEW system will provide Navy MH-60 helicopters with enhanced electronic warfare (EW) surveillance and countermeasure capabilities against anti-ship missile (ASM) threats.
Comms
Northrop Grumman awarded $265 million USAF airborne comms contract - News
September 06, 2017
HERNDON, Va. Northrop Grumman has won a contract worth $265 million from the U.S. Air Force to handle aircraft maintenance and logistics support of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) system.
Unmanned
Navy, Georgia Tech develop system to identify talented UAS operators - News
September 05, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Georgia Tech and the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute are developing a series of specialized tests to assess cognitive abilities and personality traits, as well as identify potential Navy and Marine Corps unmanned aerial system (UAS) operators. Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials are sponsoring these tests called Selection for UAS Personnel (SUPer).
Comms
U.S. Air Force's GPS III space vehicle completes acoustic testing - News
September 05, 2017
DENVER. Lockheed Martin engineers completed a realistic simulation of the second GPS III space vehicle (GPS III SV02) during its future launch experience and passed this critical acoustic environmental test. The test was conducted on July 13.
Radar/EW
General Dynamics, Army agree to Abrams tank modernization project - News
September 05, 2017
LIMA, Ohio. General Dynamics Land Systems recently received two large contract awards from the U.S. Army for upgrades to the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank brigade.
Avionics
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The FACE Technical Standard: Enabling modular, open, and future-proof avionics systems
December 04, 2025
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Training and simulation systems to support Saab GlobalEye under new CAE agreement
November 21, 2025
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Next-gen pilot training system to be developed by Saab, Boeing, and BAE Systems
November 19, 2025
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KC-390 refueling capability validated with Gripen E in Brazilian test campaign
November 17, 2025
Unmanned
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Defense Innovation Unit adds Silvus SC4400E radio to Blue UAS Framework
December 12, 2025
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GUEST BLOG: Layered defense is key to the domestic threat posed by unmanned systems
December 12, 2025
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Uncrewed underwater vehicle market to grow 8% annually to 2030, study predicts
December 12, 2025
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BAE Systems signs new $1.7 billion precision-guidance contract with U.S. Navy
December 10, 2025
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GUEST BLOG: AI-powered transformations ahead -- three predictions for 2026
December 12, 2025
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GUEST BLOG: The next innovation in AI for defense -- autonomous purple teaming
December 12, 2025
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DISA chief to industry: 'your system is not interesting' without data sharing
December 11, 2025
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Generative AI, cognitive electronic warfare to anchor technical track at AOC 2025
December 04, 2025
Cyber
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DoD awards Hewlett Packard Enterprise a 10-year contract for cloud computing upgrades
December 01, 2025
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: Atek DataKey Mini-Bar Crypto Ignition Key series
November 10, 2025
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Network and cyber support contract signed between Sev1Tech and Navy command
October 15, 2025
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Firefly Aerospace to acquire SciTec, Inc.
October 06, 2025