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NASA extends JPL contract to Q3 2018 - News

August 16, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems NASA

PASADENA, Calif. NASA has awarded a contract extension to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to extend the operations of NASA?s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL in Pasadena) through September 30, 2018.

Cyber

Study: Open-source intelligence assets growing in U.S., abroad - News

August 16, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. The market for Open Source Intelligence (referred to as OSINT) is being driven by investments in OSINT capabilities and state-of-the-art OSINT systems by national security, homeland security, public safety, and defense organizations as they increase their monitoring and research capabilities in open web, deep web, and darknet, according to a recent report by Homeland Security Research Corp. (HSRC), called "OSINT Market & Technologies 2017-2022."

Comms

Craft arrives at ISS following successful NASA/SpaceX launch - News

August 16, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems NASA

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. Experiments intended for astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) arrived early Wednesday morning, August 16, following launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft two days prior.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy reports successful AN/SPY-6(V) missile-defense test - News

August 16, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE, KAUAI, Hawaii. The U.S. Navy reports that it successfully conducted another ballistic missile defense (BMD) flight test at the end of July with the AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR).

A.I.

DARPA launches Radio Frequency Machine Learning Systems program - News

August 15, 2017

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

ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials announced the new Radio Frequency Machine Learning Systems (RFMLS) program, which aims to further the cause of applying machine learning techniques to the realm of radio frequency (RF) signals.

Comms

Lockheed Martin wins Special Operations Command contract worth as much as $8 billion - News

August 15, 2017

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

ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin has been named as the prime contractor of U.S. Special Operations Command's (USSOCOM) next-generation logistics and sustainment support program. The Special Operations Forces Global Logistics Support Services (SOF GLSS) program is USSOCOM's largest service contract vehicle, providing the full scope of logistics services required to support the U.S. Special Operations community.

Comms

Army adds to research award into spider-silk technology for battlefield use - News

August 15, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Biotechnology company Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has been granted the optional phase of its contract with the U.S. Army to design, produce, and deliver recombinant spider-silk materials tailored for the protective needs of soldiers on the battlefield. With the addition of the option, the total contract is now valued at more than $1 million.

Avionics

Aurora selected for Air Force aerospace research program - News

August 14, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Aurora Flight Sciences

MANASSAS, Va. U.S Air Force officials selected Aurora Flight Sciences for a $499 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for the Aerospace Systems Air Platform Technology Research (ASAPTR) program. Under contract, engineers will conduct research for affordable, revolutionary capabilities for the warfighter.

Unmanned

State officials approve possible missile sale to Thailand - News

August 14, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

WASHINGTON. State Department officials approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Thailand for RGM-84L Harpoon Block II Surface Launched Missiles. The estimated cost is $24.9 million.

Comms

DARPA launches program to streamline path of scientific discovery - News

August 14, 2017

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

ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA?s) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) -- which has as its mission the identification and pursuit of high-risk, high-payoff research initiatives across a broad spectrum of science and engineering disciplines -- has announced the first programs under its new Disruptioneering effort, which pushes for faster identification and exploration of bold and risky ideas with the goal of accelerating scientific discovery.

Comms

Envistacom wins $10 million Army contract to manage tactical communications links - News

August 14, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Envistacom

ATLANTA. Defense-technology company Envistacom has won a $10 million contract from U.S. Army Contracting Command ? Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) to provide mission-critical communications and operations support to the U.S. Army 2nd Theater Signal Brigade and 102nd Strategic Signal Battalion.

Unmanned

U.S. Army receives ATACMS missile delivery from Lockheed Martin - News

August 11, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

DALLAS. U.S Army officials received the first Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile from Lockheed Martin.

Unmanned

Kratos tests, intros UAS with enhanced capabilities - News

August 11, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

SAN DIEGO. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions recently completed a series of flight tests on the next version of its UTAP-22 Mako unmanned aerial system (UAS) that was first introduced and demonstrated in late 2015.

Radar/EW

KeyW awarded $24 million AFRL contract for sensor, ISR research - News

August 11, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems KeyW Holding Corporation

HANOVER, Md. Security-solutions provider KeyW has received a contract worth $24 million from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to conduct research in multisensor, multidomain fusion, including radio frequency, electro-optical and infrared sensing, and exploitation for airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).

Comms

Harris Corp. delivers navigation payload for third GPS III satellite - News

August 11, 2017

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

MELBOURNE, Fla. Harris Corporation has delivered the third of 10 planned advanced navigation payloads to Lockheed Martin for inclusion on the U.S. Air Force GPS III Space Vehicle 3 (GPS III SV03) satellite later this year.