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Hundreds of Army tactical vehicles get tech upgrades - News

March 24, 2016

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems

FORT BLISS, Texas. Hundreds of Army tactical vehicles are getting upgrades within the Integration Motor Pool at Fort Bliss, Texas, in preparation of the Army's on-the-move communications Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 16.2 coming this spring.

Radar/EW

Microsemi to sell RF & microwave, embedded security, and custom microelectronics businesses to Mercury Systems - News

March 23, 2016

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Microsemi Mercury Systems

CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts. Officials at Mercury Systems announced today that the company signed a definitive agreement with Microsemi Corp. to purchase its embedded security, RF and microwave, and custom microelectronics businesses for about $300 million. The additional RF and microwave technology should strengthen Mercury's capabilities in military radar and electronic warfare applications.

Cyber

NASA's worldwide hackathon challenge starts in April - News

March 23, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems NASA

WASHINGTON. The International Space Apps Challenge will take place April 22 ? 24. NASA officials announced that the hackathon world event will occur in Pasadena, California with local events taking place simultaneously in 193 locations across 72 countries.

Comms

Two-day DARPA event asks for proposals to improve military missions - News

March 23, 2016

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

ARLINGTON, Va. Tactical Technology Office (TTO) officials at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have scheduled a fourth annual Proposers Day at DARPA?s office in Arlington, Virginia during April 20 ? 21, 2016. The Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) calls for executive summaries, white papers, and proposals for advanced research, development and demonstration of innovative systems for military missions.

Radar/EW

Qualification testing complete for U.S. Army's targeting system - News

March 22, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems DRS Technologies

ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Army has completed qualification testing of DRS Technologies? Improved Bradley Acquisition Subsystem (IBAS), a target acquisition system. Testing including the firing of TOW missiles at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

Comms

KKR acquires Airbus Group's Defence Electronics unit for $1.2 billion - News

March 21, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Airbus

AMSTERDAM. KKR and Airbus Group SE have reached an agreement to buy Airbus Group SE's electronics business unit ? Defence Electronics ? for an estimated ?1.1 billion ($1.2 billion).

Cyber

Thales closes acquisition of cloud security company, Vormetric - News

March 21, 2016

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Thales

PARIS. Thales Group officials announced that the company's acquisition of Vormetric for ?375 million has closed following the approval of regulatory authorities. The acquisition, which enables Thales to add capability in data protection and cybersecurity, will place the Vormetric operation Thales?s cybersecurity business.

Comms

Noise-encrypted radar tech is being developed by U.S. Army - News

March 18, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. U.S. Army Materiel Command's Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center (CERDEC) engineers are developing the Advanced Pulse Compression Noise (APCN) - a tunable, noise-encrypted radar waveform.

Radar/EW

Electromagnetic railgun tests hypersonic projectiles with prototype components - News

March 17, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems

SAN DIEGO. At the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems? (GA-EMS) hypersonic projectiles with prototype components for its Guidance Electronics Unit (GEU) completed tests demonstrating it can perform programmed actions and communicated component performance to a ground station via a telemetry link on March 7 ? 9, 2016.

Avionics

IFF and missile warning system contract for Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter - News

March 17, 2016

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

NASHUA, New Hampshire. The U.S. Air Force chose BAE Systems to supply survivability and situational awareness technology -- its Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) technology dubbed AN/DPX-7 Reduced Size Transponder (RST) and its Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) -- for the HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH).

Cyber

Cybersecurity concerns prompt DoD to transition to Windows 10 - News

March 16, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. The Department of Defense will transition to Windows 10 to strengthen its cybersecurity per a memo by Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work.? The memo was addressed to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, defense under secretaries, defense agency directors, DoD field activity directors, secretaries of the military departments, and other senior leaders.

Radar/EW

Cobham-RFHIC team up to develop GaN-based RF products - News

March 16, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cobham

LANSDALE, Pa. Officials at RFHIC Corp. of Korea and Cobham have signed a strategic Memorandum of Agreement, in which Cobham engineers will incorporate RFHIC?s Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology into the company's next-generation RF products.

Avionics

Software enables modern weapons integration into older military aircraft - News

March 16, 2016

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TUCSON, Arizona. Raytheon engineers have developed a software solution for integrating of new weapons into older aircraft. The software can be implemented across various platforms and current bomb rack systems.

Cyber

DoD $5 billion cybersecurity prime contract won by Booz Allen Hamilton - News

March 15, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Booz Allen Hamilton

MCLEAN, Va. The?Department of Defense (DoD) Information Analysis Centers (IAC) Program Management Office (PMO) has tasked Booz Allen Hamilton to provide cybersecurity and information systems support under a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract.

Comms

Navy special comms contract won by BAE Systems - News

March 15, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems will support the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division?s (NAWCAD) Special Communications Mission Solutions Division by providing technical services.