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Avionics

Sensors developed that can detect aircraft damage as it happens - News

November 20, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Army Research Laboratory

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. Researchers with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center have developed and tested networked acoustic emission sensors that can detect airframe damage on conceptual composite UH-60 Black Hawk rotorcraft.

Radar/EW

U.S. Air Force awards $349.6 million Joint STARS contract extension - News

November 20, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a 12-month, $349.6 million contract for Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR) of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) fleet, which is a command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C2ISR) aircraft designed to support combatant commanders in-theater.

Comms

DARPA's new program aims to turn plants into sensors - News

November 20, 2017

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

ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials launched a new program to pursue technologies to engineer robust, plant-based sensors that are self-sustaining in their environment and can be remotely monitored using existing hardware. The program - Advanced Plant Technologies (APT) - aims to utilize simple plants as the next generation of intelligence gatherers.

Comms

Delta II rocket launches carrying NASA and NOAA satellites, sensors - News

November 20, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems United Launch Alliance NASA

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) for NASA and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) lifted off on November 18 from Vandenburg AFB's Space Launch Complex-2.

Comms

Navy's new telemetry system will offer multirole capabilities - News

November 17, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Raytheon received a $79 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a new advanced telemetry system for the service's Range Support Aircraft. The high-tech plane will replace the Navy's aging telemetry test aircraft, which has been in service since the 1970s.

Cyber

Cybersecurity support is now part of Navy's 24/7 Watch program - News

November 17, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Navy

PORT HUENEME, Calif. Officials at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) are adding a cyber incident response capability to its 24/7 Watch program.

Radar/EW

Ballistic-missile defense radar passes crucial milestone - News

November 17, 2017

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

MOORESTOWN, N.J. Lockheed Martin has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) portion of testing with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR). Passage of this goal means that the LRDR has demonstrated compliance to all technical performance measures and requirements. The radar system will be part of a layered ballistic-missile defense strategy to protect the U.S. from ballistic-missile attacks.

Unmanned

State Dept. approves possible AMRAAM sale to Norway - News

November 17, 2017

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

WASHINGTON. The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of 60 AIM-120 C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs), plus guidance-section spares, to the government of Norway.

Comms

Mapping software aims to make live-fire training safer - News

November 17, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR)

ARLINGTON, Va. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) TechSolutions program has shepherded the development of a new software tool to be used during live-fire exercises that will map out training areas in great detail.

Unmanned

UAV Fury upgrades engine resulting in increased flight time - News

November 16, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

DUBAI. Lockheed Martin engineers updated the engine on the unmanned air vehicle (UAV), Fury, to increase its flight endurance.

Comms

Navy officials take over full operation control of fifth MUOS satellite - News

November 16, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, POINT MUGU, Calif. Naval Satellite Operations Center (NAVSOC) officials accepted full operation control of the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite from Lockheed Martin and the Navy?s Communications Satellite Program Office (PMW 146).

Comms

MPU5 radio selected for use in Army's Man-Transportable Robotic System Increment II program - News

November 16, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Persistent Systems

NEW YORK, N.Y. Endeavor Robotics selected Persistent Systems, LLC. to provide the company's MPU5 radio systems to be integrated with Endeavor's mid-sized unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for use in the U.S. Army?s Man-Transportable Robotic System Increment II program.

Comms

U.S. Navy to upgrade communications on Aegis cruisers - News

November 16, 2017

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

ARLINGTON, Va. Leonardo DRS --through its Canadian subsidiary, DRS Technologies Canada (Kanata, Ontario) -- has won a contract from the U.S. Navy to provide four additional Integrated Voice Communications Systems (IVCS) for the Navy's Aegis cruisers and destroyers. The award is part of the Navy?s larger IVCS contract.

Avionics

Royal Australian air force signs major aircraft-sustainment program - News

November 16, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

SYDNEY. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has signed a through life support (TLS) contract with Northrop Grumman Corp. to service its C-27J Spartan Battlefield Airlifter fleet. The five-year-base, 22-year rolling wave, performance-based contract includes engineering and logistic services.

Avionics

Advanced airdrop planning software to be developed by Tapestry Solutions-led team - News

November 15, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Tapestry Solutions

SAN DIEGO. U.S. Air Force officials selected Tapestry Solutions, Inc., a Boeing Co., to develop advanced mission planning software for airdrop missions tailored to the C-17 and C-130 military transport aircraft.