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DRS Technologies signs tactical data link contract with U.S. Navy - News

February 21, 2017

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

ARLINGTON, Va. DRS Technologies, a Leonardo Company, has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract worth up to $22 million by the U.S. Navy for an updated communications system that will enable ship commanders to securely share real-time tactical data information.

Avionics

Research ongoing into avoiding aircraft icing - News

February 21, 2017

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

WASHINGTON. Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) believe that they are close to cracking the code regarding how to provide aircraft with a way to avoid potentially hazardous icing conditions.

Cyber

CACI demos cyber and electronic warfare solutions at WEST 2017 conference - News

February 21, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems CACI

SAN DIEGO, Calif. CACI International Inc. officials will demonstrate solutions that enhance battle-fighting capabilities, improve decision-making, and accelerate the delivery of mission-critical systems at the WEST 2017 Conference and Exposition co-sponsored by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) and the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) this week at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.

Comms

Latest SpaceX launch carries ARM MCUs for space station experiments - News

February 20, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

AUSTIN, Texas. The SpaceX CRS-10 cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) blasted off on Sunday, February 19 carrying several experiments to be conducted aboard the ISS, including one controlled by an ARM-based Vorago Technologies microcontroller (MCU).

Cyber

Navy agrees to $133 million buy of Red Hat software and services - News

February 20, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Red Hat

WASHINGTON. The Department of the Navy has signed a five-year blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with DLT Solutions for the government IT contractor to provide the Navy and Marine Corps with Red Hat software and services. The $133.4 million agreement includes a one-year base ordering period with four one-year optional ordering periods, to be in force through December 2021.

Comms

Harris to provide the UAE Armed Forces with a battle management system - News

February 20, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Harris Corporation

MELBOURNE, Fla. United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces officials selected Harris Corp. to deliver an integrated battle management system (BMS). The two-year contract is worth an estimated $189 million.

Radar/EW

Royal navy orders additional Kelvin Hughes SharpEye radar systems - News

February 20, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Kelvin Hughes

ENFIELD, North London, UK. Royal navy officials tasked Kelvin Hughes to deliver additional SharpEye radar systems for the new Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), the Tamar and HMS Spey.

Radar/EW

U.S. Army grants Elbit $102 million contract for mortar fire control systems - News

February 17, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Elbit Systems of America

FORT WORTH, Tx. Elbit Systems of America, a subsidiary of Israel's Elbit Systems, has won a U.S. Army contract to provide field mortar fire control systems. If fully utlilized, the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract could extend to a five-year period and have a maximum value of $102 million.

Cyber

Raytheon to develop automated tool for wargame scenarios - News

February 17, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

DULLES, Va. Raytheon officials received a contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to develop an automated tool that assesses the effectiveness of using missiles and interceptors (kinetic) and cyber and electronic warfare (non-kinetic) weapons in wargames. The system automatically teaches participants which weapons to use in every possible scenario, ultimately better preparing warfighters to succeed.

Cyber

General Dynamics wins $170 million cyber contract from DIA - News

February 17, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics Information Technology

FAIRFAX, Va. General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has won a task order from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to provide a wide range of cybersecurity services intended to defend intelligence networks and systems for the DIA, combat commands, and several military services.

Radar/EW

Thales tasked to deliver GaN CWI transmitters to Royal Danish navy - News

February 17, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Thales

LA DEFENSE, Paris, France. Officials at the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization tasked Thales to deliver 14 Continuous Wave Illumination (CWI) transmitters to be integrated in the current ESSM fire control systems on-board the Absalon and Iver Huitfeldt class vessels of the Royal Danish navy.

Radar/EW

Clemson team partners with DTRA to develop nuclear-activity sensor - News

February 16, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

CLEMSON, S.C. Research targeted at building a biosensor that would help the military detect signs of nuclear activities -- including indications of weapons development -- has been approved, to be conducted under the leadership of a former naval officer who is now a Clemson University faculty member. Nicole Martinez, an assistant professor in the Clemson environmental engineering and earth sciences department, is the lead investigator on the $866,884 project; the research will last three years and could be eligible for a two-year extension, boosting the total to about $1.5 million.

Cyber

U.S. Army selects ManTech to provide field software support - News

February 16, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems ManTech

HERNDON, Va. U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) Software Engineering Center (SEC) officials selected ManTech International Corp. to provide systems field and software support for the Army's intelligence and C3/LOG-IT systems.

Avionics

U.S. Navy approves full rate production of Lockheed Martin's avionics test system - News

February 16, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

ORLANDO, Fla. U.S. Navy officials approved a full rate production contract with Lockheed Martin for an additional 63 of the company's Electronic Consolidated Automated Support System (eCASS). The contract is worth an estimated $166 million.

Unmanned

Mayport named FOB for MQ-4C Triton UAS - News

February 16, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The U.S. Navy has named Naval Station Mayport (Jacksonville, Florida) as the forward operating base (FOB) for its fleet of MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems (UASs). As the east coast FOB, Mayport will act as the launch and recovery site for four forward-based MQ-4C Triton UAS and will be the consolidated maintenance hub for up to four additional aircraft.