Industry News

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy orders multimode radars for Coast Guard patrol cutters - News

October 04, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Saab

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Saab Defense and Security has obtained a contract from the U.S. Navy to provide its Sea Giraffe Agile Multi Beam (AMB), Multi-Mode Radar (MMR) for deployment with the U.S. Coast Guard. The value of the initial order -- covering the procurement of two systems -- amounts to $16.8 million but with options for additional radars the contract may be worth as much as $118.5 million.

Cyber

U.S. Navy tasks Charles River Analytics to build cyber-resilient framework - News

October 03, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Charles River Analytics

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. U.S. Navy officials opted for a follow-on contract with Charles River Analytics Inc. to build a cyber-resilient framework. The two-year contract for Embedded Architecture for Cyber-resilience (EAC) is valued close to $750,000, with two possible contract options for an additional $1.25 million.

Comms

Order to develop tactical communications network received by Harris - News

October 03, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Harris Corporation

MELBOURNE, Fla. Officials at Harris Corp. received a $260 million order to develop an integrated tactical communications network as part of an Asia-Pacific country?s modernization program.

Avionics

Defense Logistics Agency awards $31.5 million contract for helmet-mounted HUD - News

October 03, 2017

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

FORT WORTH, Texas. Elbit Systems of America has garnered an additional component contract worth $31.5 million from the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime to provide Aviator Night Vision Imaging System Head-Up Displays (ANVIS HUD). Work on the systems will be performed over a two-year period.

Radar/EW

General Atomics acquires electromechanical technologies company - News

October 03, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems

SAN DIEGO. General Atomics announced that it has acquired Syntronics (Fredericksburg, Virginia), a developer and manufacturer of custom electromechanical technologies including projectile and missile guidance systems, in-flight and ground-based shock-resistant instrumentation, and related software technologies. The acquired company will become part of General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group (GA-EMS).

Radar/EW

DARPA reports its new radar sensor captures real-time video in any weather - News

October 03, 2017

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

ARLINGTON, Va. Officials from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) report that the agency's Video Synthetic Aperture Radar (ViSAR) program recently completed flight tests, successfully demonstrating a new sensor that can capture real-time video through clouds.

Comms

Solidyn Solutions is acquired by Polaris Alpha - News

October 02, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Polaris Alpha

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Officials at Polaris Alpha completed the acquisition of Solidyn Solutions, enhancing its space-based solutions portfolio. The acquisition formally closed on September 27, 2017. Terms of the acquisition are not being released.

Radar/EW

USAF signs $35.5 million contract to aid operation, maintenance of phased-array radar system - News

October 02, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Summit Technical Solutions

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.Technical services provider Summit Technical Solutions (STS) has won the Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization Systems (PARCS) Operations, Maintenance, and Logistical Support (OM&S) contract from the United States Department of the Air Force, with work to begin immediately.

Unmanned

Engineers, students in U.K. team to design adaptable UAVs - News

October 02, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems Cranfield University

CRANFORD, Bedfordshire, England. Students from Cranfield University (Cranfield, U.K.) have teamed with engineers from BAE Systems to design a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology that can alternate between fixed-wing and rotary-wing flight modes during the same mission.

Radar/EW

Mikros receives $2.4 million Navy order for its ADEPT systems - News

September 29, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Mikros Systems Corporation

PRINCETON, N.J. Officials at Mikros Systems Corp. received a second production order under its recent multi-year $35 million contract with the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana. The latest order is valued at $2.4 million.

Avionics

Air Force contracts for additional mobility and combat-command software - News

September 29, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

DALLAS. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has signed a continuation contract with Jacobs Engineering Group for Jacobs to continue development on its United States Air Force Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) software, which supports the USAF fleet of Air Mobility and Air Combat Command aircraft. The contract is valued at $34.6 million over five years if all options are exercised.

Unmanned

U.S. Army taps Bren-Tronics to deliver its 24V 6T Lithium-Ion batteries - News

September 29, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Bren-Tronics, Inc.

COMMACK, N.Y. The U.S. Army Contracting Command through the National Advanced Mobility Consortium (NAMC) tasked Bren-Tronics, Inc. to provide automated manufacturing of military 24V 6T Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) batteries. The total contract is valued at an estimated $6.2 million.

Radar/EW

Navy releases funds for two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers - News

September 29, 2017

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

BATH, Maine. Ship maker General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has gotten the green light from the U.S. Navy to proceed with the planning and construction of two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, DDG 126 and DDG 127. DDG 126 was awarded under the contract that was part of a multiyear competition for DDG 51-class destroyers in 2013, while DDG 127 was approved by Congress under separate legislation.The contract modification fully funds the two ships.

Avionics

Avionics market growth driven by real-time data and increase in aircraft orders - News

September 28, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Frost & Sullivan

LONDON. Frost & Sullivan?s research, ?Global Commercial Avionics Market, Forecast up to 2030,? finds that the total commercial avionics market was worth $12.74 billion in 2016 and is expected to reach $16.65 billion by 2030.

Radar/EW

Radar boom intended for future Jupiter mission tested, analyzed - News

September 27, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems European Space Agency NASA

HEILIGENBERG, Germany. The European Space Agency (ESA) recently tested a long radar boom that will probe below the surface of several of Jupiter?s moons during the future JUpiter Icy moons Explorer (JUICE) mission, which is scheduled for launch in 2022, arriving near Jupiter seven years later.