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Radar/EW

U.S. Navy officials accept delivery of future LCS USS Little Rock - News

September 27, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

MARINETTE, Wis. U.S. Navy officials accepted delivery of future Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Little Rock (LCS-9) during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) shipyard on September 25.

Comms

Defense technology used to aid in hurricane disaster efforts - News

September 27, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cubic Raytheon Company Textron

PHOENIX. Defense companies deployed their technology to aid in hurricane disaster efforts. The undertakings by Raytheon, Cubic Missions Systems, and Textron Systems enabled government officials to gather data on hurricanes as well as aid in the recovery efforts in the affected areas over the past month.

Radar/EW

Air Force Research Lab signs $49 million contract with Engility for weapons R & D - News

September 27, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Engility Holdings

CHANTILLY, Va. Engility Holdings has won a contract worth $49 million to continue to support the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in its Kinetic Kill Hardware-in-the-Loop (KHILS) Simulation Technology for Advanced Research (KSTAR) program.

Unmanned

USAF officials release RFI for directed energy counter-UAS demonstrations - News

September 26, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. Officials at the Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) Office released a request for information (RFI) to industry as part of market research analysis in support of an upcoming experimentation demonstration using directed energy technology to counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

Comms

Marine Corps chooses Harris Advanced MUOS-Enabled Tactical Radios to Connect Warfighters - News

September 25, 2017

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

ROCHESTER, New York. The U.S. Marine Corps chose the Falcon III multiband manpack radio from Harris Corp. to enable warfighters to talk and share data virtually worldwide as the radios use the MUOS (Mobile User Objective System) beyond-line-of-sight SATCOM communications waveform.

Radar/EW

Radar, electronic warfare SWaP challenges webcast led by Vita's Gipper - News

September 22, 2017

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

FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ. Reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements are affecting every area of military designs especially RF and microwave solutions for electronic warfare (EW), signals intelligence (SIGINT), and radar applications. Jerry Gipper, Executive Director of the VITA Standards Organization will lead a discussion on these challenges on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 2 pm Est. in a webcast titled "Reducing SWaP in RF & Microwave Designs for EW, SIGINT, and Radar Applications." The event will cover how military electronics designers are solving SWaP challenges to enable multifunction, multi-platform systems.

Unmanned

Prospective NASA air-launch system certified as financially feasible - News

September 22, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems NASA

WASHINGTON. NASA -- following a number of years spent in testing and analysis -- has gotten word that its Towed Glider Air-Launch System (TGALS) will be financially feasible for production and use.

Radar/EW

General Dynamics, U.S. Navy sign $5.1 billion pact for ballistic-missile subs - News

September 22, 2017

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

GROTON, Conn. General Dynamics Electric Boat has inked a $5.1 billion Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) contract with the U.S. Navy to complete the design of the lead Columbia-class submarine, the nation?s next-generation sea-based strategic deterrent. General Dynamics Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Corp.

Radar/EW

Navy AMDR tracks simultaneous missile targets - News

September 22, 2017

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

TEWKSBURY, Massachusetts. Raytheon's AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) acquired and tracked multiple threat-representative targets simultaneously during its third dedicated flight test performed at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii.

Unmanned

Orbital ATK to supply $123 million worth of artillery guidance kits to U.S. Army - News

September 21, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Orbital ATK

DULLES, Va. Aerospace and defense contractor Orbital ATK announced that the U.S. Army has placed an additional $123 million in orders under production contract Option 2 for the Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) used in the field; Orbital ATK had previously signed a $69 million production option in July 2016 under Option 2.

Unmanned

Laser weapon prototype proves itself against moving targets - News

September 21, 2017

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

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. An upgraded prototype laser weapon system from Lockheed Martin recently shot down five unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with a 100 percent success rate, during tests held in conjunction with the U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense Command in August.

Avionics

LegionPod will be first infrared tracking system for USAF F-15C fleet - News

September 20, 2017

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

ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin's LegionPod has been selected as the infrared search and track (IRST) system for the U.S. Air Force's F-15C fleet; the Air Force has ordered more than 130 systems for Lockheed Martin to produce and deliver for aircraft integration.

Unmanned

Endeavor Robotics adds to U.S. military contract wins with FirstLook robot order - News

September 20, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Endeavor Robotics

CHELMSFORD, Mass. Endeavor Robotics has been awarded a contract for 75 FirstLook robots from the U.S. government for immediate operational use.

Radar/EW

L3 expands underwater and aviation portfolios with new acquisitions - News

September 19, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems L3 Technologies

NEW YORK. Officials at L3 Technologies announced the acquisition of Adaptive Methods, Inc. and Doss Aviation, Inc. The acquisitions were completed early in the month and the terms were not disclosed.

Cyber

Defense sector IT acquisitions continue - News

September 19, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems ManTech

HERNDON, Va. and LA DEFENSE, France. Acquisitions are in the news with the recent announcement that ManTech International would acquire IT solutions provider InfoZen (Bethesda, Maryland) for $180 million in cash and another announcement that Thales has closed its acquisition of U.S. big data analyst Guavus (San Mateo, California).