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USMC extends readiness training support contract with Cubic - News
November 03, 2017
SAN DIEGO. U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) officials selected Cubic Global Defense, a Cubic Corp. business division, to support the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Training Systems Support (MTSS) effort under a contract valued an estimated $11.5 million.
Comms
Air Force officials modify contract to update satellite control and operations - News
November 02, 2017
SAN DIEGO. U.S. Air Force officials made a modification to an existing contract with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. to update satellite control and management systems. The contract is valued at approximately $11.3 million.
Avionics
German P-3C Orion aircraft to receive upgraded mission processing suites - News
November 02, 2017
OWEGO, N.Y. Officials at Lockheed Martin received a $158.5 million contract for the second phase of the German Navy P-3C Mission System Refresh program. The program will upgrade the mission system processing suites on the fleet of eight P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft to support operations through 2035.
Avionics
Rockwell Collins wins KC-10 avionics sustainment contract - News
November 02, 2017
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. The U.S. Air Force Lifecycle Management Center (AFLCMC) selected Rockwell Collins to provide maintenance and sustainment of KC-10 avionics systems and engineering services over the next nine years.
Comms
DATC Consortium group to develop NextGen Army combat vehicle prototype - News
November 02, 2017
MCLEAN, Va. Officials at the U.S. Army TARDEC selected the Defense Automotive Technologies Consortium (DATC) group to assist in the development of a next generation combat vehicle - experimental prototype (NGCV-EP). The group is lead by Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) under an eight-year contract, valued at $237 million.
Radar/EW
Global military radar market will reach $162.1 billion cumulatively by 2027, says study - News
November 01, 2017
AMSTERDAM. The global military radar market, valued at $14 billion in 2017, is expected to grow at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.46 percent over the next 10 years, to reach $17.8 billion by 2027, and at the end of the forecast period will cumulatively be worth a total of $162.1 billion, according to a recent study, "The Global Military Radar Market 2017-2027," published by Strategic Defence Intelligence.
Unmanned
National security customers order $14.5 million in unmanned aerial drone systems - News
November 01, 2017
SAN DIEGO. National-security solutions provider Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has received $14.5 million in contract awards for eight high-performance, jet-powered unmanned aerial drone systems plus associated communication, ground control, and related systems from unnamed national-security-related customers.
Unmanned
Long Range Anti-Ship Missile sensor production begins at BAE Systems - News
November 01, 2017
NASHUA, N.H. Engineers at BAE Systems began production of the company's sensor technology for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) contract. The contract, under Lockheed Martin, is worth an estimated $40 million.
Avionics
Flight data recorder will go up with NASA's Dream Chaser to ISS - News
November 01, 2017
HAYWARD, Calif. Data-storage firm Ampex Data Systems -- a wholly owned subsidiary of communications provider Delta Information Systems -- has garnered a contract from space-component maker Sierra Nevada Corporation to provide a rugged flight multifunction data recorder (MDR) for the Sierra Nevada spacecraft cargo system.
Avionics
Webcast: Safety certification for unmanned aircraft Nov 15, 2pm Est - News
October 31, 2017
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. Avionics safety certification experts are gathering next week for a webcast titled Safety Certification Key to Sharing the Sky for Avionics and UAVs." These speakers will look at the challenges involved in enabling the same safety certification of hardware and software for unmanned aircraft that manned aircraft meet. The webcast, hosted by Military Embedded Systems online and OpenSystems Media, will be held on November 15 at 2 pm Est.
Radar/EW
Army invites companies to sign on to VICTORY C4ISR/EW interoperability drive - News
October 31, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Army has issued a special notice inviting nonmembers to join the Vehicular Integration for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance/Electronic Warfare interoperability (VICTORY) standards program.
Radar/EW
Missile Defense Agency signs $88.6 million contract for ballistic missile system support - News
October 31, 2017
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Modern Technology Solutions Inc. (MTSI) has been awarded an $88.6 million competitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for specialty engineering in support of technical, engineering, advisory and management support for the MDA's Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS).
Unmanned
U.S. Navy's Orca UUV design contract won by Lockheed Martin - News
October 30, 2017
ALM BEACH, Fla. U.S. Navy officials selected Lockheed Martin for the design phase of the Navy's Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) program. The contract to design the Orca is valued at an estimated $43.2 million.
Comms
Microsemi agrees to acquire Vectron, a high-performance timing business - News
October 30, 2017
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. Officials at Microsemi Corp. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the high-performance timing business of Vectron International, a Knowles company, for $130 million.
Comms
MACOM sells its compute business from its recent acquisition of AppliedMicro - News
October 27, 2017
LOWELL, Mass. Officials at MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. entered into an agreement to sell the compute business it acquired in its AppliedMicro acquisition earlier this year to Project Denver Holdings LLC (NewCo), a new company backed by The Carlyle Group. Under the terms of the sale, MACOM will be issued a minority equity ownership interest in NewCo.
Avionics
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