Industry News

Unmanned

UAS completes record five-day flight - News

October 27, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Vanilla Aircraft

NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, Va. The VA001 unmanned aerial system (UAS) from Vanilla Aircraft (Falls Church, Virginia) set a record when it landed at NASA?s Wallops Flight Facility on Monday, October 23: The long-duration UAS took off from the Wallops runway on October 18 and flew for 121 hours and 24 minutes. Vanilla Aircraft reports that the flight was the longest unmanned internal combustion-powered flight in history.

Unmanned

Market study: Defense industry responsible for growth in UGV market - News

October 27, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems BIS Research

AMSTERDAM. The highest demand for unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) has come from the defense industry in the last several years, according to a recent market analysis from BIS Research titled "Global Unmanned Ground Vehicle Market - Analysis and Forecast (2016-2023)," a comprehensive study of the of the key development strategies and market-trend dynamics occurring in the UGV market.

Cyber

U.S. Navy's new frigate program will include cyber architecture & services from Engility - News

October 26, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Engility Holdings

CHANTILLY, Va. U.S. Navy officials selected Engility Holdings, Inc. to provide the Navy's Frigate Program Office (PMS 515) with cybersecurity engineering and architecture for the next generation frigate program.

A.I.

Air Force PRECOG effort will leverage Charles River Analytics probabilistic reasoning tools - News

October 26, 2017

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

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. U.S. Air Force officials selected Charles River Analytics Inc. to build probabilistic reasoning tools for the Probabilistic Reasoning for Enhanced Course of Action Generation system (PRECOG) program. The 27-month contract is valued close to $750,000.

Comms

U.S. Army places $7.5 million order for troposcatter equipment to deploy in SKorea - News

October 26, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Comtech Telecommunications

MELVILLE, N.Y. Comtech Telecommunications Corp. reports that its Government Solutions segment?s Command and Control Technologies group has received an order for $7.5 million to supply troposcatter equipment to support U.S. Army activities throughout the Korean peninsula.

Unmanned

USAF signs $131 million contract for additional laser guided bomb kits - News

October 26, 2017

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

ARCHBALD, Pa. Lockheed Martin has signed a $131 million contract with the U.S. Air Force for follow-on production of Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) kits. The most recent contract represents the ninth consecutive year in which the U.S. Air Force selected Lockheed Martin to provide most of the LGB kits in the annual competition.

Comms

USMC signs $4.8 million follow-on contract to unify, modernize communications - News

October 25, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Black Box Corp.

PITTSBURGH. Digital-solutions company Black Box Corp. has inked a $4.8 million contract with the Marine Corps Systems Command Network Communications Infrastructure (NCI) Program Office to modernize its existing telecommunication network architecture and systems to a high-availability unified communications solution at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point in North Carolina. The work will result in the first fully converged IP-based network for the Marine Corps.

Avionics

P-3 aircraft will received upgraded avionics from Rockwell Collins - News

October 24, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rockwell Collins

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Lockheed Martin officials selected Rockwell Collins Flight2 integrated avionics system to bring Hellenic Navy P-3 aircraft into compliance with upcoming mandates for unrestricted global airspace operation.

Unmanned

Analysts: Governmental investments driving growth in C4ISR systems - News

October 23, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems BIS Research

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. The global market for command and control, communication, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems is expected to pass $100 billion by 2021, growing at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.05 percent between 2017 and 2021, according to a new market forecast from BIS Research, "Global C4ISR Systems Market, Analysis & Forecast: 2017-2021."

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy's first stealth fighter conducts operations on USS Carl Vinson - News

October 23, 2017

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

USS CARL VINSON, off the coast of southern California. An F-35C Lightning II, the Navy variant of the Joint Strike Fighter and the Navy's first stealth fighter jet, landed on and launched from USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during recent day and nighttime operations, the latest steps in its journey to becoming an operationally capable aircraft.

Radar/EW

Missile sensor prototype will use Lockheed Martin's GaN transmitter technology - News

October 20, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Department of Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) officials selected Lockheed Martin for the technology maturation of Lower Tier Air & Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) prototypes.

Comms

Ground X-Vehicle Technologies program completes virtual window technology testing - News

October 19, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Honeywell

PHOENIX. Honeywell engineers completed research and testing of a virtual window technology as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency?s (DARPA) Ground X-Vehicle Technologies ( GXV-T) program.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy fighter jets to upgrade IRST21 sensor systems - News

October 19, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin recently received two contracts to upgrade its IRST21 passive, long-range sensor system for use on the U.S. Navy's fleet of F/A-18E/F combat jets.

Radar/EW

NATO exercise tests air, missile defense under Aegis Combat System - News

October 19, 2017

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

HEBRIDES, Scotland. The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency -- in concert with Lockheed Martin and naval forces from eight NATO nations -- have successfully concluded a series of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) tests in the Atlantic Ocean during an exercise it called Formidable Shield 2017 (FS-17).

Comms

Praxis Engineering Technologies to be acquired by CSRA Inc. - News

October 18, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Praxis Engineering

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Officials at CSRA Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Praxis Engineering Technologies Inc. for $235 million in cash. Praxis is a consulting and solutions firm dedicated to the practical application of software and systems engineering technologies within the intelligence community.