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Radar/EW

U.S. Navy tasked ManTech for support services with acoustics trials data for submarine & surface ships - News

February 11, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems ManTech

FAIRFAX, Va. U.S. Navy officials selected ManTech International Corp.'s engineers to support the Naval Submarine and Surface Signature Silencing programs at Puget Sound. Under contract, engineers will provide technical and support services, including collection, reduction, analysis, and reporting of acoustics trials data for submarine and surface ships. The contract has an estimated ceiling value of $47 million.

Comms

CubeSat Rideshare Initiative adds Auxiliary Payload Customer under signed MOU - News

February 11, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

IRVINE, Calif. United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Tyvak Nanosatellite Systems, Inc. to signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the CubeSat Rideshare Initiative for Tyvak to serve as the primary Auxiliary Payload Customer through December 31, 2019.

Cyber

Partnership between CACI and Virginia Tech Hume Center will focus on cybersecurity and UAVs - News

February 10, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems CACI

ARLINGTON, Va. Virginia Tech’s Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology has entered into a partnership with CACI International Inc to develop technology leaders in cyber-physical system security Hume Center's Cyber-Physical System Security (CPSS) program that will have a focus on cybersecurity for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).

Avionics

FAA selects Raytheon for final phase of STARS implementation - News

February 09, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

DULLES, Va. Federal Aviation Administration officials selected Raytheon for the final implementation phase of the Standard Terminal Automation System (STARS). The contract is valued at an estimated $135 million.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy begins testing on fuel cell energy storage - News

February 09, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. U.S. Navy officials received Boeing's fuel cell energy storage system and will begin testing to determine its ability to support the energy needs of military and commercial customers.

Comms

U.S. Air Force's GPS IIF-12 satellite joins constellation to undergo on-orbit testing - News

February 08, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. The U.S. Air Force completed the GPS IIF constellation with the launch of the 12th Boeing-built satellite. GPS IIF-12 still needs to undergo on-orbit testing to be declared operational.

From The Editor

Officials increase Air Force defense budget to grow manpower in maintenance area - News

February 05, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. At the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Defense Secretary Carter spoke to service members on the fiscal year 2017 defense budget and the impact on the Air Force. Below are excerpts of his comments.

Radar/EW

Harris engineers will provide repair services to U.S. Navy electronic warfare tech - News

February 05, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Harris Corporation

MELBOURNE, Fla. U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon System Support (NAVSUP WSS) officials tasked Harris engineers to provide repair services for the Navy’s Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) program.

Comms

Acquisition of GATR Technologies complete with purchase price of $232.5 million - News

February 04, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cubic

SAN DIEGO. The acquisition of GTAR Technologies (GTAR) by Cubic is complete after officials received final Hart-Scott-Rodino regulatory approval.

Avionics

P-8 maintenance training systems procured by Australian air force - News

February 04, 2016

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

ST. LOUIS. The Royal Australian air force (RAAF) officials chose Boeing engineers to provide P-8 maintenance training devices for use by P-8A maintenance personnel starting in early 2018.

Avionics

Engineers demo all segments of FACE aligned cockpit display at Army Aviation meeting - News

February 03, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Core Avionics & Industrial, Inc. (COREAVI) Lynx Software Technologies Curtiss-Wright ENSCO

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. At the Army Aviation FACE Technical Interchange meeting in Huntsville, Alabama, engineers from different companies joined forces to demonstrate all segments of the FACE aligned cockpit display application.

Avionics

R&D Aviation Centre of Excellence facility opens its doors in Ireland - News

February 02, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Microsemi

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. The Aviation Centre of Excellence has opened its doors in Ennis, Ireland. The research and development facility will support design, development, and manufacturing of Microsemi’s product line of aviation intelligent power solutions (IPS).

Comms

U.S. Air Force contract offers an expedited process to battle-management programs - News

February 02, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Air Force

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. U.S. Air Force officials have selected five small businesses and one large business to procure, integrate, field, and support battle-management and command and control (C2) systems under the Platform Engineering and Integration for Tactical and Strategic Systems (PEITSS) contract vehicle. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract’s estimated ceiling value is $538 million.

Radar/EW

CERDEC's technical interchange meeting to identify R&D investments opens for registration - News

February 01, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Army

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. On March 31-April 1, the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center (CERDEC) will hold a two-day technical interchange meeting (TIM) to identify and align beneficial research and development (R&D) investments.

Radar/EW

Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle test demonstrates redesign thrusters for missile defense - News

February 01, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. During a Missile Defense Agency flight test, engineers gathered data and observed in-flight performance on Raytheon’s Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV), which demonstrated the redesign of the EKV thrusters that provides the control necessary for lethal impact with incoming threats while safely outside of the Earth's atmosphere.