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Cyber

Cybersecurity support contract for the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command won by General Dynamics - News

August 25, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics

FAIRFAX, Va. U.S. Navy officials selected General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, for the Sustainment of Meteorology, Oceanographic and Geospatial Information and Services Programs, Systems and Information Systems contract. The single award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract has a value of approximately $52 million over five years.

Avionics

Cobham to deliver weapons carriage and release equipment for the KF-X fighter aircraft - News

August 25, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cobham

WIMBORNE MINSTER, United Kingdom. Korean Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI) selected Cobham to provide weapons carriage and release equipment for the future KF-X next-generation indigenous multi-role fighter aircraft. The contract is worth an estimated $9 million (?7 million).

Radar/EW

San Antonio-class USS Portland completes acceptance trials - News

August 24, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Huntington Ingalls Industries

PASCAGOULA, Miss. U.S. Navy officials announced that the future USS Portland (LPD-27) completed Acceptance Trials on August 18, sailing from and returning to Huntington Ingalls Industries' shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

Radar/EW

L3 WESCAM tasked to deliver its imaging turrets in $49 million contract - News

August 24, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems L3 WESCAM

BURLINGTON, Canada. The U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) selected L3 WESCAM for an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract to deliver its MXTM-10MS electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging turrets for the Military Sealift Command Situational Awareness System Program. The contract is worth an estimated $49 million.

Avionics

Harris' electronic warfare transmitter tech selected for AC/MC-130J aircraft - News

August 23, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems Harris Corporation

MELBOURNE, Fla. BAE Systems officials selected Harris Corp.'s advanced electronic warfare (EW) transmitter technology to help protect the U.S. Air Force Special Operations AC/MC-130J aircraft from electronic threats.

Radar/EW

RADA receives $8 million multi-mission radar order - News

August 23, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems RADA Electronic Industries

NETANYA, Israel. U.S. military officials placed an order with RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. for Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radars (MHR). The order totals over an estimated $8 million with deliveries scheduled during 2017.

Radar/EW

BAE Systems releases rad-hard computer for space applications - News

August 23, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

MANASSAS, Va. Officials at BAE Systems released a new generation of its space computer that combines fast performance and resiliency to enable missions in the harsh environment of space.

Avionics

Naval test wing Pacific O-level maintenance contract won by DynCorp International - News

August 23, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems DdynCorp International

MCLEAN, Va. U.S. Navy officials selected DynCorp International (DI) for a contract for Naval Test Wing Pacific (NTWP) O-Level Maintenance. The award is for one base year with four option years, and is valued at $276 million if all options are exercised. Performance begins November 1, with transition beginning October 1.

A.I.

Hybrid geopolitical forecasting competition launched by IARPA - News

August 22, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)

WASHINGTON. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) officials launched a multi-year research in an effort to improve geopolitical forecasting. The Hybrid Forecasting Competition (HFC) program aims to improve accuracy in predicting worldwide geopolitical issues, including foreign political elections, interstate conflict, disease outbreaks, and economic indicators by leveraging the relative strengths of humans and machines.

Unmanned

Teams selected for Phase 1 of DARPA's mobile force protection program - News

August 22, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials selected three companies for Phase 1 of the Agency's Mobile Force Protection (MFP) program, which aims to expedite the development of counter small, unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs) capabilities and their near term introduction to the field.

Unmanned

Northrop Grumman, Boeing win new intercontinental ballistic missile system contracts - News

August 22, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. Air Force officials selected Boeing and Northrop Grumman for the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction phase of its Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) weapon system program. The GBSD is the weapon system replacement for the aging LGM-30 Minuteman III ICBM.

Unmanned

MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft completes FAA-approved flight through national airspace - News

August 21, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

POWAY, Calif. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) reports that it flew a MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) from Laguna Airfield at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, through national airspace to its Gray Butte Flight Operations facility near Palmdale, California. The MQ-9B is a STANAG 4671 (NATO airworthiness standard for unmanned aircraft systems[UASs])-compliant version of the Predator B UAS line.

Unmanned

Navy achieves first free flight of LRASM tactical weapon - News

August 21, 2017

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

POINT MUGU SEA RANGE, Calif. The U.S. Navy, together with partner Lockheed Martin, recently conducted the first free-flight launch of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from a B-1B Lancer over Point Mugu Sea Range in California.

Cyber

U.S. Cyber Command's status is raised to form a unified combatant command - News

August 18, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. Department of Defense (DoD) officials initiated the process to elevate the U.S. Cyber Command to a unified combatant command. The decision, at the direction of the President, is consistent with Title 10 of U.S. Code, section 167b, and the recommendation of the Secretary of Defense.

Radar/EW

Navy modifies contract with General Dynamics for R&D work on submarines - News

August 18, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics

GROTON, Conn. Officials at General Dynamics Electric Boat, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, received a contract modification by the U.S. Navy to provide research and development and lead-yard services. The contract is worth an estimated $115.3 million.