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Ball Aerospace, Infoscitex to continue Air Force cognitive tech R & D - News

January 27, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Ball Aerospace Infoscitex

BOULDER, Colo. and LITTLETON, Mass. Ball Aerospace and Infoscitex have received contract modifications worth $75 million to continue to provide research and development support in the areas of human perception and cognitive technologies for the U.S. Air Force.

Comms

Booz Allen Hamilton completes acquisition of Aquilent - News

January 26, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Booz Allen Hamilton

McLean, Va. Officials at Booz Allen Hamilton closed the acquisition of the Laurel, MD-based digital services firm eGov Holdings, Inc. (d/b/a Aquilent) on January 24, 2017. The transaction is expected to add approximately $20 million of revenue through the remainder of Booz Allen?s fiscal year 2017. It is expected to be accretive to Booz Allen earnings and operating margin in fiscal year 2018.

Comms

Scalable garners contract to enhance battlefield tactical networks - News

January 26, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Scalable Network Technologies

CULVER CITY, Calif. Scalable Network Technologies has been awarded a three-year, $3 million contract to support the Test &Evaluation/Science & Technology Program at the Department of Defense (DoD) Test Resource Management Center. Scalable is slated to support the Integrated Planning of Tactical, Test Support, and Tactical Engagement Networks (IPT3N).

Radar/EW

FAA orders common terminal digitizers from Telephonics Corp. - News

January 26, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Telephonics Corporation

New York, N.Y. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials placed production orders with Telephonics Corp. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation) for 34 Common Terminal Digitizer (CTD) systems.

Comms

U.S. Air Force T-X competition moves forward without Raytheon & Leonardo team - News

January 25, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company Leonardo

MCKINNEY, Texas. The U.S. Air Force Advanced Pilot Training program will move forward without a Raytheon and Leonarndo team. Company officials have announced they will not pursue a winning bid in the competition.

Radar/EW

Pentek introduces 8-channel A/D XMC module for communications and radar systems at Embedded Tech Trends - News

January 25, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Pentek, now part of Mercury

UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. Officials at Pentek, Inc. introduced a high-performance data converter XMC module based on the Xilinx Kintex Ultrascale FPGA during Embedded Tech Trends 2017. The Model 71131 is an eight-channel, 250 MHz XMC module featuring 16-bit A/Ds with programmable multiband digital down converters (DDCs).

Radar/EW

Curtiss-Wright's Gen 4 PCIe design meets increased bandwidth requirements - News

January 25, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Curtiss-Wright

NEW ORLEANS, La. During this year's Embedded Tech Trends (ETT) in New Orleans, Curtiss Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions officials announced that the company's Gen 4 PCI Express (PCIe) with standard MultiGig RT2 VPX connectors can now meet the increased bandwidth requirements.

Radar/EW

Navy awards Raytheon $235 million for missiles, spares - News

January 25, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

WALTHAM, Mass. The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Company $235 million for Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) all-up round production missiles and spares, thereby funding the fourth year of full-rate production for the multimission missile. The missiles will be deployed on Aegis cruisers and destroyers to support U.S. Navy fleet operations.

Avionics

Carbon nanotube technology licensed for aircraft deicing - News

January 25, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems UTC Aerospace Systems

CHARLOTTE, N.C. UTC Aerospace Systems has obtained an exclusive license from engineering design firm Metis Design to use a carbon nanotube (CNT) heater based technology for aircraft electrothermal ice protection. This technology -- codeveloped by Metis Design and the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- responds to the military, aviation, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) markets' need for low-power, lightweight ice protection.

Comms

USAF missile-warning satellite launches, on its way to final orbit - News

January 24, 2017

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Following a successful launch on January 20, the third U.S. Air Force Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO satellite acquired the correct signals and is responding to commands as planned; signal acquisition occurred approximately 37 minutes after liftoff.

Radar/EW

Thales Group contracted to upgrade Swiss Air Force master radars - News

January 23, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

LA DEFENSE, Paris, France. The procurement organization for Switzerland's armaments, known as armasuisse, has awarded Thales Group the contract to upgrade the master radars for the Swiss Air Force. The agreement, which amounts to 74 million euros (approx. $79.5 million) is intended to extend the lifespan of the radars and ensure the systems' continued operation until 2030.

Comms

Raytheon logs next step in GPS modernization effort - News

January 23, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

AURORA, Col. Raytheon reports that it has reached a milestone in its development of the U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System Next-Generation Operational Control System, known as GPS OCX, with the completion of the Factory Qualification Test of the Launch and Checkout System (LCS). GPS OCX is aimed at dramatically increasing the performance and security of the GPS system used by millions of military and civilian users every day.

Cyber

"Hack the Army" program finds 118 unique and actionable vulnerabilities - News

January 23, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems HackerOne

WASHINGTON. Officials released the results of the latest Department of Defense (DoD) bug bounty program, termed "Hack the Army": The three-week scheme found 118 unique and actionable reports; the first vulnerability was found within five minutes of the launch of the program.

Comms

Naval Research Laboratory R&D contract won by Polaris Alpha - EOIR Technologies - News

January 20, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Electronics Science and Technology Division (ESTD) officials selected Polaris Alpha - EOIR Technologies to provide research, development, and technical services under a five-year indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract valued an estimated $48 million.

Unmanned

Counter-drone system reaches TRL-9 status - News

January 20, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

LONDON. The AUDS [Anti-UAV Defence System] has been named the first fully integrated counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipment worldwide to achieve TRL-9 status. TRL-9 -- the highest technology readiness level or maturity that a technology system can attain -- signifies that a technology system or product is in its final form and has been real-world proven through successful mission operations, according to the definition from the Department of Defense (DoD) and NASA.