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Comms

Firmamentum scores DARPA contract to investigate in-space manufacture of comms satellite - News

June 15, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

BOTHELL, Wash. Space-construction firm Firmamentum has announced that it has signed a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to collaborate on a system that would use in-space manufacturing and robotic assembly processes to construct a small satellite while in orbit.

Cyber

Unisys receives cloud-hosting services contract from Army for up to $247 million - News

June 15, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Unisys Corporation

RESTON, Va. The U.S. Army has selected Unisys Corp. to participate in the Army program for cloud-hosting services work through the estimated $247 million Army Cloud Computing Enterprise Transformation (ACCENT) Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA).

Unmanned

Kutta joins Dynetics team working on DARPA unmanned system project - News

June 15, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Sierra Nevada Corporation Kutta Technologies U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

PHOENIX. Kutta Technologies -- a wholly owned subsidiary of Sierra Nevada Corporation specializing in advanced unmanned aerial system (UAS) technology -- has received a Phase 2 subcontract from Dynetics (Huntsville, Alabama) to assist Dynetics with the development of UASs under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Gremlins program.

Avionics

Tapestry-Jeppesen team selected to deliver VIP services for USAF Air Mobility Command - News

June 14, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Tapestry Solutions Boeing

SAN DIEGO. Tapestry Solutions, Inc. and Jeppesen, both companies are Boeing subsidiaries, received a contract to provide Executive Airlift Flight Dispatch services for the U.S. Air Force?s Air Mobility Command (AMC). The contract is worth an estimated $28 million and includes a base year with four option years.

Comms

ViaSat to deliver datalink communication systems for U.S Navy's missile program - News

June 14, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin ViaSat

CARLSBAD, Calif. Lockheed Martin officials selected ViaSat Inc. to deliver datalink communications for the integration and test phase of the U.S. Navy'sLong Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) program under a follow-on contract

Comms

DynCorp awarded U.S. Army aviation logistics contract valued at up to $795 million - News

June 14, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems DdynCorp International

MCLEAN, Va. The U.S. Army has awarded DynCorp International (DI) a firm-fixed-price contract for logistics support services for government-owned fixed-wing fleets performing transport aircraft missions (C-12, C-26, and UC-35 fleets, with limited services for T-6 fleets). The award is for a one-year base period that includes a three-month transition, followed immediately with nine months of production, and five single-year option periods; if all options are exercised, the total program is valued at up to $795.3 million.

Unmanned

Moog instruments deployed aboard NICER mission on ISS - News

June 14, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Moog Space and Defense Group NASA

EAST AURORA, N.Y. Instruments made by the Moog Space and Defense Group have been successfully deployed on NASA?s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) mission onboard the International Space Station (ISS).

A.I.

Team investigates artificial intelligence, machine learning in DARPA project - News

June 14, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Charles River Analytics

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. A multidisciplinary team led by Charles River Analytics has received a contract to participate in a Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) program on Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI). The four-year broad agency announcement contract is valued at close to $8 million.

Radar/EW

Navistar Defense to deliver 115 medium tactical vehicles to Iraq - News

June 13, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Navistar Defense, LLC

LISLE, Ill. U.S. Army officials selected Navistar Defense, LLC for a foreign military sales (FMS) contract valued at $18.8 million to provide 115 International 7000-MV Medium Tactical Vehicles (MTV) to Iraq.

Comms

PacStar & Aruba receive NSA-certification for its tactical server with security software - News

June 13, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems PacStar

PORTLAND, Ore. National Security Agency (NSA) officials approved PacStar's 451 with Aruba VMC-TACT as a certified component for use in the NSA Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) program.

Unmanned

Army awards Raytheon $116.4 million contract to develop next phase of longer-range missile program - News

June 13, 2017

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

TUCSON, Ariz. The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Missile Systems a $116.4 million contract to enter into the technological maturation and risk-reduction phase of the Long-Range Precision Fires (LRPF) next-generation missile program. This next phase includes testing of the missile components to ensure that the design is ready for engineering and manufacturing development, along with live-fire demonstrations by the end of 2019.

Unmanned

Leidos wins contract to support Navy, Marine acoustic programs - News

June 13, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leidos

RESTON, Va. Technology services company Leidos has won a contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) to provide operational support to NSWCCD acoustic trials and research activities for the Navy's Southeast Alaska Acoustic Measurement Facility (SEAFAC).

Unmanned

Huntington Ingalls Industries & Boeing team up for U.S. Navy's large UUV program - News

June 12, 2017

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

ARLINGTON, Va. Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and Boeing representatives are teaming up to design and produce Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs) in support of the U.S. Navy?s Extra Large UUV program.

Unmanned

U.S. Navy opts in for additional BAE Systems' APKWS laser-guided rockets - News

June 12, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

HUDSON, N.H. U.S. Navy officials awarded BAE Systems a $180.5 million contract to continue producing Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rockets to meet the growing U.S. and international demand for the systems.

Radar/EW

Nitride research may lead to new microelectronic technology and devices - News

June 12, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

WASHINGTON. A group of scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Lab (NRL) has continued to push forward with research regarding gallium nitride (GaN) technology for radio-frequency (RF) wireless technology and recently made an breakthrough in the ability to grow thin films of a transition metal nitride called niobium nitride (Nb2N).