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Radar/EW

Non-explosive water-based lithium-ion batteries developed by ARL, University of Maryland - News

September 08, 2017

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

ADELPHI, Md. University of Maryland and U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) researchers developed a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery that uses a water-salt solution as its electrolyte and reaches the 4.0 volt mark desired for household electronics, such as laptop computers, without the fire and explosive risks associated with some commercially available non-aqueous lithium-ion batteries.

Avionics

Air Force, Orbital ATK enter long-term sustainment support agreement for military aircraft - News

September 08, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Orbital ATK

DULLES, Va. The U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center entered into a partnership agreement with Orbital ATK to help support military aircraft.

Cyber

U.S. Air Force cyber mission platform contract won by Northrop Grumman - News

September 08, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

SAN ANTONIO. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division tasked Northrop Grumman to continue developing and to deploy the Air Force?s Cyber Mission Platform (CMP). The one-year base period contract is worth $9.4 million and is part of a three-year task order potentially worth $37 million.

Comms

U.S. Navy taps BAE Systems to support communications and electronics development - News

September 07, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Navy officials selected BAE Systems to help develop vital communications and electronics. The contract spans over a 22-month period is worth an estimated $76 million.

Radar/EW

Cubic receives $25 million contract for its mobile combat training centers - News

September 07, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cubic

SAN DIEGO. Officials at Cubic Global Defense, a business division of Cubic Corporation, received a contract award worth more than $25 million from a customer in the Asia-Pacific region for the delivery of three mobile combat training centers (CTC).

Radar/EW

DoD certifies ViaSat's IFF flight-environment generator - News

September 07, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems ViaSat

CARLSBAD, Calif. ViaSat announced that the Department of Defense (DoD) AIMS Program Office has certified its ViaSat Radio Frequency Generator 1000 (VRG-1000), a system that replicates a crowded airspace, enabling organizations to perform realistic Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF) testing. Designers can use the VRG-1000 to replicate a true-to-life lab environment in their work to reduce flight test time and overall flight testing costs.

Avionics

Solid rocket booster avionics for SLS passes qualification test - News

September 07, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Orbital ATK

DULLES, Va. Orbital ATK recently finished a milestone qualification test of the avionics system for the solid rocket boosters the company has developed and is now manufacturing for NASA?s Space Launch System (SLS).

Avionics

Helicopter-based electronic warfare system passes Navy review - News

September 06, 2017

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

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Lockheed Martin reported that its Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system has passed its Preliminary Design Review from the U.S. Navy on schedule, which means that the system has demonstrated outstanding sustained performance. The AOEW system will provide Navy MH-60 helicopters with enhanced electronic warfare (EW) surveillance and countermeasure capabilities against anti-ship missile (ASM) threats.

Comms

Northrop Grumman awarded $265 million USAF airborne comms contract - News

September 06, 2017

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

HERNDON, Va. Northrop Grumman has won a contract worth $265 million from the U.S. Air Force to handle aircraft maintenance and logistics support of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) system.

Unmanned

Navy, Georgia Tech develop system to identify talented UAS operators - News

September 05, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR)

ARLINGTON, Va. Georgia Tech and the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute are developing a series of specialized tests to assess cognitive abilities and personality traits, as well as identify potential Navy and Marine Corps unmanned aerial system (UAS) operators. Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials are sponsoring these tests called Selection for UAS Personnel (SUPer).

Comms

U.S. Air Force's GPS III space vehicle completes acoustic testing - News

September 05, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

DENVER. Lockheed Martin engineers completed a realistic simulation of the second GPS III space vehicle (GPS III SV02) during its future launch experience and passed this critical acoustic environmental test. The test was conducted on July 13.

Radar/EW

General Dynamics, Army agree to Abrams tank modernization project - News

September 05, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics

LIMA, Ohio. General Dynamics Land Systems recently received two large contract awards from the U.S. Army for upgrades to the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank brigade.

Comms

ViaSat deploys end-to-end Link 16 comms system on Canadian naval frigates - News

September 05, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems ViaSat

CARLSBAD, Calif. Broadband services and technology company ViaSat announced that it has delivered an end-to-end Link 16 communications system to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) for its Halifax-class frigates.

Avionics

CH-53K King Stallion helicopter production to begin - News

September 04, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

STRATFORD, Conn. The Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland, selected Lockheed Martin for a Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot 1 contract to build two production CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps. The contract is worth $303,974,406 million.

A.I.

Air Force shares UAV software with focus on improved human/machine interface - News

September 01, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. The 711th Human Performance Wing?s (711 HPW) Airman Systems Directorate entered into five information transfer agreements (ITAs) with commercial companies to share and provide access to its Vigilant Spirit Control Station (VSCS) software package, which allows operators to control multiple unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) at once.