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Cyber

CACI awarded $21 million task order for naval cyber support - News

May 22, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems CACI

ARLINGTON, Va. CACI International Inc announced that it has been awarded a $21 million task order by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic to provide cybersecurity systems support to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) to enhance the security of industrial-control systems critical to the U.S. infrastructure. The two-year task order, awarded under the SPAWAR Integrated Cyber Operations contract vehicle, represents continuing business for CACI.

Comms

DARPA research furthers study into decision-making - News

May 22, 2017

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

PALO ALTO, Calif. Stanford University researchers funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Neuro Function, Activity, Structure, and Technology (Neuro-FAST) program have developed new optical imaging and analysis techniques that have provided insight into how the mammalian brain coordinates neural activity to complete voluntary behaviors.

Cyber

Face recognition challenge announced by IARPA - News

May 19, 2017

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

WASHINGTON. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) officials announced the launch of the Face Recognition Prize Challenge (FRPC). IARPA is partnering with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the contest, which aims to improve recognition of face images acquired without capture constraints, in other words unconstrained images captured in the ?wild.?

Cyber

Booz Allen selected to support modernization of Navy's tactical networks - News

May 19, 2017

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

McLean, Va. The Navy?s Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I) selected Booz Allen Hamilton for a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued an estimated $96.1 million to support the modernization of the Navy's tactical networks.

Avionics

NextGen jammer completes CDR, on track to meet warfighter requirements - News

May 19, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. In late April, engineers at the Airborne Electronic Attack Systems and EA-6B program office (PMA-234) completed a critical design review (CDR) for the AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) Increment (Inc) 1 Mid-band program at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.

Unmanned

Missile Defense Agency rounds out ballistic-missile interceptor plan - News

May 19, 2017

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

FORT BELVOIR, Va. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has finalized the third leg in its technology risk-reduction plan for the Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV), awarding Boeing a $58 million contract in a deal similar to those recently granted to Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.

Radar/EW

Industry team lays keel on 19th Navy littoral combat ship - News

May 19, 2017

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

MARINETTE, Wis. An industry team led by Lockheed Martin recently officially laid the keel for the U.S. Navy's 19th littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS St. Louis, in a ceremony held at Fincantieri Marinette Marine.

A.I.

Robotic copilot virtually flies, lands simulated Boeing 737 - News

May 18, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Aurora Flight Sciences

MANASSAS, Va. Aurora Flight Sciences recently demonstrated its work as part of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)?s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program, when the Aurora ALIAS technology used the aircraft's existing 737 auto-landing system to autonomously land the aircraft safely by way of a flight simulator.

Comms

Lockheed Martin launches exoskeleton solution with newly licensed bionic augmentation tech - News

May 18, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

TAMPA, Fla. Lockheed Martin officials released a new exoskeleton solution. Using licensed Dermoskeleton bionic augmentation technology, the FORTIS Knee Stress Release Device (K-SRD)TM is a computer-controlled exoskeleton that counteracts overstress on the lower back and legs and increases mobility and load-carrying capability.

Cyber

DARPA teams make advances in the field of uncertainty quantification - News

May 18, 2017

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

ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA)?s Enabling Quantification of Uncertainty in Physical Systems (EQUiPS) program has made advances in the field of uncertainty quantification ((UQ), which focuses on methods to estimate how accurate a prediction may be. The program aims to harnesses advanced math to quantify uncertainties in complex systems to be able to better design yet-to-be-built military systems.

Cyber

BAE Systems garners U.S. Treasury contract to safeguard nation's financial systems - News

May 18, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

MCLEAN, Va. The U.S. Department of the Treasury has selected BAE Systems to be among a group of federally-approved contractors to support the agency?s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) in safeguarding the U.S. financial system against threats posed by rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, drug cartels, and other threats to national security. The maximum life cycle value of all task orders to be awarded under the contract is estimated at $135 million.

Unmanned

Naval Research Lab testing use of solar photovoltaics in groups of UAVs - News

May 18, 2017

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

WASHINGTON. Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Vehicle Research Section and Photovoltaic Section are making progress on their investigations into the presence of solar photovoltaics (PV) to the proven concept of autonomous cooperative soaring of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). These cooperative autonomous soaring techniques will enable long-endurance flights of unmanned solar-powered sailplanes that can support a 24/7 information, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission.

Radar/EW

Lockheed Martin will deliver Sniper targeting pods for Kuwaiti air force - News

May 17, 2017

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

ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin has received a delivery order from the U.S. Air Force to provide the Lockheed Martin Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) to Kuwait's air force for installation on its F/A-18C/D Hornet aircraft.

Radar/EW

IAI completes installation of ALPHA radar system on Israeli navy's Saar 4.5 ship - News

May 17, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Israel Aerospace Industries

ISRAEL. Engineers at Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) completed the installation of the advanced ALPHA (Advanced Lightweight Phased Array) ELM-2258 radar system on the Israeli navy's Saar 4.5 missile ship and have commenced operational sea trials.

Comms

Final Inmarsat-5 satellite joins Global XPress network - News

May 17, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. The Boeing-built Inmarsat-5 satellite launched into space this week. Officials say it will expand the high-speed broadband service available through Inmarsat?s Global Xpress network after the satellite becomes fully operational later this year.