Industry News

Radar/EW

Upgraded GaN AESA radar for Patriot missile defense system moves forward - News

October 19, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

WASHINGTON. Raytheon engineers are upgrading the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System's radar to provide 360 degree protection from the potential threat unmanned aircraft, manned aircraft, and cruise and ballistic missiles simultaneously attacking U.S. or allied forces from multiple directions.

Unmanned

ISR specialist ForceX acquired by L-3 Communications - News

October 16, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems L-3 Communications

NEW YORK. L-3 Communications leaders announced that the company acquired ForceX, Inc., in Nashville, Tennessee, earlier this month and since renamed it L-3 ForceX and integrated it into L-3’s Integrated Sensor Systems (ISS) sector within the Electronic Systems business segment.

Unmanned

Officials announce full-rate production contract for Improved Gray Eagles at AUSA show - News

October 16, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Army selected General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) for a full-rate production contract for 19 Improved Gray Eagle (IGE) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The announcement was made at the annual AUSA show this year.

Radar/EW

CERDEC becomes VITA's sponsor member followed by Curtiss-Wright initiative to support the U.S. Army's MORA - News

October 16, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems VITA Standards Organization CERDEC

WASHINGTON. At the AUSA 2015 show, VITA announced their newest sponsor member, the U.S. Army’s Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center (CERDEC), who is developing the U.S. Army’s Modular Open RF Architecture (MORA) that enables open standards-based RF and microwave modules and small-form factor subsystem designs that address the size, weight, and power (SWaP) constraints of ground vehicles. Also announced at the show was Curtiss-Wright's support of the U.S. Army's MORA with compliant RF capabilities using embedded commericial-off-the-shelfs (COTS) systems.

Comms

Beachhead system supports M-Code PNT architecture - News

October 15, 2015

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

WASHINGTON. The Defense Solutions division at Curtiss-Wright announced at the AUSA 2015 show that its second-generation DuraDBH-672 Digital Beachhead Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switch and vetronics computer subsystem now supports the Military Code (M-Code) Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) architecture.

Radar/EW

Additional JASSM and JASSM-ER production contract on by Lockheed Martin - News

October 15, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

ORLANDO, Florida. Lockheed Martin won a $305.4 million Air Force contract to continue producing the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) as well as its Extended Range (ER) version.

Comms

Strategic Alliance Agreement signed between Rockwell Collins and U.S. Army - News

October 14, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rockwell Collins

WASHINGTON. Rockwell Collins and the U.S. Army Material Command signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement that focuses on the implementation of strategies and initiatives to optimize efforts to supply advanced products and services to warfighters.

Unmanned

Lockheed Martin announces ICARUS at AUSA - News

October 14, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

WASHINGTON. At the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), Lockheed Martin announced their latest capability, ICARUS, which detects and identifies small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).

Radar/EW

AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR AESA radar to get additional ground capability from Northrop Grumman - News

October 13, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

WASHINGTON. Northrop Grumman won a Marine Corps contract $58,706,242 million to develop and test the Ground Weapon Locating Radar (GWLR) mode for the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR).

Avionics

Real-time video streaming for Army helicopter cockpits designed by Rockwell Collins - News

October 12, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Rockwell Collins

WASHINGTON. Engineers at Rockwell Collins engineers designed a solution called Secure Real Time Video (SRTV) that enables warfighters to see real-time video from an unmanned aircraft directly in the cockpit of their military helicopter. The company recently delivered it to the Army to support its Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) operations. Rockwell Collins made the announcement this week at AUSA in Washington.

Comms

CubeSats and satellite launch complete for National Reconnaissance Office - News

October 08, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems National Reconnaissance Office

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launched a classified satellite, designated NROL-55, and 13 Government Rideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment (GRACE) CubeSats in support of national defense.

Cyber

Guardtime and Lockheed Martin team up to mitigate data manipulation threats - News

October 08, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin Guardtime Federal

SUFFOLK, Va. Guardtime and Lockheed Martin teamed up to demonstrate pre-packaged technology that mitigates data manipulation attempts by internal and external threats to a network.

Unmanned

Initial orders placed under U.S. Navy IDIQ contract with iRobot - News

October 08, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems iRobot

BEDFORD, Mass. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division has placed initial orders with iRobot under two indefinite-deliver/indefinitely quantity (IDIQ) contracts with an estimated ceiling value of $96 million.

Unmanned

U.S. Navy Tomahawk missiles demonstrate mid-flight re-targeting and reconnaissance capabilities - News

October 07, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, Calif. The U.S. Navy completed a missile exercise with Raytheon’s Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the missile's strike controllers, located at multiple fleet headquarters, can control and redirect multiple missiles simultaneously.

Comms

Leidos selected to compete for IT task orders for Defense Intelligence Agency - News

October 07, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leidos

RESTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has selected Leidos, among 25 other businesses, to compete in task orders under a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) prime contract to provide the DIA with enhanced solutions for information technology (IT) requirements.