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Unmanned

USAF signs $131 million contract for additional laser guided bomb kits - News

October 26, 2017

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

ARCHBALD, Pa. Lockheed Martin has signed a $131 million contract with the U.S. Air Force for follow-on production of Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) kits. The most recent contract represents the ninth consecutive year in which the U.S. Air Force selected Lockheed Martin to provide most of the LGB kits in the annual competition.

Comms

USMC signs $4.8 million follow-on contract to unify, modernize communications - News

October 25, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Black Box Corp.

PITTSBURGH. Digital-solutions company Black Box Corp. has inked a $4.8 million contract with the Marine Corps Systems Command Network Communications Infrastructure (NCI) Program Office to modernize its existing telecommunication network architecture and systems to a high-availability unified communications solution at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point in North Carolina. The work will result in the first fully converged IP-based network for the Marine Corps.

Avionics

P-3 aircraft will received upgraded avionics from Rockwell Collins - News

October 24, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rockwell Collins

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Lockheed Martin officials selected Rockwell Collins Flight2 integrated avionics system to bring Hellenic Navy P-3 aircraft into compliance with upcoming mandates for unrestricted global airspace operation.

Unmanned

Analysts: Governmental investments driving growth in C4ISR systems - News

October 23, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems BIS Research

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. The global market for command and control, communication, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems is expected to pass $100 billion by 2021, growing at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.05 percent between 2017 and 2021, according to a new market forecast from BIS Research, "Global C4ISR Systems Market, Analysis & Forecast: 2017-2021."

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy's first stealth fighter conducts operations on USS Carl Vinson - News

October 23, 2017

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

USS CARL VINSON, off the coast of southern California. An F-35C Lightning II, the Navy variant of the Joint Strike Fighter and the Navy's first stealth fighter jet, landed on and launched from USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during recent day and nighttime operations, the latest steps in its journey to becoming an operationally capable aircraft.

Radar/EW

Missile sensor prototype will use Lockheed Martin's GaN transmitter technology - News

October 20, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Department of Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) officials selected Lockheed Martin for the technology maturation of Lower Tier Air & Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) prototypes.

Comms

Ground X-Vehicle Technologies program completes virtual window technology testing - News

October 19, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Honeywell

PHOENIX. Honeywell engineers completed research and testing of a virtual window technology as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency?s (DARPA) Ground X-Vehicle Technologies ( GXV-T) program.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy fighter jets to upgrade IRST21 sensor systems - News

October 19, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin recently received two contracts to upgrade its IRST21 passive, long-range sensor system for use on the U.S. Navy's fleet of F/A-18E/F combat jets.

Radar/EW

NATO exercise tests air, missile defense under Aegis Combat System - News

October 19, 2017

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

HEBRIDES, Scotland. The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency -- in concert with Lockheed Martin and naval forces from eight NATO nations -- have successfully concluded a series of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) tests in the Atlantic Ocean during an exercise it called Formidable Shield 2017 (FS-17).

Comms

Praxis Engineering Technologies to be acquired by CSRA Inc. - News

October 18, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Praxis Engineering

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Officials at CSRA Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Praxis Engineering Technologies Inc. for $235 million in cash. Praxis is a consulting and solutions firm dedicated to the practical application of software and systems engineering technologies within the intelligence community.

Unmanned

Australian army signs $6.8 million contract for nano-sized drones - News

October 17, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems FLIR Systems, Inc.

WILSONVILLE, Ore. FLIR Systems has signed a $6.8 million firm-fixed-price order to deliver Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRSs) in support of the Australian Army. The nanodrone-sized units delivered under this contract will support platoon- and troop- level organic surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.

Unmanned

DARPA awards contract for hypersonic Advanced Full Range Engine - News

October 17, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Aerojet Rocketdyne

SACRAMENTO, Calif. Aerojet Rocketdyne has signed an agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop and ground-test an innovative propulsion system under DARPA's Advanced Full Range Engine (AFRE) program.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy and Australian F/A-18 electronic warfare contract won by Harris - News

October 17, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Harris Corporation

MELBOURNE, Fla. Officials at Harris Corp. received a contract to supply electronic jammers to protect U.S. Navy and Australian F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft against electronic threats. The contract is worth an estimated $133 million.

Comms

GATR Technologies to deliver SATCOM solution to support New Zealand forces - News

October 16, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems GATR

SAN DIEGO. New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) officials placed an order with GATR Technologies, a subsidiary which operates within the Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division at Cubic Corp. The order is valued at an estimated $5 million to provide satellite communication (SATCOM) solutions for the NZDF.

Avionics

Analysts: Commercial aerospace and MRO to grow rapidly in Thailand over next 20 years - News

October 16, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Frost & Sullivan

BANGKOK. At a recent aerospace industry seminar, analysts Frost & Sullivan and Suranaree University -- in association with The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) -- discussed a projection from Frost & Sullivan that in the next two decades, 42 percent of the 32,146 global aircraft deliveries will happen in Asia-Pacific, while delivery of total aircrafts in Thailand alone is expected to almost triple from 314 aircrafts in 2017 to 811 aircrafts by 2037.