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Unmanned

Modular high power laser enters production for U.S. Army vehicles - News

October 06, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

BOTHELL, Wash. The U.S. Army has selected Lockheed Martin to produce a modular high power laser, the first of which will be a 60kW system for an Army vehicle.

Comms

Connect Tech expands facility by 30th anniversary - News

October 06, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Connect Tech, Inc.

GUELPH, Ontario. Marking the 30th anniversary, Connect Tech expanded their facility to 20,000 sq. feet. They celebrated with an open house welcoming local attendees as well as from the U.S. and Germany.

Radar/EW

3-D radar system installed in Royal navy HMS Queen Elizabeth - News

October 06, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

LONDON. BAE Systems has finished installing the Artisan 3-D radar system onto the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the future aircraft carrier for the Royal navy. Installation took place late September taking the naval ship a step closer to sea trials.

Avionics

U.S. Air Force and Boeing complete upgrades to F-22 Raptor simulators - News

October 05, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

ST. LOUIS. The U.S. Air Force and Boeing completed all F-22 Raptor Mission Training Centers upgrades with the high-fidelity Constant Resolution Visual System (CRVS). Final installations of the high resolution imagery system into the F-22 simulators were done at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida.

Cyber

The acquisition of Herndon expands Raytheon's cybersecurity solutions - News

October 05, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

DULLES, Va. Raytheon expands its cybersecurity portfolio with the acquisition of Virginia-based Foreground Security company, Herndon. The company - titled Raytheon Foreground Security (RFS) - allows Raytheon to gain momentum in security services across federal, international, and commercial markets.

Avionics

Kitron AS and Northrop Grumman sign agreement for F-35 aircraft avionics - News

October 02, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

SAN DIEGO. Norway-based company Kitron AS and Northrop Grumman have signed a long-term agreement, in which Northrop Grumman will supply subassembly electronic modules for F-35 Lighting II aircraft avionics. The agreement includes rights for future extensions and is effective through 2036.

Radar/EW

Latvia to get Sentinel radars from ThalesRaytheonSystems - News

October 02, 2015

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

FULLERTON, California. Latvian armed forces officials are procuring four improved Sentinel AN/MPQ-64 F1 air defense radars from ThalesRaytheonSystems. The Sentinel systems will complement Latvia's existing defense network by detecting, identifying, and tracking airborne threats such as cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

Avionics

U.S. Air Force tasks Cubic to develop LVC system for air combat training program - News

October 01, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cubic

SAN DIEGO. The Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) 711th Human Performance Wing selected Cubic Global Defense for a multi-year contract to develop and demonstrate a Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) system for air combat training under the Secure LVC Advanced Training Environment (SLATE) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) program.

Radar/EW

Naval Air Warfare Center engineers perform EW experiments during Talisman Saber 2015 exercise - News

October 01, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)

POINT MUGU, Calif. – During Talisman Sabre 2015 multinational exercise conducted in the Pacific as part of the Trident Warrior 2015 initiative, the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) performed two Electronic Warfare Battle Management (EWBM) experiments.

Radar/EW

F-15 aircraft will receive integrated all-digital EPAWSS EW suite - News

October 01, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

ST. LOUIS. U.S. Air Force officials selected Boeing as the prime contractor to upgrade existing F-15 aircrafts with the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) and in a subcontract BAE Systems will develop and manufacture EPAWSS for Boeing. The initial prime contract’s estimated value is $4 billion.

Comms

SOF orders tactical two-channel radios from Harris - News

September 30, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Harris Corporation

ROCHESTER, N.Y. The U.S. Special Operation Forces (SOF) selected Harris’ handheld tactical radios that combine communications with intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to address mission needs under the SOF Tactical Communications (STC) program.

Cyber

Partnership formed to create cybersecurity portfolio - News

September 30, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Airbus Defence & Space

PARIS. Atos and Airbus Defence and Space have signed a strategic partnership agreement to research and develop a range of products, services, and solutions to counter threats of cyberattacks. The agreement is a response to a growing demand for cyber security solutions.

Unmanned

Desert Hawk 3 hand-launched UAS contract won by Lockheed Martin - News

September 30, 2015

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

LONDON. Lockheed Martin won a contract with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense to support the Desert Hawk 3 program and help establish the small unmanned aerial system (UAS) as a core defense capability.

Unmanned

Anti-UAV system released by Blighter, Chess Dynamics, and Enterprise Control Systems - News

September 29, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Blighter Surveillance Systems

LONDON. Experts at Blighter Surveillance Systems, Chess Dynamics, and Enterprise Control Systems joined hands to develop an anti-UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) system to help defeat the emerging threat of malicious micro, mini, and larger UAVs or drones that may carry weapons, cameras, toxic chemicals, or explosives.

Radar/EW

Submarine combat system lab to be opened by Lockheed Martin in Australia - News

September 29, 2015

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

CANBERRA, Australia. Lockheed Martin Australia officials plan to open a submarine combat system laboratory in Mawson Lakes in November of this year to help support their pursuit of the Royal Australian navy's Future Submarine project SEA 1000 Phase 1. An expanded Phase 2 with a secure area is expected to open in the third quarter of next year.