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Radar/EW
Air Force Research Lab signs $49 million contract with Engility for weapons R & D - News
September 27, 2017
CHANTILLY, Va. Engility Holdings has won a contract worth $49 million to continue to support the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in its Kinetic Kill Hardware-in-the-Loop (KHILS) Simulation Technology for Advanced Research (KSTAR) program.
Unmanned
USAF officials release RFI for directed energy counter-UAS demonstrations - News
September 26, 2017
WASHINGTON. Officials at the Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) Office released a request for information (RFI) to industry as part of market research analysis in support of an upcoming experimentation demonstration using directed energy technology to counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
Comms
Marine Corps chooses Harris Advanced MUOS-Enabled Tactical Radios to Connect Warfighters - News
September 25, 2017
ROCHESTER, New York. The U.S. Marine Corps chose the Falcon III multiband manpack radio from Harris Corp. to enable warfighters to talk and share data virtually worldwide as the radios use the MUOS (Mobile User Objective System) beyond-line-of-sight SATCOM communications waveform.
Radar/EW
Radar, electronic warfare SWaP challenges webcast led by Vita's Gipper - News
September 22, 2017
FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ. Reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements are affecting every area of military designs especially RF and microwave solutions for electronic warfare (EW), signals intelligence (SIGINT), and radar applications. Jerry Gipper, Executive Director of the VITA Standards Organization will lead a discussion on these challenges on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 2 pm Est. in a webcast titled "Reducing SWaP in RF & Microwave Designs for EW, SIGINT, and Radar Applications." The event will cover how military electronics designers are solving SWaP challenges to enable multifunction, multi-platform systems.
Unmanned
Prospective NASA air-launch system certified as financially feasible - News
September 22, 2017
WASHINGTON. NASA -- following a number of years spent in testing and analysis -- has gotten word that its Towed Glider Air-Launch System (TGALS) will be financially feasible for production and use.
Radar/EW
General Dynamics, U.S. Navy sign $5.1 billion pact for ballistic-missile subs - News
September 22, 2017
GROTON, Conn. General Dynamics Electric Boat has inked a $5.1 billion Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) contract with the U.S. Navy to complete the design of the lead Columbia-class submarine, the nation?s next-generation sea-based strategic deterrent. General Dynamics Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Corp.
Radar/EW
Navy AMDR tracks simultaneous missile targets - News
September 22, 2017
TEWKSBURY, Massachusetts. Raytheon's AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) acquired and tracked multiple threat-representative targets simultaneously during its third dedicated flight test performed at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii.
Unmanned
Orbital ATK to supply $123 million worth of artillery guidance kits to U.S. Army - News
September 21, 2017
DULLES, Va. Aerospace and defense contractor Orbital ATK announced that the U.S. Army has placed an additional $123 million in orders under production contract Option 2 for the Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) used in the field; Orbital ATK had previously signed a $69 million production option in July 2016 under Option 2.
Unmanned
Laser weapon prototype proves itself against moving targets - News
September 21, 2017
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. An upgraded prototype laser weapon system from Lockheed Martin recently shot down five unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with a 100 percent success rate, during tests held in conjunction with the U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense Command in August.
Avionics
LegionPod will be first infrared tracking system for USAF F-15C fleet - News
September 20, 2017
ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin's LegionPod has been selected as the infrared search and track (IRST) system for the U.S. Air Force's F-15C fleet; the Air Force has ordered more than 130 systems for Lockheed Martin to produce and deliver for aircraft integration.
Unmanned
Endeavor Robotics adds to U.S. military contract wins with FirstLook robot order - News
September 20, 2017
CHELMSFORD, Mass. Endeavor Robotics has been awarded a contract for 75 FirstLook robots from the U.S. government for immediate operational use.
Radar/EW
L3 expands underwater and aviation portfolios with new acquisitions - News
September 19, 2017
NEW YORK. Officials at L3 Technologies announced the acquisition of Adaptive Methods, Inc. and Doss Aviation, Inc. The acquisitions were completed early in the month and the terms were not disclosed.
Cyber
Defense sector IT acquisitions continue - News
September 19, 2017
HERNDON, Va. and LA DEFENSE, France. Acquisitions are in the news with the recent announcement that ManTech International would acquire IT solutions provider InfoZen (Bethesda, Maryland) for $180 million in cash and another announcement that Thales has closed its acquisition of U.S. big data analyst Guavus (San Mateo, California).
Comms
Navy deploys initiative to deliver new technologies to the fleet faster - News
September 19, 2017
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The Navy's Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons [PEO (U&W)] has launched a new program, known as Innovation and Modernization-Patuxent River (IMPAX), to hasten the pace of rolling out emerging technologies and capabilities to the fleet.
Radar/EW
Leonardo leads team to equip British army vehicles with added protections - News
September 19, 2017
ROME. Leonardo will head a team of companies chosen by the British government?s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) in what it's calling the "Icarus" technology demonstration project (TDP), which is aimed at protecting British army vehicles against current and future weapons.
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Space network technologies garner AiRanaculus $5 million NASA contract
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Communications systems to be supplied for German forces by L3Harris
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