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Cyber

Lockheed Martin selects Guartime Federal to provide cyber technology - News

May 01, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

FORT WORTH, Texas. Guardtime Federal will continue its role as a key supplier for Lockheed Martin to integrate a variety of cyber-related elements into systems engineering processes, supply chain risk management, and software development efforts.

Cyber

'Hack the Air Force' broadens participation to include partner nations - News

May 01, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. U.S. Air Force officials are inviting vetted computer security specialists from across the U.S. and select partner nations to participate in the challenge: "Hack the Air Force." The effort expands on the Department of Defense (DoD) initiative, "Hack the Pentagon."

Comms

DoD foreign military sales growing due to technology advancements, modernization - News

April 28, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

SANTA CLARA, Calif. Technology advances and increase competition will compel the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to invest in streamlining foreign military sales (FMS) to international partners, and weapons suppliers to develop and manufacture innovative products at competitive prices. Frost & Sullivan analysts point to factors such as the need to modernize equipment, continuing unrest in the Middle East, tensions in South China Seas, and an increased capability to spend after the global recession are driving growth.

Avionics

Bell Helicopter Canada chooses Curtiss-Wright cockpit voice/flight-data technology - News

April 28, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Curtiss-Wright Bell Textron

ASHBURN, Va. Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions has been selected by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited to provide the Curtiss-Wright cockpit voice and flight-recorder technology to upgrade the cockpit electronics in the Canadian Armed Forces? fleet of Bell CH-146 Griffon multirole utility helicopters.

Cyber

Macaulay-Brown helps Air Force trim, compress data files - News

April 28, 2017

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

DAYTON, Ohio. Engineering and cybersecurity firm MacAulay-Brown has announced a new approach to thinning hyperspectral image data for evaluation by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC). Under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), data thinned at different levels will be evaluated by AFLCMC for compatibility testing with existing tools used by the U.S. Air Force to analyze hyperspectral data.

Cyber

IARPA kicks off quantum enhanced computing program - News

April 28, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)

WASHINGTON. The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) -- an organization that operates within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence -- has announced the launch of a multiyear research effort to develop special-purpose algorithms and hardware to harness quantum effects to surpass conventional computing. If the research is able to transition to production, technology developed under the Quantum Enhanced Optimization (QEO) program will provide a plausible path to performance beyond what is possible with today?s computers.

Unmanned

Navy tests SM-6 weapon on road to full operational capability - News

April 27, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii. The Navy reports successful execution of four flight tests of the surface-to-air Standard Missile-6 Block I (SM-6 Blk I) off the Hawaiian coast; the tests were conducted at the beginning of April.

Comms

Air Force awards Raytheon $375 million initial contract to modernize command and control centers - News

April 27, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

HAMPTON, Va. The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command has awarded Raytheon Co. a contract with an initial value of up to $375 million to sustain and modernize the Air and Space Operations Center Weapon System (AOC WS). Under the contract, Raytheon will update the existing AOC WS baseline software and develop and deploy new software upgrades to improve air and space command and control operations.

Comms

General Atomics completes heat treatment on experimental fusion reactor's central solenoid module - News

April 27, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Atomics

SAN DIEGO. General Atomics (GA) reports that it has accomplished a key portion needed for the fabrication of the ITER [International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor] Central Solenoid, as GA engineers and technicians officially completed heat treatment of the first module. The Central Solenoid ? an integral component of ITER?s unprecedented fusion facility ? is planned to stand more than five stories tall and will be the world?s most powerful pulsed superconducting magnet.

Avionics

Lockheed Martin upgrades F-35 logistics system - News

April 27, 2017

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

BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin has been given the green light to install the next iteration of the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) in F-35 Lightning II aircraft based at U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy F-35 sites. Along with a variety of improvements to the system's baseline, the upgrade enhances the ALIS's ability to manage forward operations and sustainment.

Radar/EW

Military thermal management challenges webcast May 4, 2pm Est - News

April 27, 2017

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

FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ. Embedded and rugged computing experts are gathering next week on Thursday, May 4, at 2 pm Est., for a webcast titled "Too Hot to Handle: Enabling Efficient Thermal Management in Military Electronics." The speakers will cover methods for removing heat brought on by high-performance commercial processors and FPGAs in military signal processing systems from small form factors to larger designs. The webcast is hosted by Military Embedded Systems online and OpenSystems Media.

Radar/EW

Enterprise air surveillance radar completes preliminary design review - News

April 26, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TEWKSBURY, Mass. The U.S. Navy and Raytheon completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the new Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR). The PDR followed several EASR milestones including the combined systems requirements and system functional reviews, and the integrated baseline review.

Radar/EW

CRADA focuses on thermal management of RF applications - News

April 26, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

CRANE, Ind. Purdue University and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) representatives entered into a Collaborative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to facilitate the exchange of information, as well as the sharing of the capabilities and facilities for developing advanced thermal management techniques for Navy high-power radio frequency (RF) applications.

Avionics

Virginia Tech, UTC Aerospace team up for progress in wireless systems, power electronics - News

April 26, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems UTC Aerospace Systems

BLACKSBURG, Va. and CHARLOTTE, N.C. Virginia Tech and UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) have announced a comprehensive research and education agreement that will focus on secure aircraft wireless networking and power electronics. Under the terms of the agreement, UTAS will invest $1 million over five years to help fund Virginia Tech's master research agreement, as well as student scholarships, capstone projects, and competitions in these areas.

Cyber

Vencore gains prime position on $98 million NGA contract - News

April 26, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Vencore NASA

CHANTILLY, Va. Systems engineering and integration company Vencore announced that it has won a prime position on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Multi-Intelligence Analytical and Collection Support Services (MACSS) program. NGA serves as both a combat support agency and an intelligence agency of the U.S. government; it has as its primary mission collecting, analyzing, and distributing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of national security.