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USAF new command and control facility to receive support from SAIC - News

September 30, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems SAIC

MCLEAN, Va. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Pacific officials placed a tasked order with Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to provide technical engineering and installation services to support a command and control facility (C2F) for the U.S. Air Force.

Unmanned

Interoperable tech opportunities growing in U.S. UAS market, analysts say - News

September 29, 2016

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

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The U.S. military, looking to minimize training requirements, is channeling funding toward platform upgrades and autonomy especially in unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), say analysts at Frost & Sullivan. The U.S. Air Force wants to upgrade its UAS programs by deploying an open architecture, ensuring standards-based modularity to enable plug and play sensors and implementing quick hardware and software upgrades, according to Frost & Sullivan.

Radar/EW

Aitech rugged GPGPU system provides 1 teraflop to the sensor - News

September 28, 2016

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

CHATSWORTH, Calif. Officials at Aitech Defense Systems Inc., announced a new fanless, rugged GPGPU supercomputer that measures only 20 cubic inches, while providing 1 TeraFLOP of parallel processing. Dubbed the A176 Cyclone, it comes in a custom small form factor design and provides 60 GigaFLOPs/Watt in a low-power high performance embedded computer (HPEC).

Radar/EW

Handheld tactical sensor developed to detect RF signals for DARPA program - News

September 28, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

Merrimack, N.H. BAE Systems engineers developed a handheld tactical sensor that soldiers can use to understand radio frequency (RF) signals for enhanced situational awareness.

Cyber

NCI to provide IT support services to Fort Stewart, Southeast region - News

September 28, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

RESTON, Va. NCI, Inc. will provide information technology (IT) services in support of the Southeast Regional Network Enterprise Center (R-NEC) at Fort Stewart, Georgia under an ITES-2S contract valued an estimated $11 million.

Radar/EW

Oshkosh Defense receives $42 million JLTV order from U.S. Army - News

September 27, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Oshkosh Defense

OSHKOSH, Wis. U.S. Army officials placed a $42 million order with OshKosh Defense, LLC for the the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program including vehicles, installed kits, and packaged kits. The order exercises available options under the awarded contract from August 2015.

Avionics

MQ-4C Triton receives milestone C approval - News

September 26, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. Department of the Navy officials announced the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) received milestone C approval, which will enable the program to enter into Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP).

Unmanned

U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers test counter-unmanned aerial system capabilities - News

September 26, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

GULF OF MEXICO. The USS Lassen (DDG-82) and USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109) completed an exercise demonstrating its counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) capabilities.

Avionics

U.S. Marine Corps complete operational test of Common Aviation C2 System - News

September 23, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. U.S. Marine Corps representatives completed an operational test of the General Dynamics-built Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) during a Marine Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course in Yuma, Arizona.

Unmanned

Lockheed Martin selects General Atomics lithium-ion battery system for submersible vehicle - News

September 23, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems

SAN DIEGO, Calif. Lockheed Martin selected General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems' (GA-EMS) Lithium-ion Fault Tolerant (LiFT) battery system to power the U.S. Special Operations Command?s (USSOCOM) Dry Combat Submersible (DCS) propulsion and internal support systems.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy selects Saab to provide shipboard air traffic radars - News

September 22, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Saab

AUSHBURN, Va. U.S. Navy officials selected Saab Defense and Security USA to provide the AN/SPN-50 (V)1 Shipboard Air Traffic Radar. It will deploy on the U.S. Navy?s Aircraft Carrier (CVN) and Amphibious Assault (LH) class ships, and replace the current AN/SPN-43C Air Traffic Radar.

Comms

Defense agency and Rockwell Collins sign MOA to improve commercial procurement process - News

September 22, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rockwell Collins

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and Rockwell Collins officials signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to establish an improved procurement process of commercial items for military applications. The MOA will be reviewed annually.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy receives first delivery of upgraded AQS-24B mine hunting sonar - News

September 21, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

ANNAPOLIS, Md. U.S. Navy officials received Northrop Grumman's delivery of the first lot of the AQS-24B mine hunting sonar upgrade kits. The delivery falls under the U.S. Navy's PMS-495 production contract to upgrade 27 AQS-24A mine hunting systems to the AQS-24B.

Comms

BAE Systems' chip enables electronic warfare and communications systems to quickly adapt - News

September 21, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems engineers developed the Microwave Array Technology for Reconfigurable Integrated Circuits (MATRICs) chip to address the future requirements of communications, electronic warfare, and signal intelligence systems.

Avionics

F-15C aircraft equipped with Legion Pod completes flight test - News

September 20, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

ORLANDO, Fla. Engineers at Lockheed Martin completed a flight test with an F-15C aircraft equipped with the company's Legion Pod, demonstrating the systems capabilities to detect and track airborne threats for the U.S. Air Force.