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NASA, partners test next phase of UAV traffic-management system - News

June 07, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems NASA

RENO-STEAD TEST RANGE, Nev. NASA and several aviation and industry partners report that they recently conducted successful tests of five different unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) demonstrating multiple operational scenarios, including parachute-initiated emergency supply deliveries and aerial survey operations.

Avionics

Elbit Systems of America to develop F-35 aircraft panoramic cockpit display - News

June 06, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

FORT WORTH, Texas. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics officials tasked Elbit Systems of America, LLC. to develop a cockpit display replacement for the F-35 aircraft. The development contract is for the Technology Refresh 3, Panoramic Cockpit Display Unit.

Cyber

Navy to receive first deployable P-8A Poseidon trainers - News

June 06, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Navy officials tasked Boeing to deliver the first deployable P-8A Poseidon trainers, allowing aircrew and operators to improve their mission readiness even while serving away from home.

Cyber

GAO rules in favor of Systematic in IT award case - News

June 06, 2017

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

WASHINGTON. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has rejected the protest of its original award to Systematic Inc. -- headquartered in Denmark but with a location in Centreville, Virginia -- of a U.S. Army Mission Command IT contract potentially worth up to $222 million to provide an architecture framework for the Common Operating Environment.

Unmanned

NASA selects three teams to explore UAS challenges, solutions - News

June 06, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems NASA

WASHINGTON. NASA has given the green light to three teams of researchers who have been working on solving issues encountered when using unmanned aircraft system (UASs): The teams will move forward and officially begin formal feasibility studies of their concepts. The teams, part of NASA?s Convergent Aeronautics Solutions (CAS), are expected to work on their solutions for 24 to 30 months.

Radar/EW

AOX awarded WFIRST coronagraph contract from Jet Propulsion Laboratory - News

June 06, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Adaptive Optics Associates Northrop Grumman

DEVENS, Mass. Adaptive Optics Associates (AOX) -- a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corp. -- has been awarded a sole-source contract to provide mission-critical optical technology for the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) WFIRST coronagraph instrument. WFIRST is a planned infrared space observatory that will be equipped with a specialized optical-imaging coronagraph that will be able to directly image exoplanets over the course of its mission.

Unmanned

Lockheed Martin wins $413 million JASSM-ER production contract - News

June 05, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

ORLANDO, Fla. U.S. Air Force officials selected Lockheed Martin for a $413.8 million contract for Lot 15 production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)-Extended Range (ER) version.

Comms

Cubic selected to deliver secure networking equipment for U.S. Special Operation Command - News

June 05, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems DTECH Labs Cubic

SAN DIEGO. DTECH Labs (DTECH) officials, a Cubic Corp. subsidiary, received two delivery orders to support the U.S. Special Operations Command?s Tactical Local Area Network (TACLAN).

Unmanned

AeroVironment to provide Wasp AE systems to Australian Defence Force - News

June 05, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems AeroVironment, Inc.

MONROVIA, Calif. Australian Defence Force (ADF) officials selected AeroVironment, Inc. to deliver its Wasp AE system under a three-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract worth an estimated $36.5 million. The contract also includes training and logistic support for up to ten years.

Unmanned

BAE Systems to develop tech that enables multi-mission UAS with single, multifunction payloads - News

June 05, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

ARLINGTON, Va. Under two contracts with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), BAE Systems engineers will develop technology that enables compact unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to conduct multiple mission tasks with single, multifunction payloads that can adapt to changing battlefield situations and mission needs in real-time. The contracts have a combined worth of $5.4 million.

Radar/EW

DARPA, SIA initiative aims to advance transformative semiconductor technologies - News

June 02, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

WASHINGTON. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) are teaming to work on a $75 million project -- contained in the Department of Defense (DoD) proposed FY 2018 budget -- in support of a new public/private ?electronics resurgence? initiative.

Unmanned

Navy tests real-time mine-detecting UASs - News

June 02, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. The US Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) has embarked on testing an aerial mine-detection unmanned aerial system (UAS) with a twist: The UAS being tested would provide warfighters with real-time threat identification during combat operations.

Unmanned

Harris will supply Boeing P8-A aircraft with sonobuoy launchers - News

June 01, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Harris Corporation

MELBOURNE, Fla. Harris Corporation has been awarded contracts to provide Boeing with sonobuoy launching technology for the U.S. Navy?s P-8A anti-submarine aircraft, built by Boeing.

Cyber

General Dynamics wins $244 million Navy training services contract - News

June 01, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics Information Technology

FAIRFAX, Va. General Dynamics Information Technology -- a business unit of General Dynamics -- has obtained the training services contract for the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division in Virginia. The single-award contract is valued at approximately $244 million for a one-year base period, with four optional additional years.

Unmanned

Army tests Stinger missile with proximity fuzes, impacting small UAV targets - News

June 01, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. The U.S. Army completed a test with Raytheon's Stinger anti-air missiles equipped with new proximity fuzes. During the test, the proximity fuzes intercepted an MQM-170C Outlaw and an unidentified smaller system, two small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).