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Avionics

Super Hornet and Growler fighter jets to get new avionics from Harris - News

July 30, 2015

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

MELBOURNE, Fla. Harris Corp. won a two-year, $29 million full-rate production contract from the U.S. Navy to deliver avionics components to improve the targeting capabilities of flight crews on the U.S. and Australia's F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft and EA-18G Growler electronic attack fighter.

Avionics

Drop in DoD simulation and training market due to budget cuts - News

July 29, 2015

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

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. The defense simulation and training market in the U.S. is expected to shrink from from $13.11 billion in 2014 to $13.00 billion in 2019 at a negative compound annual growth rate of 0.2 percent, according to analysts at Frost & Sullivan in a report titled "DoD Training and Simulation Market."

Comms

Propulsion and communications aerospace research contracts awarded by NASA - News

July 29, 2015

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

CLEVELAND. NASA chose 13 aerospace companies to deliver advanced propulsion and communications system technologies under ongoing long-term aerospace research activities at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.

Radar/EW

Order of radar simulation systems expected to ship in the next several quarters. - News

July 28, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Mercury Systems

CHELMSFORD, Mass. Mercury Defense Systems, a subsidiary of Mercury Systems, has received an order for its radar environment simulation equipment for an international company of aerospace and defense. The order, an estimated $2.7 million, was booked in the fourth quarter of the 2015 fiscal year.

Unmanned

Billion dollar missile interceptor contract won by Lockheed Martin - News

July 28, 2015

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

DALLAS. U.S. and allied military forces are upgrading their missile defense systems under a new $1.5 billion contract awarded to Lockheed Martin for production and delivery of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) missiles.

Comms

Harris Corp. is selected to deliver sensors under U.S. Navy submarine contract - News

July 28, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Harris Corporation

MELBOURNE, Fla. In a sub-contract, Harris Corp. has been selected to manufacture, test, and deliver acoustic sensors for the Light Weight Wide Aperture Array (LWWAA) system installed in 10 U.S. Navy Virginia-class submarines. The contract has a $15 million estimated value.

Radar/EW

General Dynamics continues to modernize U.S. and Australian submarine tactical weapons systems - News

July 27, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics

FAIRFAX, Va. In a contract modification, General Dynamics will continue to modernize the AN/BYG-1 Weapons Controls Systems (WCS) Technology Insertion and Advanced Processing Build Software for the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy submarines.

Radar/EW

Executives at Northrop Grumman demonstrate end-to-end capabilities of C4ISR mission solutions - News

July 27, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

MCLEAN, Va. Northrop Grumman executives demonstrated the framework for their fifth generation C4ISR to media representatives. The exhibition, set at the company's Center for Innovative Solutions (CIS), highlighted opportunities to improve aspects of C4ISR. For example, citing open integration as a way to cross domains, from undersea to outer space, and cyberspace.

Radar/EW

Additional electronic warfare won by Lockheed Martin under Navy SEWIP - News

July 27, 2015

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

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Lockheed Martin won a $154 million U.S. Navy contract to upgrade the fleet’s electronic warfare defenses against anti-ship missiles and other evolving threats under Block 2 of the Navy’s Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP).

Comms

Critical design review is completed for the AEHF satellite Low Cost Terminal program - News

July 23, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin Northrop Grumman

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. The Critical Design Review (CDR) for the information assurance elements of the Low Cost Terminal (LCT) program has been completed. The team – Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) – can move forward to producing hardware and software for the information assurance element or end cryptographic unit.

Radar/EW

Missile defense contractor selects Mercury for radar subsystems contract - News

July 23, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Mercury Systems

CHELMSFORD, Mass. A leading defense prime contractor has selected Mercury Systems to provide radar subsystems and related digital processing technologies for a missile defense application.

Avionics

Navy RNP-RNAV flight management system aligned to FACE standard - News

July 23, 2015

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

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and Rockwell Collins officials joined hands under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) Required Navigation Performance-Area Navigation (RNP-RNAV) Flight Management System that will enable more software reuse in naval flight systems by being aligned to Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) standard.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy continues work with CPI for radomes and support services - News

July 21, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI)

PALO ALTO, Calif. Under a contract by the U.S. military’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) the Radant Technologies Division of Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI) will continue to provide radomes and related services to support an airborne electronic warfare system for the U.S. Navy.

Comms

Lockheed Martin moves to production phase of U.K. vehicle weapon stabilization program - News

July 20, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Curtiss-Wright

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Lockheed Martin has selected Curtiss-Wright Corp. for a production contract valued at an estimated $49 million, where Curtiss-Wright will provide its Turret Drive Servo System (TDSS) for use in the British army's SCOUT Specialist Vehicle (SV).

Avionics

Sikorsky acquired by Lockheed Martin - News

July 20, 2015

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

BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin officials say the company is now in a definitive agreement to buy Sikorsky Aircraft, known for producing military and commercial helicopters, for $9.0 billion.