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Radar/EW
USAF tests new radar receivers for combat rescue helicopters - News
August 18, 2017
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. Lockheed Martin recently attained Technical Readiness Level (TRL) 6 for its AN/APR-52 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) -- designed for use on the HH-60W U.S. Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) -- following a successful demonstration at the U.S. Air Force Integrated Demonstrations and Applications Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Cyber
Navy signs agreement with Purdue University to develop cybersecure energy storage systems - News
August 17, 2017
WASHINGTON. Purdue University officials entered into a new cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) with the aim to develop the next generation of high capacity, safe, reliable, and cybersecure energy storage systems.
Radar/EW
Naval maritime technologies highlighted at ANTX 2017 - News
August 17, 2017
PANAMA CITY, Florida and NEWPORT, R.I. Naval Sea Systems Command's Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) conducted Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) 2017 on August 15 and 16 concurrently at naval locations in Florida and Rhode Island.
Radar/EW
New aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth debuts in U.K. home port - News
August 17, 2017
PORTSMOUTH, England. The future flagship of Britain's navy, the future HMS Queen Elizabeth, sailed into her home port of Portsmouth for the first time on the morning of August 16.
Comms
NASA extends JPL contract to Q3 2018 - News
August 16, 2017
PASADENA, Calif. NASA has awarded a contract extension to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to extend the operations of NASA?s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL in Pasadena) through September 30, 2018.
Cyber
Study: Open-source intelligence assets growing in U.S., abroad - News
August 16, 2017
WASHINGTON. The market for Open Source Intelligence (referred to as OSINT) is being driven by investments in OSINT capabilities and state-of-the-art OSINT systems by national security, homeland security, public safety, and defense organizations as they increase their monitoring and research capabilities in open web, deep web, and darknet, according to a recent report by Homeland Security Research Corp. (HSRC), called "OSINT Market & Technologies 2017-2022."
Comms
Craft arrives at ISS following successful NASA/SpaceX launch - News
August 16, 2017
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. Experiments intended for astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) arrived early Wednesday morning, August 16, following launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft two days prior.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy reports successful AN/SPY-6(V) missile-defense test - News
August 16, 2017
PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE, KAUAI, Hawaii. The U.S. Navy reports that it successfully conducted another ballistic missile defense (BMD) flight test at the end of July with the AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR).
A.I.
DARPA launches Radio Frequency Machine Learning Systems program - News
August 15, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials announced the new Radio Frequency Machine Learning Systems (RFMLS) program, which aims to further the cause of applying machine learning techniques to the realm of radio frequency (RF) signals.
Comms
Lockheed Martin wins Special Operations Command contract worth as much as $8 billion - News
August 15, 2017
ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin has been named as the prime contractor of U.S. Special Operations Command's (USSOCOM) next-generation logistics and sustainment support program. The Special Operations Forces Global Logistics Support Services (SOF GLSS) program is USSOCOM's largest service contract vehicle, providing the full scope of logistics services required to support the U.S. Special Operations community.
Comms
Army adds to research award into spider-silk technology for battlefield use - News
August 15, 2017
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Biotechnology company Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has been granted the optional phase of its contract with the U.S. Army to design, produce, and deliver recombinant spider-silk materials tailored for the protective needs of soldiers on the battlefield. With the addition of the option, the total contract is now valued at more than $1 million.
Avionics
Aurora selected for Air Force aerospace research program - News
August 14, 2017
MANASSAS, Va. U.S Air Force officials selected Aurora Flight Sciences for a $499 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for the Aerospace Systems Air Platform Technology Research (ASAPTR) program. Under contract, engineers will conduct research for affordable, revolutionary capabilities for the warfighter.
Unmanned
State officials approve possible missile sale to Thailand - News
August 14, 2017
WASHINGTON. State Department officials approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Thailand for RGM-84L Harpoon Block II Surface Launched Missiles. The estimated cost is $24.9 million.
Comms
DARPA launches program to streamline path of scientific discovery - News
August 14, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA?s) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) -- which has as its mission the identification and pursuit of high-risk, high-payoff research initiatives across a broad spectrum of science and engineering disciplines -- has announced the first programs under its new Disruptioneering effort, which pushes for faster identification and exploration of bold and risky ideas with the goal of accelerating scientific discovery.
Comms
Envistacom wins $10 million Army contract to manage tactical communications links - News
August 14, 2017
ATLANTA. Defense-technology company Envistacom has won a $10 million contract from U.S. Army Contracting Command ? Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) to provide mission-critical communications and operations support to the U.S. Army 2nd Theater Signal Brigade and 102nd Strategic Signal Battalion.
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