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Comms

WIN-T Increment 2 communications network moves to full rate production for the U.S. Army - News

June 09, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics

FAIRFAX, Va. The Warfighter Information Network – Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2, a General Dynamics design system for the U.S. Army, moves to full rate production. WIN-T Increment 2 gives commanders and soldiers the ability to communicate and share intelligence while on patrol.

Cyber

Websense joint venture announced by Raytheon and Vista Equity Partners - News

June 09, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

WALTHAM, Mass. Vista Equity Partners and Raytheon announced the completion of a joint venture transaction that created a new commercial cybersecurity company that will be called in the interim Raytheon|Websense. The company brings together the Vista Equity portfolio and Raytheon Cyber Products, a product line of Raytheon's Intelligence, Information, and Services business.

Radar/EW

Product details of Altera's Stratix 10 FPGAs and SoCs released - News

June 08, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Altera

SAN JOSE, Calif. The product and architectural details was released of Altera’s Stratix 10 FPGAs and SoCs, the programmable logic devices that deliver performance, integration, density, and security.

Radar/EW

Development phase of contract completed for LIG Nex1 radar programs - News

June 08, 2015

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

ASHBURN, Va. The Defense Solutions division at Curtiss-Wright announced the development phase completion of a contract from LIG Nex1 where they supplied to the Korean Army’s Next-Generation Local Air Defense Radar and Korean Air Force’s Long-Range Surveillance Radar programs its rugged COTS-based radar processing module technology.

Unmanned

Alliance Ground Surveillance aircraft expands NATO's global ISR capability - News

June 05, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

PALMDALE, Calif. Northrop Grumman Corp. and industry partners together with NATO leaders unveiled NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aircraft. The purpose of the aircraft is to expand NATO's joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capability.

Comms

MUOS-3 satellite passes on-orbit testing and extends network coverage - News

June 05, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

SUNNYVALE, Calif., The U.S. Navy accepted a third Lockheed Martin Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite after the completion of on-orbit testing. It is being relocated to its operational slot in preparation for operational acceptance.

Comms

U.S. Army selects CALIBRE for TACOM strategic service solution contract - News

June 04, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Calibre Systems

ALEXANDRIA, VA. CALIBRE Systems, Inc. has been selected as one of the prime contractors of a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for the U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command (TACOM). The strategic service solutions (TS3) contract with knowledge based service-type requirements is estimated at a value of $1.8 billion.

Cyber

Cybersecurity demonstration and training center opened by Raytheon in Virginia - News

June 03, 2015

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

DULLES, Va. Raytheon officials opened a new cybersecurity demonstration and research facility in the Washington area this month, calling it the Global Cyber Solutions Center (GCSC), officially located in Sterling, Va. The new center is designed to aid U.S. government agencies, other nations, and companies understand how to best guard their networks and use the latest technologies and approaches, as well as training, to their existing cybersecurity programs.

Avionics

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft receives software upgrade to mission system computer - News

June 03, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics

FAIRFAX, Va. The third software release for the mission system computer (MSC) in U.S. Marine Corps’ AV-8B Harrier II aircraft was delivered to the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) by the General Dynamics Mission Systems’ Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) team.

Radar/EW

Air Force, long-range radar contract award hits snag with court decision - News

June 02, 2015

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

Last fall Raytheon won a contract to be prime contractor on the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR). The other competitors weren't happy about it and filed a protest, then Raytheon filed a suit to block the protest. Last month a judge ruled in favor of the protesters so the drama will continue.

Radar/EW

Signal processing FPGAs with hard floating-point - No compromise - News

June 01, 2015

Jeff Milrod BittWare

Radar/EW

Radar instrument delivered to Sentinel-1B satellite for Copernicus mission - News

June 01, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Airbus

FRANCE. The C-band radar instrument, built by Airbus Defence and Space, for the Copernicus Sentinel-1B satellite is en route to the spacecraft at Thales Alenia Space (TAS) in Italy, the prime contractor for the program. The satellite is scheduled to launch in 2016 to join Sentinel-1A after the integration and testing is complete.

Radar/EW

Navy's MQ-4C Triton UAS completes flight test with MFAS radar - News

June 01, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. Over the Patuxent River air space, the Navy’s MQ-4C Triton UAS completed its inaugural flight with the new search radar.

A.I.

DARPA Adaptive Radar Countermeasure program contract awarded to Leidos and Exelis - News

June 01, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Leidos

CLIFTON, N.J. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) chose Exelis and Leidos to continue work on evolving advanced technology development for DARPA's Adaptive Radar Countermeasures (ARC) program.

Radar/EW

DoD proposes Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) be located in Alaska - News

June 01, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Missile Defense Agency

WASHINGTON. U.S. Department of Defense officials have proposed to deploy a planned Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) in the state of Alaska, pending completion of required environmental and safety studies. Existing plans call for the radar to begin its defensive operations in 2020.