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Cyber
Aptima and Milcord merger focuses on human-centered engineering for defense, intel - News
March 14, 2017
WOBURN, Mass. Aptima, a company that develops tools to enhance human-machine performance for the defense and intelligence communities, has announced its merger with Milcord, a government-technology company based in Waltham, Mass., specializing in knowledge management, human social-culture modeling, and cyberdefense. Under the agreement, Aptima will acquire Milcord?s portfolio of completed, active, and pending contracts and intellectual property developed under these contracts; the merged entity will continue under the Aptima corporate umbrella.
Comms
AFRL uses new Information Transfer Agreement to share software with industry - News
March 14, 2017
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Aerospace Systems Directorate reports that it has used Information Transfer Agreements (ITA) to transfer its Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration and Modeling (AFSIM) simulation and modeling tool to 80 industry partners for development and evaluation.
Comms
Mikros to deliver support services for U.S. Navy's diagnostic workstation - News
March 13, 2017
PRINCETON, N.J. U.S. Navy officials selected Mikros Systems Corp. for a three-year contract to deliver engineering and technical support of the company's Adaptive Diagnostic Electronic Portable Testset (ADEPT) maintenance workstation.
Avionics
Republic of Korea's F-15K fleet sustainment contract won by Boeing - News
March 13, 2017
ST. LOUIS. Boeing officials received a five-year contract to continue long-term sustainment of the Republic of Korea Air Force?s (ROKAF) F-15K aircraft, supporting to the fleet?s readiness.
Cyber
Army tasks Charles River Analytics to build VR/AR training interface - News
March 13, 2017
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. U.S. Army officials tasked Charles River Analytics Inc. to build a virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) training interface as part of continued efforts in advanced, agile, customer-focused engineering. The two-year contract - from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory - is valued at approximately $500,000.
Comms
NASA presses forward with plans for cislunar human outpost - News
March 13, 2017
GREENBELT, Md. In an address at the recent American Astronautical Society Goddard Memorial Symposium, Bill Gerstenmaier -- NASA associate administrator for human exploration and operations -- told attendees that NASA is moving forward with plans for a cislunar ?gateway? outpost for future human missions, with decisions about how to develop it expected in the coming months. Gerstenmaier said that his agency is studying concepts for launching the first elements of the proposed outpost as secondary payloads on early flights of the Space Launch System (SLS).
Comms
KeyW enters agreement to purchase Sotera Defense Solutions - News
March 10, 2017
HANOVER, Md. KeyW Holding Corp. officials signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sotera Defense Solutions in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $235 million, inclusive of an expected $46 million net present value of acquired tax benefits. The transaction, approved by the boards of directors of both companies, has received the requisite approval of the Sotera shareholders, and, subject to other customary conditions, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2017.
Comms
DoD awards $47 million in defense-research equipment grants - News
March 10, 2017
WASHINGTON. The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced awards -- totaling $47 million -- to 160 university researchers at 84 institutions, through its Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP). DURIP supports the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment for universities as they conduct cutting-edge defense research and associated graduate-student research training.
Comms
NASA selects 133 proposals to spur space, business innovation - News
March 09, 2017
NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER/Moffett Field, Calif. NASA has selected 133 proposals -- valued at approximately $100 million total -- from U.S. small businesses to conduct research and develop technologies that will enable NASA's future missions into deep space and will ultimately benefit the U.S. economy. These proposals were selected under Phase II of NASA?s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
Unmanned
Lockheed Martin tests updated JASSM - News
March 09, 2017
ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin announced that its updated Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) recently completed two successful product-verification flight tests at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
Radar/EW
Electromagnetic system R&D contract won by Leidos - News
March 09, 2017
RESTON, Va. U.S. Air Force officials tasked Leidos to provide research and development (R&D) for electromagnetic systems under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at $38 million. This cost-plus-fixed-fee IDIQ contract has a five-year base period of performance that includes an initial cost-plus-fixed-fee task order for $11 million.
Comms
Additive manufacturing may solve future logistic support issues - News
March 08, 2017
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation commander, - a field activity of the Defense Logistics Agency(DLA) - visited the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to learn about advances in materials sciences and potential uses for additive manufacturing (or 3-D printing) for legacy systems in the U.S. Army. For future logistics support, additive manufacturing printing may hold the key, officials say.
Comms
Field repairable & transparent armor developed by Naval Research Laboratory - News
March 08, 2017
WASHINGTON. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) research chemists developed and patented a transparent thermoplastic elastomer armor to reduce weight, inherent in most bullet-resistant glass, while maintaining ballistic properties.
Radar/EW
Navy reports successful missile test fire - News
March 08, 2017
WASHINGTON. The U.S. Navy reports that it has conducted a successful structural test firing of the Surface to Surface Missile Module (SSMM) from Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Detroit (LCS 7) off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia.
Radar/EW
U.S. Air Force signs radar contract for more accurate air drops - News
March 08, 2017
WALTHAM, Mass. QinetiQ North America (QNA) announces a $3 million contract win from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) for its Wind Profiling Portable Radar (WiPPR) technology. The QinetiQ WiPPR, says the company, can offer the Air Force the near-real-time wind measurements that it needs to enable C-130 and C-17 air crews to airdrop critical supplies more accurately and quickly to U.S. ground forces in remote or difficult-to-access locations.
Avionics
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The FACE Technical Standard: Enabling modular, open, and future-proof avionics systems
December 04, 2025
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Training and simulation systems to support Saab GlobalEye under new CAE agreement
November 21, 2025
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Next-gen pilot training system to be developed by Saab, Boeing, and BAE Systems
November 19, 2025
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KC-390 refueling capability validated with Gripen E in Brazilian test campaign
November 17, 2025
Unmanned
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Defense Innovation Unit adds Silvus SC4400E radio to Blue UAS Framework
December 12, 2025
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GUEST BLOG: Layered defense is key to the domestic threat posed by unmanned systems
December 12, 2025
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Uncrewed underwater vehicle market to grow 8% annually to 2030, study predicts
December 12, 2025
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BAE Systems signs new $1.7 billion precision-guidance contract with U.S. Navy
December 10, 2025
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GUEST BLOG: AI-powered transformations ahead -- three predictions for 2026
December 12, 2025
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GUEST BLOG: The next innovation in AI for defense -- autonomous purple teaming
December 12, 2025
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DISA chief to industry: 'your system is not interesting' without data sharing
December 11, 2025
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Generative AI, cognitive electronic warfare to anchor technical track at AOC 2025
December 04, 2025
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Building a layered, aware PNT architecture for the modern battlespace
December 05, 2025
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Beyond GPS: HORDE PNT for contested environments
December 04, 2025
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Beyond GNSS/GPS: magnetic navigation and multisensor resilience in contested skies
December 04, 2025
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Power under pressure: Meeting the military’s surging energy demands
December 04, 2025