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First aircraft launch and recovery performed aboard the newly commissioned USS Ford - News
July 31, 2017
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The U.S. Navy performed the first successful launch and recovery of a fighter jet aboard its newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during a brief test event held July 28.
Comms
Call for papers issued for Aviation Electronics Europe conference - News
July 28, 2017
MUNICH, Germany. Aviation Electronics Europe (AEE) officials issued a call for papers for the annual AEE conference held in Europe on June 19 and 20, 2018. The deadline to submit abstracts for consideration is November 10, 2017.
Avionics
U.S. Army Chinook helicopters undergo modernization effort to increase lifting power - News
July 28, 2017
PHILADELPHIA. U.S. Army officials tasked Boeing to build and test three Army CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters as part of a modernization effort. The contract is valued at $276 million and is expected to validate technology advancements that will increase the helicopter?s lifting power.
Comms
Research of aerospace systems technologies contract won by Infoscitex - News
July 28, 2017
DAYTON, Ohio. Infoscitex Corp. (IST), a DCS Corp. subsidiary, received a contract modification on its indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Research of Aerospace Systems Technologies (RAST) contract. The contract is valued at $70 million.
Radar/EW
Marine Corps orders 23 additional aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles from Oshkosh Defense - News
July 28, 2017
OSHKOSH, Wis. Oshkosh Defense has obtained a delivery order valued at more than $16 million from the U.S. Marine Corps for an additional 23 P-19R Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) vehicles.
Avionics
Gentex wins $13 million contract to deliver Apache aviator integrated helmets - News
July 28, 2017
CARBONDALE, Pa. Personal-protection/situational-awareness gear maker Gentex Corporation has won a $13 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army for the delivery of Apache Aviator Integrated Helmets (AAIH).
Avionics
Team completes electromagnetic testing on the KC-46 tanker - News
July 27, 2017
EVERETT, Wash. The Boeing-built KC-46 tanker has completed electromagnetic testing. This testing evaluates the aircraft?s ability to safely operate through electromagnetic fields produced by radars, radio towers, and other systems under mission conditions.
Radar/EW
Leonardo DRS to deliver combat computing upgrades to Australian army - News
July 27, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Australian army officials selected Leonardo DRS to provide its Battle Management System (BMS) hardware, called the Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS) for the army's M1A1SA main battle tanks and associated combat vehicles.
Comms
Army Research Lab energy discovery may aid soldiers in the field - News
July 27, 2017
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. Scientists and engineers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) recently made a discovery that, if developed, could have important implications for future power and energy applications for military personnel in the field.
Unmanned
BAE Systems adds $73 million option on Air Force ICBM contract - News
July 27, 2017
ROCKVILLE, Md. BAE Systems has secured a contract option worth nearly $73 million in its work to integrate the U.S. Air Force's Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system.
Comms
Navy tasks Engility to assist with secure network-centric capabilities - News
July 26, 2017
CHANTILLY, Va. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Program Executive Office of Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I) selected Engility Holdings, Inc. for a $39 million contract for secure network-centric warfare capabilities.
Unmanned
Lockheed Martin receives anti-ship missile contract from U.S. Navy and Air Force - News
July 26, 2017
ORLANDO, Fla. U.S Air Force and Navy officials selected Lockheed Martin for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) production contract worth an estimated $86.5 million.
Unmanned
Leidos completes testing on Air Force multisensor ISR platform - News
July 26, 2017
RESTON, Va. Science and technology company Leidos has completed testing of the sensor systems on the Air Force's AgilePod, a multi-intelligence, open architecture, reconfigurable prototype pod designed to increase the capabilities of the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and Air Force Special Operations communities.
Radar/EW
Rockwell Collins awarded three-year contract for military test ranges - News
July 26, 2017
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Rockwell Collins has been awarded an Interim Contractor Support (ICS) contract by the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS) Program Office at Eglin Air Force Base that includes field support, repair, and security maintenance of the currently fielded CRIIS program for Air Force, Navy, and Army test ranges.
Radar/EW
Navy's electromagnetic railgun is ready for field demonstration - News
July 25, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials announced at the Naval Future Force Science and Technology Expo that the Navy's electromagnetic railgun is ready for field demonstrations at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division's new railgun Rep-Rate Test Site at Terminal Range.
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