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Unmanned

Guided MLRS rocket production contract won by Lockheed Martin - News

July 13, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

DALLAS. U.S. Army officials selected Lockheed Martin for Lot 12 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets. The contract is worth an estimated $471 million.

Unmanned

State Department approves possible FMS for Patriot air defense systems - News

July 12, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. State Department officials approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Romania for Patriot air defense systems, related support, and equipment. The estimated cost is $3.9 billion.

Comms

Kratos' RT Logic wins SATCOM contract to study and help define resilient ground architecture - News

July 12, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

SAN DIEGO. RT Logic, a subsidiary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., received the U.S. Government's Wideband Communications Architecture Study (WCAS) contract to help define the next generation resilient ground architecture for the Department of Defense (DoD).

Cyber

Booz Allen Hamilton wins $40 million BPA to enhance DoD cybersecurity automation - News

July 12, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Defense Information Systems Agency

McLean, Va. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) officials selected Booz Allen Hamilton for a $40 million single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement to help improve Department of Defense (DoD) cybersecurity and risk management using automated security solutions for the agency?s Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS).

Avionics

SOCOM selects BAE Systems' electronic warfare suite for AC/MC130J fleet - News

July 12, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

NASHUA, N.H. U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) officials selected BAE Systems to provide new electronic warfare (EW) systems for its fleet of AC/MC-130J aircraft.

Comms

Cubic wins U.S. Army Europe's rotational exercise design support services contract - News

July 12, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cubic

SAN DIEGO. U.S Army officials selected Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business unit of Cubic Corp. to provide Rotational Exercise Design Support Services (REDSS) for the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC), headquartered at Hohenfels Training Area (HTA) in Germany.

Radar/EW

DARPA awards contracts to develop implantable neural interface - News

July 11, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded contracts to five research organizations and one company that will support its Neural Engineering System Design (NESD) program, which aims to develop an implantable neural interface able to provide precise communication between the human brain and the digital world. DARPA had previously reported that it expected to spend as much as $60 million on the NESD program.

Unmanned

MDA, Army complete missile defense test with THAAD system - News

July 11, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

KODIAK, Alaska. U.S. Missile Defense Agency engineers with support by the U.S. Army and the Ballistic Missile Defense System Operational Test Agency completed a flight test of the Lockheed Martin-built Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. This was the 14th intercept in 14 attempts for the THAAD system since 2005, officials say.

Comms

Data Link Solutions wins $47.5 million contract to provide tactical radio to U.S. Navy, allies - News

July 11, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Data Link Solutions (DLS)

WAYNE, N.J. The U.S. Navy?s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command awarded Data Link Solutions (DLS) -- a joint venture between BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins -- a $47.5 million contract to provide Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS JTRS) to U.S. forces and allied partners.

Cyber

U.S. Army grants Lockheed Martin $288 million contract for vehicle training program - News

July 10, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

BETHESDA, Md. The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $288 million contract to modernize its live training program. Lockheed Martin, acting as principal contractor, will partner with Saab to provide a simplified training solution that combines multiple vehicle crew training systems into a single product line.

Comms

Mercury Systems acquires Richland Technologies - News

July 10, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Mercury Systems

ANDOVER, Mass. Mercury Systems, Inc. announced that it has acquired Richland Technologies LLC (RTL), a company based in Duluth, Georgia that specializes in safety-critical and high-integrity systems, software, and hardware development plus safety-certification services for mission-critical applications. RTL also offers safety-certifiable embedded graphics software for military and commercial aerospace applications.

Unmanned

Northrop Grumman inks torpedo contract with U.S. Navy - News

July 07, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

FALLS CHURCH, Va. The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $9.6 million contract, with options up to $40.5 million, to produce the transducer array/nose shell assembly of the MK 48 heavyweight torpedo, the main offensive weapon deployed from all U.S. Navy submarines.

Unmanned

Lockheed Martin contracts with U.S. Army on Phase 2 of long-range missile program - News

July 07, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $73.8 million contract from the U.S. Army for Phase 2 of the Long Range Precision Fires (LRPF) program.

Comms

Comtech Telecommunications obtains $14.5 million contract add-on for USMC satellite services - News

July 06, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Comtech Telecommunications

MELVILLE, N.Y. Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its Command & Control Technologies group -- which is part of Comtech?s Government Solutions segment -- has received a $14.5 million contract modification from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) that will result in the exercise of the fourth-year option under an existing contract to provide Ku satellite bandwidth and support services for the U.S. Marine Corps Tactical Satellite Communications Network.

Avionics

Boeing, FedEx Express team to test technologically updated freight plane - News

July 06, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing FedEx Express

SEATTLE. Boeing and FedEx Express -- a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. -- are slated to work together to fly the next ecoDemonstrator aircraft; the ecoDemonstrator program serves as a series of flying testbeds designed to improve the environmental performance and safety of future airplanes.