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Comms

BAE Systems buys partner company in railgun program - News

February 23, 2017

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

ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems has acquired engineering company IAP Research of Dayton, Ohio, a longtime subcontractor on BAE Systems' development of an electromagnetic railgun. IAP develops and manufactures electromagnetic technologies and advanced composites.

Radar/EW

Lockheed Martin's new particle accelerator aims at space-instrument testing - News

February 23, 2017

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

PALO ALTO, Calif. Lockheed Martin has installed a new linear particle accelerator at its Advanced Technology Center laboratory in Silicon Valley, part of the company's expansion into space-instrument testing. Designers and manufacturers of materials and instruments that are to be sent to space must first ensure that the products will survive the temperature extremes, radiation exposure, and need for autonomous operation found there.

Unmanned

Naval Research Laboratory's battle manager technology completes simulated air combat trials - News

February 23, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

WASHINGTON. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers at the Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence (NCARAI) teamed up with Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to continue work on the NRL-developed Tactical Battle Manager (TBM) with the end-goal to have an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) be left to recognize when or how to change its goal objective if the mission requires it.

Avionics

CAE receives authorization certificate for KC-135 aircrew training system program - News

February 23, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems CAE USA

TAMPA, Fla. CAE USA officials received Authorization to Operate (ATO) on the U.S. Air Force's Distributed Training Center Network (DTCN) under the KC-135 Aircrew Training System (ATS) program. The first KC-135 operational flight trainer (OFT) to receive the ATO is located at Scott Air Force Base (AFB).

Radar/EW

SAIC delivers first amphibious vehicle prototype to USMC for testing - News

February 22, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems SAIC

CHARLESTON, S.C. Officials at Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) delivered the first Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 prototype to the U.S. Marine Corps during a ceremony in Charleston, South Carolina. This is the first of 16 vehicles to be delivered for testing by the Marine Corps under an engineering, manufacturing, and development (EMD) contract initially awarded in February of last year.

Radar/EW

Keel laid for USS Frank E. Petersen guided-missile destroyer - News

February 22, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

PASCAGOULA, Miss. The keel of the future guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121) was ceremoniously laid on February 21 at Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard. Although official construction of DDG 121 started in April 2016, the keel-laying symbolically recognizes the ceremonial beginning of the ship.

Avionics

Lockheed Martin wins $150 million contract for Viper target sight system - News

February 22, 2017

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

ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin has won $150 million in follow-on production contracts from the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division to continue to provide the U.S. Marine Corps with the target sight system (TSS) for the AH-1Z "Viper" attack helicopter.

Radar/EW

General Micro Systems' S2U replaces 15U of equivalent server rack functions - News

February 22, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Micro Systems, Inc.

SAN DIEGO. Officials at General Micro Systems, Inc. (GMS) announced that the company's S2U "King Cobra" 2U short rack can replace up to 15U of equivalent server rack functions. The announcement was made during this year's Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) WEST 2017 conference.

Radar/EW

ZMicro introduces real-time video enhancement system at AFCEA WEST 2017 - News

February 21, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems ZMicro

SAN DIEGO. At the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) WEST 2017 conference, ZMicro officials announced the availability of its new Insight real-time video enhancement system. Engineers designed Insight - a rugged appliance - to improve live video visual clarity in ground control stations, airborne surveillance, and other intelligence, surveillance, reconnoissance (ISR) applications.

Unmanned

Leonardo's AESA radar to be installed in French Army's UAV - News

February 21, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Safran Leonardo

ROME. Safran Electronics & Defense selected Leonardo's PicoSAR active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the French Army's Patroller unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The radars will be used by the French Forces under a contract in which Leonardo will provide a number of radars and spares. First deliveries are expected in 2017.

Comms

DRS Technologies signs tactical data link contract with U.S. Navy - News

February 21, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems DRS Technologies Leonardo

ARLINGTON, Va. DRS Technologies, a Leonardo Company, has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract worth up to $22 million by the U.S. Navy for an updated communications system that will enable ship commanders to securely share real-time tactical data information.

Avionics

Research ongoing into avoiding aircraft icing - News

February 21, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

WASHINGTON. Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) believe that they are close to cracking the code regarding how to provide aircraft with a way to avoid potentially hazardous icing conditions.

Cyber

CACI demos cyber and electronic warfare solutions at WEST 2017 conference - News

February 21, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems CACI

SAN DIEGO, Calif. CACI International Inc. officials will demonstrate solutions that enhance battle-fighting capabilities, improve decision-making, and accelerate the delivery of mission-critical systems at the WEST 2017 Conference and Exposition co-sponsored by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) and the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) this week at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.

Comms

Latest SpaceX launch carries ARM MCUs for space station experiments - News

February 20, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

AUSTIN, Texas. The SpaceX CRS-10 cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) blasted off on Sunday, February 19 carrying several experiments to be conducted aboard the ISS, including one controlled by an ARM-based Vorago Technologies microcontroller (MCU).

Cyber

Navy agrees to $133 million buy of Red Hat software and services - News

February 20, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Red Hat

WASHINGTON. The Department of the Navy has signed a five-year blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with DLT Solutions for the government IT contractor to provide the Navy and Marine Corps with Red Hat software and services. The $133.4 million agreement includes a one-year base ordering period with four one-year optional ordering periods, to be in force through December 2021.