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Radar/EW

U.S. Army orders hand-held precision targeting systems from DRS Technologies - News

December 13, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems DRS Technologies

ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Army officials selected DRS Technologies to produce next-generation hand-held precision laser targeting systems under a firm-fixed-price contract that is valued an estimated 339.3 million for the next five years.

Unmanned

MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (ER) series from GA-ASI begins flight testing - News

December 12, 2016

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

SAN DIEGO. The MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (ER) series from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA?ASI) completed its initial flight from El Mirage Flight Operations Facility in Adelanto, California on October 29th.

Comms

GPS satellite ground system upgrade gets Air Force approval - News

December 12, 2016

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

DENVER. Lockheed Martin's upgrade design the current GPS satellite ground control system got Air Force approval to move forward. The enhancements include new capabilities that will enable the system to operate more powerful and accurate GPS III satellites.

Unmanned

DARPA plans to develop unmanned swarm tactics in new OFFSET program - News

December 09, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

ARLINGTON, Va. To help combat small-unit combat forces operating in urban environments, DARPA officials launched the OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program, which seeks to develop and demonstrate 100 plus operationally relevant swarm tactics that could be used by groups of unmanned air and/or ground systems numbering more than 100 robots.

Cyber

U.S. Navy introduces transportable jet simulation trainers to the fleet - News

December 08, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. Officials at the Naval Aviation Training Systems Program Office (PMA-205) selected Logistic Services International Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida, to provide eight Deployable Mission Rehearsal Trainers (DMRTs) under a procurement contract valued an estimated $8.4 million. The transportable AV-8B cockpit simulation trainers include radar operation; hand-on-throttle-and-stick operation; heads up and multi-color display; and control monitor set functionality.

Cyber

Probabilistic models will be developed for IARPA's insider threat detection program - News

December 08, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Charles River Analytics Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Engineers at Charles River Analytics Inc. will support the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) in the advancement of the Continuous Insider Threat Detection (SCITE) Program. The contract spans over a year and is valued approximately $1.25 million. If all options are exercised in the contract, it could add to the total an additional $2.5 million.

Comms

Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions expands flight test instrumentation & data acquisition portfolio - News

December 07, 2016

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

ASHBURN, Va. Curtiss-Wright Corp. officials announced their intention to acquire Teletronics Technology Corp. (TTC) for $233 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close in early 2017 and remains subject to regulatory approval and other closing conditions. TTC will operate under the company's Defense Solutions division.

Radar/EW

Royal Saudi's F-15 sensor spares contract won by Lockheed Martin - News

December 07, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

ORLANDO, Fla. U.S. Air Force officials selected Lockheed Martin to provide spares for the Royal Saudi Air Force's (RSAF) F-15 sensor suite in a contract valued an estimated $67.3 million. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2018.

Unmanned

Boeing expands autonomous capabilities with Liquid Robotics acquisition - News

December 06, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

ST. LOUIS. Officials at Boeing have agreed to acquire Liquid Robotics with the goal to grow the company's seabed-to-space autonomous capabitlies.

Avionics

T-50A aircraft begins flight operations in South Carolina - News

December 06, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

GREENVILLE, Sc. Flight operations for Lockheed Martin's T-50A have begun over Greenville, South Carolina with an initial test flight taking place on November 19th.

Radar/EW

Northrop Grumman orders additional components for USMC G/ATOR system - News

December 06, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Saab

AUSHBURN, Va. Saab Defense and Security USA, LLC. will deliver additional components and subsystems of the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system to Northrop Grumman under a contract valued an estimated $18.6 million. The contract includes priced options for additional sets of assemblies and associated spares.

Cyber

DARPA launches Gamifying the Search for Strategic Surprise program - News

December 05, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials are launching Gamifying the Search for Strategic Surprise (GS3) program, which aims to apply a combination of online game and social media technologies and techniques to engage a large number of experts and deep thinkers in a shared analytic process to rapidly identify, understand, and expand upon the potential implications and applications of emerging science and technology.

Radar/EW

Royal Netherlands air force to upgrade its AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasure pods - News

December 05, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. Engineers at Northrop Grumman will upgrade the AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasure (ECM) pods for the Royal Netherlands air force (RNLAF) F-16 aircraft fleet.

Cyber

Cybersecurity for U.S. power grid contracts won by Raytheon - News

December 05, 2016

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

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts. Raytheon won multiple contracts from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to research and develop technologies to detect and respond to cyber attacks on the U.S. power grid infrastructure.

Cyber

U.S. Navy selects SAIC to provide support for C4 and Cyber program - News

December 02, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems SAIC

MCLEAN, Va. Officials at Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center selected Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to support the Joint Staff J6 Directorate's Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) and Cyber Program in an indefinite/delivery, indefinite/quantity (IDIQ) contract valued an approximately $156 million.