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Comms

IARPA launches crowdsourcing research effort - News

February 14, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)

WASHINGTON. The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, has announced that it is embarking on a multiyear research effort to develop and test large-scale, structured collaboration methods to improve reasoning. If the project is successful, the Crowdsourcing Evidence, Argumentation, Thinking and Evaluation (known as "CREATE") program will improve analysts? and decisionmakers? understanding of the evidence and assumptions that support or conflict with their conclusions.

Unmanned

U.S. Army and allies invest $202 million in enhanced Patriot missile - News

February 14, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TEWKSBURY, Mass. The U.S. Army Contracting Command announced that the Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a contract to Raytheon for $202 million to perform enhancements to the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. According to the company, the work on the Patriot will sustain more than 500 highly skilled jobs across four U.S. states, while adding to the functionality of the Patriot system.

Comms

Leidos wins $170 million DTRA contract - News

February 13, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leidos

RESTON, Va. Leidos has won a contract worth approximately $170 million from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to support the agency's cooperative biological engagement program (CBEP) and cooperative threat reduction (CTR) program through a global Scientific & Technical Engagement Partnership (STEP) program. The DTRA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) that focuses on combating weapons of mass destruction and high-yield explosives.

Radar/EW

Army contracts with Chemring for ground-penetrating radar upgrade - News

February 13, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Chemring Countermeasures USA (CCM USA)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Chemring Sensors and Electronic Systems, the U.S. subsidiary of the U.K.-based Chemring Group, has won a contract from the U.S. Army to supply 10 ground-penetrating radar trial systems.

Cyber

Utilidata & Raytheon partner to delivery cybersecurity for power utilities - News

February 13, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

DULLES, Va. Utilidata and Raytheon officials formed a strategic alliance to help power utilities proactively detect, defend against, and respond to cyberthreats.

Comms

Harris to continue communications support for U.S. Army - News

February 13, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Harris Corporation

ROCHESTER, N.Y. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) selected Harris Corp. for a five-year, single-award indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for tactical radio spares and components.

Comms

U.S. Army chooses SitaWare C4I for Mission Command - News

February 10, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Systematic, Inc.

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Army Mission Command has selected Systematic's SitaWare Headquarters command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) system that is designed to direct digital information for the warfighter across handheld, mounted, and command-post systems. The firm fixed price/time-and-material agreement -- with a one-year base and four one-year options -- is valued at approximately $39 million.

Avionics

Leonardo DRS rejoins U.S. Air Force T-X trainer jet competition - News

February 09, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company Leonardo

ARLINGTON, Va. Leonardo DRS -- the U.S. arm of the Italian aerospace company Leonardo -- has announced that it will participate in the U.S. Air Force T-X competition with its T-100 integrated training system. The competition is soliciting contractors to design and build a successor to replace the aging T-38 Talon, first produced by Northrop in 1959.

Comms

ESA taps Curtiss-Wright for COTS-based telemetry on Vega-C launcher - News

February 09, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Curtiss-Wright

PARIS. The European Space Agency (ESA) has chosen Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions (Ashburn, Virginia) to provide its radiation-tolerant Smart Backplane chassis for its new Vega-C launcher. Under the contract, Curtiss-Wright will provide Vega-C prime contractor ELV with a full telemetry system, which will handle data-acquisition, data-handling, and radio-frequency transmission capabilities.

Avionics

SiCore Technologies and Charles River partner to protect against avionics malware - News

February 08, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems SiCore Technologies Charles River Analytics

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. SiCore Technologies and Charles River Analytics Inc. are partnering to protect against avionics malware in a program for the U.S. Air Force Avionics Vulnerability Assessment, Mitigations, and Protections (AVAMP) program.

Comms

Expeditionary fast transport USNS Yuma completes acceptance trials - News

February 08, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

MOBILE, Ala. U.S. Navy officials announced the future expeditionary fast transport USNS Yuma (EPF-8) completed acceptance trails after two days underway evaluation in the Gulf of Mexico.

Comms

Afghan Trainer Contractor Logistics Support contract won by Textron Systems - News

February 08, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Textron

HUNT VALLEY, Md. U.S. Air Force officials selected Textron Systems Support Solutions (a Textron Inc. business unit) for an Afghan Trainer Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) follow-on contract to provide training and maintenance in support of U.S. Air Force and Afghan air force Cessna C-208B Caravans, which are being used for military transport and training.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy accepts delivery of guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta - News

February 07, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

BATH, Maine. U.S. Navy officials accepted the delivery of guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) during a ceremony on February 3 following a series of at-sea and pierside trials.

Unmanned

Prototype demonstration catches 400-pound unmanned system - News

February 07, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Aurora Flight Sciences

ARLINGTON, Va. Aurora Flight Sciences engineers performed a full-scale technology demonstration system that repeatedly captured a 400-pound Lockheed Martin Fury unmanned aerial systems (UAS) that accelerated to representative flight speeds via an external catapult. The test was conducted in December 2016 for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) SideArm research effort, which seeks to create a self-contained, portable apparatus able to horizontally launch and retrieve UASs of up to 900 pounds.

Cyber

U.S. Navy's N6 command IT and cybersecurity support contract won by General Dynamics - News

February 06, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics Information Technology

FAIRFAX, Va. U.S. Navy officials selected General Dynamics Information Technology - a business unit of General Dynamics - to continue delivering IT services to SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic under the Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC) N6 Information Technology Support contract. The single award contract spans over three years and has a potential value of approximately $70 million.