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Comms

KKR acquires Airbus' German-based defense electronics business unit - News

March 06, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Airbus

AMSTERDAM. KKR officials completed the acquisition of the Airbus Germany-based defense electronics business unit following the receipt of regulatory and other approvals, including from the German government. KKR acquires the business for an enterprise value of approximately under $1.2 billion (?1.1 billion).

Comms

Defense sector to lead mission-management systems market, say analysts - News

March 06, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

AMSTERDAM. The global market for mission-management systems is projected to grow from $13.97 billion in 2016 to $27.50 billion by 2022, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.95 percent over the period, according to a report from ASDReports.

Comms

Sigma Labs, Aerojet Rocketdyne continue to team on U.S. Air Force applications - News

March 06, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Sigma Labs

SANTA FE, N.M. Sigma Labs, a company that develops analytical tools and quality-inspection systems for aerospace components made using metal 3-D printing technology, has received a contract from Aerojet Rocketdyne of Sacramento, California, for a nonexclusive license of Sigma's PrintRite3D software applications. Terms of the award were not disclosed.

Avionics

Software catalog released by NASA - News

March 03, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems NASA

WASHINGTON. Officials at NASA released the 2017-2018 software catalog, which offers an extensive portfolio of software products for a wide variety of technical applications for the public's use without any royalty or copyright fees.

Comms

LeoLabs adds phased-array radar into network aimed at tracking space debris - News

March 03, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems LeoLabs

MIDLAND, Texas. LeoLabs, Inc. officials announced that its Midland Space Radar (MSR), located in Texas, is now operational and providing orbital data on low Earth orbit-based satellites and debris. Engineers completed the addition to its network of phased-array radars in an effort to track debris and prevent collisions in low Earth orbit (LEO).

Avionics

Boeing unveils MH-139 helicopter in USAF competition to replace Huey fleet - News

March 02, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

ORLANDO, Fla. Boeing officials unveiled its MH-139 helicopter in the competition to replace the U.S. Air Force?s UH-1N ?Huey? fleet, which currently protects intercontinental ballistic missiles and transports U.S. government and security forces.

Radar/EW

Thales selects Rockwell Collins to upgrade Australia's Hawei protected vehicle-light system. - News

March 02, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Thales Rockwell Collins

GEELONG, Australia. Thales Australia officials selected Rockwell Collins, as a subcontractor, to upgrade to integrate the Digital Terminal Control System (DTCS) into the Integral Computing System (ICS) of the Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle-Light system.

Radar/EW

State of Qatar to receive Raytheon's early warning radar system - News

March 02, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon received a fixed-price, incentive-firm letter contract for a Qatar early warning radar system. The Foreign Military Sales contract is worth $1,066,297,129.

Cyber

U.S. Army seeks to predict faults in military operating systems - News

March 02, 2017

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

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. U.S. Army engineers will leverage Charles River Analytics' Figaro technology as part of continuing research efforts to apply autonomous reasoning to improve mission performance. Under two contracts with the company, the U.S. Army aims to predict faults in military operating systems.

Unmanned

MS-177 sensor payload begins testing on RQ-4 Global Hawk - News

March 01, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

SAN DIEGO. Engineers at Northrop Grumman Corp. started testing the MS-177 sensor payload on an RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft system. The flight tests is the first time the sensor has flown on a high altitude long-range autonomous aircraft. Testing is expected to continue through the first half of 2017.

Avionics

MALD-J navigation system flight test demonstrates performance in GPS jamming environment - News

March 01, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TUCSON, Ariz. U.S. Air Force and Raytheon officials validated the performance of the GPS Aided Inertial Navigation System (GAINS II) for the Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J) in six flight tests from B-52 and F-16 aircraft at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

Avionics

NASA tests Lockheed's quieter supersonic X-plane design - News

February 28, 2017

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

CLEVELAND. NASA and Lockheed Martin have begun the first high-speed wind tunnel tests for the Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) X-plane preliminary design -- a supersonic plane designed for quieter overland flight -- at NASA?s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.

Unmanned

UAV proliferation fuels demand for satellite communication, analysts say - News

February 28, 2017

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

LONDON. The U.S. military's rising use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has given a huge boost to the market for satellite communication (SATCOMM), say analysts at Frost & Sullivan. Since these platforms need non-traditional communication technologies such as SATCOMM to fly, navigate, and engage in combat operations, they are likely to maintain a steady demand military satellite technologies.

Avionics

NASA engineers unveil modular avionics systems for smaller missions - News

February 28, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems NASA

GREENBELT, Md. A team of engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have designed a new avionics system intended for use on smaller, cost-constrained, yet high-performance missions.