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Radar/EW

Space Fence Radar system contract won by Lockheed Martin - News

June 04, 2014

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

MOORESTOWN, NJ. Lockheed Martin won a $914 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for improving the way objects are tracked in space to increase U.S. capabilities for preventing space-based collisions.

Comms

Raytheon wins $298 million FAB-T satellite terminal program contract from Air Force - News

June 03, 2014

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

MARLBOROUGH, MA. Raytheon won a modification contract worth nearly $300 million for the Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals (FAB-T) Command Post Terminals (CPT) Production program.

Avionics

Flight test milestones met by F-35 - News

June 02, 2014

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

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CA. Last month, in three separate flight tests the F-35 Lightning II aircraft from Lockheed Martin demonstrated an air-to-air combat capability, finished its first flight test with the next level software load and also made a landing at the maximum test speed and drop rate.

Comms

Satellite launch provider Astrotech Space Operations to be acquired by Lockheed Martin - News

May 30, 2014

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

BETHESDA, MD. Lockheed Martin officials announced they have a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Astrotech Corp's Astrotech Space Operations business unit in Titusville, FL. The organization provides satellite launch preparation services, from final testing and fueling through to encapsulation and day-of launch operations. Once the deal is closed, Astrotech Space Operations will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin under it's Space Systems business area.

Radar/EW

Seventh C4ISR contract to support the U.S. Coast Guard awarded to Lockheed Martin - News

May 29, 2014

Lockheed Martin

MOORESTOWN, NJ. Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has awarded an additional $69 million contract to Lockheed Martin to support the U.S. Coast Guard to address at-sea threats and enforce maritime authority.

Comms

Marine Corps Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) upgrades to be supported by SAIC - News

May 28, 2014

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

MCLEAN, VA. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) won a prime contract from The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Program Executive Office – Land Systems (PEO-LS) to engineer, design, and test upgrades of 10 prototype and 52 LRIP vehicles for the Legacy Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) Personnel Carrier Variant Platform program.

Comms

Networked rifles from Colt Canada now enable data exchange with C2 platforms - News

May 27, 2014

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

OTTAWA, Ontario. General Dynamics Canada engineers are integrating their Variable Message Format (VMF) interface into the Soldier Weapon & Observer Reconnaissance Devices (SWORD) system from Colt Canada. This will extend the data exchange capability down to the dismounted soldier.

Radar/EW

Fourth Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft delivered to India - News

May 23, 2014

Boeing

SEATTLE. Boeing has fulfilled half of its contract to deliver eight P-8I maritime patrol aircrafts to India. The fourth aircraft departed from Boeing Field in Seattle and arrived at Naval Air Station Rajali, where it joined three other P-8Is.

Avionics

Rockwell Collins showcases new FMC-4000 mission computers at ILA Berlin Air Show - News

May 22, 2014

Rockwell Collins

BERLIN. Rockwell Collins launched its FMC-4000 series of flight and mission computers at the ILA Berlin Air Show, from May 20-25. The series is available for fighter, tanker, trainer, transport, rotary-wing, and unmanned systems aircraft.

Unmanned

Spacecraft for next Mars mission set to begin construction - News

May 20, 2014

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

DENVER. Lockheed Martin engineers working on building the Mars mission spacecraft received the go ahead from NASA to start construction of InSight, the mission's spacecraft. The mission will study how Earthlike planets form.

Unmanned

HALE upgrade program to use Curtiss-Wright subsystems - News

May 19, 2014

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

ORLANDO, FL. – May 14, 2014 – Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions won a contract from Northrop Grumman to deliver the integrated mission management computer (IMMC) for use in Northrop Grumman's High Altitude, Long Endurance (HALE) Enterprise IMMC upgrade program. Curtiss-Wright made the announcement at the AUVSI Unmanned Systems Show in Orlando, FL last week.

Comms

Intel's 8XC196 family re-introduced by Rochester Electronics - News

May 16, 2014

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

NEWBURYPORT, MA. Rochester Electronics officials announced that the company is now a fully-authorized continuing source for the Intel 8XC196 Family of microcontrollers. These MCUs, introduced in 1982 as the Intel MCS-96 family, are most commonly used in modem, motor control, printer, and pattern recognition applications within embedded systems.

Unmanned

Integrated Microwave Technologies showcases new ruggedized Briefcase Receiver at AUVSI 2014 - News

May 15, 2014

Integrated Microwave Technologies

ORLANDO, FL. Integrated Microwave Technologies (IMT) highlighted its new Briefcase Receiver (BCRx) at the AUVSI show. The BCRx is a diversity receiver/monitor integrated into a ruggedized, portable IP66-rated briefcase.

Unmanned

Lockheed Martin Kestrel, Indago no longer under ITAR - News

May 14, 2014

Lockheed Martin

ORLANDO, FL. Lockheed Martin made the announcement at the AUVSI show that the Kestrel autopilot and a version of the vertical takeoff and lift Indago system are no longer restricted by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR); they are now controlled under the Export Administration Regulations. This enables quick, affordable deployments for international markets.

Unmanned

Sikorsky to implement Matrix Technology on Black Hawk helicopters for autonomous capabilities - News

May 14, 2014

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company

ORLANDO, FL. Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp, announced at the AUVSI 2014 show that it intends to develop its first product featuring Matrix Technology on a retired UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter, to be converted into an aircraft with autonomous capabilities.