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Challenger 2 main battle tank obsolescence management contract won by Rheinmetall - News

December 29, 2016

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

Engineers at Rheinmetall will be managing obsolescence issues for the British army's Challenger main battle tank under a Challenger 2 Life Extension Program (CR2 LEP) Assessment Phase contract from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MoD).

Radar/EW

Billion dollar PAC-3 missile contract won by Lockheed Martin - News

December 28, 2016

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

DALLAS. Lockheed Martin won a $1.45 billion contract to produce and deliver Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptors to U.S. and allied military forces as they upgrade their missile defense capabilities.

Comms

Raytheon encryption devices provide Navy tactical radios with next-gen safeguards - News

December 27, 2016

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

MARLBOROUGH, Massachusetts. Raytheon engineers will provide the U.S. Navy with next-generation encryption devices to protect military tactical data transmissions for air, surface, subsurface, and ground assets under a $32 million production contract.

Radar/EW

DIRCM & SIGINT market outlook - News

December 22, 2016

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

WASHINGTON. The market for directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) systems and airborne signals intelligence (SIGINT) systems and programs is healthy and growing according to research from Teal Group.

Cyber

Cybersecurity simulation and training collaboration forged by SAIC, root9B - News

December 22, 2016

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

MCLEAN, Virginia. Officials at Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) and root9B have joined hands to provide advanced cybersecurity training and simulation environments to military and other government users. Under the agreement, the companies will focus on redefining how organizations ready their personnel to perform cyber operations via tailored training, dynamic simulation, and realistic scenarios.

Cyber

Military C4ISR market growth creates opportunities for cybersecurity and COTS suppliers - News

December 22, 2016

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

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Analysts at Frost & Sullivan are forecasting global military command and control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) spending to grow steadily through 2020, due to cybersecurity solutions sales as well as increased requirements for assured GPS/navigation, unmanned sea vehicles, and missile defense systems.

Unmanned

Naval Research Laboratory completes UAV flight with hydrogen-powered fuel cell - News

December 21, 2016

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

WASHINGTON. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers completed the first flight of the Ion Tiger unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a new built in-house hydrogen-powered fuel cell.

Avionics

U.S. Navy selects Data Link Solutions for F-16 Link 16 program - News

December 21, 2016

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

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) officials selected Data Link Solutions (DLS) - a joint venture between Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems - to deliver Multifunctional Information Distribution System - Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVTs) for the F-16 fleet of under a Foreign Military Sales award.

Radar/EW

Canadian special forces combat vehicle contract won by Polaris Defense - News

December 20, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Polaris Government and Defense

MINNEAPOLIS. Officials at Public Works and Procurement Canada (PSPC) selected Polaris Defense for the Ultra-Light Combat Vehicle (ULCV) contract worth an estimated $15.5 million. The contract includes DAGOR vehicles, maintenance and operator training, spare parts, and the option for additional vehicles to meet the requirements of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM).

Radar/EW

VPT Rad receives commercial Laboratory Suitability from DLA - News

December 20, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) VPT Rad

CHELMSFORD, MA. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) officials granted commercial Laboratory Suitability to VPT Rad's MIL-STD-750 Test Method 1080 for Single Event Effects (SEE), therefore expanding their current portfolio with DLA suitability status . DLA also completed an audit on the company's Quality Assurance program, covering VPT Rad?s suite of DLA-approved irradiation test services.

Comms

FAA issues final rule for small general aviation airplanes - News

December 19, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. Officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation?s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a final rule that overhauls the airworthiness standards for small general aviation airplanes. The new Part 23 rule will reduce costs for the aviation industry as well streamline approval of new technologies into the marketplace.

Avionics

F-16 aircraft to receive Raytheon's mission computer upgrade - News

December 16, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

PLANO, Texas. Raytheon engineers will develop and produce F-16 Modular Mission Computer Upgrade for the U.S. Air Force.

Radar/EW

Modeling and simulation technology support contract won by CACI - News

December 15, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems CACI

ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Army officials selected CACI International Inc. for a three-year task order to support modeling and simulation technology for the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command's (RDECOM) Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center (CERDEC) Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD).

Unmanned

ONR completes demonstration with swarm of autonomous unmanned boats - News

December 15, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. Office of Naval Research (ONR) engineers completed a demonstration in the lower Chesapeake Bay using autonomous unmanned swarming boats with results that could potentially create new possibilities for autonomy in future naval missions.