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Unmanned

Boeing high-speed Phantom Swift aircraft selected for DARPA VTOL program - News

March 20, 2014

Boeing

ST. LOUIS. Boeing’s Phantom Swift prototype has been chosen to be part of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) X-plane program.

Comms

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works to build another DDG 51 Destroyer for Navy - News

March 18, 2014

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

BATH, ME. General Dynamics Bath Iron Works won a U.S. Navy contract to build an additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (DDG-51), bringing the total number of ships to be constructed under a multi-year procurement to five. This contract is valued at $642.5 million and the total contact is worth about $3.4 billion.

Radar/EW

Initial operational capability announced for Air Force Sniper targeting pod - News

March 17, 2014

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

ORLANDO, FL. Air Force officials announced initial operational capability (IOC) for the Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod - Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) -- that was developed by Lockheed Martin engineers. It has since deployed for support of combat operations in theater.

Avionics

First Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II delivered to Luke Air Force Base - News

March 17, 2014

Lockheed Martin

GLENDALE, AZ. The first Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Lightning II has been delivered to Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, AZ. The F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) variant, known as LF 5030, is the first of many F-35As scheduled for delivery to the base.

Comms

Astro Aerospace delivers JIB antennas for U.S. Air Force GPS III satellites - News

March 13, 2014

Astro Aerospace

CARPINTERIA, CA. Astro Aerospace, a division of Northrop Grumman, has delivered 32 self-deploying monopole JIB antennas for the U.S. Air Force’s GPS III satellites (3-6).

Unmanned

Missile Defense Agency tasks Raytheon with more SM-3 production - News

March 12, 2014

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

TUCSON, AZ. Raytheon won a Missile Defense Agency contract to increase its procurement of Standard Missile-3 Block IB missiles from eight to 44.

Comms

Boeing partners with TrustComm to sell satellite bandwidth to commercial, government users - News

March 11, 2014

Boeing

EL SEGUNDO, CA. Boeing and the company TrustComm, Inc., of Stafford, VA, are joining together to sell satellite bandwidth to both government and commercial users as a way of addressing the increasing demand for satellite communications capacity.

Avionics

Upgrades to Apache targeting and pilotage system to be made by Lockheed Martin - News

March 10, 2014

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

ORLANDO, FL. Lockheed Martin won a $14 million U.S. Army contract to design, integrate, and qualify a High Reliability Turret to be used on the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter.

Comms

SAIC awarded contract to supply systems engineering, technical support for DRRS - News

March 07, 2014

SAIC

MCLEAN, VA. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has been awarded a multiple-award, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific in support of the Office of the Secretary of Defense to provide systems engineering and technical support services for its Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS).

Unmanned

Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft for search and rescue, security completes first flight - News

March 06, 2014

Boeing

SEATTLE. The Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) demonstrator from Boeing, designed for anti-piracy patrols, coastal and border security, and search and rescue (SAR), successfully completed its first flight.

Comms

Navy submarine development contracts won by General Dynamics - News

March 05, 2014

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

GROTON, CT. General Dynamics Electric Boat won two contract modifications from the U.S. Navy for submarine work. The total value is $35.8 million.

Comms

Navy training systems task order won by Northrop Grumman - News

March 04, 2014

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

MCLEAN, VA. Northrop Grumman Corp. will continue development and improvement of Navy combat systems trainers under a task order valued up to $33 million, if all the options are exercised.

Radar/EW

Navy sonar mine hunting contract won by Raytheon - News

March 03, 2014

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

TEWKSBURY, MA. Raytheon won a $35.5 million contract to deliver AN/AQS-20A minehunting sonar systems and equipment to the U.S. Navy. The system will be deployed from the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), functioning as the variable depth sonar for the AN/WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System (RMS), where it will be towed undersea to scan the water in front, below, and to the sides of the vehicle to look for anti-shipping mines.

Comms

AN/PRC-155 Manpack tactical radios included in Army Capability Set 14 - News

February 28, 2014

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

SCOTTSDALE, AZ. The latest update to the Soldier's Network has two-channel AN/PRC-155 Manpack tactical networking radios from General Dynamics added to the U.S. Army’s Capability Set (CS) 14, an integrated package of radios, software applications, satellite systems, smartphone-like devices, and other network parts. Organizations within the 101st Air Assault Division, Fort Campbell, KY, are scheduled to receive CS 14 units.

Avionics

U.S. Army Apache sustainment contract won by Lockheed Martin - News

February 27, 2014

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

ORLANDO, FL. The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract the end of last year for sustainment of the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system for the AH-64 Apache helicopter. The PBL contract is valued at $92 million.