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Unmanned

Hub-drive design and development contract will improve mobility and survivability - News

September 11, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Qinetiq

WALES. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected QinetiQ to develop an electric hub-drive to improve survivability and mobility of military ground vehicles. The contract estimates its total at $1.5 million, but if all options are exercised it could go up to $2.7 million.

Unmanned

Anti-radiation guided missiles go to full rate production for U.S. Navy and Allies - News

September 10, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Orbital ATK

Dulles, Va. The U.S. Navy has selected Orbital ATK for a fourth full-rate production lot of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) estimating at $119 million and a fifth lot for up to $141 million.

Radar/EW

CEREBRUS design used in MALD-Jammer demonstration - News

September 09, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

JOINT PACIFIC ALASKA RANGE COMPLEX, Ala. In a joint effort during the biannual Northern Edge exercise in Alaska, the U.S. Naval Research Lab and Raytheon conducted a flight test with the CEREBRUS design on the Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J). The demonstration used IndyCar racing technology and allowed for quick replacement architecture on electronic warfare (EW) payloads.

Radar/EW

High-density processor module undergoes testing in USAF led Generation Radar Study program - News

September 09, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Mercury Systems

CHELMSFORD, Mass. In a U.S. Air Force (USAF) led Generation Radar Processor Study, Mercury’s Ensemble HDS6603 satisfied performance requirements when executing USAF-provided ground moving target indicator (GMTI) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) benchmarks. The modules also demonstrated its performance thresholds, providing in excess of 4 TFLOPS of computing power.

Radar/EW

SEWIP Block 3 program completes preliminary design review for AN/SLQ-32 - News

September 08, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

WASHINGTON. In conjunction with Northrop Grumman, the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 completed a preliminary design review (PDR) for the next generation AN/SLQ-32 shipboard electronic warfare system. The review consisted of the assessment of the state of the system architecture and preliminary design.

Radar/EW

SCOUT Specialist Vehicle to use rugged vetronics displays from Esterline - News

September 08, 2015

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

BELLEVUE, Washington. General Dynamics UK officials chose Codis vetronics displays from Esterline Corp. for use on the the armored SCOUT Specialist Vehicle (SV) program.

Avionics

Italy's F-35A makes JSF program's first European flight - News

September 08, 2015

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

CAMERI AIR BASE, Italy. Italy's first F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), dubbed AL-1 and assembled at the Cameri Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility in Italy, flew for the first time today over Europe -- marking this as the program’s first-ever F-35 flight outside the United States.

Comms

Raytheon expands its operations in Colorado Springs - News

September 08, 2015

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

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. Raytheon officials announced that they are speeding up the expansion of the company's Colorado Springs presence following a $700 million NORAD multi-year contract for supporting operations at NORAD's Cheyenne Mountain Complex.

Radar/EW

X-band radar market to grow more than 3 percent over next five years - News

September 04, 2015

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

VANCOUVER, Wash. Analysts at Markets and Markets say the global X-band radar market for defense, government and commercial applications should grow by about 3.56 percent between 2015 and 2020.

Radar/EW

Space radar contract won by Raytheon - News

September 04, 2015

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

CAPE COD, Massachusetts. BAE Systems won a U.S. Air Force contract modification to continue operations and maintenance support services for the Air Force Solid State Phased Radar System (SSPARS). Company engineers will continue supporting the Air Force’s 21st Space Wing — the unit responsible for enabling missile warning and space surveillance awareness through 2018.

Radar/EW

Sonar contract for anti-submarine warfare won by Raytheon - News

September 03, 2015

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

TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon won a U.S. Navy contract valued at $33 million for the production, integration, testing, and delivery of AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) systems for applications such as anti-submarine warfare (ASW).

Comms

Marines test augmented reality system during live-fire training exercises - News

September 01, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Marine Corps

ARLINGTON, Va. Engineers at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Marines taking the Infantry Officer Course teamed up to test ONR’s Augmented Immersive Team Trainer (AITT) system during a live-fire training exercise.

Radar/EW

Raytheon's jammer prototype completes early milestone - News

September 01, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

MCKINNEY, Texas. Raytheon and the U.S. Navy teamed up in a collaboration effort to complete the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) testing for its Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) array prototypes at the Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

Comms

Army JLTV contract won by Oshkosh - News

August 31, 2015

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

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin. Officials at the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) chose Oshkosh Defense to build the the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) under a $6.7 billion contract.

Avionics

U.S. Navy works on design to create a centralized hub for aviation training - News

August 31, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The Naval Aviation Training Systems Program Office (PMA-205) and Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division teamed up to design and demonstrate the Navy Aviation Distributed Training Center (NADTC) prototype, a central hub for distributed aviation training. The NADTC’s goal is to provide daily training opportunities for naval aviation and is part of the Naval Aviation Vision for 2025.