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FLIR lands $54.2 million delivery order for hazard recon kits - News

March 08, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems FLIR Systems, Inc.

WILSONVILLE, Ore. FLIR Systems has received a delivery order for 50 U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Dismounted Reconnaissance Sets, Kits, and Outfits (CBRN DR-SKO) systems, under a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), in support of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) DR-SKO Program of Record.

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DCS, consortium to expand computational neuroscience research for Army - News

March 07, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems DCS Corporation

ALEXANDRIA, Va. A consortium of enterprises led by DCS Corp. has been awarded a $15 million ceiling increase to the Cognition and Neuroergonomics Collaborative Technology Alliance (CaN CTA) cooperative agreement aimed at expanding research into computational neuroscience for the U.S. Army. The recent increase brings the total potential value of the cooperative agreement to $65 million; in addition, DCS is also the prime contractor on the companion contract for technology transition, with a potential total value of $80 million.

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Leonardo DRS to acquire quantum cascade laser-based tech company - News

March 07, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leonardo DRS

ROME. Leonardo DRS, a Leonardo U.S. subsidiary company, signed a definitive agreement to purchase Daylight Solutions, Inc., a developer and supplier of quantum cascade laser products and technology.

Comms

MacB wins subcontract to support Army's distributed common ground system - News

March 07, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems MacAulay-Brown, Inc. IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.

DAYTON, Ohio. IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. (IAP) awarded MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) a subcontract to support the U.S. Army's Distributed Common Ground System?Army (DCGS-A). The two-year contract has a total ceiling value of $11 million.

Cyber

CACI wins $190 million task order to support DoD's IT services - News

March 07, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems CACI

ARLINGTON, Va. CACI International has been awarded a task order, with a potential value of $190 million, to support the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Service Provider (JSP) Information Technology Service Delivery Support Requirement program. The task order runs for 3 1/2 years for CACI, a company that provides information solutions and services in support of national security missions and government transformation for intelligence, defense, and federal civilian users.

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Microgrid to demo resilient military-energy solutions - News

March 07, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio) and the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies (HCATT) have begun work at Pearl Harbor Base on the design of the Pacific Energy Assurance and Resiliency Laboratory (dubbed "PEARL"), a renewable-energy microgrid laboratory that is part of an ongoing effort to demonstrate new ways military facilities can address their energy needs in a cleaner and more cost-effective way. A microgrid is a small, independently sourced power system that -- while it remains attached to the main power grid -- can also work independently as needed without reliance on the main energy supply.

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.

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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.

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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.