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Radar/EW
Octagon Systems to provide FLEET computers for deployment on U.S. Navy LPD 17 warfare ships - News
January 07, 2014
WESTMINSTER, CO. Octagon Systems will fulfill a contract with prime contractor Raytheon to deliver additional rugged FLEET computers for deployment on U.S. Navy LPD 17 warfare ships. The LPD 17 ship class is the newest generation of amphibious warfare ships, and supports amphibious transport of assault forces of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Comms
Harris Corp. to provide NATO nation with Falcon II HF tactical radios - News
January 03, 2014
ROCHESTER, NY. An undisclosed NATO nation has awarded Harris Corporation with a $36 million order for Falcon High-Frequency (HF) tactical radios. The Falon II AN/PRC-150 HF radio will be provided to the country’s special forces, in both manpack and vehicular configurations.
Comms
Frost & Sullivan predicts U.S. DoD Special Operations Command spending to stabilize up to 2018 - News
January 02, 2014
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. Analysis from Frost & Sullivan’s U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Special Operations Command (SOCOM) budget shows $10.09 million was spent on military products and services in 2012, and is expected to reach $10.60 million by 2018. The spending is anticipated to remain stable during the next four years, in spite of current budget concerns.
Radar/EW
Japanese E-2C Hawkeye program gets extended support from Northrop Grumman - News
December 31, 2013
TOKYO. Northrop Grumman Corp. in Bethpage, NY, signed a five-year deal with AAR Corp. and Sumitomo Corp. in Japan, to expand industrial support for Japan's E-2C Hawkeye program through a "just-in-time" inventory management process.
Comms
Avionics
Air Force gets 300th C-130J Super Hercules - News
December 23, 2013
MARIETTA, GA. The C-130J Super Hercules program saw its 300th aircraft delivered. The latest Super Hercules is an MC-130J Commando II currently assigned to the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command. The Commando II supports missions such as infiltration/exfiltration, in-flight refueling, and aerial delivery and resupply of special operations forces.
Unmanned
Brimrose Technology awarded small business technology transfer awards from DARPA, U.S. MDA - News
December 20, 2013
SPARKS, MD. Brimrose Technology Corporation (BTC) has been awarded two Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards, from DARPA and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
Radar/EW
M/A-COM acquires Mindspeed Technologies, purchases stock - News
December 18, 2013
LOWELL, MA. M/A-COM Technology Solutions has announced the successful acquisition of Mindspeed Technologies and the purchase of the company’s outstanding shares of common stock. The stock was purchased for $5.05 per share in a cash deal.
Cyber
San Antonio Cyber Center opened by Raytheon - News
December 18, 2013
SAN ANTONIO. Raytheon opened the doors on a new cyber facility in San Antonio, Texas, that combines the company's San Antonio-area cyber professionals with its cyber solutions for government and Department of Defense users.
Radar/EW
Two new additions to the Pentek Talon family of recording systems for airborne, ground, or ship applications released - News
December 17, 2013
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ. Pentek has announced two new additions to the high-speed turnkey recording systems Talon family – the Model RTR 2728 and 2748. These rugged, portable rackmount recorders are used for airborne, ground, or ship applications.
Comms
More GPS III satellite funding won by Lockheed Martin - News
December 16, 2013
DENVER. Lockheed Martin won more than $200 million in contract options from the U.S. Air Force to finish production of the fifth and sixth next-generation Global Positioning System satellites, called GPS III.
Unmanned
GA-ASI completes first flight tests of SAA onboard Predator B UAV, integrates other sensors - News
December 13, 2013
SAN DIEGO, CA. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has completed the first test flights of the Sense and Avoid (SAA) architecture and Self Separation functionality onboard a company-owned Predator B, to detect intruder aircraft using sensors.
Comms
CWCDS releases rugged units for removable high-density SATA SSDs - News
December 13, 2013
ASHBURN, VA. Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions (CWCDS) has announced the Vortex Removable Memory Cartridge (RMC), small, rugged housing units that will ease the deployment of removable high-density SATA Solid State Drives (SSDs) in defense and aerospace applications.
Comms
Integration for JPSS-1's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer suite completed by Raytheon - News
December 12, 2013
EL SEGUNDO, CA. Raytheon completed integration and manufacturing for the subassemblies in of its second Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer (VIIR) suite, which will soon fly on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) spacecraft. The integrated sensor, currently beginning testing, is scheduled for delivery in 2015.
Comms
Newest Boeing WGS satellite to improve communications for U.S. military - News
December 12, 2013
EL SEGUNDO, CA. Boeing has produced the sixth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite, and has delivered it to the U.S. Air Force. The additional satellite will further improve communications capabilities for the U.S. military and allies.
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