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Radar/EW
Army contracts with Chemring for ground-penetrating radar upgrade - News
February 13, 2017
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Chemring Sensors and Electronic Systems, the U.S. subsidiary of the U.K.-based Chemring Group, has won a contract from the U.S. Army to supply 10 ground-penetrating radar trial systems.
Cyber
Utilidata & Raytheon partner to delivery cybersecurity for power utilities - News
February 13, 2017
DULLES, Va. Utilidata and Raytheon officials formed a strategic alliance to help power utilities proactively detect, defend against, and respond to cyberthreats.
Comms
Harris to continue communications support for U.S. Army - News
February 13, 2017
ROCHESTER, N.Y. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) selected Harris Corp. for a five-year, single-award indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for tactical radio spares and components.
Comms
U.S. Army chooses SitaWare C4I for Mission Command - News
February 10, 2017
WASHINGTON. The U.S. Army Mission Command has selected Systematic's SitaWare Headquarters command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) system that is designed to direct digital information for the warfighter across handheld, mounted, and command-post systems. The firm fixed price/time-and-material agreement -- with a one-year base and four one-year options -- is valued at approximately $39 million.
Avionics
Leonardo DRS rejoins U.S. Air Force T-X trainer jet competition - News
February 09, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Leonardo DRS -- the U.S. arm of the Italian aerospace company Leonardo -- has announced that it will participate in the U.S. Air Force T-X competition with its T-100 integrated training system. The competition is soliciting contractors to design and build a successor to replace the aging T-38 Talon, first produced by Northrop in 1959.
Comms
ESA taps Curtiss-Wright for COTS-based telemetry on Vega-C launcher - News
February 09, 2017
PARIS. The European Space Agency (ESA) has chosen Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions (Ashburn, Virginia) to provide its radiation-tolerant Smart Backplane chassis for its new Vega-C launcher. Under the contract, Curtiss-Wright will provide Vega-C prime contractor ELV with a full telemetry system, which will handle data-acquisition, data-handling, and radio-frequency transmission capabilities.
Avionics
SiCore Technologies and Charles River partner to protect against avionics malware - News
February 08, 2017
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. SiCore Technologies and Charles River Analytics Inc. are partnering to protect against avionics malware in a program for the U.S. Air Force Avionics Vulnerability Assessment, Mitigations, and Protections (AVAMP) program.
Comms
Expeditionary fast transport USNS Yuma completes acceptance trials - News
February 08, 2017
MOBILE, Ala. U.S. Navy officials announced the future expeditionary fast transport USNS Yuma (EPF-8) completed acceptance trails after two days underway evaluation in the Gulf of Mexico.
Comms
Afghan Trainer Contractor Logistics Support contract won by Textron Systems - News
February 08, 2017
HUNT VALLEY, Md. U.S. Air Force officials selected Textron Systems Support Solutions (a Textron Inc. business unit) for an Afghan Trainer Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) follow-on contract to provide training and maintenance in support of U.S. Air Force and Afghan air force Cessna C-208B Caravans, which are being used for military transport and training.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy accepts delivery of guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta - News
February 07, 2017
BATH, Maine. U.S. Navy officials accepted the delivery of guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) during a ceremony on February 3 following a series of at-sea and pierside trials.
Unmanned
Prototype demonstration catches 400-pound unmanned system - News
February 07, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Aurora Flight Sciences engineers performed a full-scale technology demonstration system that repeatedly captured a 400-pound Lockheed Martin Fury unmanned aerial systems (UAS) that accelerated to representative flight speeds via an external catapult. The test was conducted in December 2016 for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) SideArm research effort, which seeks to create a self-contained, portable apparatus able to horizontally launch and retrieve UASs of up to 900 pounds.
Cyber
U.S. Navy's N6 command IT and cybersecurity support contract won by General Dynamics - News
February 06, 2017
FAIRFAX, Va. U.S. Navy officials selected General Dynamics Information Technology - a business unit of General Dynamics - to continue delivering IT services to SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic under the Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC) N6 Information Technology Support contract. The single award contract spans over three years and has a potential value of approximately $70 million.
Comms
NanoRacks, Boeing team up to build commercial airlock for International Space Station - News
February 06, 2017
HOUSTON. NanoRacks LLC and Boeing officials will team up to develop a privately funded commercial airlock. The goal is to enable the U.S. to potential triple the number of small satellites it can deploy from the International Space Station (ISS) during a single airlock cycle, Boeing officials say.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy, Japan, MDA complete first SM-3 Block IIA missile intercept test - News
February 06, 2017
WASHINGTON. In a collaborative effort with the Japan Ministry of Defense, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and the U.S. Navy completed a flight test on February 3, resulting in the first intercept of a ballistic missile target using the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3). The test demonstrated the integrated capabilities of the Aegis Weapon System and how it has continually evolved to counter advanced threats.
Avionics
U.S. Air Force receives F-22 Raptor after maintenance at Lockheed's Speedline facility - News
February 03, 2017
MARIETTA, Ga. Engineers at Lockheed Martin completed maintenance on the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor at the company's Inlet Coating Repair (ICR) Speedline facility and delivered the aircraft back to the Air Force.
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Drone and counter-drone marketplaces to be expanded by U.S. Army, allies at Eurosatory
June 12, 2026
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Electronic attack drone unveiled by Helsing
June 11, 2026
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Counter-UAS, other air-defense products from Chess Dynamics will show at Eurosatory 2026
June 11, 2026
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Cross-domain military systems to be shown by Rheinmetall at Eurosatory
June 10, 2026
A.I.
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AI-enabled, SOSA aligned 3U VPX board launched by Kontron
May 28, 2026
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USSOCOM increasingly transforming into its own service, SOF Week reveals
May 21, 2026
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How the U.S. is preparing operators for tomorrow's warfare
May 21, 2026
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AI-powered helmet displays and more on view from Vuzix at SOF Week 2026
May 20, 2026
Cyber
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U.S. Air Force engages Rise8 to support readiness, supply-chain initiative
May 21, 2026
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Why Military AI Needs a “Trust Layer” (video)
May 20, 2026
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Anduril and Booz Allen will join forces to increase security, lethality for SOF teams
May 19, 2026
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PODCAST: Enabling network security in hostile environments (video)
May 18, 2026
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Battlefield communications module to be unveiled by Vegvisir at Eurosatory 2026
June 05, 2026
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Training & simulation kits from Saab will go into U.S. Army vehicles
June 04, 2026
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GUEST BLOG: Enabling agile warfighter communications – CMOSS Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) Mounted Common Infrastructure (MCI) supports Ivy Mass
June 03, 2026
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Satellite ground station system to be delivered to Poland by Kongsberg
May 28, 2026