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GPS sustainment efforts to continue under Boeing, Air Force agreement - News

February 03, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. U.S. Air Force and Boeing officials signed a Global Positioning System (GPS) agreement to continue sustainment efforts to ensure navigation capabilities continue for the next five years for military and commercial users.

Radar/EW

U.S. approves sale of Sidewinder, Maverick missiles to South Korea - News

February 03, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder short-range missiles and AGM-65G-2 Maverick air-to-ground missiles to the Republic of Korea (ROK), in two separate deals estimated at $70 million each.

Avionics

BAE Systems/ Northrop Grumman team withdraw from T-X competition - News

February 02, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman BAE Systems

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems officials have withdrawn from the U.S. Air Force T-X competition.

Cyber

Leidos wins Defense Logistics Agency JETS program contract - News

February 02, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Leidos

RESTON, Va. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) officials selected Leidos to support the J6 Enterprise Technology Services (JETS) program. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract is worth an estimated value of $6 billion if all options are exercised. It's a multiple-award firm-fixed-price contract that spans over a five-year base period of performance and has one three-year option.

Comms

USS Roosevelt to receive $51 million modernization from BAE Systems - News

February 02, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $51.3 million contract to perform maintenance and modernization of the USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer.

Cyber

DISA chooses RedSeal for DoD cybersecurity - News

February 02, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Defense Information Systems Agency

FORT MEADE, Md. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) -- a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) agency tasked with operating the information infrastructure of the national leadership and the military services -- has awarded RedSeal (Sunnyvale, Calif.) a multiyear contract for its network-modeling and risk-scoring platform; the contract is valued at $33.8 million.

Radar/EW

New signal processor for AMRAAM to be developed by USAF, Raytheon - News

February 01, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TUCSON, Ariz. U.S. Air Force and Raytheon engineers will team up to develop a new signal processor for the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) under the Form Fit Function Refresh program (F3R).

Avionics

Four U.S. Navy F-35C aircraft arrive at NAS Lemoore - News

February 01, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

LEMOORE, Calif. Naval Air Station (NAS) in Lemoore, California welcomed four of the U.S. Navy's F-35C lighting II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft to the fleet. It is the first time a new striker-fighter variant has been deployed to a west coast-based squadron, the recently reactivated "Rough Raiders" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125.

Comms

DARPA spectrum challenge chooses teams to expand spectrum access - News

February 01, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

ARLINGTON, Va. DARPA [Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency] has selected 30 teams for Phase 1 of its Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2), a three-phase competition designed to greatly expand the amount of radio traffic that the electromagnetic spectrum can accommodate.

Radar/EW

MACOM completes acquisition of Applied Micro - News

February 01, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems MACOM

LOWELL, Mass. MACOM Technology Solutions has announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Applied Micro Circuits, a manufacturer of connectivity chips for cloud data centers. The deal was previously valued at $770 million.

Radar/EW

Weapon-system intercept testing completed, says Israel's defense dept. - News

January 31, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

PALMACHIM AIR BASE, Israel. The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) report successful completion of a series of tests on the "David?s Sling" weapons system, a missile-defense system central to Israel?s multilayer antimissile array.

Avionics

BAE Systems' LiteHUD head-up display selected for Scorpion Jet - News

January 30, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Textron BAE Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. Textron AirLand officials selected BAE Systems to deliver its LiteHUD head-up display for the Scorpion jet. The initial order will support the Scorpion?s robust flight test program.

Cyber

Veritas Capital to acquire Harris' government IT business segment - News

January 27, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Harris Corporation

MELBOURNE, Fla. Veritas Capital and Harris Corp. officials have entered into an agreement, in which Veritas Capital will acquire Harris' government IT services business for $690 million in cash. The transaction is subject to regulatory review and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close before the end of fiscal 2017.

Comms

Ball Aerospace, Infoscitex to continue Air Force cognitive tech R & D - News

January 27, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Ball Aerospace Infoscitex

BOULDER, Colo. and LITTLETON, Mass. Ball Aerospace and Infoscitex have received contract modifications worth $75 million to continue to provide research and development support in the areas of human perception and cognitive technologies for the U.S. Air Force.

Comms

Booz Allen Hamilton completes acquisition of Aquilent - News

January 26, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Booz Allen Hamilton

McLean, Va. Officials at Booz Allen Hamilton closed the acquisition of the Laurel, MD-based digital services firm eGov Holdings, Inc. (d/b/a Aquilent) on January 24, 2017. The transaction is expected to add approximately $20 million of revenue through the remainder of Booz Allen?s fiscal year 2017. It is expected to be accretive to Booz Allen earnings and operating margin in fiscal year 2018.