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GPS sustainment efforts to continue under Boeing, Air Force agreement - News
February 03, 2017
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
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
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 Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems officials have withdrawn from the U.S. Air Force T-X competition.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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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A.I.
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Cyber
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U.S. Air Force engages Rise8 to support readiness, supply-chain initiative
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Why Military AI Needs a “Trust Layer” (video)
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Anduril and Booz Allen will join forces to increase security, lethality for SOF teams
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