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Comms

Northrop Grumman/Lufthansa partnership aids Australian air force - News

January 19, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

SYDNEY, Australia. Northrop Grumman Integrated Defence Services (IDS), a fully-owned Australian subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corp. (Falls Church, Va.) has signed an agreement with Lufthansa Technik to support the Royal Australian Air Force?s fleet of KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft. Northrop Grumman IDS is the prime contractor for MRTT Through-Life Support (TLS).

Radar/EW

ONR embarks on sensors project to diagnose brain injuries - News

January 18, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has announced that it will sponsor the development of a portable, three-part system that can measure blast pressure, establish injury thresholds for the brain, and analyze potential traumatic brain injury (TBI) symptoms in warfighters, who may be injured despite wearing protective body armor.

Comms

Diligent selected for U.S. Air Force COMSEC/CCI tool program - News

January 18, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. U.S. Air Force officials selected Diligent Consulting Inc. for the Air Force Communications Secure (COMSEC) and Controlled Cryptographic Items (CCI) Accountability and Tracking (COMSEC/CCI) Tool program. A contract worth over $1.5 million under the NETCENTS-2 Application Services Small Business IDIQ vehicle.

Radar/EW

Multi-mission radar order received by RADA for HEL weapon system - News

January 18, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems RADA Electronic Industries

NETANYA, Israel. RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. officials received a Multi-mission Hemispheric Radar-based (MHR) RPS-42 system order for development and testing of a High Energy Laser (HEL) ground-based tactical weapon system from a Far-Eastern customer.

Comms

Marine F-35B squadron relocates to Japan - News

January 18, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems

YUMA, Arizona. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 ?Green Knights,? an F-35B squadron with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, recently left Marine Corps Air Station Yuma and has transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.

Avionics

NATO country buys $17 million multispectral vision system from Elbit - News

January 18, 2017

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

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has been awarded a $17 million/30-month contract to supply its BrightNite multispectral helicopter-pilot vision systems to an air force in a NATO country; the company did not specify the country in the announcement.

Avionics

F-22 Raptor's head-up display upgrades to digital - News

January 17, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin BAE Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Lockheed Martin officials selected BAE Systems to modernize the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor's head-up display (HUD) by upgrading it to a full digital version.

Unmanned

Sparton/Ultra Electronics USSI joint venture wins $30.3 million U.S. Navy sonobuoy contract - News

January 17, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Sparton Navigation & Exploration

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. Sparton Corp. and Ultra Electronics Holdings -- working together in their ERAPSCO joint venture -- have been awarded subcontracts valued at $30.3 million for the manufacture of sonobuoys for the U.S. Navy. The award is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract release for sonobuoy requirements under ERAPSCO?s five-year contract.

Cyber

CAE signs training services contracts with U.S. Army and Royal Canadian Air Force worth more than C$1 billion - News

January 17, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems CAE USA

MONTREAL. CAE -- a provider of aviation training and maker of military flight-simulation equipment -- announced that it has signed two long-term training services contracts with the United States Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) with a combined value of more than C$1 billion ($766 million), including options to extend.

Comms

DARPA SHARE program aims to demo secure exchange of information - News

January 16, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

ARLINTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials launched the Secure Handhelds on Assured Resilient networks at the tactical Edge (SHARE) program, which aims to create a system where information at multiple levels of security classification could be processed on a single handheld device using a secure network that links devices without needing to route traffic through secure data centers.

Avionics

FACE Conformance program now open for business - News

January 16, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Conformance Program is now up and running, officials say.

Cyber

DLA grants CACI prime position in $6 billion IT contract - News

January 13, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) CACI

ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) officials selected CACI International for a prime position on a multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract worth an estimated $6 billion to provide information technology (IT), technical, and management expertise in support of the DLA's Information Operations Office (J6), program offices, and other Department of Defense (DoD) agencies.

Radar/EW

Raytheon and U.S. Navy run Tomahawk missiles through real-time tests - News

January 13, 2017

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, Calif. The U.S. Navy and Raytheon have completed two flight tests of the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile, in a demonstration of how service personnel can plan missions in real time to strike time-sensitive enemy targets.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy's MH-60 helicopters to be equipped with electronic warfare pods - News

January 13, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

SYRACUSE, N.Y. U.S. Navy Officials selected Lockheed Martin for a new development contract to provide the MH-60 helicopters with its electronic warfare (EW) surveillance and countermeasure capabilities against anti-ship missile (ASM) threats.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy's airborne mine detection system achieves initial operational capability - News

January 12, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

MELBOURNE, Fla. Northrop Grumman's-built AN/AES-1 Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) for the U.S. Navy has reached initial operational capability.