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Unmanned

Congress hears testimony on future of warfighter and autonomous defense systems - News

November 25, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. Before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Greg L. Zacharias – the U.S Air Force chief scientist – testified on autonomy in future defense systems and the goal to have effective teams of humans and machines working together.

Radar/EW

Harpoon Block II+ network-enabled missile completes free-flight test - News

November 25, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. U.S. Navy officials announced the completion of the network-enabled Harpoon Block II+ missile system free-flight test. The event was the first end-to-end functionality test of an inert Harpoon Block II+ from pre-flight to target impact.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy orders Mercury's Digital RF Memory modulator jammers - News

November 24, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Mercury Systems

CHELMSFORD, Mass. U.S. Navy officials tasked Mercury Defense Systems to deliver 200 advanced miniaturized Digital RF Memory modulators (Mini DRFM). The firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) is estimated to worth be up to $42 million.

Cyber

Cyber Innovation Challenge focuses on situational awareness in cyber domain - News

November 24, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Army

McLEAN, Va. The U.S. Army launched Cyber Innovation Challenge with an industry day on November 18 asking industry partners, including non-traditional defense contractors, to deliver prototype solutions for rapid evaluation using a flexible acquisition model known as Other Transaction Authority.

Unmanned

U.S. Army engineers extend artillery's range and power using electrically responsive methods - News

November 23, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Army

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. By using an electrically responsive methodology to control energetics materials, Picatinny Arsenal engineers are extending the range and power of artillery. A team at the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, or ARDEC, at Picatinny Arsenal – part of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland – strive to provide the warfighter with more control over the rocket propellant, which could ultimately increase the range, burn rate, power, and speed.

Avionics

FACE standard aligns with Rockwell Collins' RNP RNAV in demonstration to military officials - News

November 19, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rockwell Collins

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Engineers completed a demonstration to U.S. military officials of Rockwell Collins’ Required Navigation Performance Area Navigation (RNP RNAV) capable Flight Management System aligned to the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Standard.

Comms

MIDS-On-Ship communications provides interoperability with Link 16 systems - News

November 19, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Data Link Solutions (DLS)

WAYNE, N.J. U.S. Navy officials at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command selected Data Link Solutions (DLS) to deliver Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS)-On-Ship (MOS) system under a $32 million, firm fixed price contract that provides secure, high-capacity, and jam-resistant digital Link 16 data and voice communications capabilities.

Unmanned

RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS adds GSX 70 weather radar - News

November 18, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Garmin International

OLATHE, Kan. U.S. Air Force’s fleet of RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) will receive Garmin International Inc.’s GSX 70, a solid-state weather radar that provides operators with real-time weather information. Installations of the radar are expected to begin in early 2016.

Radar/EW

Sonar delivery complete for DARPA's anti-submarine unmanned vessel program - News

November 18, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TEWKSBURY, Mass. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program received from Raytheon the latest Modular Scalable Sonar System (MS3) for its Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program.

Comms

U.S. Air Force D-ILS systems receives General Dynamics wireless communications - News

November 17, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics

FAIRFAX, Va. The U.S. Air Force’s Deployable Instrument Landing System (D-ILS) will receive General Dynamics CM-300/350 V2 air traffic control (ATC) radios and the Fortress ES2440 high-capacity Mesh Point wireless backhaul radios.

Unmanned

U.S. Navy completes airworthiness test with LRASM load on F/A-18E/F aircraft - News

November 17, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The F/A-18E/F completed its first phase of airworthiness testing using a mass simulator vehicle to evaluate in-flight structural loads of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM).

Comms

High-speed Ethernet encryption to be demonstrated by Naval Research Lab and ViaSat - News

November 17, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems ViaSat

AUSTIN, Texas. ViaSat engineers in Carlsbad, California, developed a single-port 100 Gbps encryption device built to scale from 10 to 40 to 100 Gbps, enabling users to migrate their security infrastructure, as the demand for more bandwidth increases. ViaSat representatives and experts from the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will be demonstrating the product family this week in Austin, Texas at SC15 (Supercomputer Conference).

Radar/EW

Flight test demonstrates target engagement by tracking data from different radars - News

November 16, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Army completed a flight test where the Patriot Advanced Capability Three (PAC-3) interceptor received command and control information from the integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) to destroy a cruise missile target using tracking data from Sentinel and Patriot radars.

Avionics

Webcast on managing DO-178C expense within avionics software tomorrow at 2pm Est. - News

November 16, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems

FOUNTAIN HILLS, Arizona. Embedded software experts from DDC-I will cover how data distribution infrastructures can isolate applications from the details of the underlying I/O subsystem, enabling developers to craft DO-178C software that can be readily upgraded and reused across multiple platforms with minimal impact on the software and its DO-178C verification evidence in a webcast titled "Cut DO-178C Avionics Software Costs with Adaptable Data Distribution" happening tomorrow, Nov. 17 at 2 pm Est. The event is hosted by Military Embedded Systems online and OpenSystems Media.

Radar/EW

Next Generation Jammer Preliminary Design Review completed - News

November 16, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

El SEGUNDO, California. Raytheon and U.S. Navy officials finished the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Navy's Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) program.