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Radar/EW
U.S. Army orders hand-held precision targeting systems from DRS Technologies - News
December 13, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Army officials selected DRS Technologies to produce next-generation hand-held precision laser targeting systems under a firm-fixed-price contract that is valued an estimated 339.3 million for the next five years.
Unmanned
MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (ER) series from GA-ASI begins flight testing - News
December 12, 2016
SAN DIEGO. The MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (ER) series from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA?ASI) completed its initial flight from El Mirage Flight Operations Facility in Adelanto, California on October 29th.
Comms
GPS satellite ground system upgrade gets Air Force approval - News
December 12, 2016
DENVER. Lockheed Martin's upgrade design the current GPS satellite ground control system got Air Force approval to move forward. The enhancements include new capabilities that will enable the system to operate more powerful and accurate GPS III satellites.
Unmanned
DARPA plans to develop unmanned swarm tactics in new OFFSET program - News
December 09, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. To help combat small-unit combat forces operating in urban environments, DARPA officials launched the OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program, which seeks to develop and demonstrate 100 plus operationally relevant swarm tactics that could be used by groups of unmanned air and/or ground systems numbering more than 100 robots.
Cyber
U.S. Navy introduces transportable jet simulation trainers to the fleet - News
December 08, 2016
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. Officials at the Naval Aviation Training Systems Program Office (PMA-205) selected Logistic Services International Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida, to provide eight Deployable Mission Rehearsal Trainers (DMRTs) under a procurement contract valued an estimated $8.4 million. The transportable AV-8B cockpit simulation trainers include radar operation; hand-on-throttle-and-stick operation; heads up and multi-color display; and control monitor set functionality.
Cyber
Probabilistic models will be developed for IARPA's insider threat detection program - News
December 08, 2016
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Engineers at Charles River Analytics Inc. will support the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) in the advancement of the Continuous Insider Threat Detection (SCITE) Program. The contract spans over a year and is valued approximately $1.25 million. If all options are exercised in the contract, it could add to the total an additional $2.5 million.
Comms
Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions expands flight test instrumentation & data acquisition portfolio - News
December 07, 2016
ASHBURN, Va. Curtiss-Wright Corp. officials announced their intention to acquire Teletronics Technology Corp. (TTC) for $233 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close in early 2017 and remains subject to regulatory approval and other closing conditions. TTC will operate under the company's Defense Solutions division.
Radar/EW
Royal Saudi's F-15 sensor spares contract won by Lockheed Martin - News
December 07, 2016
ORLANDO, Fla. U.S. Air Force officials selected Lockheed Martin to provide spares for the Royal Saudi Air Force's (RSAF) F-15 sensor suite in a contract valued an estimated $67.3 million. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2018.
Unmanned
Boeing expands autonomous capabilities with Liquid Robotics acquisition - News
December 06, 2016
ST. LOUIS. Officials at Boeing have agreed to acquire Liquid Robotics with the goal to grow the company's seabed-to-space autonomous capabitlies.
Avionics
T-50A aircraft begins flight operations in South Carolina - News
December 06, 2016
GREENVILLE, Sc. Flight operations for Lockheed Martin's T-50A have begun over Greenville, South Carolina with an initial test flight taking place on November 19th.
Radar/EW
Northrop Grumman orders additional components for USMC G/ATOR system - News
December 06, 2016
AUSHBURN, Va. Saab Defense and Security USA, LLC. will deliver additional components and subsystems of the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system to Northrop Grumman under a contract valued an estimated $18.6 million. The contract includes priced options for additional sets of assemblies and associated spares.
Cyber
DARPA launches Gamifying the Search for Strategic Surprise program - News
December 05, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials are launching Gamifying the Search for Strategic Surprise (GS3) program, which aims to apply a combination of online game and social media technologies and techniques to engage a large number of experts and deep thinkers in a shared analytic process to rapidly identify, understand, and expand upon the potential implications and applications of emerging science and technology.
Radar/EW
Royal Netherlands air force to upgrade its AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasure pods - News
December 05, 2016
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. Engineers at Northrop Grumman will upgrade the AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasure (ECM) pods for the Royal Netherlands air force (RNLAF) F-16 aircraft fleet.
Cyber
Cybersecurity for U.S. power grid contracts won by Raytheon - News
December 05, 2016
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts. Raytheon won multiple contracts from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to research and develop technologies to detect and respond to cyber attacks on the U.S. power grid infrastructure.
Cyber
U.S. Navy selects SAIC to provide support for C4 and Cyber program - News
December 02, 2016
MCLEAN, Va. Officials at Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center selected Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to support the Joint Staff J6 Directorate's Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) and Cyber Program in an indefinite/delivery, indefinite/quantity (IDIQ) contract valued an approximately $156 million.
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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