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Unmanned

Bluefin-21 launches multiple micro-autonomous underwater vehicles during U.S. Navy's ANTX - News

September 12, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics

NEWPORT, R.I. At this year's Annual Naval Technology Exercises (ANTX), General Dynamics engineers completed several capability exercises using its Bluefin-21 autonomous underwater vehicle, including demonstrating the Bluefin-21 capability to launch multiple Bluefin SandShark micro-autonomous underwater vehicles.

Unmanned

U.S. Navy demonstrates cross-domain communications capabilities between UUVs and UAVs - News

September 09, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems AeroVironment, Inc.

RHODE ISLAND. The U.S. Navy completed an exercise demonstrating that AeroVironment's submarine-launched Blackwing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can link with a swarm of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) and communicate with the submarine combat control system. The exercise was conducted during the Annual Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX).

Radar/EW

USS Zumwalt heads to San Diego as more testing and evaluation is scheduled - News

September 08, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

BATH, Maine. U.S. Zumwalt (DDG-1000) begins its three-month journey heading to its homeport in San Diego after completing assessments and crew verifications. Officials scheduled the USS Zumwalt's commissioning ceremony during Fleet Week Maryland in Baltimore on October 15.

Radar/EW

Combat helmet-mounted IDVS combines data with multispectral vision sensors - News

September 07, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rockwell Collins

ADELAIDE, Australia. At the Land Forces 2016 in Adelaide, Australia Rockwell Collins officials introduced a combat helmet-mounted Integrated Digital Vision System (IDVS) for warfighters. It is a display system that combines real-time mission data with multispectral vision sensors into one view.

Comms

U.S. Army officials establish Rapid Capabilities Office - News

September 07, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. To expedite critical technologies to the field, the U.S. Army created a Rapid Capabilities Office and will conduct rapid materiel development and delivery efforts to address immediate, near-term, and mid-term Combatant Commanders' needs.

Cyber

USAF selects General Dynamics' updated KIV-78 system with cryptographic modules - News

September 06, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics Mission Systems

FAIRFAX, Va. U.S. Air Force officials selected General Dynamics Mission Systems to deliver updated Air Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF) Mode 4/5 KIV-78 Combined Interrogator/Transponder Applique. Deliveries are expected to begin in February 2017.

Radar/EW

Marine Corps orders nine more G/ATOR systems from Northrop Grumman - News

September 06, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

BALTIMORE. U.S. Marine Corps officials ordered an additional nine AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) low rate initial production (LRIP) systems from Northrop Grumman.

Radar/EW

MDA tasks Charles River Analytics to improve sensor fusion systems - News

September 02, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Charles River Analytics

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) officials will continue working with Charles River Analytics in a follow-on contract to improve the performance of sensor fusion systems in ballistic missile defense systems. The two year contract is valued an estimated $1 million.

Radar/EW

Microsemi to provide master reference oscillators for USAF SBIRS satellite program - News

September 01, 2016

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

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. Lockheed Martin representatives selected Microsemi?s master reference oscillator for the U.S. Air Force's Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellite program. Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor of the SBIRS program, which is replacing the 1970s Defense Support Program constellation.

Radar/EW

Indian-based Tata Power Co. and Javelin Joint Venture sign Letter of Intent - News

August 31, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) Raytheon Company Lockheed Martin

TUCSON, Ariz. Tata Power Company Limited representatives operating through its Strategic Engineering Division (SED) and Javelin Joint Venture officials ? a Raytheon and Lockheed Martin partnership ? signed a letter of intent (LOI) to explore co-development and production of the Javelin anti-armor missile system.

Radar/EW

Collaboration between U.S. Navy and Raytheon improves mine-hunting sonar - News

August 31, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. Engineers at Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) ? Division Newport and Raytheon worked together to enhance Raytheon?s AN/AQS-20A mine-hunting sonar, improving the system?s ability to identify and classify mines.

Unmanned

Department of Navy and Canada sign deal to sell first RQ-21A Blackjack system - News

August 30, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. U.S. Department of the Navy (DoN) and Canadian Department of National Defense officials signed an agreement for the international sale of the RQ-21A Blackjack Unmanned Air System (UAS).

Avionics

Navy begins construction on test range operation center for aviation programs - News

August 30, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, and construction contractor G-W Management Services officials broke ground on the new center of operations for NAWCAD's Atlantic Test Ranges (ATR) on August 24, 2016.

Radar/EW

MK 54 lightweight torpedo contract won by Raytheon - News

August 29, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

EWKSBURY, Mass. Naval Sea Systems Command officials in Washington, District of Columbia selected Raytheon to provide MK 54 lightweight torpedo common parts kits; MK 54 Mod 0 lightweight torpedo kits; and MK 54 exercise fuel tanks including spares, production support material, engineering support, and hardware repair support.

Avionics

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviation training contract won by Cubic - News

August 29, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cubic

SAN DIEGO. Naval Air Warfare Center, Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) officials placed a task order worth approximate $80 million with Cubic Global Defense ? a Cubic Corp. business unit ? to support the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps' aviation training.