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Navy's MUOS-5 satellite begins testing after experiencing anomaly in initial launch - News

November 08, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

SUNNYVALE, Calif. The fifth Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) satellite for the U.S. Navy has reached orbit and deployed its solar arrays and antennas. The satellite will begin on-orbit testing before being turned over to the Navy for further testing and eventual commissioning into service.

Radar/EW

Court grants MACOM's preliminary injunction on GaN-on-Silicon rights against Infineon - News

November 07, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems MACOM

LOWELL, Mass. The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles has granted MACOM?s request for a preliminary injunction in MACOM?s lawsuit against Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. over Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si) technology rights.

Radar/EW

DARPA's Adaptive Radar Countermeasures project moves to Phase 3 - News

November 04, 2016

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

NASHUA, N.H. Engineers at BAE Systems will move to Phase 3 on the Adaptive Radar Countermeasures (ARC) project for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The contract modification brings the cumulative value of BAE Systems? ARC contract to $35.5 million.

Unmanned

MK 48 Mod 7 torpedo components to be manufactured by SAIC - News

November 03, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems SAIC

MCLEAN, Va. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) engineers will manufacture MK 48 Mod 7 heavyweight torpedo afterbody/tailcone sections for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). If all options are exercised the contract's value will be more than $383 million.

Radar/EW

DoD tasks SGI to upgrade Army Research Laboratory computing technology - News

November 02, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Silicon Graphics International Corp.

MILPITAS, Calif. Department of Defense (DoD) officials selected Silicon Graphics International Corp. (SGI) to upgrade two of the Army Research Laboratory Defense Supercomputing Resource Center (ARL DSRC) systems with the company's SGI ICE XA, as part of the technology insertion (TI-16) for the High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP). The agreement for ARL DSRC system 1 is valued at $8.9 million, and ARL DSRC system 2 at $17.6 million.

A.I.

5D Robotics & Charles River Analytics team up to develop soldier-machine interface - News

November 02, 2016

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

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. U.S. Army officials tasked Charles River Analytics Inc., to develop a soldier-machine interface for the Multi-Modal Interface for Natural Operator Teaming with Autonomous Robots (MINOTAUR) program. The follow-on contract spans over a two-year period and is valued at $1 million.

Radar/EW

Lockheed Martin places waveguide components order for AN/SPY-1D radar - News

November 01, 2016

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

EXETER, N.H. Lockheed Martin officials placed an order with Cobham for multiple waveguide components and assemblies to support production of the company's AN/SPY-1D 3-D fixed-phased array radar. The contract is worth an estimated $10 million.

Radar/EW

Qualcomm buys GaN supplier NXP - News

October 31, 2016

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Qualcomm, Inc. NXP Semiconductors

SAN DIEGO. Qualcomm Inc., and NXP Semiconductors in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, announced a definitive agreement under which Qualcomm will acquire NXP for $110.00 per share in cash, or about $47 billion.

Comms

DARPA simplifies contracting for those with little or no DoD experience - News

October 30, 2016

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) officials are introducing a simpler contracting approach for companies and other entities that have not previously worked with DARPA or had large contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

Comms

Landsat spacecraft contract awarded by NASA to Orbital ATK - News

October 30, 2016

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

WASHINGTON. NASA officials awarded a delivery order under the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition III (Rapid III) contract to Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Virginia, known publicly as Orbital ATK, for the purchase of Landsat 9 spacecraft in the amount of $129.9 million under a five-year, firm fixed-price delivery order.

Comms

Turbine trainer aircraft valued at $32 billion over next decade - News

October 30, 2016

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

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. Analysts at the Teal Group are forecasting a world market for 2,737 turbine trainer aircraft worth about $32.3 billion over the next 10 years, more than 50 percent larger than the 1,876 aircraft worth $19.9 billion delivered in 2006-2015 (all in constant 2016 dollars).

Comms

Engineering and integration support services contract won by NCI - News

October 28, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

RESTON, Va. The U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command (USAISEC), Fort Huachuca Engineering Directorate selected NCI, Inc. for the task order under the TEIS III contract valued at $63 million to provide engineering and integration support services for the U.S. Army Garrison ? Humphreys (USAG-H).

Cyber

NAVAIR selects MacAulay-Brown, Inc. to provide cyber warfighting capabilities - News

October 27, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems MacAulay-Brown, Inc.

DAYTON, Ohio. U.S. Navy officials selected MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) to support the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Cyber Warfare Detachment (CWD) initiative and provide cyber warfighting capabilities for Navy aircraft, weapons, and related aviation systems and subsystems including ashore and afloat enterprise systems.

Comms

Satellite communications and network support contract won by CACI - News

October 26, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems CACI

ARLINGTON, Va. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SSC Atlantic) officials tasked CACI International Inc. to provide communications systems, satellite communications, and network support services for U.S. Special Operations commands and other joint combat commands. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract spans over four years and has a ceiling value of $77 million.

Avionics

RNP RNAV capable FMS from Rockwell Collins receives FACE Conformance Certificate - News

October 26, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rockwell Collins

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Rockwell Collins' MFMS-1000, Required Navigation Performance (RNP) Area Navigation (RNAV) capable Mission Flight Management Software (MFMS), received the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Conformance Certificate, which identifies the MFMS-1000 software product as conformant to the FACE Technical Standard Edition 2.1.