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Radar/EW

U.S. and Spain collaborate to complete Aegis Weapon System test - News

July 26, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Navy and Spanish navy completed a series of air defense exercises ending with a live-fire missile test using the Aegis Weapon System baseline on July 20-21. The USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) participated in the first Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trial event with a foreign ship, the Spanish frigate Cristobol Colon (F 105).

Cyber

Charles River Analytics to build cyberdefense toolkit for USAF - News

July 25, 2016

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

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. U.S. Air Force (USAF) officials tasked Charles River Analytics to build a cyberdefense toolkit under the Managing Evaluation and Testing for Red Team Investigations of Cyber Security program. The two-year follow contract is valued at an estimated $500,000.

Comms

DARPA selects Raytheon to develop NextGen communications network for airborne platforms - News

July 25, 2016

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

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials heading the Dynamic Network Adaptation for Mission Optimization (DyNAMO) program selected Raytheon BBN Technologies ? a Raytheon subsidiary ? to provide next-generation communications for manned and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The two contracts total an estimated $9 million.

Radar/EW

Long Range Anti-Ship Missile completes third flight test - News

July 22, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

ORLANDO, Fla. U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin officials collaborated to complete a third controlled flight test of the company?s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), this time launching from the Self Defense Test Ship at Pt. Mugu Sea Range, California.

Comms

SOCOM tasks Battelle to build non-standard commercial vehicles - News

July 21, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

COLUMBUS, Ohio. U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) officials tasked Battelle to build non-standard commercial vehicles (NSCVs) under a five-year contract, with an additional option for two years, valuing $170 million.

Comms

C4ISR installation services to be delivered by Serco - News

July 21, 2016

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

RESTON, Va. U.S. Navy SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic (SSC Atlantic) officials selected Serco Inc. to deliver Command, Control, Communications, Computers Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) installation services onboard the USS Harry S. Truman under a ten-month contract valued an estimated $18.9 million.

Comms

Cubic to continue providing Air Advisor training to USAF Expeditionary Center - News

July 20, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cubic

SAN DIEGO. U.S. Air Force (USAF) Expeditionary Center officials tasked Cubic Global Defense to lead a team (Team Cubic) ? composed of Language Directions, LLC; Marton Technologies, Inc.; and Fae Vectus, LLC ? to provide Air Advisor training and support to its Advisor Academic Services located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey under a follow-on contract valued an estimated $6.2 million. The follow-on contract will begin in October 2016.

Comms

DARPA officials release details for its Spectrum Collaboration Challenge - News

July 20, 2016

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

ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) representatives released details for of its Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2) and are officially looking for contenders. Two participation options are available for candidates seeking one or up to 30 available slots in the competition.

Radar/EW

Sensor monitoring system can help pilots prevent hypoxia-like symptoms - News

July 19, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cobham

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. At the Farnborough International Air Show this year, Cobham officials showcased a military physiological monitoring system prototype in the form of breathing sensors, which can protect fighter pilots from the effects of hypoxia-like symptoms before they occur.

Radar/EW

Acoustic countermeasure contract won by Ultra Electronics - News

July 19, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Ultra Electronics Holdings and Sparton Corporation

BRAINTREE, Mass. U.S. Navy officials selected Ultra Electronics's Ocean Systems business for a firm one-year acoustic countermeasure contract valuing an estimated $4 million to continue production of its Acoustic Device Countermeasure (ADC) MK2 countermeasure systems.

Unmanned

NASA officials select aerospace companies for Mars orbiter concept study - News

July 18, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems NASA

WASHINGTON. Five U.S. aerospace companies will conduct a concept study that will span over a four-month period for a potential future NASA Mars orbiter mission, which officials say will continue key capabilities that include telecommunications and global high-resolution imaging in support of the agency?s Journey to Mars.

Radar/EW

Kongsberg & Raytheon to develop Naval Strike Missiles in U.S. - News

July 15, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace Raytheon Company

LONDON. Kongsberg Defence Systems and Raytheon officials are on the final planning stages to assemble, integrate, and test the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) in the United States.

Cyber

U.S. Army officials designate ARCYBER as an Army Service Component Command - News

July 14, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

FORT GORDON, Ga. U.S. Cyber Command (ARCYBER) has been designed as an Army Service Component Command (ASCC). The Secretary of the Army signed the Department of the Army General Order (DA GO 2016-11) on July, 11, 2016 designating ARCYBER as an ASCC.

Radar/EW

U.S. Army and Raytheon to work together in developing NextGen radar system - News

July 14, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) entered into a collaborative research agreement to develop scalable, agile, multimode, front-end technology (SAMFET) for the Army's Next Generation Radar program (NGR). The agreement aims to bring gallium nitride (GaN) technology to military radars via a $1.1 million grant from the ARL.

Radar/EW

Cobham product showcase at NSREC include MRAMs for space applications - News

July 13, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cobham

PORTLAND, Ore. Cobham officials showcased a series of products at this year?s Nuclear Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC). Engineered by the Cobham Semiconductor Solutions business unit, part of the Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions sector ? the radiation-hardened space products have been used in projects such as ExoMars.