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Unmanned

DARPA's CODE program for unmanned systems moves to Phase 2 - News

June 06, 2016

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

ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials selected Lockheed Martin and Raytheon to move to Phase 2 in the Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program, which aims to develop and demonstrate the value of collaborative autonomy. Six additional companies will collaborate with the two prime contractors in support of CODE to make further advancements in the program.

Radar/EW

AN/SPY-1D(V) radar transmitter contract won by Raytheon - News

June 03, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TEWKSBURY, Mass. U.S. Navy officials selected Raytheon to deliver its Aegis Weapon System AN/SPY-1D(V) Radar Transmitter Group, Missile Fire Control System MK 99 equipment under a contract valued at $365,848,801. If all options are exercise, the contract could be worth up to $423,056,873.

Avionics

T-50A aircraft completes flight test for USAF T-X trainer competition - News

June 02, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

FORT WORTH, Texas. Lockheed Martin engineers completed an initial flight test of the T-50A aircraft configured with a 5th generation cockpit. The test was conducted in Sacheon, South Korea completing a milestone in an effort to win the bid under the U.S. Air Force?s T-X Advanced Pilot Training competition, also known as the T-X program.

Cyber

U.S. Cyber Command cybersecurity contract won by Parsons - News

June 02, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Services Administration (GSA)

PASADENA, Ca. General Services Administration officials selected Parsons to support the U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) under a five-year multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to deliver services in support of USCYBERCOM's cyber missions.

Radar/EW

Radar simulator contract for Navy's pilot training program won by Lockheed Martin - News

June 01, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

FAIRFAX, Va. U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center ? Weapons Division (NAWC-WD) officials tasked Lockheed Martin to provide tactical training products including radar simulators for the Navy?s pilot survivability training program. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract will support the Aircrew Electronic Warfare Tactical Training Range (AEWTTR) program in Ridgecrest, California.

Unmanned

Loitering, airborne ISR goal of Raytheon-UVision teaming - News

May 31, 2016

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

TUCSON, Arizona. Raytheon Co. and UVision officials signed a teaming agreement to work together on developing small, loitering airborne solutions. As part of the agreement, Raytheon engineners will adapt the UVision Hero-30 remotely-operated lethal loitering airborne system for U.S. military requirements.

Radar/EW

Space DC-DC converter market to have CAGR of 4.7 percent by 2020 - News

May 31, 2016

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

VANCOUVER, Washington. Analysts at Markets and Markets say the DC-DC converter market for space should grow from $213.2 million in 2015 to $268.2 million by 2020, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.70 percent by 2020.

Comms

Defense Sciences Office (DSO) announces office-wide Proposers Day for late June - News

May 31, 2016

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

ARLINGTON, Virginia. DARPA officials announced that the agency's Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is sponsoring a two-day Proposers Day, June 22-23, to give information to potential proposers on the objectives of a DSO Office-wide Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) anticipated to be published soon.

Radar/EW

Electronic warfare market to valued at $25.36 billion by 2021, analysts say - News

May 30, 2016

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

VANCOUVER, Washington. Analysts at Markets and Markets say they see the electronic warfare (EW) market reaching USD $25.36 billion by 2021 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.29 percent during the forecast period.

Radar/EW

DARPA GXV-T program seeks smarted, faster armored ground vehicles with eight contracts - News

May 30, 2016

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

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Officials at DARPA have launched a program to improve the U.S. military ground vehicle resistance to armor-piercing weapons that does not reduce speed and mobility or increase development and deployment costs. under the program, dubbed Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T) program, DARPA officials awarded contracts to eight organizations.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy orders third Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier ship - News

May 26, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Huntington Ingalls Industries

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. U.S. Navy officials ordered a third Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ship from Huntington Ingalls Industries. The contract valued at $152 million is for the advance planning and construction of the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80).

Comms

U.S. Army receives first batch of Manpack radios for evaluation - News

May 26, 2016

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

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. U.S. Army officials received the first 30 General Dynamics Mission Systems two-channel Manpack networking radios for evaluation under a production contract awarded in March.

Cyber

Data center operations and IT contract won by Jacobs - News

May 25, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Jacobs

PASADENA, Calif. The U.S. Army Program Executive Office Missiles & Space (PEO MS) tasked Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. to provide enterprise IT support services under a contract valued an estimated 32.5 million spanning over the next five years.

Unmanned

Lockheed Martin to equip MK 48 torpedoes with guidance and control systems - News

May 25, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

MARION, Mass. U.S. Navy officials selected Lockheed Martin to provide sonar systems for the MK 48 Mod 7 Torpedo. The contract spans over a five-year period to facilitate an inventory increase of the torpedoes for the submarine fleet.

Unmanned

Team to develop solutions for U.S. Army's Common Robotic System - Individual program - News

May 24, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems DRS Technologies

ARLINGTON, Va. Roboteam and DRS Technologies officials signed a strategic agreement to collaborate in developing a solution for the U.S. Army's Common Robotic System - Individual (CRS-I) program.