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Radar/EW

Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar to be developed by Raytheon - News

August 22, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TEWKSBURY, Mass. U.S. Navy officials selected Raytheon under an engineering and manufacturing development contract to develop an Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR). The cost-plus-incentive-fee contract is worth $92,069,954.

Avionics

Boeing wins low-rate initial production contract of KC-46A tanker - News

August 19, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing

EVERETT, Wash. U.S. Air Force officials achieved Milestone C on the KC-46 program, giving the green light to Boeing to begin production on the KC-46A tanker. The low-rate initial production contract valued an estimated $2.8 billion.

Radar/EW

Cambridge Pixel to supply UK's radar system with display and target tracking modules - News

August 19, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin Cambridge Pixel

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom. Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems UK officials selected Cambridge Pixel's radar display and target tracking modules to integrate into the company's Naval Vigilance Radar system.

Comms

Oshkosh Defense begins full rate production of U.S. Marine Corps' P-19R vehicle - News

August 18, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

OSHKOSH, Wis. U.S. Marine Corps officials received Milestone C approval for the P-19 Replacement (P-19R) Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle program and gave the greenlight to Oshkosh Defense, LLC - an Oshkosh Corp. company - to begin full rate production on the vehicle.

Radar/EW

Astro Aerospace completes preliminary design review on radar antenna reflector - News

August 18, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Astro Aerospace Northrop Grumman NASA

CARPINTERIA, Calif. Engineers at Astro Aerospace - a Northrop Grumman company - completed a preliminary design review of the AstroMesh radar antenna reflector for the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite.

Comms

iGov receives order to provide mobile communications for HMMWVs - News

August 17, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

Reston, VA. U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) officials placed a delivery order under a previous indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to modify M1145 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs). The order is worth $52,533,693.

Unmanned

DARPA issues RFI for protection against small unmanned air systems - News

August 17, 2016

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

ARLINGTON, VA. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking ideas and approaches to improve protection of fixed and mobile ground and naval forces against a variety of small unmanned air systems (sUAS) threats and tactics.

Comms

Merger complete in Leidos and Lockheed Martin IS&GS transaction - News

August 16, 2016

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

BETHESDA, Md. Leidos Holdings, Inc. and Lockheed Martin officials completed the merger of of Leidos with Lockheed Martin's Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) business in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction.

Comms

EF Johnson Technologies and Cobham to provide automated testing capabilities for radios - News

August 16, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Cobham

ORLANDO, Fla. EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. and Cobham officials announced at the 2016 APCO International annual conference in Orlando, Florida a new option to provide automated test and alignment capabilities for KENWOOD Viking portable and mobile radios.

Radar/EW

U.S Navy accepts delivery of fourth Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship - News

August 15, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

MARINETTE, Wis. U.S. Navy officials accepted delivery by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team of the fourth Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the USS Detroit. Official say it is scheduled for commission in Detroit on October 22.

Radar/EW

Solid-state pulsed radar to guide Singapore Navy's new vessel program - News

August 15, 2016

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

ENFIELD, United Kingdom. Officials for the Republic of Singapore navy chose the SharpEye solid-state pulse Doppler navigation radar from Kelvin Hughes for the country's Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV) program.

Comms

KBR acquires Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. - News

August 12, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems KBR Honeywell

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. KBR Inc. will acquire Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. (HTSI) for approximately $300 million. Officials expect to close this transaction in 2016 after it?s subject to customary closing conditions and required regulatory approvals.

Comms

CubeSat initiative now open to educational and nonprofit groups - News

August 12, 2016

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

WASHINGTON. NASA officials announced that accredited educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and NASA centers can now participate in the next round of the agency?s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI). Applicants must submit proposals by 4:30 p.m. EST, Nov. 22.

Radar/EW

F-35 aircraft completes missile test fire with Raytheon's AIM-9X Sidewinder - News

August 11, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TUCSON, Ariz. The U.S. Navy and Air Force teamed up to test fire three of Raytheon?s AIM-9X Block I missiles at airborne targets from an F-35A aircraft. Offcials mark this as the first short-range, air-to-air missile used on the F-35.

Comms

NASA selects six companies to develop deep space habitat prototypes - News

August 10, 2016

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems NASA

WASHINGTON. Under the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 (NextSTEP-2) program, NASA officials selected six U.S. companies to develop deep space habitat ground prototypes and concepts. NASA estimates the combined total of all contracts covering work in 2016 and 2017 will be approximately $65 million, with additional efforts and funding continuing into 2018.