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Avionics

Italy's F-35A makes JSF program's first European flight - News

September 08, 2015

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

CAMERI AIR BASE, Italy. Italy's first F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), dubbed AL-1 and assembled at the Cameri Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility in Italy, flew for the first time today over Europe -- marking this as the program’s first-ever F-35 flight outside the United States.

Comms

Raytheon expands its operations in Colorado Springs - News

September 08, 2015

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

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. Raytheon officials announced that they are speeding up the expansion of the company's Colorado Springs presence following a $700 million NORAD multi-year contract for supporting operations at NORAD's Cheyenne Mountain Complex.

Radar/EW

X-band radar market to grow more than 3 percent over next five years - News

September 04, 2015

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

VANCOUVER, Wash. Analysts at Markets and Markets say the global X-band radar market for defense, government and commercial applications should grow by about 3.56 percent between 2015 and 2020.

Radar/EW

Space radar contract won by Raytheon - News

September 04, 2015

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

CAPE COD, Massachusetts. BAE Systems won a U.S. Air Force contract modification to continue operations and maintenance support services for the Air Force Solid State Phased Radar System (SSPARS). Company engineers will continue supporting the Air Force’s 21st Space Wing — the unit responsible for enabling missile warning and space surveillance awareness through 2018.

Radar/EW

Sonar contract for anti-submarine warfare won by Raytheon - News

September 03, 2015

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

TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon won a U.S. Navy contract valued at $33 million for the production, integration, testing, and delivery of AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) systems for applications such as anti-submarine warfare (ASW).

Comms

Marines test augmented reality system during live-fire training exercises - News

September 01, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Marine Corps

ARLINGTON, Va. Engineers at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Marines taking the Infantry Officer Course teamed up to test ONR’s Augmented Immersive Team Trainer (AITT) system during a live-fire training exercise.

Radar/EW

Raytheon's jammer prototype completes early milestone - News

September 01, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

MCKINNEY, Texas. Raytheon and the U.S. Navy teamed up in a collaboration effort to complete the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) testing for its Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) array prototypes at the Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

Comms

Army JLTV contract won by Oshkosh - News

August 31, 2015

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

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin. Officials at the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) chose Oshkosh Defense to build the the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) under a $6.7 billion contract.

Avionics

U.S. Navy works on design to create a centralized hub for aviation training - News

August 31, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The Naval Aviation Training Systems Program Office (PMA-205) and Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division teamed up to design and demonstrate the Navy Aviation Distributed Training Center (NADTC) prototype, a central hub for distributed aviation training. The NADTC’s goal is to provide daily training opportunities for naval aviation and is part of the Naval Aviation Vision for 2025.

Comms

Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Innovation institute in Silicon Valley receives funding from DoD - News

August 31, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

SAN JOSE, Calif. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced that the Obama administration awarded a Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Flexible Hybrid Electronics to a consortium of 162 companies, universities, and non-profits led by FlexTech Alliance. The goal of the institute is to advance U.S. leadership in manufacturing flexible hybrid electronics.

Comms

U.S. Army's information management contract will support installations throughout the nation - News

August 28, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Army

STAFFORD, Va. The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command selected Smartronix and fellow prime contractors for the Information Management Communications Services III (IMCSIII) contract to provide Network Enterprise Center classified and unclassified information technology (IT) support including Administrative Telephone Services (ATS), IT Services (ITS), and Land Mobile Radio (LMR) at installations throughout the nation.

Unmanned

Coast Guard and Marines team up to demonstrate UAS capabilities off of small boats - News

August 27, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Marine Corps

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. During an exercise near Camp Lejeune, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) teamed up to demonstrate the launch and recovery of the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), the Puma RQ-12A Wasp IV and the InstantEye.

Unmanned

The unmanned MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopter tests capabilities in flight demonstration - News

August 26, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

POINT MUGU, Calif. The U.S. Navy tested Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout endurance capabilities during a flight demonstration. The flight lasted approximately 11 hours and ranged out to 150 nautical miles from the Naval Base Ventura County in Point Mugu.

Comms

USSOCOM orders Polaris Defense MRZR tactical vehicles - News

August 26, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Polaris Government and Defense

MINNEAPOLIS, MN. Polaris Defense began deliveries of the MRZR off-road vehicle platform to the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) earlier this month.

Radar/EW

U.S. Army tasks CACI to provide night vision and infrared technologies - News

August 25, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems CACI

ARLINGTON, Va. In a 22-month task order under the Strategic Services Sourcing (S3) contract vehicle, CACI International Inc. has been selected to support specialized technologies for the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command's (RDECOM) Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center (CERDEC) Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD).