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Comms

DARPA spectrum sharing solicitation for radar and communications announced - News

August 20, 2015

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

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of spectrum sharing between radar and communications systems. This solicitation follows on previous work carried out in Phase 1 of the Shared Spectrum Access for Radar and Communications (SSPARC) program.

Comms

Military spending to increase in Angola, Azerbaijan, Peru, Qatar, and South Korea - News

August 20, 2015

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

LONDON. Defense spending by Angola, Azerbaijan, Peru, Qatar, and South Korea is expected to increase by amore than $16 billion over the next decade, industry analysts say.

Comms

NASA CubeSat initiative accepting applicants for next round - News

August 20, 2015

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

WASHINGTON. NASA officials announced the next round of the agency’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, which provides access to space for CubeSats developed by NASA centers, accredited educational institutions and non-profit organizations. Applicants must submit their proposals electronically by 4:30 p.m. EST, Nov. 24.

Unmanned

Worldwide UAV market to triple over next decade, say analysts - News

August 20, 2015

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

FAIRFAX, Virginia. Global spending on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programs is expected to triple over the next decade in military, commercial, and consumer markets, according to analysts at Teal Group in a new market analysis. They estimate that UAV production will rise from current worldwide UAV production of $4 billion annually to about $14 billion, totaling $93 billion over the next ten years. Military UAV research spending would add another $30 billion over the same decade.

Comms

Raytheon Blackbird Technologies selected for Special Forces mission support contract - News

August 19, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

DULLES, Va. Raytheon Blackbird Technologies won the U.S. Special Operations Command(SOCOM)-Wide Mission Support (SWMS) contract to provide program management and technical services to special operations forces (SOF) around the world.

Radar/EW

Gap-Filling Tracking Radar design & development agreement signed - News

August 19, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin Weibel Scientific A/S

ROSKILDE, Denmark. Weibel Scientific A/S with the Danish Business Authority’s and Lockheed Martin have entered into an industrial cooperation agreement to design, develop, and test a Gap-Filling Tracking Radar (GFTR).

Cyber

Raytheon and SMU form a partnership for cyber research - News

August 18, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

DALLAS. Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Raytheon have joined in a strategic cyber research partnership based on the company?s efforts to collaborate with Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security in SMU?s Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering. Together they will work on research projects in cybersecurity. Education initiatives as well as opportunities for SMU students to intern at Raytheon will be offered.

Unmanned

U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton enters anechoic chamber for electromagnetic compatibility testing - News

August 18, 2015

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

NAVAIR AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing for the U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton is underway in Patuxent River.

Avionics

F-15 Strike Eagle replaces legacy displays in the cockpit - News

August 18, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Industrial Electronic Engineers (IEE)

VAN NUYS, Calif. The F-15E Strike Eagle program will be receiving IEE's 6x6 Multi-Purpose Display (MPD) replacing legacy avionics displays in the cockpit, but keeping the form, fit, and function of the existing unit.

Avionics

Air Force chooses COTS-based ILS from Thales - News

August 17, 2015

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

ARLINGTON, Virginia. U.S. Air Force officials selected Thales provide Deployable Instrument Landing Systems (D-ILS) that will be used in airfield environments where the capability to enable precision guidance to aircraft on final approach during low visibility or low-ceiling weather conditions – while also being able to quickly set-up, activate, break-down, and re-locate – are essential.

Unmanned

Navy destroyer-class ships set to overhaul and upgrade Mk 45 gun systems - News

August 14, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Navy’s Mk 45 gun systems on destroyer-class ships are slated for Mod 4 configuration upgrades by BAE Systems in an initial contract with an estimated value of $80 million.

Unmanned

RQ-4 Global Hawk demonstrates mission management control features in flight test - News

August 14, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

SAN DIEGO. During a series of high-altitude and long-endurance exercises Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4 Global Hawk responded to external requests to dynamically alter its route flight and sensor functionality, demonstrating mission management control features in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) without changes to the air vehicle software.

Cyber

DHS grants cybersecurity accreditation to Lockheed Martin - News

August 14, 2015

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

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials accredited Lockheed Martin as a Commercial Service Provider (CSP) under the department’s Enhanced Cybersecurity Services (ECS) program, which enables DHS to share sensitive and classified cybersecurity threat information with Lockheed Martin to support its efforts in guarding public and private entities against cyber attacks.

Radar/EW

Concept for multi-object kill vehicle has begun at Lockheed Martin facility - News

August 14, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

SUNNYVALE, Calif. Lockheed Martin has begun to work on developing a concept of a Multi-Object Kill Vehicle missile defense system under a $9.7 million contract with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. The work will primarily be performed in Sunnyvale, Calif., but the company’s engineers in Huntsville, Ala. will also contribute to the project.

Comms

Secure network communication system is selected for U.S. and allied forces - News

August 13, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Data Link Solutions (DLS)

WAYNE, N.J. The U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command has selected Data Link Solutions (DLS) to deliver Multifunctional Information Distribution System Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT) to the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Air National Guard, among other allied military forces.