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Comms

CACI continues work with U.S. Army CERDEC in Technical Information Engineering Services contract - News

August 06, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems CACI

ARLINGTON, Va. Continuing its support for the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command's Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center (CERDEC), Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD), CACI International Inc. has been selected on a multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract where they will offer a broad range of solutions and services for intelligence, electronic warfare, and information system development.

Unmanned

U.S. Marine Corps orders iRobot's small unmanned ground vehicles - News

August 05, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems iRobot

BEDFORD, Mass. The U.S. Marine Corps System Command has ordered 75 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) robot systems from iRobot Corp. The order's estimated value is $9.8 million.

Radar/EW

U.S. Army Multi-Mission Launcher program receives Curtiss-Wright's electromechanical actuators - News

August 04, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Curtiss-Wright

CHARLOTTE, N.C. The Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) program will receive elevation and hatch control electromechanical actuators for use on the U.S. Army Multi-Mission Launcher (MML) in an initial contract with Curtiss-Wright Corp. The potential value is estimated to be $75 million over the life-span of the program.

Comms

IT support services for Network Enterprise Center at Fort Bragg to continue - News

August 04, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems NCI Information Systems

RESTON, Va. The U.S. Army has selected NCI, Inc. for a recompete contract consisting of a one-year base period and two optional one-year periods to provide IT support services of the Network Enterprise Center (NEC) at Fort Bragg, N. C. The fixed-price under NCI’s ITES-2S contract is approximately valued at $14.9 million.

Radar/EW

IFF AN/UPX-40 system is installed into E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft - News

August 04, 2015

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

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. The Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Next Generation Identification Friend or Foe (NGIFF) program office has completed the first installation of the AN/UPX-40 system on an operational AWACS aircraft at Tinker AFB, Okla.The Identification Friend of Foe (IFF) system retains legacy capabilities, but includes Mode 5 Interrogation enhancements.

Radar/EW

F-35B Lighting II aircraft becomes operational and joins U.S. Marine Corps squadron - News

August 03, 2015

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

WASHINGTON. After a five-day Operational Readiness Inspection, the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) based in Yuma, Ariz. has completed initial operational capability (IOC) on the U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35B Lighting II aircraft.

Comms

Secure AEHF satellite communication network completes IOC phase - News

August 03, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

SUNNYVALE, Calif. The Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite network has completed the initial operational capability (IOC) phase. It now provides secure military communications for national leaders and military commanders transmitting sensitive information in contested areas. The network serves the U.S., Canada, the Netherlands, and the U.K.

Cyber

DoD renews cybersecurity contract with Software Engineering Institute - News

August 03, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Software Engineering Institute (SEI)

PITTSBURGH, PA. The Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a Carnegie Mellon University center, will continue its contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) by continuing to progress and transition secure software systems.

Unmanned

Additional Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack UAS ordered by NAVAIR - News

July 31, 2015

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

BINGEN, Wash. Insitu engineers are slated to build six RQ-21A Blackjack systems for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps under the terms of their latest contract -- the $78-million Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (STUAS) Lot IV Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract.

Comms

GPS OCX hardware installed at Schriever Air Force base - News

July 30, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

AURORA, Colo. The efforts to modernize U.S. GPS capabilities continue as Raytheon installs the Launch and Checkout System (LCS) hardware for the Global Positioning System's Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) at Schriever Air Force base in Colorado.

Avionics

Super Hornet and Growler fighter jets to get new avionics from Harris - News

July 30, 2015

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

MELBOURNE, Fla. Harris Corp. won a two-year, $29 million full-rate production contract from the U.S. Navy to deliver avionics components to improve the targeting capabilities of flight crews on the U.S. and Australia's F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft and EA-18G Growler electronic attack fighter.

Avionics

Drop in DoD simulation and training market due to budget cuts - News

July 29, 2015

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

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. The defense simulation and training market in the U.S. is expected to shrink from from $13.11 billion in 2014 to $13.00 billion in 2019 at a negative compound annual growth rate of 0.2 percent, according to analysts at Frost & Sullivan in a report titled "DoD Training and Simulation Market."

Comms

Propulsion and communications aerospace research contracts awarded by NASA - News

July 29, 2015

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

CLEVELAND. NASA chose 13 aerospace companies to deliver advanced propulsion and communications system technologies under ongoing long-term aerospace research activities at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.

Radar/EW

Order of radar simulation systems expected to ship in the next several quarters. - News

July 28, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Mercury Systems

CHELMSFORD, Mass. Mercury Defense Systems, a subsidiary of Mercury Systems, has received an order for its radar environment simulation equipment for an international company of aerospace and defense. The order, an estimated $2.7 million, was booked in the fourth quarter of the 2015 fiscal year.

Unmanned

Billion dollar missile interceptor contract won by Lockheed Martin - News

July 28, 2015

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

DALLAS. U.S. and allied military forces are upgrading their missile defense systems under a new $1.5 billion contract awarded to Lockheed Martin for production and delivery of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) missiles.