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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).

Radar/EW

NAVAIR orders airborne self-protection jammers for IDECM program - News

August 25, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Harris Corporation

MELBOURNE, Fla. The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has ordered self-protection jammers from Harris for its integrated defensive electronic countermeasures (IDECM) program. The order totals an estimated $97 million.

Radar/EW

U.S. Air Force radar support services contract extends another year - News

August 24, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems has received a contract modification to continue providing the U.S. Air Force with operation and maintenance support services for the Solid State Phased Radar System (SSPARS). The original award started in 2006, with the modification the contract is now extended another year and has an estimated value of $550 million.

Radar/EW

DARPA seeks affordable, low-power designer ICs - News

August 21, 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 seeking proposals for the three-phase Circuit Realization At Faster Timescales (CRAFT) program which aims at spurring development of integrated circuits (ICs) that are not only low power, but can be fabricated much more affordably than custom ICs used today that often exceed $100 million in development costs. They want to develop new fast-track circuit-design methods, multiple sources for integrated circuit fabrication, and a technology repository.

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.