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Boeing gets second crew mission to International Space Station - News
December 29, 2015
HOUSTON. NASA officials ordered its second post-certification mission from Boeing Space Exploration as part of an effort to establish regular crew missions to launch from the United States to the International Space Station (ISS).
Radar/EW
Intel's acquisition of FPGA-maker Altera completed - News
December 28, 2015
SANTA CLARA, California. Intel Corp. officials announced today that the company completed its acquisition of FPGA-maker Altera Corp., which will now operate as an Intel business unit dubbed the Programmable Solutions Group (PSG). Altera's FPGAs are used by military systems designers in electronic warfare, radar, and other signal-processing intensive applications.
Radar/EW
Air Force radar support program won by BAE Systems - News
December 28, 2015
WASHINGTON. BAE Systems won a U.S. Air Force Instrumentation Radar Support Program (IRSP) contract to give multiple agencies a wide range of radar support services. IRSP provides services across the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Energy, NASA, and at least seven foreign governments.
Unmanned
NASA selects Cobham's actuators for Mars 2020 mission - News
December 24, 2015
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. NASA officials have selected Cobham’s actuators to drive rover wheels and provide steering motion, move the high-gain antenna, and perform remote sensing mast deployment for the Mars 2020 mission.
Cyber
ManTech wins cybersecurity R&D multiple-award contract - News
December 23, 2015
FAIRFAX, Va. The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) officials selected ManTech International Corp. for the Cyber Security and Information Systems Technical Area Tasks (CS TAT) contract.
Unmanned
Navy Shipboard Laser Weapon System Demonstrator contract won by Northrop Grumman - News
December 23, 2015
REDONDO BEACH, California. Northrop Grumman won a contract from the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) U.S. Navy to design, produce, integrate, and support shipboard testing of a 150-kilowatt-class solid state (electric) laser weapon system. The contract, dubbed Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD), will have three phases.
Comms
DoD C4ISR market revenue to benefit from COTS and IoT systems - News
December 22, 2015
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. Analysts at Frost & Sullivan say they expect U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) spending to be flat through 2020 due to force structure reductions. However, activity and revenues should increase for the application of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)-based computing, security, storage, networking, and collaboration tools. Internet of Things (IoT) systems along with cloud and big data technologies will be necessary to complement the adoption of COTS-based smart phones, tablets, wireless networks and productivity applications of all kinds.
A.I.
IARPA conference for Hybrid Forecasting Competition announced - News
December 22, 2015
WASHINGTON. Officials at the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) announced the organization will be hosting a Proposers’ Day Conference for the Hybrid Forecasting Competition (HFC) program on February 3, 2016, as part of the build up to the release of a new solicitation supporting the program.
Comms
TeraLogics & GTAR acquisitions will expand C4ISR & SATCOM capabilities for Cubic - News
December 22, 2015
SAN DIEGO. Officials at Cubic Corp. have signed a definitive agreement to acquire GATR Technologies, Inc. (GATR) and announced the acquisition of TeraLogics, LLC. The purchase price for TeraLogics is $39 million, including $9 million of contingent consideration, and subject to other customary adjustments per the terms of the stock purchase agreement. GATR’s purchase price is $232.5 million, including $7.5 million of contingent consideration, and subject to customary pre- and post-close adjustments.
Unmanned
Top ten military electronics stories of 2015 - News
December 21, 2015
Our most popular stories on Mil-Embedded.com throughout 2015 covered topics such as high energy lasers, canister-launched unmanned aircraft, electronic warfare pods, F-15 upgrades, and more. Check them out below.
Radar/EW
Harris will provide electronic warfare tech to U.S. Navy - News
December 21, 2015
MELBOURNE, Fla. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory officials tasked Harris to provide electronic warfare (EW) technology and engineering services for the Advanced Decoy Architecture Project (ADAP). The three-year, single-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract is worth an estimated $54 million.
Avionics
EASA and European Commission to keynote Aviation Electronics Europe 2016 - News
December 17, 2015
MUNICH, Germany. Gzim Ocakoglu, Policy Advisor, European Commission / DG MOVE and Friedhelm Runge, Avionics Expert, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have been announced as keynote speakers at the Aviation Electronics Europe conference and exhibition to be held April 20-21 in Munich, Germany at the MOC Event Center.
Cyber
Mercury Systems acquires embedded system security company - News
December 17, 2015
CHELMSFORD, Mass. Lewis Innovative Technologies, Inc. (LIT) has been acquired by Mercury Systems. The transaction terms have not been disclosed, but the acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on Mercury’s financial results for the second quarter or full fiscal year 2016, according to Mercury officials.
Unmanned
Unmanned underwater vehicles will help with harbor and ship's force protection - News
December 16, 2015
QUINCY, Mass. U.S. Navy officials selected Bluefin Robotics for unmanned underwater vehicles that will assist in remotely searching and investigating ship hulls, harbor sea floors, among other areas of interest for improved force protection. The contract’s estimated worth is $5 million.
Comms
JLTV production resumes at Oshkosh - News
December 16, 2015
OSHKOSH, Wis. Oshkosh engineers received the green light to resume work on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) production contract by U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) officials.
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Cyber
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Satellite ground station system to be delivered to Poland by Kongsberg
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