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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.

Comms

Harris Corp. is selected to deliver sensors under U.S. Navy submarine contract - News

July 28, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Harris Corporation

MELBOURNE, Fla. In a sub-contract, Harris Corp. has been selected to manufacture, test, and deliver acoustic sensors for the Light Weight Wide Aperture Array (LWWAA) system installed in 10 U.S. Navy Virginia-class submarines. The contract has a $15 million estimated value.

Radar/EW

General Dynamics continues to modernize U.S. and Australian submarine tactical weapons systems - News

July 27, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics

FAIRFAX, Va. In a contract modification, General Dynamics will continue to modernize the AN/BYG-1 Weapons Controls Systems (WCS) Technology Insertion and Advanced Processing Build Software for the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy submarines.

Radar/EW

Executives at Northrop Grumman demonstrate end-to-end capabilities of C4ISR mission solutions - News

July 27, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

MCLEAN, Va. Northrop Grumman executives demonstrated the framework for their fifth generation C4ISR to media representatives. The exhibition, set at the company's Center for Innovative Solutions (CIS), highlighted opportunities to improve aspects of C4ISR. For example, citing open integration as a way to cross domains, from undersea to outer space, and cyberspace.

Radar/EW

Additional electronic warfare won by Lockheed Martin under Navy SEWIP - News

July 27, 2015

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

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Lockheed Martin won a $154 million U.S. Navy contract to upgrade the fleet’s electronic warfare defenses against anti-ship missiles and other evolving threats under Block 2 of the Navy’s Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP).