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Critical design review is completed for the AEHF satellite Low Cost Terminal program - News

July 23, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin Northrop Grumman

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. The Critical Design Review (CDR) for the information assurance elements of the Low Cost Terminal (LCT) program has been completed. The team – Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) – can move forward to producing hardware and software for the information assurance element or end cryptographic unit.

Radar/EW

Missile defense contractor selects Mercury for radar subsystems contract - News

July 23, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Mercury Systems

CHELMSFORD, Mass. A leading defense prime contractor has selected Mercury Systems to provide radar subsystems and related digital processing technologies for a missile defense application.

Avionics

Navy RNP-RNAV flight management system aligned to FACE standard - News

July 23, 2015

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

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and Rockwell Collins officials joined hands under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) Required Navigation Performance-Area Navigation (RNP-RNAV) Flight Management System that will enable more software reuse in naval flight systems by being aligned to Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) standard.

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy continues work with CPI for radomes and support services - News

July 21, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI)

PALO ALTO, Calif. Under a contract by the U.S. military’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) the Radant Technologies Division of Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI) will continue to provide radomes and related services to support an airborne electronic warfare system for the U.S. Navy.

Comms

Lockheed Martin moves to production phase of U.K. vehicle weapon stabilization program - News

July 20, 2015

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

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Lockheed Martin has selected Curtiss-Wright Corp. for a production contract valued at an estimated $49 million, where Curtiss-Wright will provide its Turret Drive Servo System (TDSS) for use in the British army's SCOUT Specialist Vehicle (SV).

Avionics

Sikorsky acquired by Lockheed Martin - News

July 20, 2015

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

BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin officials say the company is now in a definitive agreement to buy Sikorsky Aircraft, known for producing military and commercial helicopters, for $9.0 billion.

Unmanned

ISR network web created for French armed forces by Airbus Defence and Space - News

July 20, 2015

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Airbus Defence & Space

MUNICH, Germany. Airbus Defence and Space won a contract from French defense procurement agency, DGA, has to improve the interoperability of its intelligence systems, through the industrialization, deployment, and support of the DOPEC (system for optimizing the use of sensors) and coalition shared data (CSD) systems.

Comms

Cobham releases new rad-hard analog multiplexers - News

July 17, 2015

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

BOSTON. Cobham Semiconductor Solutions (formerly Aeroflex) released the RHD8541 64-Channel Analog Mux this week at the Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference in Boston this week. The device, part of Cobham's RadHard-by-Design Analog family, is now RHA certified and in QML production.

Radar/EW

ANSI/VITA 46.11 enables interoperability within the VPX ecosystem - News

July 16, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems VITA Standards Organization

SAN PEDRO, Calif. Officials at VITA Standards Organization (VSO) announce that VITA 46.11 System Management on VPX has reached American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recognition as ANSI/VITA 46.11-2015 enables interoperability within a VPX ecosystem at Field Replaceable Unit (FRU), chassis, and system levels.

Comms

Risk-reduction flight test conducted with Rockwell Collins' CRIIS equipment - News

July 16, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rockwell Collins

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Taking advantage of a previously planned range maintenance flight, Rockwell Collins and Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS) Program Office (SPO) personnel worked with The Atlantic Test Range (ATR) personnel to perform a live, risk-reduction flight using production form, fit, and function F/A-18 airborne and ground equipment from the CRIIS program.

Comms

USS Iwo Jima to enter phased maintenance period with BAE Systems - News

July 14, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems BAE Systems

ARLINTON, Va. BAE Systems has been selected to implement a phased maintenance contract for the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, which is scheduled to begin August 2015 and to conclude by July 2016. The contract’s value is estimated to be $26.8 million, however, if all options are exercise it could be worth up to $32.6 million.

Avionics

Initial test flight completed after integration of INTEGRITY-178 operating system in FlightPro mission computer - News

July 14, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y and AH-1Z aircrafts complete initial flight test after the integration of Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY-178 Time-Variant Unified Multi Processing (tuMP) operating system in Northrop Grumman’s FlightPro Gen III mission computer.

Unmanned

Missile flight tests demonstrates Lockheed Martin's JAGM capabilities - News

July 13, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Lockheed Martin

ORLANDO, Fla. During a government led flight test at Eglin Air For Base, Lockheed Martin was able to demonstrate its multi-mode Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) by engaging two laser-designated stationary targets.

Unmanned

Multirotor drone market to reach $2.28 billion by 2020, market analysts say - News

July 13, 2015

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

Analysts at Markets and Markets are estimating that multirotor drones market will be $840.21 million this year with a projected CAGR of 22.2 percent reaching $2.28 Billion by 2020.

Avionics

U.S. Marine Corps H-1 helicopters slated to receive mission computer upgrade - News

July 09, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. The Naval Air Systems Command has slated Lot 12 of the U.S. Marine Corps’ H-1 helicopters to upgrade to Northrop Grumman’s FlightPro Gen III mission computers. It integrates mission, weapons, and video processing capabilities into a conduction-cooled airborne computer that is able to drive four multi-function displays.