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Cyber
British cyber security contract won by Northrop Grumman - News
January 29, 2015
LONDON. United Kingdom government officials selected Northrop Grumman to provide a variety of cyber security solutions. Under the contract company personnel will deliver engineering and development services to support information assurance and data security.
Avionics
Updates made to VxWorks RTOS by Wind River - News
January 28, 2015
ALAMEDA, Calif. Officials at Wind River released updates to the company's VxWorks 653, which has support for multi-core silicon and partitioning for applications that enable certification to multilevel RTCA DO-178. Wind River also announced support for the Safety Base Profile of Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) 2.1 Technical Standard.
Radar/EW
Radar system design and open architectures, webcast today at 2 pm Est. - News
January 28, 2015
FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ. Embedded software experts from RTI discuss how radar designers can leverage standards-based communications technologies to architect your future radar systems in a webcast titled "Two Approaches You Must Consider when Architecting Radar Systems" happening today, Jan. 28 at 2 pm Est. The event is hosted by Military Embedded Systems online and OpenSystems Media.
Radar/EW
Navy Super Hornet's long-range sensor system gets green light for LRIP - News
January 26, 2015
ORLANDO, Fla. U.S. Navy officials granted approval for the infrared search and track (IRST) system on the F/A-18 Super Hornet to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP). The system was designed and integrated by Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
Avionics
New avionics automated testing station delivered to Navy by Lockheed Martin - News
January 23, 2015
ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin engineers dropped off the U.S. Navy's first electronic Consolidated Automated Support System (eCASS), which will help maximize aircraft readiness. Sailors and marines will be using the system to troubleshoot and repair naval aircraft electronic components while at sea and ashore, enabling them to return aircraft to operational status more quickly and efficiently.
Comms
RTI delivers communications software to Canadian government - News
January 22, 2015
SUNNYVALE, Calif. The Canadian government has selected Real-Time Innovations' (RTI's) Connext DDS communications to be incorporated into the Land Command Support System (LCSS), which integrates multiple Army-wide communications, command and control, and computing systems through one tactical system.
Comms
More military rescue radios ordered by Air Force - News
January 21, 2015
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. The U.S. Air Force ordered another 336 Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) radios from Boeing, who will also upgrade the system’s global base station network.
Comms
Curtiss-Wright to upgrade USMC Amphibious Assault Vehicle with Cisco IOS-based Parvus solutions - News
January 20, 2015
PHOENIX, AZ. Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions announced at the Embedded Tech Trends conference that they have received a contract from Strategic Communications, LLC to supply its switch subsystems and rugged network routers to support the U.S. Marine Corps’ AAVC-7 Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) upgrade.
Unmanned
Japan wants Global Hawk and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to be its eyes in the sky - News
January 19, 2015
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. Japan, looking to enhance its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), selected Northrop Grumman's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft and an unmanned aircraft platform, the RQ-4 Global Hawk.
Comms
GET Engineering announces new Virtual Navy communications system - News
January 16, 2015
SAN DIEGO. GET Engineering Corporation has announced the launch of Virtual Navy Tactical Data Systems (V-NTDS), a new communications system to replace traditional NTDS. The new V-NTDS is designed to reduce development and deployment costs by removing the need for NTDS adapters and costly cables for NTDS communication.
Avionics
AIA annual forecast: defense spending still dangerously low - News
January 15, 2015
WASHINGTON. Officials at the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) released their annual “Year End Review and Forecast” for the aerospace industry and AIA President and CEO Marilyn Blakey cautioned that the downward spiral of defense spending and government investment in research and development (R & D) will lead to a “dangerous decline in our highly skilled aerospace and defense workforce.
Comms
Rad-hard, power IC supplier, International Rectifier, acquired by Infineon Technologies - News
January 15, 2015
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Officials at Infineon Technologies AG in Munich, Germany announced that the company has completed its purchase of radiation-hardened (rad-hard), power semiconductor provider International Rectifier, in El Segundo, Calif., for about $3 billion.
Unmanned
Navy underwater drone gets major upgrade with COTS tech - News
January 14, 2015
Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. engineers finished an upgrade of the U.S. Navy’s Deep Drone remotely operated vehicle (ROV) which is capable of submerging to a depth of 8,000 feet. The upgrade consisted of installing a new umbilical, sonar, LED lighting system, high definition camera, an updated frame, and a new foam pack.
Comms
Open source software platform released by Lockheed Martin - News
January 13, 2015
HERNDON, Va. Lockheed Martin software engineers have created a platform for easing big data analysis for developers and non-developers and are open sourcing the project on GitHub, a well-known web-based hosting service.
Comms
Military radio & networking market to embrace commercial tech - News
January 09, 2015
According to market analysts procurement of military radio systems will shrink along with troop levels, but funding for improved C4ISR capability should increase as the Department of Defense (DoD) looks to leverage commercial smartphone and networking technology to develop multifunctional communications equipment.
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Cyber
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DoD awards Hewlett Packard Enterprise a 10-year contract for cloud computing upgrades
December 01, 2025
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: Atek DataKey Mini-Bar Crypto Ignition Key series
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Network and cyber support contract signed between Sev1Tech and Navy command
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Firefly Aerospace to acquire SciTec, Inc.
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Beyond GPS: HORDE PNT for contested environments
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Beyond GNSS/GPS: magnetic navigation and multisensor resilience in contested skies
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Power under pressure: Meeting the military’s surging energy demands
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Shield AI, Sedaro partner to build software to support on-orbit operations
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