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Radar/EW
DARPA seeks affordable, low-power designer ICs - News
August 21, 2015
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
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
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
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
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.
Comms
Raytheon Blackbird Technologies selected for Special Forces mission support contract - News
August 19, 2015
DULLES, Va. Raytheon Blackbird Technologies won the U.S. Special Operations Command(SOCOM)-Wide Mission Support (SWMS) contract to provide program management and technical services to special operations forces (SOF) around the world.
Radar/EW
Gap-Filling Tracking Radar design & development agreement signed - News
August 19, 2015
ROSKILDE, Denmark. Weibel Scientific A/S with the Danish Business Authority’s and Lockheed Martin have entered into an industrial cooperation agreement to design, develop, and test a Gap-Filling Tracking Radar (GFTR).
Cyber
Raytheon and SMU form a partnership for cyber research - News
August 18, 2015
DALLAS. Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Raytheon have joined in a strategic cyber research partnership based on the company?s efforts to collaborate with Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security in SMU?s Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering. Together they will work on research projects in cybersecurity. Education initiatives as well as opportunities for SMU students to intern at Raytheon will be offered.
Unmanned
U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton enters anechoic chamber for electromagnetic compatibility testing - News
August 18, 2015
NAVAIR AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing for the U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton is underway in Patuxent River.
Avionics
F-15 Strike Eagle replaces legacy displays in the cockpit - News
August 18, 2015
VAN NUYS, Calif. The F-15E Strike Eagle program will be receiving IEE's 6x6 Multi-Purpose Display (MPD) replacing legacy avionics displays in the cockpit, but keeping the form, fit, and function of the existing unit.
Avionics
Air Force chooses COTS-based ILS from Thales - News
August 17, 2015
ARLINGTON, Virginia. U.S. Air Force officials selected Thales provide Deployable Instrument Landing Systems (D-ILS) that will be used in airfield environments where the capability to enable precision guidance to aircraft on final approach during low visibility or low-ceiling weather conditions – while also being able to quickly set-up, activate, break-down, and re-locate – are essential.
Unmanned
Navy destroyer-class ships set to overhaul and upgrade Mk 45 gun systems - News
August 14, 2015
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Navy’s Mk 45 gun systems on destroyer-class ships are slated for Mod 4 configuration upgrades by BAE Systems in an initial contract with an estimated value of $80 million.
Unmanned
RQ-4 Global Hawk demonstrates mission management control features in flight test - News
August 14, 2015
SAN DIEGO. During a series of high-altitude and long-endurance exercises Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4 Global Hawk responded to external requests to dynamically alter its route flight and sensor functionality, demonstrating mission management control features in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) without changes to the air vehicle software.
Cyber
DHS grants cybersecurity accreditation to Lockheed Martin - News
August 14, 2015
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials accredited Lockheed Martin as a Commercial Service Provider (CSP) under the department’s Enhanced Cybersecurity Services (ECS) program, which enables DHS to share sensitive and classified cybersecurity threat information with Lockheed Martin to support its efforts in guarding public and private entities against cyber attacks.
Radar/EW
Concept for multi-object kill vehicle has begun at Lockheed Martin facility - News
August 14, 2015
SUNNYVALE, Calif. Lockheed Martin has begun to work on developing a concept of a Multi-Object Kill Vehicle missile defense system under a $9.7 million contract with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. The work will primarily be performed in Sunnyvale, Calif., but the company’s engineers in Huntsville, Ala. will also contribute to the project.
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Loitering munition systems to be supplied to German military by Rheinmetall
April 23, 2026
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Autonomous surveillance towers certified for U.S. border monitoring by GDIT
April 23, 2026
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Counter-UAS system for autonomous surface vessels unveiled by Leonardo DRS at Sea-Air-Space
April 21, 2026
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Shield AI reports F110 engine adaptation progress on X-BAT autonomous combat drone
April 21, 2026
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War on Iran forced U.S. Navy to reinvent at-sea logistics, Military Sealift Command official says
April 21, 2026
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April 20, 2026
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Naval shipbuilding cooperation agreement signed by TKMS, Navantia
April 16, 2026
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April 15, 2026
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Software delivery to F-22 accomplished with USAF, cybersecurity firm
March 18, 2026
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March 11, 2026
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Cyberdefense company to leverage AI tools for U.S. federal agencies
February 23, 2026
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IT infrastructure award announced by U.S. Air Force
February 12, 2026
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: Copper Mountain’s BFx-02 Frequency Extension Base
April 27, 2026
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PODCAST: Leveraging the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)
April 14, 2026
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Booz Allen invests in orbital maneuvering technology from spacecraft developer
April 10, 2026
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Ground system for missile warning satellites to be supplied to U.S. Space Force by Kratos
April 09, 2026