Industry News

Unmanned

GA-ASI and CAE team up to develop and deliver Predator UAS Mission Trainer - News

June 16, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems CAE USA

PARIS, France. CAE announced at the Paris Air show that CAE and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) will work together to develop and deliver upgrades to a Predator Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Mission Trainer for the Italian air force.

Radar/EW

GaN-based AESA Patriot radar takes another step to production readiness - News

June 16, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon’s Patriot Air and Missile Defense System takes another step towards production readiness as engineer’s upgrade the Patriot’s radar main array with Gallium Nitride (GaN) based Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology. Engineers hope to have the system up and running in early 2016.

Avionics

User Interface for ARINC platform gets upgrade from Rockwell Collins - News

June 15, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Rockwell Collins

ORLANDO, Fla. The user interface (UI) for the ARINC Advanced Information Management (AIM) security platform received an upgrade from Rockwell Collins. Key features of the UI would include a built-in graphical display editor, an improved user feedback mechanism, streamlined and intuitive workflows, and improved user management features.

Radar/EW

Ballistic missile defense radar may be used by allies in forward-based mode - News

June 15, 2015

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

TEWKSBURY, Mass. The U.S. government has authorized a number of U.S. allies and security partners to potentially procure via Foreign Military Sales the AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar -- made by Raytheon -- for use in forward-based mode.

Unmanned

Small UAV market to hit $1.61 billion this year - News

June 12, 2015

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

LONDON. Analysts at Visiongain released a new study that shows the small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market will hit $1.61 billion in 2015 and only grow over the next ten years, despite regulatory hurdles restricting growth in the short term.

Cyber

Commercial cyber services by General Dynamics introduced at Summit - News

June 11, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems

FAIRFAX, Va. The Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, conducted June 8-11 at the National Harbor in Maryland, showcased the commercial cyber services of the General Dynamics Information Technology business unit. During the summit, General Dynamics discussed the ongoing sea change from cyber products-led approach to process and outcomes.

Radar/EW

P-8A Poseidon aircraft flies with Advanced Airborne Sensor radar - News

June 11, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Raytheon Company Boeing

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon aircraft completed its first flight with the APS-154 Advanced Airborne Sensor (AAS) radar configuration. The U.S. Navy, Raytheon, and Boeing worked together to achieve this milestone.

Comms

U.S. Navy's CANES program completes design, development, and limited deployment phase - News

June 11, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Northrop Grumman

SAN DIEGO. The design, development, and limited deployment phase of The U.S. Navy’s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program has been completed by Northrop Grumman Corp.

Avionics

NASA awards first commercial human spaceflight mission to Boeing - News

June 11, 2015

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

HOUSTON. NASA officials issued a task order as part of Boeing’s $4.2 billion Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract to include the company’s first-ever service flight to the International Space Station (ISS) -- making it the first time in that NASA has contracted with a commercial company for a human spaceflight mission.

Comms

Harris finishes Exelis acquisition - News

June 10, 2015

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

MELBOURNE, Fla. Harris Corp. officials announced that the company completed its previously announced acquisition of Exelis Inc. for about $4.75 billion.

Cyber

Elbit Systems to acquire Cyber and Intelligence division of NICE Systems - News

June 10, 2015

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

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems Ltd. officials announced that it the company signed an agreement to acquire NICE Systems Ltd.'s Cyber and Intelligence division for a total amount of as much as $157.9 million, subject to certain customary adjustments.

Comms

Eight supersonic research projects awarded by NASA - News

June 10, 2015

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

WASHINGTON. NASA officials awarded eight research studies with more than $2.3 million in funding on overcoming the barriers to supersonic travel under NASA’s Commercial Supersonic Technology Project.

Comms

WIN-T Increment 2 communications network moves to full rate production for the U.S. Army - News

June 09, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics

FAIRFAX, Va. The Warfighter Information Network – Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2, a General Dynamics design system for the U.S. Army, moves to full rate production. WIN-T Increment 2 gives commanders and soldiers the ability to communicate and share intelligence while on patrol.

Cyber

Websense joint venture announced by Raytheon and Vista Equity Partners - News

June 09, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Raytheon Company

WALTHAM, Mass. Vista Equity Partners and Raytheon announced the completion of a joint venture transaction that created a new commercial cybersecurity company that will be called in the interim Raytheon|Websense. The company brings together the Vista Equity portfolio and Raytheon Cyber Products, a product line of Raytheon's Intelligence, Information, and Services business.

Radar/EW

Product details of Altera's Stratix 10 FPGAs and SoCs released - News

June 08, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Altera

SAN JOSE, Calif. The product and architectural details was released of Altera’s Stratix 10 FPGAs and SoCs, the programmable logic devices that deliver performance, integration, density, and security.