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Unmanned
Vicor announces new MIL-COTS PRM regulator - News
August 21, 2014
Vicor has released its new PRM regulator (MPRM48NF480M500A00), which provides power density gains over the previous generation.
A.I.
DARPA SyNAPSE program develops low-power, brain-like chip - News
August 20, 2014
WASHINGTON. Researchers funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have developed a computer chip with an architecture inspired by the neuronal structure of the brain that requires only a fraction of the electrical power of conventional chips. Defense applications where electrical power is limited such as mobile robots and remote sensors would benefit from the energy savings of the chip, which uses 100 times less power for complex processing than current devices.
Radar/EW
Navy uses maritime test bed from Lockheed Martin to demo analytical capabilities - News
August 19, 2014
SAN DIEGO. Lockheed Martin engineers used a new advanced maritime test bed to demonstrate how continually evolving technologies such as predictive analytics and data fusion can be used by the Navy to share intelligence quickly and securely – even in limited bandwidth naval settings.
Unmanned
Navy, Northrop Grumman demonstrate integrated manned & unmanned flight operations at sea - News
August 18, 2014
ATLANTIC OCEAN. Northrop Grumman engineers and the U.S. Navy personnel conducted a demonstration of manned, unmanned aircraft teaming during a a series of cooperative flights from the aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), using an X-47B Unmanned Air System (UCAS) and an F/A-18 Hornet.
Comms
3D Systems acquires American Precision Prototyping, Machining to expand aerospace presence - News
August 15, 2014
ROCK HILL, S.C. 3D Systems has acquired sister companies American Precision Prototyping (APP) and American Precision Machining (APM), providers of rapid prototyping and advanced manufacturing, engineering services, and product development.
Unmanned
Neya Systems introduces newest autonomy hardware and software stack for UGVs - News
August 14, 2014
WEXFORD, Pa. Neya Systems has announced the release of its UxAB autonomy hardware and software stack.
Unmanned
Raytheon developing laser weapon technology for Marine Corps ground vehicles - News
August 13, 2014
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Raytheon won an $11 million contract to develop a laser weapon for use on Marine Corps. ground vehicles to defeat low-flying threats such as enemy unmanned aircraft. The work will be done under the Ground Based Air Defense (GBAD) Directed Energy On-the-Move Future Naval Capabilities program -- an Office of Naval Research program.
Avionics
NATO AWACS fleet to get avionics facelift - News
August 12, 2014
SEATTLE. Boeing won a contract from NATO worth about $250 million to integrate digital avionics and flight decks on 13 of the alliance’s Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, which are based on the Boeing 707 commercial airplane.
Avionics
Orion spacecraft recovery tested by joint industry government team - News
August 11, 2014
LOS ANGELES. Lockheed Martin, NASA, and U.S. Navy personnel participated in a simulated ocean recovery of an Orion spacecraft test article to practice recovery techniques for retrieving the crew module after it splashes down following its first test flight later in 2014. The test enabled the team to evaluate procedures, hardware, and personnel responsible for making the recovery.
Radar/EW
Arleigh Burke-Class destroyers to get upgraded bridge, navigation systems - News
August 08, 2014
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Northrop Grumman won contracts from the U.S. Navy, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, and Huntington Ingalls Industries to deliver integrated bridge and navigation systems and steering gear systems to upgrade Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers (DDGs).
Comms
General Dynamics Electric Boat's North Dakota attack submarine completes maiden voyage - News
August 08, 2014
GROTON, Conn. The 11th Virginia-class advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine, the North Dakota, returned to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard after successfully completing its first voyage in open seas.
Radar/EW
Northrop Grumman receives contracts to modernize Arleigh Burke-class DDGs - News
August 07, 2014
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Northrop Grumman has been awarded contracts from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Huntington Ingalls Industries, and the U.S. Navy to provide integrated bridge and navigation systems (IBNS) and steering gear systems to modernize Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers (DDGs).
Avionics
Lockheed Martin gets extension on human spaceflight contract - News
August 06, 2014
ROCKVILLE, Md. Lockheed Martin won a three-year contract extension to provide facilities development and operations support of human spaceflight missions at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston. The contract lasts through at least September 30, 2016 with the extension valued at $340 million. The total contract value is now more than $1 billion.
Comms
Sandia National Laboratories, Rockwell Collins make it to DARPA Mesodynamic program phase 3 - News
August 05, 2014
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Engineers at Sandia National Laboratories and Rockwell Collins are exploring if light-to-sound such as when lightning strikes then thunder follows can be harnessed in optical fibers or waveguides the size of a human. The team is performing the work under the DARPA Mesodynamic Architectures program, for which they have just been selected for Phase 3.
Comms
Acoustic evaluation completed for 4th MUOS satellite - News
August 04, 2014
SUNNYVALE, Calif. Lockheed Martin officials announced that the fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite in the launch order is moving forward in its final testing phase, having cleared acoustic tests. The acoustic evaluation utilized powerful sound waves to simulate vibrations the satellite may experience during launch.
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Cyber
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