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Avionics

TE Connectivity releases new insert arrangements for ARINC 600 next-gen receptacle connectors - News

January 07, 2014

HARRISBURG, PA. TE Connectivity has released insert arrangements for the ARINC 600 next-gen receptacle connectors, which are designed for commercial and military avionics for air-to-ground communications and collision avoidance.

Radar/EW

Octagon Systems to provide FLEET computers for deployment on U.S. Navy LPD 17 warfare ships - News

January 07, 2014

Octagon Systems

WESTMINSTER, CO. Octagon Systems will fulfill a contract with prime contractor Raytheon to deliver additional rugged FLEET computers for deployment on U.S. Navy LPD 17 warfare ships. The LPD 17 ship class is the newest generation of amphibious warfare ships, and supports amphibious transport of assault forces of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Comms

Harris Corp. to provide NATO nation with Falcon II HF tactical radios - News

January 03, 2014

Harris Corporation

ROCHESTER, NY. An undisclosed NATO nation has awarded Harris Corporation with a $36 million order for Falcon High-Frequency (HF) tactical radios. The Falon II AN/PRC-150 HF radio will be provided to the country’s special forces, in both manpack and vehicular configurations.

Comms

Frost & Sullivan predicts U.S. DoD Special Operations Command spending to stabilize up to 2018 - News

January 02, 2014

Frost & Sullivan

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. Analysis from Frost & Sullivan’s U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Special Operations Command (SOCOM) budget shows $10.09 million was spent on military products and services in 2012, and is expected to reach $10.60 million by 2018. The spending is anticipated to remain stable during the next four years, in spite of current budget concerns.

Radar/EW

Japanese E-2C Hawkeye program gets extended support from Northrop Grumman - News

December 31, 2013

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

TOKYO. Northrop Grumman Corp. in Bethpage, NY, signed a five-year deal with AAR Corp. and Sumitomo Corp. in Japan, to expand industrial support for Japan's E-2C Hawkeye program through a "just-in-time" inventory management process.

Comms

AEHF satellite terminals from Raytheon to be used for nuclear missions - News

December 27, 2013

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

Avionics

Air Force gets 300th C-130J Super Hercules - News

December 23, 2013

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

MARIETTA, GA. The C-130J Super Hercules program saw its 300th aircraft delivered. The latest Super Hercules is an MC-130J Commando II currently assigned to the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command. The Commando II supports missions such as infiltration/exfiltration, in-flight refueling, and aerial delivery and resupply of special operations forces.

Unmanned

Brimrose Technology awarded small business technology transfer awards from DARPA, U.S. MDA - News

December 20, 2013

Brimrose Technology

SPARKS, MD. Brimrose Technology Corporation (BTC) has been awarded two Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards, from DARPA and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA).

Radar/EW

M/A-COM acquires Mindspeed Technologies, purchases stock - News

December 18, 2013

MACOM

LOWELL, MA. M/A-COM Technology Solutions has announced the successful acquisition of Mindspeed Technologies and the purchase of the company’s outstanding shares of common stock. The stock was purchased for $5.05 per share in a cash deal.

Cyber

San Antonio Cyber Center opened by Raytheon - News

December 18, 2013

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

SAN ANTONIO. Raytheon opened the doors on a new cyber facility in San Antonio, Texas, that combines the company's San Antonio-area cyber professionals with its cyber solutions for government and Department of Defense users.

Radar/EW

Two new additions to the Pentek Talon family of recording systems for airborne, ground, or ship applications released - News

December 17, 2013

Pentek, now part of Mercury

UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ. Pentek has announced two new additions to the high-speed turnkey recording systems Talon family – the Model RTR 2728 and 2748. These rugged, portable rackmount recorders are used for airborne, ground, or ship applications.

Comms

More GPS III satellite funding won by Lockheed Martin - News

December 16, 2013

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

DENVER. Lockheed Martin won more than $200 million in contract options from the U.S. Air Force to finish production of the fifth and sixth next-generation Global Positioning System satellites, called GPS III.

Unmanned

GA-ASI completes first flight tests of SAA onboard Predator B UAV, integrates other sensors - News

December 13, 2013

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

SAN DIEGO, CA. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has completed the first test flights of the Sense and Avoid (SAA) architecture and Self Separation functionality onboard a company-owned Predator B, to detect intruder aircraft using sensors.

Comms

CWCDS releases rugged units for removable high-density SATA SSDs - News

December 13, 2013

Curtiss-Wright

ASHBURN, VA. Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions (CWCDS) has announced the Vortex Removable Memory Cartridge (RMC), small, rugged housing units that will ease the deployment of removable high-density SATA Solid State Drives (SSDs) in defense and aerospace applications.

Comms

Integration for JPSS-1's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer suite completed by Raytheon - News

December 12, 2013

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

EL SEGUNDO, CA. Raytheon completed integration and manufacturing for the subassemblies in of its second Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer (VIIR) suite, which will soon fly on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) spacecraft. The integrated sensor, currently beginning testing, is scheduled for delivery in 2015.