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Boeing partners with TrustComm to sell satellite bandwidth to commercial, government users - News
March 11, 2014
EL SEGUNDO, CA. Boeing and the company TrustComm, Inc., of Stafford, VA, are joining together to sell satellite bandwidth to both government and commercial users as a way of addressing the increasing demand for satellite communications capacity.
Avionics
Upgrades to Apache targeting and pilotage system to be made by Lockheed Martin - News
March 10, 2014
ORLANDO, FL. Lockheed Martin won a $14 million U.S. Army contract to design, integrate, and qualify a High Reliability Turret to be used on the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter.
Comms
SAIC awarded contract to supply systems engineering, technical support for DRRS - News
March 07, 2014
MCLEAN, VA. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has been awarded a multiple-award, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific in support of the Office of the Secretary of Defense to provide systems engineering and technical support services for its Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS).
Unmanned
Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft for search and rescue, security completes first flight - News
March 06, 2014
SEATTLE. The Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) demonstrator from Boeing, designed for anti-piracy patrols, coastal and border security, and search and rescue (SAR), successfully completed its first flight.
Comms
Navy submarine development contracts won by General Dynamics - News
March 05, 2014
GROTON, CT. General Dynamics Electric Boat won two contract modifications from the U.S. Navy for submarine work. The total value is $35.8 million.
Comms
Navy training systems task order won by Northrop Grumman - News
March 04, 2014
MCLEAN, VA. Northrop Grumman Corp. will continue development and improvement of Navy combat systems trainers under a task order valued up to $33 million, if all the options are exercised.
Radar/EW
Navy sonar mine hunting contract won by Raytheon - News
March 03, 2014
TEWKSBURY, MA. Raytheon won a $35.5 million contract to deliver AN/AQS-20A minehunting sonar systems and equipment to the U.S. Navy. The system will be deployed from the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), functioning as the variable depth sonar for the AN/WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System (RMS), where it will be towed undersea to scan the water in front, below, and to the sides of the vehicle to look for anti-shipping mines.
Comms
AN/PRC-155 Manpack tactical radios included in Army Capability Set 14 - News
February 28, 2014
SCOTTSDALE, AZ. The latest update to the Soldier's Network has two-channel AN/PRC-155 Manpack tactical networking radios from General Dynamics added to the U.S. Army’s Capability Set (CS) 14, an integrated package of radios, software applications, satellite systems, smartphone-like devices, and other network parts. Organizations within the 101st Air Assault Division, Fort Campbell, KY, are scheduled to receive CS 14 units.
Avionics
U.S. Army Apache sustainment contract won by Lockheed Martin - News
February 27, 2014
ORLANDO, FL. The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract the end of last year for sustainment of the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system for the AH-64 Apache helicopter. The PBL contract is valued at $92 million.
Avionics
Northrop Grumman extends partnership with Bell Helicopter to supply LCR-100 AHRS navigation systems - News
February 26, 2014
ANAHEIM, CA. Northrop Grumman has extended their partnership with Bell Helicopter to supply LCR-100 Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS) flight control and navigation systems for the Bell 412 helicopter. The agreement is through 2017.
Comms
Epiq Solutions announces Sidekiq, a compact SDR in a MiniPCIe card - News
February 25, 2014
SCHAUMBURG, IL. Epiq Solutions has announced their new compact Software Defined Radio (SDR) platform, Sidekiq. The MiniPCIe card measures 31 mm x 50 mm x 5 mm, and can be implemented within a wide range of embedded computing platforms that support MiniPCIe.
Avionics
CoreAVI announces enhanced configurations to AMD Radeon GPU for mil/aero applications at Embedded World 2014 - News
February 25, 2014
NUREMBURG, GERMANY. Core Avionics & Industrial Inc. (CoreAVI) has announced their hardware and software solutions to enable the AMD Radeon E8860 to be used by aerospace and defense applications at Embedded World 2014.
Comms
Boeing IIF-5 GPS satellite sends first signals from space - News
February 21, 2014
EL SEGUNDO, CA. The fifth Boeing IIF GPS satellite was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket and sent its first signals from space yesterday, February 20. These five satellites are improving navigation, position, and timing information for civilian and military users around the globe.
Radar/EW
Rochester Electronics increases support of active/obsolete ICs for military, aerospace applications - News
February 20, 2014
NEWBURYPORT, MA. Through its Extension-of-Life products and solutions, Rochester Electronics has expanded its support services of both active and obsolete Integrated Circuits (ICs) for mil/aero applications. Rochester complies with MIL-STD-883 and MIL-PRF-38535 requirements.
Radar/EW
Infrared search and track sensor tested by Navy on Super Hornets - News
February 19, 2014
ST. LOUIS. U.S. Navy officials completed the first tests of the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor on a F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft -- produced by Boeing. The sensor looks for hard-to-detect targets over long distances.
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