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Unmanned

Raytheon developing laser weapon technology for Marine Corps ground vehicles - News

August 13, 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

General Dynamics Electric Boat

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

Northrop Grumman

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

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

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

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems Rockwell Collins Sandia National Laboratories

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

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

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.

Unmanned

UTC Aerospace Systems releases new TASE500 compact camera payload - News

August 01, 2014

UTC Aerospace Systems

CHARLOTTE, N.C. UTC Aerospace Systems has announced a new Cloud Cap Technology TASE500 compact camera system configuration.

Unmanned

Logos Technologies chosen to develop gunfire, explosion recognition system for U.S. Army - News

July 31, 2014

Logos Technologies

FAIRFAX, Va. The U.S. Army Research Library (ARL) has awarded Logos Technologies a $9.7 million contract to further develop and deploy the Optical Gunfire, Rockets and Explosive Flash Detection (OGRE) system that will locate explosive detonations and hostile gunfire.

Comms

Rockwell Collins sells its military ground-based satellite communications business - News

July 30, 2014

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

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NYSE: COL) officials announced the company has sold its satellite communications business. The business, which designs, manufactures, and services ground-based satellite communication systems mainly for military customers, will be renamed DataPath, Inc.

Radar/EW

Upgraded AWACS aircraft delivered to France by Boeing - News

July 29, 2014

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

SEATTLE. Boeing officials deployed the first of four upgraded Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft to the French military. The upgraded platform will enhance the fleet’s surveillance, communications, and battle management capabilities.

Radar/EW

Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) reviews completed by Raytheon for Navy - News

July 28, 2014

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

TEWKSBURY, Mass.. Raytheon engineers finished two critical program reviews for the Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) -- the hardware Preliminary Design Review and the Integrated Baseline Review.

Unmanned

ADLINK's Express-HL COM Express to power Cornell University AUV in RoboSub competition - News

July 25, 2014

ADLINK Technology

San Jose, CA. ADLINK Technology has announced its sponsorship of the Cornell University autonomous underwater vehicle (CUAUV) Gemini submarine, which will participate in the 17th annual international RoboSub competition July 28-August 3.