Industry News

Unmanned

Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft for search and rescue, security completes first flight - News

March 06, 2014

Boeing

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

John M. McHale III - Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems General Dynamics Electric Boat

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Northrop Grumman

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

Epiq Solutions

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

Core Avionics & Industrial, Inc. (COREAVI)

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

Boeing

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

Rochester Electronics

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

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

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.

Radar/EW

New electronic warfare group formed by Raytheon - News

February 17, 2014

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

EL SEGUNDO, CA. Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems officials announced a new mission area dubbed Electronic Warfare Systems that combines several of the company's Electronic Warfare (EW) programs. The new group will be based in El Segundo, CA and consists of the following programs/products: EW self protection systems; airborne information operations; Next Generation Jammer; advanced EW programs; EW communications systems; and other EW pursuits.

Avionics

U.S. military awards Northrop Grumman contract for embedded GPS/INS - News

February 14, 2014

Northrop Grumman

WOODLAND HILLS, CA. Northrop Grumman was awarded a U.S. Air Force indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for purchase of its Embedded Global Positioning/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI). The contract has a potential value of up to $200 million.

Avionics

Curtiss-Wright announces small, lightweight COTS air data computer module - News

February 13, 2014

Curtiss-Wright

SINGAPORE AIR SHOW 2014. Curtiss-Wright has announced the new Air Data Computer Module (ADCM) designed for both civil and defense aircraft platforms. The Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) ADCM is compact and lightweight, with a stable vibrating cylinder.