JOHN MCHALE, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

The defense market for embedded electronics designers continues to be a growth area. While increased use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology has lowered the cost and therefore the spending in unmanned systems, it is fueling more innovation, especially in small platforms.

SALLY COLE, SENIOR EDITOR 

More Virginia-class nuclear attack submarines enter "Silent Service" in 2018. While the subs are getting cool sonar and processing upgrades, any embedded systems need to be secured to protect against SATCOM vulnerabilities.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has landed a single-award contract in the amount of $67.5 million to provide engineering and technical support services to the Naval Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Electromagnetic and Sensor Systems Department (B Department) through its Radar Systems Division (B40).

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

The Boeing Co. has won a contract with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) -- worth a potential $208.3 million -- to provide sensors designed to help F-15 fighter aircraft pilots detect and track airborne threats.

MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR 

U.S. Army officials selected DECISIVE ANALYTICS Corp. (DAC) to deploy advanced capabilities to non-kinetic electronic warfare (EW) environments. 

MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Officials at the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) tapped Elbit Systems Ltd. to supply electronic warfare (EW) suites for the Israeli navy Sa'ar 6-class corvettes that will be tasked with the protection of Israel's Economic Exclusion Zone. The $85 million contract will be performed over a 10-year period.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

A growing number of missile attacks in the Middle East, North Korea's long-range missile tests, China's expansion in the South China Sea, and Russia's arms sales S-400 have inspired new growth within the global surface-to-air missile (SAM) market, according to Frost and Sullivan's recent analysis, "Global Surface-to-Air Missile Market, Forecast to 2023."

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Ultra Electronics (USSI) -- a subsidiary of Ultra Electronics Holdings and Sparton Corporation has won subcontracts valued at $9.3 million from its ERAPSCO/Sonobuoy TechSystems joint venture.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Systems developer Spectranetix won a $28.7 million contract with the U.S. Army to deliver a C4ISR/EW [command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance/electronic warfare], Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS) EW, offensive cyber, and signals intelligence (SIGINT) solution.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Harris Corporation has been awarded a $400 million increase to the ceiling value of a single-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to supply electronic warfare (EW) systems for international F-16 fighters in a push to help protect allied aircraft against evolving radar and electronic threats. 

MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

The Royal Australian air force, through the Department of Defense, purchased nine ASR-NG based Fixed Defence Air Traffic Control Surveillance Sensors and one Operational Maintenance Trainer (OMT) from HENSOLDT. The purchase order is for the FDATCSS program, which is also referred to as AIR 5431 Phase 2.

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MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Sweden government officials will purchase Raytheon's Patriot air and missile defense system from the U.S. Army. The agreement, formally referred to as a Letter of Offer and Acceptance, paves the way for Sweden's Patriot force to rapidly reach Initial Operational Capability (IOC).

JEREMY BANKS, CURTISS-WRIGHT DEFENSE SOLUTIONS

The good news: Newer-generation processing devices offer hugely boosted capability for military applications such as airborne data processing, shipboard electronics, or ground vehicle systems. The bad news: Newer-generation processing devices offer much more capability. Is this really both good news and bad news? In a word, yes.

RAY ALDERMAN, VITA STANDARDS ORGANIZATION

When I started researching ground combat vehicles (GCV) and tanks, I suspected it was going to be messy from the start. I was not disappointed. There's a plethora of research reports and articles containing hundreds of pages on this topic.