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Comms
BAT-GBS-85 terminal now MIL-STD-810G certified - News
April 08, 2020
SANFORD, Fla. PathFinder Digital won a contract in May 2019 by prime contractor General Dynamics Mission Systems for the delivery of MVSAT terminals for the Global Broadcast Service (GBS) program. The receive-only terminal, BAT- GBS-85, has completed Army Strategic Command (ARSTRAT) Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) testing and is now certified for operation on the WGS network.
Comms
Multi-domain comms system to support U.S. Air Force - News
April 08, 2020
NEW YORK, N.Y. Persistent Systems, LLC, developer of the Wave Relay Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET), announced that the U.S. Air Force awarded it a $25 million contract for the Wave Relay Tactical Assault Kit (WaRTAK) program. The refresh is expected to take four years.
Unmanned
Centaur UGVs to aid in detection of IEDs - News
April 06, 2020
WILSONVILLE, Ore. FLIR Systems, Inc. announced that the U.S. Marine Corps has ordered more than 140 of the company’s Centaur unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), plus spares. The $18.6 million contract is sourced through the Department of Defense Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II (MTRS Inc II) program.
A.I.
Intelligent Casia 360 DAA system announced for UAS - News
April 06, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. Iris Automation announced the launch of Casia 360 – an onboard detect-and-avoid (DAA) solution with a 360-degree radial field of view to enable commercial Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
Unmanned
MQ-25s to be built for U.S. Navy now totals seven - News
April 06, 2020
CHICAGO, Ill. Boeing received an $84.7 million contract modification this week to produce three MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft for the U.S. Navy. The deal, announced by both Boeing and the Pentagon, brings the number of refueling drones Boeing is producing for the Navy to seven.
Radar/EW
Space Force capabilities to be modernized by L3 Harris - News
April 03, 2020
MELBOURNE, Fla. L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a $23 million contract to modernize and sustain critical space infrastructure used by the military to keep track of activities and objects in space.
Unmanned
Additional unmanned MQ-25s ordered by U.S. Navy - News
April 03, 2020
CHICAGO, Ill. The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a contract modification for three additional MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft, bringing the total number of aircraft Boeing is manufacturing to seven.
Comms
Multi-band Gaia 5.5m ground station order announced - News
April 02, 2020
ISRAEL. Orbit Communication Systems Ltd., a global provider of compact ground stations and tracking aeronautical and maritime terminals, announced a new order for a multi-band Gaia 5.5 m ground station.
Unmanned
AI-enabled, radar-based interceptor UAV shipped - News
April 02, 2020
PLEASANT GROVE, Utah. Fortem Technologies, Inc., counter-drone security and defense solutions company, announced the shipment of the new AI-enabled F700 DroneHunter. Designed to combat ineffective ground station jamming, the F700 is intended to be a deterrent against the rising number of adversarial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
Avionics
F-16 Identification Friend or Foe system to be upgraded - News
April 01, 2020
KOREA. The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea to upgrade its F-16 Block 32 aircraft with Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), Link 16 Tactical Datalink (TDL), and related equipment for an estimated cost of $194 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification.
Comms
Army comms network supported under GTACS II - News
April 01, 2020
ATLANTA, Ga. Envistacom, LLC announced a Prime contract award by U.S. Army Contracting Command on the 10-year $5.1 billion Global Tactical Communications Systems (GTACS) II contract vehicle that supports the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Command, Control and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T), and Project Manager Tactical Network (PM Tactical Network).
Unmanned
MQ-9B SkyGuardian completes first production-representative - News
April 01, 2020
POWAY, Calif. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has completed the first production-representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). First flight of this aircraft took place on March 30, 2020 at GA-ASI’s Flight Operations Facility in El Mirage, Calif.
Cyber
Probabilistic modeling goal of DARPA's Brandeis program - News
March 31, 2020
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Charles River Analytics Inc., developer of intelligent systems solutions, partnered with Galois, Inc. to integrate probabilistic modeling into the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Brandeis program.
A.I.
Automation software to be integrated into UAV program - News
March 31, 2020
ASHBURN, Va. SteelCloud LLC announced that its ConfigOS STIG compliance software has been selected to automate STIG compliance for a Department of Defense Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) program.
Unmanned
UGVs to be delivered to the U.K. for autonomous R&D - News
March 30, 2020
UNITED KINGDOM. Milrem Robotics will deliver two unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to the Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) of the United Kingdom.
Comms
Upgraded GPS operational control system paves way for M-Code roll-out - News
March 30, 2020
WASHINGTON. As part of the U.S. military’s effort to modernize the Global Positioning System (GPS), the U.S. Space Force has been upgrading its existing GPS Ground Operational Control System (OCS). The Space Force recently announced Operational Acceptance of the GPS Contingency Operations (COps) upgrade, developed by Lockheed Martin. COps enabled control of the operational GPS constellation, now containing 21 M-Code capable GPS satellites.
Cyber
Predator Mission Trainer installed at flight training center - News
March 30, 2020
POWAY, Calif. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has installed a new Predator Mission Trainer (PMT) at its Flight Test and Training Center (FTTC) in Grand Forks, N.D. The aircraft flight simulator, produced by CAE, will be used to train operators of MQ-9 Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA).
Radar/EW
Optical interconnects to bolster digital microelectronics - News
March 27, 2020
WASHINGTON. Researchers from Intel and Ayar Labs working on DARPA’s Photonics in the Package for Extreme Scalability (PIPES) program have replaced the traditional electrical input/output (I/O) of a state-of-the-art field programmable gate array (FPGA) with efficient optical signaling interfaces.
Comms
AEHF-6 satellite now in communication with Space Force - News
March 27, 2020
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. The first national security launch for the U.S. Space Force and the final satellite to build out the protected communications constellation is now connected.
Unmanned
Detect and Avoid System to equip two MQ-9 RPA - News
March 27, 2020
POWAY, Calif. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the Air National Guard (ANG) have signed a contract for GA-ASI to supply its Detect and Avoid System (DAAS) for one MQ-9 Block 1 and one MQ-9 Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA).
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