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Comms
Protected tactical SATCOM payload prototype in development - News
March 12, 2020
BETHESDA, Md. The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) at Los Angeles Air Force Base awarded Lockheed Martin a $240 million contract to develop a prototype payload for its new Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS) system. PTS is a next-generation capability connecting warfighters with more agile and jam-resistant satellite communications (SATCOM).
Avionics
Comms
Army tactical communication systems contract adds Cubic - News
March 10, 2020
SAN DIEGO, Calif. Cubic Corporation announced its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division was named as one of the awardees to compete under the U.S. Army for Global Tactical Advanced Communication Systems (GTACS II) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle.
Comms
Reflector antenna by L3 Harris designed for smallsat missions - News
March 10, 2020
MELBOURNE, Fla. L3Harris Technologies has introduced a new small satellite (smallsat) reflector antenna that will help decrease the size, weight, and overall time to produce smallsats.
Radar/EW
VarioRay LLM laser light modules supplied to Swiss Army - News
March 10, 2020
SWITZERLAND. As part of its 2019 defence procurement program, the Swiss Army placed an order with Rheinmetall for the VarioRay LLM laser light module. Delivery of 9,640 devices is set to commence in May 2020 and be complete by the end of 2022. The order is worth a figure in the lower two-digit euro million range.
Comms
High frequency communications contract won by Babcock - News
March 09, 2020
NEW ZEALAND. Babcock International, aerospace and defense company, is set to become a leading provider of high frequency (HF) radio communications services to New Zealand and its international ‘Five Eyes’ allies following the awarding of a key contract.
Radar/EW
Booster tech for hypersonics focus of DARPA's OpFires Phase 3 - News
March 06, 2020
WASHINGTON. Phase 3 of DARPA’s Operational Fires (OpFires) program began in earnest this month with government and contractor staff finalizing the system architecture approach, including a plan to use existing components from ground-launched missile systems, along with new booster technologies designed to support future hypersonic weapons.
Unmanned
EO/IR system integrated onto unmanned MQ-9 - News
March 06, 2020
SAN DIEGO, Calif. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and L3Harris Technologies completed the integration of the WESCAM MX-20 Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) system onto a GA-ASI MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) to provide an advanced targeting solution.
Radar/EW
Dreadnought sonar system contract won by Thales - News
March 04, 2020
UNITED KINGDOM. BAE Systems Submarines, which is building four nuclear submarines for the Royal Navy, has awarded a contract to Thales U.K. for the development of the Dreadnought sonar system.
Unmanned
Centaur UGVs to be delivered to USAF - News
March 04, 2020
WILSONVILLE, Ore. FLIR Systems, Inc. announced that the U.S. Air Force has ordered more than 180 of the company’s Centaur unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), plus spares. The $23 million contract is sourced through the Department of Defense Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II (MTRS Inc II) program.
Unmanned
AI-leveraging, C-UAS system receives millions in orders - News
March 03, 2020
SAN DIEGO, Calif. After testing, evaluation, and operational assessments from over two dozen customer groups, Citadel Defense has received $9.2 million in orders for their counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) capabilities in the first two months of the year. According to the company, Citadel's Titan C-UAS technology will be used to protect high-value assets in urban, rural, and maritime environments.
Avionics
Reconnaissance and patrol aircraft to undergo modernization - News
March 02, 2020
HERNDON, Va. ManTech announced that it was awarded a five-year $920 million prime task order by the General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM), on behalf of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane.
Radar/EW
Sea-ready tech to be displayed by Crystal Group at AFCEA WEST - News
March 02, 2020
AFCEA WEST 2020. Crystal Group, U.S. designer and manufacturer of rugged computing and networking solutions, announced the launch of several technologies to be unveiled at AFCEA WEST 2020. The solutions are designed for demanding deployment environments and evolving defense operations facing multi-domain adversaries.
Radar/EW
VP1-250-eSSDC data storage module introduced by Phoenix - News
March 02, 2020
AFCEA WEST 2020. Phoenix International Systems unveiled what they claim to be the industry’s first FIPS 140-2 certified encryption Open VPX NVM Express (NVMe) Solid State Disk data storage module at AFCEA/USNI West 2020 Conference and Exposition.
A.I.
Automated vehicle capability in development with Rheinmetall - News
February 28, 2020
AUSTRALIA. Rheinmetall announced the launch of its first Australian research and technology program, the Autonomous Combat Warrior (ACW) program. Under this program, Rheinmetall’s Australian, German, and Canadian development teams will work alongside research teams to develop advanced sovereign robotics and automated vehicle technologies. This will create a local automated military vehicle capability.
Comms
Space radio monitoring system to be developed by Kratos - News
February 28, 2020
SAN DIEGO, Calif. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a national security solutions provider, announced that it was awarded an $11.5 million contract to build an advanced space radio monitoring system for a government customer. The system will incorporate Kratos technologies and integrated products to help the country regulate and protect the satellite spectrum.
Avionics
FMVDL power amplifiers to equip F-35 Lightning II - News
February 28, 2020
FORT WORTH, Texas. Elbit Systems of America was selected by Cubic Mission Solutions to design and develop the Full Motion Video Data Link (FMVDL) amplifier module for the communications suite of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft.
Avionics
INTEGRITY-178 software selected for GPS modernization - News
February 27, 2020
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Green Hills Software, embedded safety and security company, announced that its INTEGRITY-178 Time-Variant Unified Multi-Processing (tuMP) RTOS running on a quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU has been selected by Northrop Grumman Corporation for the Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS)-Modernization (EGI-M) program.
Unmanned
Vertical Take-Off and Landing UASs to be delivered to Israel - News
February 27, 2020
ISRAEL. BlueBird Aero Systems, global developer and provider of micro, mini, and small tactical unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has received an order worth tens of millions of euros from a European customer for the delivery of more than 150 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UASs of various categories.
Cyber
Cyberdefense solutions developed for critical infrastructure - News
February 27, 2020
DULLES, Va. Raytheon Company and IronNet Cybersecurity Inc. have announced plans to develop cyber solutions for the defense of operational and information technology (OT/IT) systems.
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