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Radar/EW
Airborne intelligence program to utilize CUGE EW capability - News
January 17, 2020
FRANCE. The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) awarded Thales and Dassault Aviation a contract to equip the French Army's future strategic intelligence aircraft with the CUGE universal electronic warfare capability. The contract covers the first two aircraft on the program.
A.I.
Intelligent Ship program to leverage AI - News
January 17, 2020
UNITED KINGDOM. The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has announced the first wave of $5.2 million (GBP4 million). The funding aims to revolutionize the way warships make decisions and process thousands of strands of intelligence and data by using artificial intelligence (AI).
Radar/EW
SPY-6 radars to be developed for U.S. Navy - News
January 17, 2020
ANDOVER, Mass. Raytheon Company has signed an exclusive teaming agreement with Major Tool & Machine, Inc. to develop array structures for the U.S. Navy's SPY-6 radar program when it transitions from low-rate initial production to hardware production and sustainment.
A.I.
Aircraft readiness to be improved using AI - News
January 16, 2020
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. C3.ai, an artificial intelligence (AI) software provider for accelerating digital transformation, announced a five-year agreement with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to deliver C3 Readiness for Aircraft, an AI-based software application that increases the readiness and availability of aircraft to accomplish their missions.
Cyber
Cybersecurity assessment provided to DIB companies - News
January 16, 2020
RESTON, Va. Dun & Bradstreet, global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, and QOMPLX, an intelligent decision platform provider, announced a strategic partnership to provide more than 100,000 Defense Industrial Base (DIB) companies and their subcontractors with assessment and certification as required by the upcoming Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework.
A.I.
LM's smart satellite to enable space mesh networking - News
January 16, 2020
DENVER, Colo. Lockheed Martin (LM) is testing a new space-based computing method now being tested in-orbit, enabling artificial intelligence, data analytics, cloud networking, and advanced satellite communications in a new software-defined architecture. LM launched the Pony Express 1 mission as a hosted payload on Tyvak-0129, a next-generation Tyvak 6U spacecraft.
Avionics
Infrared Countermeasure system completes testing - News
January 15, 2020
FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) system for the U.S. Army has completed free flight missile testing at White Sands Missile Range.
Radar/EW
Minehunting sonar delivered to U.S. Navy - News
January 15, 2020
WASHINGTON. Raytheon Company delivered its 10th AN/AQS-20C minehunting sonar system to the U.S. Navy. The sonar-towed body was officially transferred to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division. According to the company, the system is now fully qualified and moving toward initial operating capability.
Radar/EW
COTS, radiation-tolerant ethernet transceiver designed by Microchip - News
January 15, 2020
CHANDLER, Ariz. Microchip Technology Inc. introduced a space-qualified Ethernet transceiver – a radiation-tolerant device based on a Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) solution widely deployed in other industries now offering reliable performance for applications ranging from launch vehicles to satellite constellations and space stations, an industry first according to the company.
Radar/EW
Comms
Open architecture radio to be developed for USAF - News
January 14, 2020
FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman Corporation won a contract to develop and demonstrate a Software-Programmable Open Mission Systems (OMS) Compliant (SPOC) radio terminal for the U.S. Air Force.
Unmanned
5th-gen aerial target UAS completes engine run testing - News
January 14, 2020
TEHACHAPI, Calif. Sierra Technical Services, Inc. (STS) completed the engine run testing on the 5th Generation Aerial Target (5GAT). The 5GAT contract is administered by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Contracting Office (USACE) and is managed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (OSD/DOT&E).
Radar/EW
Exclusive SPY-6 Radar teaming agreement signed - News
January 14, 2020
WASHINGTON. Raytheon Company has signed an exclusive teaming agreement with Major Tool & Machine, Inc. to develop array structures for the U.S. Navy's SPY-6 radar program when it transitions from low-rate initial production to hardware production and sustainment.
A.I.
AI learning system to build trust between human and machine - News
January 13, 2020
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Raytheon is developing a machine learning technology under a $6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the Competency Aware Machine Learning program.
A.I.
Autonomous learning applied to robotic swarm tactics - News
January 10, 2020
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Charles River Analytics Inc., developer of intelligent systems solutions, received funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under the OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program to develop Meta-Reinforcement Learning Innovation for Robust Swarm Tactics (MERLIN-RST). MERLIN applies a meta-reinforcement learning approach to discover and learn novel swarm tactics.
Cyber
Cyber red team operations contract won by MTS Advantage - News
January 10, 2020
DUMFRIES, Va. MTS Advantage, company offering program management and engineering support, was awarded a $90.8 million contract for cyber systems security and cyber defense, as well as network infrastructure program management, the Department of the Defense (DoD) announced.
Comms
Kratos C5ISR business wins combat system production order - News
January 09, 2020
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a National Security Solutions provider, announced that its Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Combat & Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Modular Systems Division has received an approximate $2.7 million initial production order on a new-to Kratos Combat System Program of record.
Unmanned
Unmanned Maritime Systems task orders won by Peraton - News
January 09, 2020
HERNDON, Va. Peraton has received four U.S. Navy Unmanned Maritime Systems Support (UMSS) task orders valued at $27.45 million. The four task orders are all recompetes awarded separately since August.
Comms
Troposcatter equipment to be supplied to U.S. Marines - News
January 08, 2020
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that during its second quarter of fiscal 2020, its Orlando, Fla.-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems, Inc., which is part of Comtech’s Government Solutions segment, was awarded a 10-year, $211.0 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Cubic Mission Solutions business division to provide next-generation troposcatter systems in support of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Radar/EW
Iron Fist radar protection system to be supplied by Elbit - News
January 08, 2020
ISRAEL. Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it won an initial contract from the Production and Procurement Directorate of the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD), valued at approximately $31 million, to provide Iron Fist Active Protection Systems (APS) for the Eitan Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFV) of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). The contract will be performed over a five-year period.
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