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Radar/EW
KC-390 aircraft to be equipped with electronic warfare suite - News
October 31, 2019
HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it won a contract valued at approximately $50 million from the Portuguese Ministry of Defense to supply the Portuguese Air Force (PtAF) with a complete Electronic Warfare (EW) suite and Customer Logistics Support for the new KC-390 multi-mission aircraft.
A.I.
Human-algorithm teaming system developed for ONR - News
October 30, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. Decisive Analytics Corporation?s Analytic Technologies Sector has been awarded a $1.75 million contract to develop the Text to Tracks (T2T) program for the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The goal of this work is to integrate a human-algorithm teaming system that allows warfighters to vet and adjust automatically generated proposals for updates to the Tactical Common Picture (TCP).
Cyber
Cybersecurity work for Army to be continued by Perspecta Labs - News
October 30, 2019
CHANTILLY, Va. Perspecta Inc. announced that its innovative research arm, Perspecta Labs, won a task order from the U.S. Army as the Applied Research and Experimentation Partner (AREP) for the cybersecurity Collaborative Research Alliance (CRA) program. The program has a maximum potential value of $25 million over a five-year period of performance if all options are exercised.
Unmanned
Airborne dual-band decoy for U.S. Navy delivered by Raytheon - News
October 30, 2019
ANDOVER, Mass. Raytheon won a $33 million U.S. Navy Demonstration of Existing Technology contract to develop a modern towed decoy for the F/A-18 E/F over the next 27 months.
Comms
IMD support services to be provided to U.S. Air Force by SRC - News
October 29, 2019
DAYTON, Ohio. SRC, Inc., won a General Services Administration blanket purchase agreement to provide intelligence mission data (IMD) support services to the U.S. Air Force's National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC). The agreement has a $376 million ceiling over five base years and five additional option years.
Unmanned
Lithium-ion battery for Raytheon's CUAS laser provided by Spear - News
October 29, 2019
GRANDVIEW, Mo. Spear Power Systems, Inc. (Spear) has provided an advanced lithium-ion battery system to Raytheon for the a counter-unmanned aerial system (CUAS) delivered to the U.S. Air Force.
Avionics
First NH90 Sea Lion delivered to the German Navy - News
October 25, 2019
NETHERLANDS. Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first NH90 Sea Lion naval multi-role helicopter to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), with a further two to be delivered by the end of the year.
Comms
L3Harris to develop space hub end cryptographic unit for USAF - News
October 25, 2019
MELBOURNE, Fla. The U.S. Air Force has selected L3Harris Technologies to deliver the space hub end cryptographic unit (ECU) for the Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS) SHIELD program. The Air Force PTS program will implement Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW) over a fully-processed satellite payload, enabling adaptive, anti-jam communications channels.
Radar/EW
U.S. Air Force ICBM contract won by Lockheed Martin - News
October 25, 2019
BETHESDA, Md. The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $108 million contract for the Mark21A Reentry Vehicle (Mk21A) Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) contract. The potential value of the contract is estimated at $138 million: $108 million awarded in the three-year contract and $30 million as a potential one-year contract.
Comms
GPS III satellite to provide Air Force with situational awareness - News
October 24, 2019
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. The Global Positioning System (GPS) enterprise reached another milestone when the GPS III Contingency Operations Program (COps) connected with the first GPS III satellite on orbit. The COps system will allow the U.S. Air Force to operationally command and control the GPS III satellites as well as legacy GPS satellites currently in the constellation.
Radar/EW
Typhoon defensive aids sub-system launched by EuroDASS - News
October 24, 2019
EUROPE. The EuroDASS consortium (Leonardo, Elettronica, Indra and HENSOLDT), which provides the Praetorian Defensive Aids Sub System (DASS) for the Eurofighter Typhoon, has launched its concept for the future of DASS, called Praetorian Evolution. The launch took place at the EuroDASS Future Capability user conference.
Comms
AT&T IoT capability deployed into container service for Dutch Army - News
October 24, 2019
LONDON. AT&T is delivering IoT connectivity and services to track vital military equipment around the world. Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (Marshall ADG) will deploy AT&T's IoT capabilities into its overall connected container service model for its end customers, including its container service contract with the Dutch Army.
Unmanned
UAS monitoring prototype on ATC workstation virtually demonstrated - News
October 23, 2019
WALTHAM, Mass. Raytheon Company and AirMap have integrated AirMap's unmanned aerial systems (UAS) monitoring capabilities onto a working prototype of Raytheon's next-generation air traffic controller (ATC) workstation called Multi-platform ATC Re-hosting Solution (MARS).
Comms
Special ops combat submersible contract won by Teledyne - News
October 22, 2019
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. Teledyne Technologies Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Teledyne Brown Engineering (TBE) in Huntsville, Ala., was awarded a sole source contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for the follow-on production of MK11 Shallow Water Combat Submersible (SWCS) Systems. The contract, including all options, is valued at $178 million.
Unmanned
Laser counter-UAS system introduced by Raytheon - News
October 22, 2019
McKINNEY, Texas. Raytheon Company delivered the first high-energy laser, counter-unmanned aerial system (UAS) to the U.S. Air Force earlier this month. The system will be deployed overseas as part of a year-long Air Force experiment to train operators and test the system's effectiveness in real-world conditions.
Cyber
C4ISR systems for Navy to be modernized by VT Group - News
October 22, 2019
CHANTILLY, Va. VT Group, technology integrator and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) solutions provider, has been selected by Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) as one of eight awardees for an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) multiple award contract in support of the Shore Global C4ISR Installation Contract.
Avionics
DISA developed application to reduce aircraft program redundancy - News
October 21, 2019
FORT MEADE, Md. To reduce the number of redundant programs, the U.S. Air Force is collapsing similar information technology systems and selected Core Automated Maintenance System (CAMS-FM) for Mobility to be the service?s single Maintenance Information System. The system, developed and maintained within the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Computing Ecosystem, will be utilized for all base level, aircraft sortie production activities.
Avionics
KF-X/IF-X Environmental Control System completes design review - News
October 21, 2019
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Collins Aerospace Systems announced it has completed Critical Design Review (CDR) for a number of key power and controls systems for the KF-X/IF-X advanced multirole fighter jet for the Republic of Korea and Indonesian Airforce.
Comms
MUOS satellite system deemed fully operational - News
October 21, 2019
DENVER, Colo. The Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), developed by prime contractor Lockheed Martin with ground systems provider General Dynamics Mission Systems, was deemed operationally effective, operationally suitable, and cyber survivable, following completion of its Multiservice Operational Test and Evaluation (MOT&E).
Radar/EW
RAVEN Countermeasure system introduced by BAE Systems - News
October 18, 2019
AUSTIN, Texas. BAE Systems unveiled its RAVEN Countermeasure system for combat vehicles as part of its integrated vehicle protection system (VPS) suite of products. RAVEN is a directable infrared countermeasure intended to defeat anti-tank guided missiles, protect ground vehicles and their crews, and improve mission effectiveness without the use of kinetic countermeasures.
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