Articles 1321 - 1340
Comms
AFRL researches autonomous, stretchable conductor - News
October 04, 2019
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has developed liquid metal systems which autonomously change structure so that they become better conductors in response to strain. The material recently developed by AFRL scientists, called Polymerized Liquid Metal Networks, retains its properties as it's stretched.
Comms
Space-based infrared system to see support from Lockheed Martin - News
October 03, 2019
BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin has been awarded nearly $163.9 million for support of the space-based infrared system (SBIRS). The contract, awarded specifically to the company's Lockheed Martin Space division by the Department of Defense, covers SBIRS contractor logistics support.
Avionics
Bell 360 Invictus rotorcraft announced by Textron - News
October 03, 2019
PROVIDENCE, RI. Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced a new rotorcraft, Bell 360 Invictus, as the company?s entrant for the U.S. Army?s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Competitive Prototype program. Bell?s approach to designing combines low-risk technologies with advanced processes.
Unmanned
Counter-UAS system announced by Anduril Industries - News
October 03, 2019
IRVINE, Calif. Anduril Industries launched the Interceptor unmanned system as part of the Lattice AI counter Unmanned Aerial System (cUAS) solution intended to detect and interdict unmanned aircraft or autonomous unmanned systems. This system brings Anduril technology to the cUAS mission, providing force protection for military personnel and installations or critical infrastructure.
Radar/EW
Raytheon's Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool enters final phase - News
October 03, 2019
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Raytheon is developing Capability Drop 4 (CD4) of the Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT) under a multi-million dollar contract from the U.S. Army over the next 24 months.
Unmanned
Ghost Fleet Overlord USV program begins phase two - News
October 02, 2019WASHINGTON. The U.S. Navy announced the start of the second phase of its Ghost Fleet Overlord program, which is focused on the development of Navy's unmanned surface vessel (USV) fleet. Naval Sea Systems Command officials announced that for Phase 2 of the program contractds were awarded to the two industry teams participating in the phase one.
Radar/EW
Quantum internet researched by U.S. Army - News
October 02, 2019
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. The U.S. Army's Combat Capability Development's Army Research Laboratory's Center for Distributed Quantum Information saw researchers at the University of Innsbruck achieve a record for the transfer of quantum entanglement between matter and light ? a distance of 50 kilometers using fiber optic cables. Such an internet could offer the military security, sensing, and timekeeping capabilities not possible with traditional networking approaches.
Comms
Textron selected to manufacture Lynx OMFV chassis - News
October 01, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon Rheinmetall Land Systems, a joint venture of Raytheon Company and Rheinmetall Defence, has selected Textron Systems as the U.S. chassis manufacturer for the Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle. The team is offering Lynx to meet the U.S. Army's requirement for an Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV).
Comms
Air Force awards navigation system contract to Northrop Grumman - News
October 01, 2019
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. Northrop Grumman Corp. received a $1.39 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force for its embedded GPS system. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract includes production, sustainment, and engineering technical services in support of its Embedded GPS Inertial Navigation System Modernization (EGI/EGI-M) system.
Comms
Datalinks wireless communication systems launched by CP Tech - News
October 01, 2019
SAN DIEGO, Calif. Combat Proven Technologies (CP Tech) has launched a line of advanced Datalink systems. Using open architecture and in-house development, CP Tech intends to enable full duplex wideband, digital link, error correction, and high-rate communication for uplink and downlink channels. There are five products in the Datalinks collection.
A.I.
AI navigation to aid in Naval command decision making - News
September 25, 2019
MALIBU, Calif. HRL Laboratories, LLC has launched the Causal Adaptive Decision Aid (CADA) project, which will distill massive data from multiple intelligence sources into a ranked list of recommended courses of action for Naval command center personnel.
Avionics
HH-60W combat rescue helicopter to enter production - News
September 25, 2019
STRATFORD, Conn. Lockheed Martin announced the Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program achieved a Milestone C decision from the U.S. Air Force, which moves the program into low-rate initial production. The CRH will perform critical combat search and rescue and personnel recovery operations for all U.S. military services.
A.I.
AI capabilities for unmanned systems introduced by Boeing - News
September 25, 2019
AUSTRALIA. Boeing is partnering with Australia?s Trusted Autonomous Systems Defence Cooperative Research Centre (DCRC) to develop artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to create unmanned systems for global forces.
Radar/EW
Surveillance radar R&D contract won by Raytheon - News
September 25, 2019
WOBURN, Mass. Raytheon attained more than $500 million in a modified contract for research and development (R&D) of two types of advanced surveillance radar systems. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced the $500,615,405 contract, which increases the total ceiling value from $461,492,695 to $962,108,100.
Avionics
Deos DO-178C RTOS FACE conformance announced by DDC-I - News
September 24, 2019
PHOENIX, Ariz. DDC-I, a leading supplier of software and professional services for mission- and safety-critical applications, announced that it has received the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Conformance Certificate for its Deos DO-178C certifiable real-time operating system (RTOS). The certification covers the FACE Technical Standard, Edition 3.0 Safety Base, and Security Profiles for the Operating System Segment (OSS).
Radar/EW
ALR-69A systems for Pegasus tankers to be provided by Raytheon - News
September 24, 2019
GOLETA, Calif. Raytheon Company is providing 111 ALR-69A systems, including spares, to outfit the U.S. Air Force's newest tanker, the KC-46 Pegasus. Raytheon will complete radar warning receiver deliveries by 2025 under the contract with Boeing.
Unmanned
NAVAIR aircrew services contract won by KBR - News
September 24, 2019
HOUSTON, Texas. KBR, engineering, procurement, and construction company, announced it has been awarded an $81 million contract by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide aircrew services to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD).
Unmanned
Counter-swarm electromagnetic weapon developed by AFRL - News
September 24, 2019
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., has developed a counter-swarm, high-power weapon called the Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR) to eliminate an enemy's unmanned systems.
Avionics
Mission computers for helicopters to be developed by HENSOLDT - News
September 23, 2019
GERMANY. Independent sensor house HENSOLDT has been commissioned by Airbus Helicopters to provide the EuroGrid Tactical Mission Computer (ETMC) for helicopters with new functions. The two-year further development contract includes a guarantee for the acquisition of 200 production units in the subsequent years.
Unmanned
Autonomous UUV introduced by General Dynamics - News
September 23, 2019
LONDON. General Dynamics Mission Systems released the Bluefin-12 autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) at Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2019.
Articles 1321 - 1340
