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Radar/EW
Ground-based laser rockets get initial successful test - News
June 01, 2020HUDSON, New Hampshire. BAE Systems reports that it successfully completed test shots of its APKWS [Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System] laser-guided rockets from a tactical configuration ground-based weapon system for the first time. The ground-launch capability, says the company, builds on hundreds of successful shots during combat from rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft.
Radar/EW
Wearable sensor system for military toxins exposure wins defense contract - News
May 28, 2020VALENCIA, California. Intelligent biosensor/digital health provider PercuSense has won a contract worth $4.6 million from the U.S. government's Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to develop a continuous monitoring platform for warfighters that enables early detection of toxic chemical exposure.
Comms
Defense spending across globe hinges on geopolitical situation, study says - News
May 19, 2020AMSTERDAM. The total global defense budget -- estimated at approximately $1.8 trillion in 2020 -- is expected to grow to around $2.3 trillion by 2028, a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 2.8%, according to a new study by Market Forecast, "Global Defense Budget Analysis -- Forecast to 2028."
Radar/EW
Naval radar market shifting toward multirole and modular systems, study says - News
May 11, 2020
SAN ANTONIO. The radar technology landscape used in the naval arena is shifting toward multirole and modular systems, especially with the arrival of newer gallium nitride (GaN)-based active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars, according to the findings of a new market analysis from Frost & Sullivan, "Global Naval Radar Market, Forecast to 2028."
Cyber
U.S. DoD signs $45 million contract to boost weapons-system software security - News
May 11, 2020
PALO ALTO, Calif, Software-security firm ForAllSecure has garnered a contract worth $45 million with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to deploy its "Mayhem" next-generation fuzzing software across multiple DoD branches.
Radar/EW
Electronic warfare boost for Perspecta expected with DHPC Technologies buy - News
May 05, 2020
CHANTILLY, Va. Cybersecurity contractor Perspecta has completed the acquisition of DHPC Technologies (DHPC -- Woodbridge, New Jersey), a developer of electronic warfare (EW) technologies that is already a provider to the U.S. Army.
Radar/EW
Patriot missile equipment sale to U.S. Army nabs Lockheed Martin $6.07 billion contract - News
May 04, 2020
DALLAS. Lockheed Martin has won a contract worth $6.07 billion from the U.S. Army for the production of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors and associated equipment.
Radar/EW
Comms
Radio modernization for U.S Army continues under Collins Aerospace contract - News
April 27, 2020
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Collins Aerospace Systems (a Raytheon Technologies unit) has received its eighth delivery order from the U.S. Army to provide AN/PRC-162 ground radios for the Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit (HMS) program.
Unmanned
UAS flown in Middle East by USMC crew on another continent--a first - News
April 27, 2020
SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) reports that U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) pilots and sensor operators from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1) recently conducted their first operational flight of an MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in the Middle East, with the operators located in Yuma, Arizona.
Comms
Communications for U.S. Space Force the subject of $500 million contract with L3Harris - News
April 24, 2020
MELBOURNE, Fla. L3Harris Technologies has won a five-year, $500 million ceiling, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract — with an initial delivery order of $30.6 million -- with the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to supply the Air Force and Army Anti-jam Modem (A3M).
Radar/EW
Antiradiation guided missile from Northrop Grumman gets additional nod from U.S. Navy - News
April 24, 2020
FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman has signed a $165 million agreement with the U.S. Navy for Lot 9 full rate production (FRP) of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM); under the agreement, to cover both the Navy and foreign military sales, the company will deliver round missiles and captive air training missiles.
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Comms
GPS update deal for USAF signed with Honeywell - News
April 22, 2020
CLEARWATER, Fla. Honeywell has signed a four-year, $99.1 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force (USAF) update the USAF's Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System (EGI-M).
A.I.
Machine-learning analytics from BAE Systems chosen for situational-awareness tools - News
April 22, 2020
FARNBOROUGH, U.K. BAE Systems has won a contract with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop machine learning analytics as a service -- a first-of-its-kind, cloud-based model for government use that intends to provide an automated service that leverages commercial and open source data, including satellite imagery, to deliver continuous worldwide situational awareness for a diverse range of challenges, including anomaly detection and prediction.
Radar/EW
Hypersonic missile tech will be focus of U.S. DoD, Norway alliance - News
April 21, 2020
WASHINGTON. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Norway’s defense ministry announced an agreement -- the first to be publicly revealed under DoD’s new Allied Prototyping Initiative (API) -- to partner on development of ramjet-propulsion technologies, which the U.S. Navy and Army have been studying closely to power future hypersonic missiles.
Radar/EW
Video display contract for mobile ground vehicles worth $30 million signed by Mercury Systems - News
April 17, 2020
ANDOVER, Mass. Mercury Systems has received a $30 million multiyear award from a leading defense prime contractor to provide video display technology that will be integrated into mobile ground vehicles.
Avionics
EW testing progresses on F-15 EPAWSS upgrade - News
April 17, 2020
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. The U.S. Air Force's F-15E Eagle aircraft fleet is currently undergoing critical electronic warfare (EW) testing at the Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF) on Edwards Air Force Base in southern California.
A.I.
AI assistant examined to aid in simplifying applications for USAF - News
April 16, 2020
LOS ANGELES. Engineering firm MSBAI has received an AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 contract to examine integrating its GURU artficial intelligence (AI) technology to U.S. Air Force applications.
Avionics
Avionics in U-2 aircraft to get refresh under USAF, Lockheed Martin contract - News
April 16, 2020
PALMDALE, Calif. Lockheed Martin Skunk Works has obtained at contract award valued at $50 million from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to evolve the U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft to support future battlespace needs.
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