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A.I.
Augmented-reality app for space situational awareness gets funding boost from USAF - News
September 05, 2019
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Intelligent-systems developer Charles River Analytics (CRA) has received additional funding from the U.S. Air Force to further develop its Space Operation Visualizations Leveraging Augmented Reality (SOLAR) app, which will enable users to quickly develop situational awareness to maintain critical space assets.
Unmanned
UUV will have AI, geospatial info built in to hunt mines and other sea hazards - News
September 05, 2019
HORSHAM, U.K. Geospatial and data company Envitia -- together with partner BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, has won a contract to embark on one of the first artificial-intelligence (AI) projects for the British navy: To develop and deliver an AI-equipped unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that will hunt underwater mines.
A.I.
DoD AI chief cites progress on agency's artificial-intelligence capabilities - News
September 05, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, director of the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), said in a recent press conference that he is "optimistic that 2020 will be a breakout year for the department when it comes to fielding A.I.-enabled capabilities," according to a DoD transcript.
Radar/EW
Hardware contract for U.S. Navy and FMS customers signed with Leonardo DRS - News
September 04, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. Leonardo DRS has won a contract with the U.S. Navy for the development, integration, and production of hardware solutions for various Navy platforms.
Comms
U.S. Navy signs $1-plus-billion contract for giant floating bases with General Dynamics - News
September 03, 2019
FALLS CHURCH, Va. General Dynamics has signed a $1.08 billion contract modification to build two more Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ships for the U.S. Navy.
Radar/EW
Defense acquisition the focus of upcoming tri-service open architecture demo - News
August 29, 2019
ATLANTA. The Tri-Service Open Architecture Interoperability Demonstration ? a new, exclusive event for the media, acquisition community, and industry influencers ? will be held on January 29, 2020, hosted by the Georgia Tech Research Institute at the GTRI Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The demonstration will immediately follow the conclusion of the Embedded Tech Trends industry forum.
Comms
Secure network radio contract signed between U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman - News
August 28, 2019
FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman has secured a $50.8 million contract from the U.S. Army for production, integration, fielding, and training of the Huntsman secure network radio.
Radar/EW
Rugged video-management system from Curtiss-Wright selected for Norway's army vehicle - News
August 27, 2019
ASHBURN, Va. ? Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions has won a contract from vision systems provider Kappa Optronics (Gleichen, Germany) to supply the Curtiss-Wright video management system (VMS) technology to support the Driver?s Vision Enhancer (DVE) system used on the Norwegian army?s WiSENT 2 armored recovery vehicle.
Radar/EW
F-35 fighter aircraft to get EW upgrades - News
August 21, 2019
NASHUA, N.H. BAE Systems has received a Block 4 Modernization contract award from Lockheed Martin to enhance the offensive and defensive electronic warfare (EW) capabilities of the F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter aircraft.
Radar/EW
Radar-guided missile defense system for ships will get update from Raytheon - News
August 20, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon Missile Systems has won a potential four-year, $367.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy to update a radar-guided missile defense system and related hardware for several domestic and foreign military customers.
Cyber
Cyberthreat assessment tool contract signed between USAF, Radiance Technologies - News
August 20, 2019
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Cyberengineering firm Radiance Technologies has won a potential five-year, $99.9 million contract to design, build, develop, and integrate a set of tools and models for the U.S. Air Force to use in the assessment of cyber vulnerabilities on Internet of things-based devices and other distributed systems.
Unmanned
Solar-powered UGV can add safety, standoff distance to battlefield or other critical situations - News
August 19, 2019
TAIPEI. Aetina Corp. is set to introduce a solar-powered unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) -- based on the Aetina Jetson edge artificial intelligence (AI) computing platform, powered by Nvidia Jetson AGX Xavier -- that is aimed at use in battlefront, emergency, and difficult-to-access situations.
Comms
Global military vetronics market will see big gains in next 10 years, report says - News
August 16, 2019
LONDON. Global investment and consolidation will continue to be strong over the long term in the military land vehicle electronics (vetronics) market, which totals $3.56 billion in 2019, according to a recent study by Visiongain, "Military Land Vehicle Electronics Market Report 2019-2029."
Unmanned
Hypersonic-missile R and D poised to disrupt conventional defense market, report says - News
August 15, 2019
LONDON. Ongoing research and development efforts in the hypersonic missile market is set to disrupt the defense market globally, according to recent data from Jane's/IHS Markit.
Cyber
USAF classified-network cyber modernization contract going to Perspecta - News
August 14, 2019
CHANTILLY, Va. Perspecta Inc. has won the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) Enterprise Modernization program from the United States Air Force Enterprise Information Technology and Cyber Infrastructure Division of the Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks (C3I&N) Program Executive Office (PEO).
Avionics
Night-vision system for aviators' helmets gets $22 million nod - News
August 13, 2019
FORT WORTH, Texas. Collins Elbit Vision Systems -- a joint venture between Collins Aerospace Systems and Elbit Systems of America -- has obtained a $22 million firm-fixed price contract for the production and delivery of Night Vision Cueing and Display (NVCD) systems for the U.S. Navy and for the governments of Australia and Switzerland.
Cyber
GEOINT analysis for cybersecurity garners $14.2 million contract from USAF - News
August 12, 2019
WASHINGTON. The U.S. Air Force has awarded Radiant Geospatial Solutions (Ypsilanti, Michigan, a Maxar company) a $14.2 million contract for Red Wing Next Generation Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Cloud.
Unmanned
Counter-UAV market to boom in next 10 years, study says - News
August 12, 2019
LONDON. The $1.3 billion counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) market is expected to see large increases over the next 10 years around the world due to increasing security concerns and the need for advanced defense systems to tackle terrorism, according to a new study from Visiongain, "Counter-UAV (C-UAV) Market Report 2019-2029."
Radar/EW
Missile agency's Long Range Discrimination Radar delivers first panel - News
August 07, 2019
MOORESTOWN, N.J. The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) program delivered its first radar panel to the MDA's site in Clear, Alaska, plus placement of the final beam on the radar shelter, as the program continues to work toward full delivery in 2020.
A.I.
DIA chooses 16 firms for massive $17.1 billion military intelligence support contract - News
August 07, 2019
WASHINGTON. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has awarded spots to 16 companies on a potential 10-year, $17.1 billion contract to provide military intelligence support for national-security policymakers, defense planners, and warfighters in the field.
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