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Radar/EW
RF research to get support from new $24 million contract, says AFRL - News
July 11, 2018
McLean, VA. Defense intelligence company Altamira Technologies has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for $24.6 million to provide next-generation radio frequency (RF) sensing technologies through advanced research and development of RF systems and subsystems.
Unmanned
Contract with KBRwyle enables technical, engineering support for Patriot missile - News
July 11, 2018
HOUSTON. Professional-services and technology firm KBR announced that its global government services business, KBRwyle, has been awarded a $133 million task order by the U.S. Army's Lower Tier Project Office to provide technical and engineering services to the Patriot missile system.
Cyber
Immersive training contract signed for $128 million between U.S. Army, Northrop Grumman - News
July 10, 2018
HERNDON, Va. Northrop Grumman has won a contract worth $128 million from the U.S. Army to continue providing support for the Army's Mission Command Training Center (MCTC) as it embarks on a new program, called Mission Training Complex Contractor Support (MTCCS - III Corps), which will provide mission command training for a range of unified land operations in a contemporary operating environment.
Cyber
Logistics contract worth $48 million to manage weapons and ordnance for U.S. Navy awarded to CACI Int'l. - News
July 10, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. National-security IT provider CACI International has won a $48 million task order to provide engineering and technical related services (ETRS) to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division.
Unmanned
Combat-decoy contract signed for approximately $42 million - News
July 10, 2018
CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. Chemring Countermeasures USA (CCM USA) -- a subsidiary of global defense technology company Chemring Group -- has won two contracts totaling approximately $42 million to deliver weapons decoys and countermeasures for the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force.
Radar/EW
Electronic warfare market will grow at healthy clip through 2023, says study - News
July 09, 2018
NEW YORK and PUNE, India. The electronic warfare (EW) market is expected to grow at approximately 4.5 percent combined annual growth rate (CAGR) during the period 2017 to 2023, according to a new report from Market Research Future, "Electronic Warfare Market Research Report Information, by Category (Electronic Support, Electronic Attack, and Electronic Protection), by Platform (Airborne, Naval, Land, and Unmanned) and by Region ? Global Forecast till 2023."
Radar/EW
RADA radar included in bid for U.S. Army equipment package for Stryker tank - News
July 06, 2018
SILVER SPRING, Md. RADA Electronic Industries announced that its Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR) will be integrated into the Leonardo DRS mission equipment package (MEP) solution for the U.S. Army?s Initial Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) capability.
Radar/EW
L3 Technologies acquires Applied Defense Solutions - News
July 03, 2018
NEW YORK. L3 Technologies has acquired Applied Defense Solutions (ADS), an aerospace engineering, software development, and space situational awareness company.
Unmanned
Autonomous technology headed to the battlefield thanks to U.S. Army, Oshkosh deal - News
July 03, 2018
OSHKOSH, Wis. Oshkosh Defense, an Oshkosh Corporation, has won a $49 million contract from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to integrate existing palletized load system (PLS) vehicles with scalable autonomous technology as part of the U.S. Army?s Expedient Leader Follower (ExLF) program.
Radar/EW
BAE Systems to build, deliver frigates for Australian naval fleet in $25.7 billion deal - News
July 02, 2018
EDINBURGH, Australia. BAE Systems has been selected by the Australian government as the preferred tenderer for the SEA 5000 program to deliver nine future frigates for the Royal Australian Navy. The overall announced program is expected to be in the region of AU $35 billion (approximately $25.7 billion) for the design, build, and support of the ships.
Radar/EW
U.S. Army signs $33.8 million contract for tactical ground vehicles - News
July 02, 2018
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has won a $33.8 million contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command to produce Army Ground Mobility Vehicles (AGMV) and associated kits.
Radar/EW
AEGIS weapons systems in possible FMS to Spain, says U.S. State Dept. - News
June 29, 2018
WASHINGTON. The U.S. State Department has announced a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Spain of five AEGIS Weapons Systems (AWS) for an estimated cost of $860.4 million.
Unmanned
UAS swarm systems that can support warfighters in urban operations under development - News
June 29, 2018
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Charles River Analytics is one of the teams selected by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design, develop, and evaluate unmanned air and/or ground system swarm tactics, primitives, and algorithms that support warfighters in urban operations. The Charles River Analytics win is part of DARPA's Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program.
Avionics
Chinook Block II helicopter program moves to final assembly - News
June 29, 2018
PHILADELPHIA. Boeing and U.S. Army officials report that the CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopter program has passed a major milestone with the loading of the first engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) helicopter into final assembly on June 27.
Radar/EW
U.S. Army tanks to get active combat protection systems - News
June 28, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Leonardo DRS has won a contract with the U.S. Army -- worth a reported $193 million -- to provide the Army with TROPHY active protection systems for its Abrams tanks to support immediate operational requirements.
Unmanned
Triton UAS sale to Australia reported by U.S. Navy - News
June 28, 2018
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. The U.S. Navy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Australian government to purchase as many as six MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems (UASs).
Unmanned
Triton UAS will go to Australia's defense department - News
June 27, 2018
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. Northrop Grumman has sold a Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to Australia's defense department.
Comms
Warfighting gaps, advance defense capabilities covered in DoD contract - News
June 27, 2018
MCLEAN, Va. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a prime position on a $900 million contract to provide engineering and technical support to the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E) program, which assesses joint military operations to identify warfighting gaps and recommend solutions for the joint force.
Comms
U.S. Air Force awards AFSPC-52 launch services contract to SpaceX - News
June 26, 2018
AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND SPACE AND MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER/LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, EL SEGUNDO, Calif. The U.S. Air Force has awarded an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) launch service contract worth $130 million to Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX, Hawthorne, California) to handle launch services to deliver an Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)-52 satellite to its intended orbit.
Unmanned
U.S. Army awards Lockheed Martin $364 million contract for ATACMS missiles - News
June 26, 2018
DALLAS. Lockheed Martin has won a $364 million production contract for Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles to be supplied to the U.S. Army and a Foreign Military Sales customer. The program will enable the military services to upgrade their existing Block 1 missiles with new technology and double their range, while extending the missiles' useful life by more than 10 years and providing the most update surface-to-surface missile capability.
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