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Unmanned
Smart-mapping payload enables UAS to deliver faster ID, intelligence data - News
April 30, 2018
XPONENTIAL 2018--DENVER. Insitu -- a subsidiary of The Boeing Company and Overwatch Imaging -- has successfully integrated a customized TK-5 Firewatch smart tactical mapping payload on Insitu?s ScanEagle unmanned aerial system (UAS). The Firewatch-equipped ScanEagle will operate with real-time fire line maps and wide-area, high-resolution imagery intelligence for wildfire management, disaster recovery, and other UAS applications.
Cyber
Naval Research Lab team aims to design better armor through nanoscience - News
April 27, 2018
WASHINGTON. A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) reports that they have pushed grain-size engineering to the limit and as a result recently discovered previously unseen behaviors in nanocrystalline ceramics that could lead to the design of lighter and stronger ceramic armor for the warfighter. The discovery -- recently published in American Chemical Society Nano -- continues NRL research published in 2014.
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Cyber
Award: $145 million task order will support Army IT counterinsurgency program - News
April 27, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. IT contractor CACI International has been awarded a $145 million task order to support the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) Counter Insurgency Targeting Program (CITP).
Radar/EW
Portable, precise laser technology demonstrated by DARPA - News
April 26, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. A team of researchers at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) reports that it has made significant progress advancing chip-based integrated photonics and nonlinear optics to miniaturize optical synthesizer components.
Radar/EW
E-scan radar sale set to bolster India's border security effort - News
April 26, 2018
CAMBRIDGE, U.K. Electronic-scanning radar and surveillance company Blighter Surveillance Systems has secured its first sale into India; the company will supply its Blighter B400 series E-scan micro Doppler ground surveillance radars.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy accepts delivery of future USS Michael Monsoor destroyer - News
April 25, 2018
BATH, Maine. The U.S. Navy accepted hull, mechanical, and electrical (HM&E) delivery of the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) from shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) on April 24.
Radar/EW
Analysts: Global rugged equipment market to reach nearly $44 billion by 2022 - News
April 25, 2018
LONDON. The global rugged equipment market -- defined as devices that are used in harsh conditions and extreme climates that are designed based on certain military standards that determine their resistance to dust, water, and vibration -- will total nearly $44 billion by 2022, according to a market study by Technavio, "Global Rugged Equipment Market 2018-2022."
Comms
Orbital test bed satellite completes system, preflight testing: General Atomics - News
April 24, 2018
SAN DIEGO, Calif. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that it has completed full system and ?ready for launch? preflight testing of its Orbital Test Bed (OTB) satellite; OTB will launch as part of the U.S. Air Force?s Space Technology Program (STP-2) flight on the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
Cyber
Developing conflict-deterrence strategies for the "Gray Zone" - News
April 24, 2018
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Intelligent systems developer Charles River Analytics (CRA) is teaming with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to research methods that would improve Department of Defense (DoD) analysis of potential deterrence strategies in the so-called Gray Zone. The two-year contract is valued at $1 million.
Unmanned
DARPA Gremlins UAS swarm program moves to Phase 3 with Dynetics - News
April 23, 2018
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Dynetics Inc. will move forward into Phase 3 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Gremlins program, which aims to mount and accelerate the ability to perform aerial launch and recovery of volley quantities of low-cost, reusable unmanned aerial systems (UASs) from military aircraft.
Unmanned
DARPA challenge seeks fast launch solutions - News
April 23, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced what it calls the "DARPA Launch Challenge," a program designed to promote rapid access to space within days instead of years. With the challenge entries, DARPA intends to implement fast launch capabilities and further incentivize industry to deliver launch solutions that are flexible and responsive.
Unmanned
Developmental testing completed on Small Diameter Bomb II for fighter pilots' use - News
April 20, 2018
TUCSON,Ariz. Raytheon has finished a round of developmental testing on the Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II), a key step toward bringing this new capability to military fighter pilots.
Radar/EW
Celestica completes acquisition of rugged-electronics maker Atrenne Integrated Solutions - News
April 20, 2018
TORONTO. Electronics manufacturing company Celestica Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Atrenne Integrated Solutions, a U.S.-based designer and manufacturer of ruggedized electromechanical solutions that primarily serves the military and commercial aerospace markets.
Comms
Global defense tactical radio market expected to reach $17.87 billion by 2023, report says - News
April 20, 2018
PORTLAND, Ore. A new report by Allied Market Research found that the global defense tactical radio market -- valued at $7.97 billion in 2016 -- is projected to reach at $17.87 billion by 2023, growing at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.9 percent from 2017 to 2023.
Unmanned
Marines accomplish first F/A-18 flights with APKWS rockets - News
April 18, 2018
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. The U.S. Marine Corps? F/A-18 squadrons recently completed their initial flights with the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), a highly accurate 2.75-inch rocket that provides air-to-ground weapon support.
Avionics
Elbit Systems completes Universal Avionics Systems acquisition - News
April 18, 2018
HAIFA, Israel. Defense electronics contractor Elbit Systems Ltd. has completed its previously announced acquisition of avionics manufacturer Universal Avionics Systems (UA -- Tucson, Arizona).
A.I.
Army: Facial recognition, even in the dark - News
April 17, 2018
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have developed a technique that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to produce a recognizable image from a thermal image of a person's face captured in low-light or nighttime conditions. Such a technique could lead to enhanced real-time biometrics and post-mission forensic analysis for covert military nighttime operations.
Comms
U.S. Navy, USMC contract with ManTech for C4I, vehicle upgrade work - News
April 17, 2018
HERNDON, Va. Technology provider ManTech recently signed contracts -- worth a total of $104.5 million -- with the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps in the area of acquisition, upgrades, and maintenance of advanced technical military vehicles.
Cyber
Polaris Alpha acquires Fourth Dimension Engineering - News
April 16, 2018
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Defense/intelligence software vendor Polaris Alpha announced that it is acquiring Fourth Dimension Engineering, a cybersolution provider located in Columbia, Maryland. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
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