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DoD announces open source software experiment - News
February 27, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recently announced the launch of Code.mil, an open source initiative that allows software developers around the world to collaborate on unclassified code written by federal employees in support of DoD projects.
Comms
U.S. Army orders several thousand mobile satellite transceivers for battlefield use - News
February 27, 2018
MELVILLE, N.Y. Comtech Telecommunications Corp. won an initial $11.7 million order to immediately provide several thousand of its next generation MT-2025 mobile satellite transceivers in support of the U.S. Army's Blue Force Tracking-2 (BFT-2) system.
Comms
U.S. Navy signs $492 million in contract options for nuclear subs - News
February 27, 2018
LYNCHBURG, Va. Nuclear-component company BWXT reports that its BWXT Nuclear Operations Group has signed contract options totaling approximately $492 million with the the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program for the manufacture of naval nuclear-reactor components.
Unmanned
Global market for military counter-UAV systems will reach $1.223 billion by 2026, says one scenario in market study - News
February 26, 2018
AMSTERDAM. The global market for military counter-unmanned aerial vehicles (C-UAVs) will grow from its current $379 million to $1.223 billion by 2026, according to one scenario in the report "Global Counter-UAV (C-UAV) Systems Market Forecast to 2026" from Market Forecast. The overall combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.8 percent would hold fairly consistent over the whole period.
Comms
KBR acquires SGT in move to expand support for high-priority missions - News
February 26, 2018
HOUSTON. Government-services contractor KBR has agreed to acquire Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc. (SGT), a company that provides technology solutions, engineering services, mission operations, and scientific/ IT software in the U.S. government-services market. SGT has a distinguished heritage delivering technology solutions and services to the U.S. government for space programs, national security and civilian operations.
Unmanned
IARPA launches plan to build 3-D models using satellite imagery - News
February 26, 2018
WASHINGTON. The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) -- which operates within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence -- announced the establishment of a multiyear research plan to build 3-D models that leverage satellite imagery aimed at supporting U.S. military, intelligence, and humanitarian missions.
Comms
U.S. Navy awards $34 million for communications-support package - News
February 23, 2018
WASHINGTON. The U.S. Navy has awarded Alion Science and Technology -- a technology solutions company based in Tysons Corner, Virginia -- an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ), cost-plus-fixed-fee, multiple-award contract that could ultimately total as much as $34 million to provide the Navy with worldwide communications and media support services.
Radar/EW
U.S. State Dept. approves possible sale of ISR aircraft to Kuwait - News
February 23, 2018
WASHINGTON. The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale of King Air 350ER intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft to Kuwait for an estimated cost of $259 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale.
Avionics
Helmet-mounted displays aim to give pilots added edge - News
February 22, 2018
FORT WORTH, Texas. Elbit Systems of America, in a joint venture with Rockwell Collins ESA Vision Systems, will incorporate the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System II (JHMCS II) helmet-mounted display into Republic of Korea air force (ROKAF) F-16 aircraft.
Radar/EW
Israel, U.S. successfully test Arrow 3 antiballistic missile system - News
February 21, 2018
TEL AVIV, Israel. The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of the Defense Research and Development at Israel's Ministry of Defense, together with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), report a successful flight test of the Arrow 3 weapons system, Israel's system that is designed to defend against ballistic missiles outside of the atmosphere.
Comms
Enhanced satellite communications capability now possible with portable antenna - News
February 21, 2018
AIR FORCE ROME RESEARCH SITE, New York. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has newly gained access to a portable antenna with tracking capability that can be deployed in places where these capabilities are traditionally limited, such as a remote battlefield.
Comms
General Dynamics Mission Systems secures $208 million contract for ongoing supply of digital modular radio - News
February 20, 2018
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. General Dynamics Mission Systems has won a five-year, $208 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Navy for the continued procurement, testing, and delivery of the AN/USC-61(C) Digital Modular Radio (DMR).
Comms
U.S. Army contracts for secure medical systems for mobile operations - News
February 20, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Army has contracted with IT security firm Cog and embedded sensor maker Management Sciences, Inc. (MSI) to develop a prototype multilevel security (MLS) capability on tactical mobile devices that will be used in the field to more efficiently deliver patient medical data.
Comms
Plug-in smartphone app enables military parachutists to land with greater precision - News
February 16, 2018
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. A team of engineers at Draper Laboratories recently filed a patent for a smartphone app that automatically detects when parachutists make the critical transition from the plane to being under their parachute canopy.
Radar/EW
Military display systems contract signed worth more than $8.7 million - News
February 16, 2018
CARLSBAD, Calif. Specialized military display maker Palomar Display Products has been awarded three contracts totaling more than $8.7 million to deliver military display systems for the M1 Abrams tank, M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, and Light Armored Vehicle (LAV).
Comms
DoD to host Industry Day for cloud computing project - News
February 15, 2018
WASHINGTON. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will host host an Industry Day for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) Cloud acquisition on March 7, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia.
A.I.
Keeping military personnel in the field safe from infectious agents - News
February 15, 2018
SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) won a 12-month contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a next-generation portable diagnostic platform for military personnel to quickly self-perform testing for a variety of infectious diseases in the field.
Unmanned
Participants wanted for UAV swarm-based tactics test bed - News
February 14, 2018
BALTIMORE, Md. Northrop Grumman Corp. -- in its role as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Phase 1 Swarm Systems Integrator for the Agency?s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program -- is set to launch its first open-architecture test bed and is seeking participants to create and test their own swarm-based tactics on the platform. In this project, Northrop Grumman is teamed with Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI) and the Interactive Computing Experiences Research Cluster, directed by Dr. Joseph LaViola at the University of Central Florida.
Avionics
Contract aims to increase safety, health of aviation personnel - News
February 14, 2018
PASADENA, Calif. Engineering consulting firm Tetra Tech has won a $40 million, single-award contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Aerospace Medicine (AAM) to develop a new information system for tracking and analyzing medical information associated with pilots, air-traffic controllers, and other aviation-related personnel.
Comms
DARPA awards $4.7 million grant to transform augmented-reality glasses - News
February 13, 2018
NEW YORK. An interdisciplinary team from Columbia University School of Engineering is working with colleagues at Stanford, UMass Amherst, and Trex Enterprises Corp. to develop an alternative solution for use in augmented reality (AR) glasses.
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