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Comms
Oshkosh to deliver 1,574 JLTVs with recent $484 million order - News
July 03, 2018
OSHKOSH, Wis. U.S. Army officials placed a $484 million order for 1,574 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) from Oshkosh Defense, LLC.
Radar/EW
U.K. Ministry of Defence selects Leonardo for pre-flight threat simulation support contract - News
July 03, 2018
ROME, Italy. The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) selected Leonardo for a sustainment contract to deliver in-service support for its pre-flight threat simulation equipment, currently being used on the Typhoon, Tornado, Merlin, Wildcat, Chinook and C130J platforms. The contract will run over a five year period from 2018 until 2022.
Avionics
Bell Boeing receives $4.1 billion contract modification for V-22B aircraft production - News
July 02, 2018
PHILADELPHIA. Naval Air Systems Command officials at Patuxent River, Maryland modified an existing contract with Bell Boeing Joint Program Office in Amarillo, Texas to convert the previously awarded V-22 tiltrotor aircraft advance acquisition contract (N00019-17-C-0015) to a fixed-price-incentive-fee multiyear contract.
Radar/EW
Army taps Raytheon for laser weapon design work on FMTVs - News
July 02, 2018
MCKINNEY, Texas. U.S. Army officials tapped Raytheon to develop a preliminary design of a 100 kW class laser weapon system that will integrate onboard the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTVs). The contract is worth an estimated $10 million.
Cyber
Navy, Moback sign CRADA to pursue AR/VR tech for fleet readiness - News
June 29, 2018
PORT HUENEME, Calif. Developer of cloud-based augmented reality (AR) computing and experience platforms Moback, Inc. is collaborating with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) to research and investigate specialized augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) capabilities to enhance fleet readiness for the U.S. Navy.
Unmanned
JAGM system achieves milestone C, enters LRIP phase - News
June 29, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin officials announced Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) system passed the Defense Acquisition Board review achieving a milestone C decision. This milestone enables Lockheed Martin to move into low-rate initial production (LRIP).
Avionics
Northrop Grumman begins full-rate production of F-35 center fuselage - News
June 29, 2018
PALMDALE, Calif. Officials at Northrop Grumman got the green light to being full-rate production of the F-35 Lightning II center fuselage. This milestone marks the beginning of a 1.5-day production interval (PI) meaning a center fuselage will be produced every day and a half.
Radar/EW
Australia FMS requests $185 million in upgrades to AEGIS system - News
June 28, 2018
WASHINGTON. State Department officials approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Australia of equipment associated with the integration of the CEAFAR 2 Phased Array Radar System with the AEGIS Combat System for an estimated cost of $185 million.
Comms
Samsung devices approved for use within DoD, USAF - News
June 28, 2018
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) officials added Samsung Electronics America, Inc's Galaxy S9, S8 and Note8 on Android 8.0 Oreo to the Approved Products List (APL). At the heels of this announcement, U.S Air Force (USAF) officials also approved Samsung's Galaxy series smartphones and select handheld computing devices for use in the service.
Cyber
DARPA ready to kick off ERI summit, expands to include workshops - News
June 28, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are kicking off the first annual Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI) Summit from July 23-25 in San Francisco, California. The program is also expanding its agenda to add the ERI ?What?s Next? Technical Brainstorming Workshops.
Cyber
TPG Capital completes Wind River acquisition - News
June 27, 2018
ALAMEDA, Calif. Officials at TPG Capital completed the acquisition of Wind River. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.
Radar/EW
Army looks to upgrade 116 Stryker vehicles to the A1 configuration - News
June 26, 2018
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. U.S. Army officials modified an existing contract with General Dynamics Land Systems to upgrade 116 Stryker flat-bottom vehicles to the Stryker A1 configuration. The modified contract is worth $258 million.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy accepts delivery of future USS Indiana, the 16th Virginia-class submarine - News
June 26, 2018
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. U.S Navy officials accepted delivery of the nuclear-powered fast attack submarine by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). The future USS Indiana (SSN-789) is the 16th Virginia-class submarine built as part of the teaming agreement with General Dynamics Electric Boat and the eighth delivered by Newport News.
Avionics
Navy completes KC-130J weapon test with newly Harvest Hawk configuration - News
June 25, 2018
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. U.S. Navy officials announced the Tactical Airlift Program Office (PMA-207) Integrated Warfighting Capability (IWC) Weapons team completed a five-week developmental and integrated test (DT/IT) live fire event utilizing a newly configured KC-130J with the Harvest Hercules Airborne Weapons Kit (HAWK) Plus (HH+) installed. The results demonstrated the HH+ completed multiple sorties, demonstrating successful strikes on both fixed and moving targets.
Unmanned
Navy approves non-dilutive hardware integration funding to Aquabotix for unexploded ordnance solutions - News
June 25, 2018
FALL RIVER, Mass. U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) officials approved a non-dilutive hardware integration funding to Aquabotix Technology Corp. -- a UUV Aquabotix Ltd wholly-owned subsidiary -- to deliver a solution geared towards unexploded ordnance missions for the Navy.
Radar/EW
AFRL taps MacB to conduct & mature research on advanced sensors, EW technologies - News
June 25, 2018
DAYTON, Ohio. Officials at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Spectrum Warfare Systems Engineering Branch (RYWD) tapped MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) for the Effective Sensor Technology Evaluations and Enabling Methodologies (ESTEEM) program task order where engineers will develop and mature research methodologies for rapid assessment of advanced sensors and electronic warfare (EW) technologies.
A.I.
DARPA program progresses towards fully automated rapid molecule production - News
June 22, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Researchers in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Make-It program demonstrated significant progress toward fully automated rapid molecule production, which could speed the pace of chemical discovery for a range of defense products and applications.
Comms
FAA's GEO 5 WAAS payload operational and integrated into network - News
June 22, 2018
DULLES, Va. The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting 5 (GEO 5) Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) navigation payload is now operational and fully integrated into the WAAS network, officials announce.
Comms
USAF taps Viasat for Link 16 MIDS LVT support services - News
June 22, 2018
CARLSBAD, Calif. U.S. Air Force (USAF) officials selected Viasat Inc. for an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract worth up to $42 million for the purchase of supplemental units, maintenance, and support services for Viasat's AN/USQ-140(V) Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems (MIDS) Low Volume Terminals (LVT).
Radar/EW
Canadian Forces to upgrade naval MASS countermeasure systems - News
June 22, 2018
D?SSELDORF, Germany. Canadian Forces officials selected Rheinmetall to upgrade the Canadian navy's Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS), a countermeasure system installed on its Halifax-class frigates. The contract is worth an estimated CAD20 million ($15 million).
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