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USMC Amphibious Combat Vehicles bid won by BAE Systems, Iveco Defence Vehicles - News
June 21, 2018
STAFFORD, Va. U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) officials selected BAE systems and teammate Iveco Defence Vehicles to deliver 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV), with options for a total of 204 vehicles. The contract for the initial 30 vehicles is estimated at $198 million, but if all options are exercised the contract's value is worth up to $1.2 billion.
Radar/EW
Ensuring microelectronics are counterfeit resistant, goal of Navy R&D - News
June 21, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS. A new cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) will drive the development of trusted microelectronics that are are counterfeit resistant and immune to a wide variety of attacks. The Indiana Innovation Institute (IN3) and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) have joined forces with Purdue University and Indiana University under the CRADA.
Unmanned
MQ-8C Fire Scout begins operational testing onboard the USS Coronado - News
June 21, 2018
PACIFIC OCEAN. U.S. Navy officials announced the newest unmanned helicopter, the MQ-8C Fire Scout, began operational testing onboard the USS Coronado (LCS-4) this week off the coast of San Diego.
Cyber
Army National Training Center Mission Support contract won by Raytheon - News
June 20, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla.U.S. Army Contracting Command officials in Orlando, Floria selected Raytheon for the U.S. Army National Training Center Mission Support contract. The cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for mission support services. The cost-plus-incentive-fee contract totals an estimated $161 million.
Comms
Navy, National Intelligence University sign R&D maritime tech EPA - News
June 20, 2018
WEST BETHESDA, Md. U.S. Navy and National Intelligence University (NIU) officials signed an Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) that will focus on research and development (R&D) efforts on maritime technology and experimentation.
Cyber
Human/AI teaming collaboration coming from ARL, IEEE Brain collaboration - News
June 20, 2018
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. Officials at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Brain Initiative (IEEE brain) in conjunction with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) are engaging with the scientific community with a newly developed web presence in an effort to strategize scientific and engineering approaches for future effective human-artificial intelligence (AI) teaming.
Comms
Trump Administration signs space directive policy, announces sixth military branch - News
June 19, 2018
WASHINGTON. President Donald J. Trump signed the Space Policy Directive ? 3 (SPD-3) this week, which aims to place the U.S. as the lead in traffic management and mitigating space debris. The formal signing happened at a meeting with the National Space Council where he directed Department of Defense (DoD) and Pentagon officials to create a new military branch aptly named the Space Force.
Radar/EW
Thales tapped to upgrade Australia's Collin-class submarine sonar systems - News
June 19, 2018
LA DEFENSE, France. Australian government officials selected Thales to perform sonar system upgrades on all six Collins submarines. The contract with Thales is valued at $230 million, but is part of a $542 million Australian government-approved project to upgrade the Collins-class sensor capabilities.
Avionics
North American Surveillance Systems acquired by MAG Aerospace - News
June 19, 2018
FAIRFAX, Va. Aerospace company North American Surveillance Systems, Inc. (NASS) and its related entities have been acquired by MAG Aerospace.
Radar/EW
Army orders 771 additional FMTVs from Oshkosh Defense - News
June 19, 2018
OSHKOSH, Wis. Officials at the U.S. Army Contracting Command placed four additional orders with Oshkosh Defense, LLC. for a total of 771 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV).
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Telephonics multimode radar selected for Coast Guard Spartan surveillance platform - News
June 18, 2018
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. Officials at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division selected Telephonics Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corp., to deliver its APS-143C(V)3 as the multimode radar system for the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) HC-27J Spartan medium-range maritime surveillance platform.
Unmanned
Norway F-35A JSM completes phase of testing with USAF team support - News
June 18, 2018
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. Norway's F-35A Joint Strike Missile (JSM) completed testing by a team of U.S. Air Force engineers, test pilots, and Norwegian government and industry personnel from the 416th Test Flight Squadron.
Radar/EW
Leonardo DRS nabs MFoCS II contract to support computing modernization efforts - News
June 15, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Army officials tapped Leonardo DRS, Inc. to produce the next-generation of mission command computing systems called the Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS) II to support the Army's modernization strategy for tactical platforms, including ground combat vehicles, and command posts. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract is worth up to $841.3 million.
Cyber
IARPA prize challenge involves fusion algorithms to improve facial recognition - News
June 15, 2018
WASHINGTON. In partnership with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) officials launched the Fusion of Face Recognition Algorithms (FOFRA) prize challenge, which aims to improve recognition of face images through fusing the outputs of multiple algorithms applied to the same input imagery.
Unmanned
GA-ASI team demonstrated UAS Ikhana detect and avoid technology in national air space - News
June 14, 2018
SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA?ASI) engineers developed a detect-and-avoid (DAA) avionics system that enabled an unmanned aircraft to fly through the National Airspace System (NAS) after taking off from southern California this week.
Unmanned
Lockheed Martin to continue MK48 torpedoes maintenance under $65 million follow-contract - News
June 14, 2018
EWA BEACH, Hawaii. Naval Sea Systems Command officials selected Lockheed Martin for a follow-on contract option to continue supporting Navy?s intermediate-level maintenance activities for MK48 torpedoes at the Pearl Harbor Heavyweight Torpedo Intermediate Maintenance Activity (IMA). The contract is worth approximately $65 million.
Radar/EW
Safran, Raytheon sign MOU to develop combat vehicle sighting systems - News
June 14, 2018
PARIS. Officials at Safran and Raytheon signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the next generation of combat vehicle sighting systems.
Unmanned
Lockheed Martin's Miniature Hit-to-Kill intercepter moves to development phase - News
June 13, 2018
BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin engineers will mature the Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor, evaluate its effectiveness, and demonstrate manufacturing readiness as part of the Extended Mission Area Missile program under a $2.6 million contract with the U.S. Army Cruise Missile Defense Systems Project Office.
Unmanned
Army modifies contract with Raytheon for additional TOW weapon systems - News
June 13, 2018
PARIS. U.S. Army officials modified an existing contract to continue production of Raytheon's tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided TOW weapon system. The original contract is worth $320 million.
Radar/EW
MACOM showcases at IMS 2018 double-balanced mixers for T&M, radar applications - News
June 13, 2018
IMS 2018 - PHILADELPHIA. Officials at MACOM Technology Solutions Inc. are showcasing a new portfolio of wideband double-balanced mixers, covering the 8 ? 43 GHz and 18 ? 46 GHz frequency ranges, at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) this year [Booth #1125]. The system delivers loss, high linearity and a wide intermediate frequency (IF) bandwidth that is suited for test and measurement (T&M), microwave radio, and radar applications.
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