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Comms

Navy taps SAIC to deliver SPAWAR with architecture and systems engineering support - News

April 23, 2018
RESTON, Va. U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) officials selected Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) for a task order to provide architecture and systems engineering support services to the Office of the Chief Engineer (CHENG) (SPAWAR 5.0), the Fleet Readiness (FRD), and various C4ISR programs, and offices.
Unmanned

AFRL, Coast Guard sign MOU focusing on unmanned systems, modeling and simulation - News

April 23, 2018
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. Officials at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Coast Guard Research and Development Center signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), which focuses in unmanned systems, modeling and simulation, along with other research focus ares that will be broad enough to include areas of mutual interest for the two organizations.
Unmanned

UAS SWaP constraints driving RF and microwave designs - Story

April 23, 2018
The electronics footprint on unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) continues to shrink. These reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements are driving radio frequency (RF) and microwave designers to come up with innovative ways to deliver the reduced SWaP while increasing performance and enhancing the platform's capability.
Cyber

DARPA looks to address zero-day vulnerabilities in complex software ecosystems - News

April 20, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Information Innovation Office (I2O) launched the Computers and Humans Exploring Software Security (CHESS) program, which aims to develop capabilities to discover and address zero-day vulnerabilities at a speed and scale appropriate for the continuously growing, complex software ecosystem by enabling humans and computers to collaboratively reason over software artifacts.
Unmanned

U.S. Navy plans to add mine neutralization system by 2022 - News

April 19, 2018
TEWKSBURY, Mass. U.S. Navy officials selected Raytheon to design, test, and deploy the company's Barracuda, a mine neutralization system. The contract is worth approximately $83 million.
Comms

General Dynamics set to continue IT support services under $300 million Army contract - News

April 19, 2018
FAIRFAX, Va. Officials at General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced they will continue to operate and maintain the IT networks for the U.S. Army under the Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) Information Technology Support Services 3 contract.
Cyber

MacB to support Big Data Platform capabilities for U.S. Cyber Command - News

April 19, 2018
DAYTON, Ohio. U.S Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) officials tapped Enlighten IT Consulting (EITC), a MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) company, to deliver sustainment support for Big Data Platform (BDP) capabilities and engineering services for the Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF).
Comms

Valiant Integrated Services agrees to purchase Cubic Global Defense Services for $135 million - News

April 19, 2018
SAN DIEGO. Officials at Cubic Corp. announced the company has entered into definitive agreement to sell its Cubic Global Defense (CGD) Services business to Valiant Integrated Services for $135 million cash at close on a debt free, cash free basis, plus $3 million of contingent consideration tied to certain contract wins expected over the next 12 to 24 months.
Comms

Polar Scout small satellites built by Raytheon for responsive space program - News

April 19, 2018
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. In partnership with Millennium Engineering and Integration, Raytheon engineers built two two small, Polar Scout satellites for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under a larger program led by the U.S. Air Force Operationally Responsive Space program to show how they can be built efficiently and cost effectively.
Cyber

Engility selected for sole-source $76 million contract to engineer and secure intelligence systems - News

April 18, 2018
CHANTILLY, Va. Officials at Engility announced the company has received three sole-source awards with the U.S. intelligence community in the first quarter of 2018, totaling $76 million.
Cyber

U.S. Army Commercial Based Technology Analysis contract won by CACI - News

April 18, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. General Services Administration?s (GSA) Federal Systems Integration and Management Center officials tapped CACI International Inc. for a task order that has a $41.5 million potential value providing engineering support services for the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center?s Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD) Commercial Based Technology Analysis (CBTA) program.
Cyber

Army-funded research discovers way to block cyber intrusions - News

April 17, 2018
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. University of California in Los Angles (UCLA) researchers found a way to block cyber intrusions on sensitive communication networks.
Unmanned

F-35 integrates with JSOW missile, final development test complete - News

April 17, 2018
TUCSON, Ariz. Engineers at Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and the U.S. Navy completed the final developmental test to integrate the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C onto the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's C variant.
Avionics

P-8A Poseidon completes capabilities-based testing via LVC environment - News

April 17, 2018
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. A U.S. Navy team from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) test and evaluation community created, developed, and completed capabilities-based testing and evaluation in a Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) environment for P-8A Poseidon mission systems.
Avionics

F-35 program undergoes final development test flight in SDD phase - News

April 16, 2018
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. U.S. Navy officials announced the F-35 program has accomplished the final developmental test flight of the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the program.
Radar/EW

Lockheed Martin, Cobham team to compete for the Next Generation Jammer Low Band bid - News

April 16, 2018
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Officials at Lockheed Martin and Cobham announced they are partnering to compete for the U.S. Navy's Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) competition that will replace the ALQ-99 tactical jamming system currently utilized on the E/A-18 Growler aircraft.
Avionics

KC-135 tanker fleet support contract won by Rockwell Collins - News

April 16, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla. U.S. Air Force officials selected Rockwell Collins for multiple repair contracts to support Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) components on the entire KC-135 tanker fleet. These contracts, valued at approximately $27 million over the next five years, will keep the aircraft flying and in compliance with Communication, Navigation, Surveillance and Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) mandates.
Unmanned

Systel garners MQ-8C Fire Scout support contract, showcases rugged computer at Sea Air Space - News

April 11, 2018
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. At the the Navy League Sea Air Space Maritime Exposition, Systel, Inc. officials announced they were selected to support the U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command MQ-8C Fire Scout program with rugged, SWaP optimized high density computing servers.
Unmanned

Germany seeks to purchase MQ-4C Triton UAS in FMS valued at $2.5 billion - News

April 06, 2018
WASHINGTON. State Department officials approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Germany of MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for an estimated cost of $2.50 billion.
Avionics

Rockwell Collins to upgrade the avionics of the USAF T-1A Jayhawk trainer fleet - News

April 06, 2018
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Rockwell Collins will upgrade the U.S. Air Force's T-1A Jayhawk trainer fleet with the company's Pro Line 21 avionics suite as part of a contract awarded to Field Aerospace. Rockwell Collins, working with Field Aerospace, Nextant Aerospace, Flight Safety International and others, will supply the avionics system, which best satisfies the Air Force?s Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) requirements and sets the stage for growth as missions evolve.
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