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Radar/EW
Canadian special forces combat vehicle contract won by Polaris Defense - News
December 20, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS. Officials at Public Works and Procurement Canada (PSPC) selected Polaris Defense for the Ultra-Light Combat Vehicle (ULCV) contract worth an estimated $15.5 million. The contract includes DAGOR vehicles, maintenance and operator training, spare parts, and the option for additional vehicles to meet the requirements of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM).
Radar/EW
VPT Rad receives commercial Laboratory Suitability from DLA - News
December 20, 2016
CHELMSFORD, MA. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) officials granted commercial Laboratory Suitability to VPT Rad's MIL-STD-750 Test Method 1080 for Single Event Effects (SEE), therefore expanding their current portfolio with DLA suitability status . DLA also completed an audit on the company's Quality Assurance program, covering VPT Rad?s suite of DLA-approved irradiation test services.
Avionics
FAA issues final rule for small general aviation airplanes - News
December 19, 2016
WASHINGTON. Officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation?s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a final rule that overhauls the airworthiness standards for small general aviation airplanes. The new Part 23 rule will reduce costs for the aviation industry as well streamline approval of new technologies into the marketplace.
Comms
OSU and AFRL team up to find best recovery method for SPEC OPS - Other
December 16, 2016
Ohio State University (OSU) officials signed a cooperative research and development agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), in which OSU researchers will work closely with the Air Force 711th Human Performance Wing (711th HPW) to evaluate the stress and recovery states of the university?s Division 1 athletes. The data collected will help the military to individualize the best recovery method for the warfighter.
Avionics
F-16 aircraft to receive Raytheon's mission computer upgrade - News
December 16, 2016
PLANO, Texas. Raytheon engineers will develop and produce F-16 Modular Mission Computer Upgrade for the U.S. Air Force.
Radar/EW
Modeling and simulation technology support contract won by CACI - News
December 15, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Army officials selected CACI International Inc. for a three-year task order to support modeling and simulation technology for the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command's (RDECOM) Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center (CERDEC) Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD).
Unmanned
ONR completes demonstration with swarm of autonomous unmanned boats - News
December 15, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. Office of Naval Research (ONR) engineers completed a demonstration in the lower Chesapeake Bay using autonomous unmanned swarming boats with results that could potentially create new possibilities for autonomy in future naval missions.
Comms
Navy Research Laboratory grants license agreement for commercial applications - News
December 14, 2016
WASHINGTON. George Mason University (GMU), U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Technology Transfer Office, and NRL Computational Multiphysics Systems Laboratory (CMSL) representatives signed a licensing agreement for the commercialization of NRL-developed strain imaging technologies. The agreement grants Point Semantics Corp. rights to develop the technology for industrial and laboratory uses and to market across the globe.
Comms
Demonstration enables live distributed connectivity between Australian air force and U.S.-based lab - News
December 14, 2016
CANBERRA, Australia. Engineers at Northrop Grumman Australia - a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corp. - completed a demonstration with a distributed network environment between two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) simulators and a Northrop Grumman test lab.
Avionics
NATO fleet will receive digital flight deck upgrades from Boeing - News
December 13, 2016
SEATTLE. NATO representatives received the first of fourteen cockpit upgrades for the E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft from Boeing. Upgrades include five full-color glass displays, which provide crewmembers with customizable engine, navigation, and radar data to improve mission execution.
Radar/EW
Leveraging GaN for radar and soon GaN-on-diamond - Story
December 13, 2016
U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory officials in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary of Defense selected Raytheon for a follow-on Title III contract to improve its process to produce Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based semiconductors. In a Q&A with Chris MacDonald, an Engineering Fellow in Raytheon?s Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) Microelectronics and Engineering Technology (MET) Department, he discusses the thermal challenges engineers face with implementing GaN technology into radar and electronic warfare (EW) systems, as well as how GaN-on-diamond could effectively help in the future.
Radar/EW
U.S. Army orders hand-held precision targeting systems from DRS Technologies - News
December 13, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Army officials selected DRS Technologies to produce next-generation hand-held precision laser targeting systems under a firm-fixed-price contract that is valued an estimated 339.3 million for the next five years.
Unmanned
MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (ER) series from GA-ASI begins flight testing - News
December 12, 2016
SAN DIEGO. The MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (ER) series from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA?ASI) completed its initial flight from El Mirage Flight Operations Facility in Adelanto, California on October 29th.
Unmanned
DARPA plans to develop unmanned swarm tactics in new OFFSET program - News
December 09, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. To help combat small-unit combat forces operating in urban environments, DARPA officials launched the OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program, which seeks to develop and demonstrate 100 plus operationally relevant swarm tactics that could be used by groups of unmanned air and/or ground systems numbering more than 100 robots.
Cyber
U.S. Navy introduces transportable jet simulation trainers to the fleet - News
December 08, 2016
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. Officials at the Naval Aviation Training Systems Program Office (PMA-205) selected Logistic Services International Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida, to provide eight Deployable Mission Rehearsal Trainers (DMRTs) under a procurement contract valued an estimated $8.4 million. The transportable AV-8B cockpit simulation trainers include radar operation; hand-on-throttle-and-stick operation; heads up and multi-color display; and control monitor set functionality.
Cyber
Probabilistic models will be developed for IARPA's insider threat detection program - News
December 08, 2016
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Engineers at Charles River Analytics Inc. will support the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) in the advancement of the Continuous Insider Threat Detection (SCITE) Program. The contract spans over a year and is valued approximately $1.25 million. If all options are exercised in the contract, it could add to the total an additional $2.5 million.
Comms
Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions expands flight test instrumentation & data acquisition portfolio - News
December 07, 2016
ASHBURN, Va. Curtiss-Wright Corp. officials announced their intention to acquire Teletronics Technology Corp. (TTC) for $233 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close in early 2017 and remains subject to regulatory approval and other closing conditions. TTC will operate under the company's Defense Solutions division.
From The Editor
Reflecting on this day - 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor - Other
December 07, 2016
Today is not like any other day. It's the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Most people that serve their country do not sign their name on that dotted line thinking that one day soon they will pay the ultimate price. It's a small thought that crosses your mind, but it's a thought that never prevails. Today, we remember our fallen brothers from the Pearl Harbor attack.
Radar/EW
Royal Saudi's F-15 sensor spares contract won by Lockheed Martin - News
December 07, 2016
ORLANDO, Fla. U.S. Air Force officials selected Lockheed Martin to provide spares for the Royal Saudi Air Force's (RSAF) F-15 sensor suite in a contract valued an estimated $67.3 million. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2018.
Unmanned
Boeing expands autonomous capabilities with Liquid Robotics acquisition - News
December 06, 2016
ST. LOUIS. Officials at Boeing have agreed to acquire Liquid Robotics with the goal to grow the company's seabed-to-space autonomous capabitlies.
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