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Comms
IT support services for Network Enterprise Center at Fort Bragg to continue - News
August 04, 2015
RESTON, Va. The U.S. Army has selected NCI, Inc. for a recompete contract consisting of a one-year base period and two optional one-year periods to provide IT support services of the Network Enterprise Center (NEC) at Fort Bragg, N. C. The fixed-price under NCI’s ITES-2S contract is approximately valued at $14.9 million.
Radar/EW
IFF AN/UPX-40 system is installed into E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft - News
August 04, 2015
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. The Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Next Generation Identification Friend or Foe (NGIFF) program office has completed the first installation of the AN/UPX-40 system on an operational AWACS aircraft at Tinker AFB, Okla.The Identification Friend of Foe (IFF) system retains legacy capabilities, but includes Mode 5 Interrogation enhancements.
Radar/EW
F-35B Lighting II aircraft becomes operational and joins U.S. Marine Corps squadron - News
August 03, 2015
WASHINGTON. After a five-day Operational Readiness Inspection, the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) based in Yuma, Ariz. has completed initial operational capability (IOC) on the U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35B Lighting II aircraft.
Comms
Secure AEHF satellite communication network completes IOC phase - News
August 03, 2015
SUNNYVALE, Calif. The Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite network has completed the initial operational capability (IOC) phase. It now provides secure military communications for national leaders and military commanders transmitting sensitive information in contested areas. The network serves the U.S., Canada, the Netherlands, and the U.K.
Cyber
DoD renews cybersecurity contract with Software Engineering Institute - News
August 03, 2015
PITTSBURGH, PA. The Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a Carnegie Mellon University center, will continue its contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) by continuing to progress and transition secure software systems.
Comms
GPS OCX hardware installed at Schriever Air Force base - News
July 30, 2015
AURORA, Colo. The efforts to modernize U.S. GPS capabilities continue as Raytheon installs the Launch and Checkout System (LCS) hardware for the Global Positioning System's Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) at Schriever Air Force base in Colorado.
Radar/EW
Order of radar simulation systems expected to ship in the next several quarters. - News
July 28, 2015
CHELMSFORD, Mass. Mercury Defense Systems, a subsidiary of Mercury Systems, has received an order for its radar environment simulation equipment for an international company of aerospace and defense. The order, an estimated $2.7 million, was booked in the fourth quarter of the 2015 fiscal year.
Comms
Harris Corp. is selected to deliver sensors under U.S. Navy submarine contract - News
July 28, 2015
MELBOURNE, Fla. In a sub-contract, Harris Corp. has been selected to manufacture, test, and deliver acoustic sensors for the Light Weight Wide Aperture Array (LWWAA) system installed in 10 U.S. Navy Virginia-class submarines. The contract has a $15 million estimated value.
Radar/EW
General Dynamics continues to modernize U.S. and Australian submarine tactical weapons systems - News
July 27, 2015
FAIRFAX, Va. In a contract modification, General Dynamics will continue to modernize the AN/BYG-1 Weapons Controls Systems (WCS) Technology Insertion and Advanced Processing Build Software for the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy submarines.
Radar/EW
Executives at Northrop Grumman demonstrate end-to-end capabilities of C4ISR mission solutions - News
July 27, 2015
MCLEAN, Va. Northrop Grumman executives demonstrated the framework for their fifth generation C4ISR to media representatives. The exhibition, set at the company's Center for Innovative Solutions (CIS), highlighted opportunities to improve aspects of C4ISR. For example, citing open integration as a way to cross domains, from undersea to outer space, and cyberspace.
Comms
Critical design review is completed for the AEHF satellite Low Cost Terminal program - News
July 23, 2015
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. The Critical Design Review (CDR) for the information assurance elements of the Low Cost Terminal (LCT) program has been completed. The team – Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) – can move forward to producing hardware and software for the information assurance element or end cryptographic unit.
Radar/EW
Missile defense contractor selects Mercury for radar subsystems contract - News
July 23, 2015
CHELMSFORD, Mass. A leading defense prime contractor has selected Mercury Systems to provide radar subsystems and related digital processing technologies for a missile defense application.
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy continues work with CPI for radomes and support services - News
July 21, 2015
PALO ALTO, Calif. Under a contract by the U.S. military’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) the Radant Technologies Division of Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI) will continue to provide radomes and related services to support an airborne electronic warfare system for the U.S. Navy.
Comms
Lockheed Martin moves to production phase of U.K. vehicle weapon stabilization program - News
July 20, 2015
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Lockheed Martin has selected Curtiss-Wright Corp. for a production contract valued at an estimated $49 million, where Curtiss-Wright will provide its Turret Drive Servo System (TDSS) for use in the British army's SCOUT Specialist Vehicle (SV).
Radar/EW
ANSI/VITA 46.11 enables interoperability within the VPX ecosystem - News
July 16, 2015
SAN PEDRO, Calif. Officials at VITA Standards Organization (VSO) announce that VITA 46.11 System Management on VPX has reached American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recognition as ANSI/VITA 46.11-2015 enables interoperability within a VPX ecosystem at Field Replaceable Unit (FRU), chassis, and system levels.
Comms
Risk-reduction flight test conducted with Rockwell Collins' CRIIS equipment - News
July 16, 2015
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Taking advantage of a previously planned range maintenance flight, Rockwell Collins and Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS) Program Office (SPO) personnel worked with The Atlantic Test Range (ATR) personnel to perform a live, risk-reduction flight using production form, fit, and function F/A-18 airborne and ground equipment from the CRIIS program.
Comms
USS Iwo Jima to enter phased maintenance period with BAE Systems - News
July 14, 2015
ARLINTON, Va. BAE Systems has been selected to implement a phased maintenance contract for the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, which is scheduled to begin August 2015 and to conclude by July 2016. The contract’s value is estimated to be $26.8 million, however, if all options are exercise it could be worth up to $32.6 million.
Avionics
Initial test flight completed after integration of INTEGRITY-178 operating system in FlightPro mission computer - News
July 14, 2015
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y and AH-1Z aircrafts complete initial flight test after the integration of Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY-178 Time-Variant Unified Multi Processing (tuMP) operating system in Northrop Grumman’s FlightPro Gen III mission computer.
Unmanned
Missile flight tests demonstrates Lockheed Martin's JAGM capabilities - News
July 13, 2015
ORLANDO, Fla. During a government led flight test at Eglin Air For Base, Lockheed Martin was able to demonstrate its multi-mode Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) by engaging two laser-designated stationary targets.
Avionics
U.S. Marine Corps H-1 helicopters slated to receive mission computer upgrade - News
July 09, 2015
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. The Naval Air Systems Command has slated Lot 12 of the U.S. Marine Corps’ H-1 helicopters to upgrade to Northrop Grumman’s FlightPro Gen III mission computers. It integrates mission, weapons, and video processing capabilities into a conduction-cooled airborne computer that is able to drive four multi-function displays.
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