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Small Form Factor software-defined radio contract won by Cubic - News

July 27, 2021

SAN DIEGO, Calif. Cubic Corporation announced its Cubic Mission and Performance Solutions (CMPS) business division won the Small Form Factor (SFF) Radio Phase 2 task order worth over $10 million under the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Data Links Enterprise (DLE) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract.

Comms

Open architecture vehicle concept selected for Army program - News

July 27, 2021

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. The U.S. Army has awarded American Rheinmetall Vehicles a developmental contract for the Phase 2 Digital Design of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) program.

Radar/EW

BAE Systems missile seekers chosen by Lockheed Martin to equip next-gen antiship systems - News

July 26, 2021

NASHUA, N.H. BAE Systems has won a $117 million contract with Lockheed Martin to produce next-generation missile seekers for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM).

Unmanned

Coyote non-kinetic effector defeats drone swarm in test with Army - News

July 26, 2021

TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, defeated a swarm of drones with its reusable Coyote Block 3 non-kinetic effector during a U.S. Army test. According to the company, the demonstration moves the variant closer to deployment.

Radar/EW

G/ATOR radar program to utilize digital agility for a software-defined platform - News

July 26, 2021

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman is harnessing digital agility on the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) program. A digital-first sensor, the AN/TPS-80 will be designed to cyclically receive capability updates with every software load.

Radar/EW

B400 target acquisition radars to equip fleet of Armored Fighting Vehicles - News

July 26, 2021

CAMBRIDGE, England. Blighter Surveillance Systems, the British designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning radars and surveillance solutions, has been selected to provide a minimum of 25 target acquisition radars for a fleet of Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs).

Unmanned

Weapons of mass destruction deterrence goal of CACI analytics contract - News

July 22, 2021

ARLINGTON, Va. CACI International Inc has wom the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Decisive Action Task order, a single-award task order worth approximately $1.4 billion to continue providing DTRA with mission expertise in support of countering and deterring weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and threat networks.

A.I.

AI-powered platform to enable Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System efforts - News

July 22, 2021

WASHINGTON. Greystones Group, provider of artificial intelligence/machine (AI/ML) learning-based analytics, system engineering, force modernization, and cyberspace operations, has won one of several prime positions on the unrestricted Air Force Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) (IDIQ) contract, valued at $950 million over 10 years.

Unmanned

StreamCaster radio by Silvus selected as primary radio for ALTI UAS - News

July 22, 2021

LOS ANGELES, Calif. Silvus Technologies, Inc. announced the company has been selected as ALTI UAS' primary radio, intended to provide high-quality video and flight data for all medium and large unmanned aircraft.

Avionics

Perigon computer system for airborne platforms unveiled by Collins Aerospace - News

July 21, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Collins Aerospace announced the launch of its Perigon computer, available for a range of commercial and defense platforms. Designed with advanced computing power, open-system architecture, and flexible configurability, officials claim that Perigon is intended to enable future flight control and vehicle management needs.

Radar/EW

Sensors for military use to grow 5.9% annually to 2026, study says - News

July 21, 2021

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The military sensors market, esimated to be $9.9 billion in 2021, is expected to reach $13.2 billion by 2026, a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.9% during the study period, according to a new market study from MarketsandMarkets, "Military Sensors Market - Global Forecast to 2026."

Radar/EW

Nonkinetic effector from Raytheon successfully defeats UAS swarm during U.S. Army test - News

July 21, 2021

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. During a U.S. Army test, the Raytheon Missiles & Defense reusable Coyote Block 3 nonkinetic effector successfully defeated a swarm of unmanned aerial systems (UASs), according to a report from Raytheon.

Radar/EW

Counter-UAS weapon from VTG ordered by U.S. Navy - News

July 21, 2021

CHANTILLY, Va. Defense/national-security company VTG has been chosen by the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Port Hueneme Division, to outfit additional ships in the U.S. fleet with an innovative laser designed to counter threats from unmanned aerial systems (UASs). 

A.I.

Geospatial data collection goal of new satellite constellation launch - News

July 20, 2021

VANCOUVER, B.C. EarthDaily Analytics Corp., a vertically-integrated data processing and analytics company, announced the timeline for the launch of the company's new constellation of earth observing satellites.

Radar/EW

Digital control systems to supplement Australia's Land 17 program - News

July 20, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Collins Aerospace has been awarded a contract to supply the next generation Digital Terminal Control Systems (DTCS) under the Australian Defense Land 17 Phase 2 program. This is a follow on from the original Phase 1 program that Collins Aerospace has been supporting.