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Lockheed, AWS Partner to Facilitate Satellite Data Access; Rick Ambrose Quoted

Amazon Web Services and Lockheed Martin have agreed to combine their technology platforms to provide clients the capability to download and upload satellite data and commands. Lockheed will integrate its Verge antenna network with the AWS Ground StationÂ to help users quickly download, analyze and process satellite data amid weather disturbances and other unplanned outages, the […] More

by Jane Edwards November 28, 2018, 5:10 am
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BAE to Help DARPA Build Machine Learning Tools for RF Signal Detection

BAE Systems has received a $9.2M contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyÂ to develop data-based machine learning algorithms for military and commercial users to identify radio frequency signals in different operating environments. The company said TuesdayÂ it will useÂ cognitive approaches to create signals differentiation tools under the first phase of DARPA’sÂ Radio Frequency Machine Learning System […] More

by Darwin McDaniel November 28, 2018, 4:55 am
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Lockheed Secures $79M Contract Modification for Apache Sensor Systems

Lockheed Martin will provide night vision sensor systems for Apache attack helicopters under a potential $79.4M modification to a previously awarded contract with the U.S. Army. The company will also offer technical services and produce subcomponents for the aircraft, the Defense Department said Monday. Army Contracting Command will determine funds and work locations with each […] More

by Matthew Nelson November 27, 2018, 8:25 am
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Boeing Taps Lockheed for Navy Block II Super Hornet Sensor Dev’t Work

Lockheed Martin has received a $108M contract from Boeing to complete development of an infrared search and track sensor technology for installation on theÂ U.S. Navyâ€™s Block IIÂ F/A-18E/F Super HornetÂ jets. Lockheed said Monday it will build, integrate, test and ensure qualification of the IRST21Â sensor under the program’s second phase. The system is designed to locate airborne […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers November 27, 2018, 5:56 am
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PAE ISR Receives NAVAIR Interim Flight Clearance for Resolute Eagle VTOL UAS

PAE ISRÂ has obtained an interim flight clearance fromÂ Naval Air Systems Command for the vertical takeoff-and-landing configuration of theÂ Resolute Eagle unmanned aerial system. The company said MondayÂ theÂ group 3 IFC validates the system’s airworthiness in accordance with requirements under a potentialÂ five-year, $1.73B indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract. NAVAIR awarded PAE ISR a spot on the contract in June of […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers November 27, 2018, 4:22 am
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Raytheon Demos New Radio Comms System for Troops in Congested Environment

Raytheon has demonstrated its new X-Net radio communications system designed to connect missiles, precision guided munitions and small unmanned autonomous systems, among other platforms, to the tactical network while in congested battlefield. The company said Tuesday the system autonomously selects optimal radio frequency to allow platforms to continue communicating in a dense signal environment. Raytheon […] More

by Darwin McDaniel November 21, 2018, 3:00 am
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Inmarsat Governmentâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch on USAFâ€™s Protected Anti-Jam Tactical Satcom

RebeccaÂ Cowen-Hirsch ofÂ Inmarsat GovernmentÂ has said the Protected Anti-Jam Tactical SatcomÂ programâ€™s goal to protect both government and commercial satellite networks is a â€œvery interesting shift and a very important focus,â€Â SpaceNews reported Monday. â€œIf one is jammed, you have other systems to fall back on,â€ Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, said […] More

by Jane Edwards November 20, 2018, 4:00 am
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Noblis to Help Air Force Update Distributed Common Ground System; Vernon Ingram Quoted

Noblis will provide engineering technical services for a ground-based system that supportsÂ U.S. Air ForceÂ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations under a three-year, $22M contract. The company said Thursday it will help integrate the Air ForceÂ Distributed Common Ground System Open Architecture into the DCGS enterprise network to support operations at the AF Life Cycle Management Centerâ€™s Command […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers November 16, 2018, 2:35 am
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Danish Firm MyDefence, General Dynamics Integrate Counter UAS Sensors Into Land Vehicle

Denmark-based MyDefence Communication andÂ General Dynamics‘ land systems business have equipped a light vehicle with sensors made to detect enemy unmanned aerial systems. MyDefence said Monday it developed networked radio-frequency sensors designed to help in-vehicle soldiers identify and dismantle drone threats, and General Dynamics supported the integration of this technology into vehicle platforms for military operations. […] More

by Nichols Martin November 13, 2018, 7:41 am
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Air Force Orders Rockwell Collins Receiver Tech for F-16s

The U.S. Air Force has chosenÂ Rockwell CollinsÂ to equip theÂ F-16 jets withÂ an updated receiver technology designed to counter GPS threats. Rockwell CollinsÂ said Friday it will provideÂ Digital GPS Anti-Jam Receivers for the Air Force Reserve’s and Air National Guard’s F-16 crews to navigate and operate in contested, electromagnetic environments. The company noted that DIGAR integration efforts does […] More

by Nichols Martin November 12, 2018, 11:08 am
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Matt Desch: Iridium Looks at Internet of Things as â€˜High-Growth Areaâ€™

Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch told CNBC in a video interview aired Friday that the company has a new satellite network in low-Earth orbit andÂ considers internet of things as a â€œhigh-growth area.” â€œWe have brand-new satellites that are in space. We got a bunch of revenue streams that will propel our growth in the coming […] More

by Jane Edwards November 12, 2018, 2:59 am
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Iridium, Icom Partner for Push-to-Talk Radio Development

Japan-based companyÂ IcomÂ has partnered with Iridium CommunicationsÂ to develop a handheld radio technology that will use push-to-talk method to help users communicate. The partnership intends for the device to support communications among first responders,Â military personnel, remote workers and nongovernmental organizations that operate in areas where ground infrastructure is limited, Iridium said Friday. Both companies expect to introduce […] More

by Nichols Martin November 12, 2018, 2:43 am