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Report: Army to Equip General Atomics-Built UAS With Electronic Warfare Tech

Maj. Gen. John Morrison, commander of the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence, has announced that the U.S. Army will launch a drone-mounted electronic warfare technology in 2019, C4ISRNET reported Tuesday. The serviceÂ has started developing prototypes of the Multi-Function Electronic Warfare Air capability for installation on General Atomics-builtÂ MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system. MFEW includes […] More

by Monica Jackson August 28, 2018, 12:22 am
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Sierra Nevada to Help Maintain SOCOM Tactical Radio Software

Sierra Nevada Corp. has received a five-year, $47M contract to provide sustainment support and other services for the U.S. Special Operations Command‘s Tactical Radio Application Extension and Android TRAX software. The company will help USSOCOM maintain, integrate, demonstrate and manage the performance of fielded systems, as well as train field service representatives under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity […] More

by Nichols Martin August 24, 2018, 12:57 am
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Northrop Demos 100 Gbps Data Transmission Under DARPAâ€™s 100G RF Backbone Program

Northrop Grumman and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have established a new wireless transmission standard through a demonstration of a two-way data link that transmitted data at speeds of 100 gigabits per second over a 20-kilometer range. Northrop said Wednesday the demonstration conducted on Jan. 19 in Los Angeles marked the conclusion of the […] More

by Jane Edwards August 23, 2018, 4:30 am
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Lockheedâ€™s Second GPS III Satellite Receives USAF â€˜Available for Launchâ€™ Status

The second Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite has received the â€œavailable for launchâ€ designation from the U.S. Air Force and is now expected to lift off in 2019. Lockheed said Tuesday GPS III Space Vehicle 02Â will become part of the serviceâ€™s next-generation GPS III satellite constellation that will work to deliver anti-jamming capabilities to U.S. […] More

by Jane Edwards August 22, 2018, 5:30 am
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Raytheonâ€™s Space & Airborne Unit Develops Surveillance Sensors in McKinney, Texas

A Raytheon business unit based in McKinney, Texas, builds sensors that work to provide aircraft, ships and spacecraft with surveillance capabilities, the Dallas Business Journal reported Tuesday. The companyâ€™s space and airborne systems business unit recorded $6.4B in 2017 sales and has approximately 2.2K employees who help produce several products, such as multispectral targeting system […] More

by Jane Edwards August 22, 2018, 1:40 am
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Tote Services to Help Navy Manage Sea-Based Radar Vessel

Tote Services has received a potential 5.5-year, $65.3M contract to help the U.S. Navy operate and maintain a vessel equipped with the Sea-Based X-Band RadarÂ system. The service branch’s Military Sealift Command on Thursday awarded the contract that contains a one-year base period, four option years and a six-month option, the company said Friday. Work will […] More

by Nichols Martin August 20, 2018, 2:50 am
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Army Sources for Next-Generation Transponder Technology

The U.S. Army is sourcing for information on next-generation transponder technology to provide worldwide cellular- and satellite-based coverage in support of theÂ Defense Department‘s asset tracking operations. The service branch intends to use the transponders to perform logistics activities and generate asset in-transit visibility, the Army said Thursday in a FedBizOpps notice. The Army plans to […] More

by Nichols Martin August 17, 2018, 1:14 pm
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Army Performs Multinode Distributed Test of Northrop Battle Command System

The U.S. Army has tested long-range network management features of theÂ Northrop Grumman-built Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System. IBCS helped soldiers maintain video, data and voice connectivity through network management, execute and track simulated threats and identify aerial objects as â€œfriend or foeâ€ during the five-week soldier checkout event held with air-and-missile defense […] More

by Jane Edwards August 16, 2018, 5:24 am
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BAE Wins Potential $69M Navy C5ISR Support IDIQ

BAE Systems‘ technology solutions and services businessÂ has won a potential five-year, $68.9 million contract to provide support services for the U.S. Navyâ€™s command, control, communications, computers, combat, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division received two offers for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract via a competitive acquisition process, the Defense DepartmentÂ said Tuesday. […] More

by Peter Graham August 15, 2018, 3:25 am
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Inmarsat Government’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Govâ€™t, Satcom Industry Need â€˜Enterprise Approach to Partnershipsâ€™

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy forÂ Inmarsat Government,Â has said the government and the commercial satellite industry should adopt an â€œenterprise approach to partnershipsâ€ to protect and defend space assets from potential adversaries. Cowen-Hirsch wrote in a National Defense piece posted Friday that an example of that approach is the formation of […] More

by Jane Edwards August 13, 2018, 10:24 am
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Rita Flaherty: Lockheed Builds F-35, Apache Aircraft Sensors in Orlando, Fla.

Rita Flaherty, vice president of business development at Lockheed Martin, has said the company’s missiles and fire control business has designed and developed at least 11,000 sensor platforms through its Orlando, Fla.-based facility in support of military intelligence and surveillance missions,Â Orlando Business Journal reported Thursday. Those platforms include the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night […] More

by Jane Edwards August 10, 2018, 9:20 am
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AT&T-FirstNet Team, Sonim Develop Emergency Comm Kits for National Public Safety Network

The team of AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority has partnered with Sonim to develop portable kits that first responders can use to establish connectivity to a national public safety communications network during emergencies in remote and rural areas. An emergency drop kit for the FirstNet platform will feature four Sonim XP8 devices equipped […] More

by Jane Edwards August 7, 2018, 7:35 am