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BAE Advances Battle Management Software Development Project With DARPA, AFRL

BAE Systems has teamed up with the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyÂ to further develop a software platform that works to facilitate communications between manned and unmanned aerial systems in contested environments, C4ISRNet reported Friday. The Distributed Battle ManagementÂ software is designed to provide pilots situational awareness through the use of […] More

by Jane Edwards April 30, 2018, 5:09 am
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Aurora Flight Sciences, DARPA Agree on X-Plane Tech’s Commercial Transition

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Boeing‘s Aurora Flight Sciences subsidiary have agreed to transition aircraft technology developed through the DARPA-funded Vertical Takeoff and LandingÂ Experimental Plane programÂ to commercial applications. Aurora said Tuesday itsÂ XV-24 subscale vehicle demonstrator reached key aviation milestones during the course of the VTOL X-Plane project. The platform includes a aÂ synchronous electric-drive […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 27, 2018, 9:38 am
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Raytheon to Help Navy Develop Maritime Surveillance, Targeting Platform

Raytheon‘s integrated defense systems business has won a potential $29.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a maritime technology that can support command, control and communication across multiple domains. The company will perform work throughÂ Oct. 31, 2020, in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘sÂ Cross Domain Maritime Surveillance and Targeting program, the […] More

by Joanna Crews April 27, 2018, 12:30 am
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DoD, Dedrone Partner to Experiment With UAS Detection Tech

The Defense DepartmentÂ has partnered withÂ Dedrone to test a company-built technology’s capacity to assess, measure and responding to unmanned aerial systems that may pose threats to base security and flight operations. DoD and itsÂ Defense Innovation Unit Experimental organization intend to experiment with theÂ DroneTracker software designed to help operatorsÂ collect intelligence from multiple sensors and detect activity of […] More

by Joanna Crews April 25, 2018, 10:16 am
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SpaceNet Team Gets USGIF Award for GEOINT Efforts; Radiant Solutionsâ€™ Tony Frazier Comments

The SpaceNet team has received the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation’s Industry Achievement Award in recognition of its efforts to adopt GEOINT technologies and services. Maxar Technologiesâ€™ Radiant Solutions business teamed up with CosmiQ Works and NVIDIA to launch the SpaceNet open innovation project in August 2016, the companies said Tuesday. USGIF presented the award to […] More

by Jane Edwards April 25, 2018, 9:01 am
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IXI Technology, T-Worx Partner to Integrate Counter-Drone, Weapon Mgmt Platforms

IXI Technology has agreed to integrate its counter-unmanned aerial system device withÂ T-Worx Holdings‘ weapon management platform under a product development and licensing agreement between the two companies. The partnership will combine theÂ IXI DRONEKILLERÂ with the Intelligent Rail system that T-Worx has developed through theÂ U.S. Army‘s Small Business Innovative Research program, IXI said Friday. DRONEKILLERÂ employs a software-based […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 23, 2018, 7:20 am
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Raytheon-Built Small Satellites to Support DHSâ€™ Search-and-Rescue Missions

Raytheon has produced two small satellites for the Department of Homeland Security in support of search-and-rescue operations. The Polar Scout satellites have radio frequency receivers that work to help search-and-rescue personnel track emergency signals in the Arctic and other remote areas, Raytheon said Wednesday. The company partnered with Millennium Engineering and Integration, Rincon Research and […] More

by Jane Edwards April 19, 2018, 3:45 am
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Lockheed Submits Bid to Produce Follow-On Air Force GPS III Satellites

Lockheed Martin has delivered its proposal to the U.S. Air Force to compete for the serviceâ€™s GPS III Follow OnÂ satellite development program. The company said Tuesday the GPS IIIF program aims to develop up to 22 next-generation GPS satellites designed to build up anti-jamming capabilities. Lockheed said its proposed GPS III platform will have a […] More

by Jane Edwards April 18, 2018, 5:00 am
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Inmarsatâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Govt Recognizes Commercial Satcomâ€™s Role Through 2018 NDAA

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch,Â senior vice president of government strategy and policy forÂ Inmarsat Government,Â has said the U.S. government recognizes the role of commercial satellite communications in supporting national security and military efforts through the fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. Cowen-Hirsch wrote in an article for MilSatMagazine that there are three components in NDAA that seek to […] More

by Jane Edwards April 16, 2018, 11:00 am
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Ball Aerospace turns over NOAA-20 weather satellite to NASA

Ball Aerospace has handed over the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘sÂ first Joint Polar Satellite System to NASA after the completion of a satellite acceptance review. The company said Thursday the acceptance review showed that the JPSS-1 weather satellite, which now operates as NOAA-20, satisfied on-orbit requirements. Ball Aerospace-built NOAA-20 launched in November 2017 aboard United […] More

by Jane Edwards April 13, 2018, 4:17 am
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Kratos to help agencies track satellite behavior through spectral services

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has started to provide spectral support services that work to help government agencies build up their space situational awareness. Kratos said Thursday its spectral services group will work to deliver radio frequency signal data to help agencies and other satellite operators gather insights about the behavior of orbiting satellites including […] More

by Jane Edwards April 13, 2018, 3:35 am
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Charles River Analytics to demo mixed reality C2 app for space battle management

Charles River Analytics will demonstrate a hybrid reality command-and-control technology intended for space battle management during a four-day industry event scheduled to kick off Monday in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The company said Wednesday itsÂ SOLAR application will function as a front-end operator-facing tool based on BAE Systemsâ€™ SBMC2 testbed. SOLAR is built through the Defense Advanced […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 12, 2018, 6:30 am