Safety Certification and Security
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Perspecta’s enterprise-logging architecture to enhance USAF cyber situational awareness
CHANTILLY, Va. Perspecta Inc.has won the Enterprise Logging Phase 2 (EL2) contract with the United States Air Force (USAF) — awarded under USAF Network-Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) NetOps — which has a one-year base and four single-year options with a maximum ceiling value of $71 million.
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AI, AR, quantum computing will drive DoD spending to 2023, says report
SANTA CLARA, Calif. A new market study from Frost & Sullivan, “US DoD C4ISR, 2018–2023,” predicts that U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) spending on C4ISR [command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance] technologies will have a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.3 percent through 2023.
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Smart sensors for military, defense markets on track to grow to $310.7 million by 2029
LONDON. The market for smart sensors used in the military and defense arenas is projected to reach $310.7 million in 2029, according to a new market forecast from Visiongain, “Smart Sensors in Military and Defense Market Report 2019-2029.”
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Supersonic, hypersonic missiles market worth $11.1 billion in 2019, report says
LONDON. The global market for supersonic and hypersonic missile systems market will total $11.1 billion in 2019, according to a report from Visiongain, “Supersonic and Hypersonic Missiles Market Report 2019-2029.”
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U.S. Army chooses QinetiQ North America for small ground robot project
WALTHAM, Mass. QinetiQ North America (QNA) has garnered an initial contract to build a new small unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) for the U.S. Army, an initiative that marks one of the first UGV programs of record for the Army..
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AdaCore announces extended support for Wind River VxWorks
AEROSPACE TECH WEEK 2019 — MUNICH. Software-development and -verification tool company AdaCore has announced the roadmap of its flagship GNAT Pro Ada Development Environment for the latest version of the Wind River VxWorks real-time operating system (RTOS), with immediate support for the ARM 64-bit processor.
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CoreAVI, Airbus Defence and Space partner to bring GPU compute for autonomous systems to market
AEROSPACE TECH WEEK 2019 — MUNICH. CoreAVI and Airbus Defence and Space have joined forces to enable the use of GPU compute in airborne systems and applications that require the highest RTCA DO178C/EUROCAE ED-12C DAL A safety certifications.
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DARPA seeks info on 3-D mapping, surveying tools for SubT Challenge
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking information on state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies for advanced mapping and surveying in support of its Subterranean (SubT) Challenge, during which the agency is working on ways in which georeferenced data – geographic coordinates tied to a map or image – can improve the speed and accuracy of warfighters in time-sensitive active combat operations and disaster-related missions in the subterranean domain — or underground.
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ARL scientists use 3-D printing to fabricate ultra-strong metal parts from powder
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. Researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory (ARL) are confident that soldiers needing replacement parts will be able to turn to 3-D printers in the future to rapidly deliver reliable and ultra-strong metal parts.
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Military simulation and virtual training market to reach $15.07 billion by 2025, study says
SAN FRANCISCO. The worldwide military simulation and virtual training market size is expected to reach $15.07 billion by 2025, according to a study conducted by Grand View Research, “Military Simulation and Virtual Training Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Platform Type (Flight, Vehicle, Battlefield, Virtual Boot Camp), By Application (Ground, Air, Naval), And Segment Forecasts, 2018 – 2025.”
