Publications :: C4I
July 22, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt The Coalition Combat Identification Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (CCI ACTD) (Bold Quest Plus) is assessing technology to make warfighters safer on the battlefield and to aid service leaders and allies as they make future...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3376.html
July 17, 2008
SRA International [SRX] recently said it has acquired Interface & Control Systems, Inc., (ICS), a small provider of consulting services and software products to the defense and civil space markets, in a deal that expands its foothold in the space sector...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3323.html
July 17, 2008
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has received a 56-month contract from Lockheed Martin [LMT] worth up to $240 million to provide critical technologies for the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station (AMF) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS). An initial $186.7 million...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3324.html
July 17, 2008
A new Digital Electronic Engine Control (DEEC) system, scheduled to be incorporated into Air Force Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) aircraft beginning in 2010, will allow for real-time detection of problems with the system via an electronic relay...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3325.html
July 8, 2008
AeroVironment Inc. [AVAV] recently said the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has selected Puma AE as its All Environment Capable Variant (AECV) for its Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) requirement under a contract with a potential total of $200...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3219.html
July 3, 2008
U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) is the voice of the services when it comes to joint command and control(C2), according to a command official. "We are the sole joint voice in developing capability," Air Force Maj. Gen. David Edgington, JFCOM J-8, director...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3186.html
July 3, 2008
Most information technology (IT) executives and officials in the federal, state and local government, and private sectors are reporting increased cyber threats and are placing a higher priority on information security, according to a recent survey on cyber...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3187.html
July 3, 2008
France's SAFRAN said it has made an unsolicited offer to acquire Digimarc Corp. [DMRC], the leader in the United States drivers' license credentialing market for $300 million in cash, which trumps the value of an existing $263 million offer from L-1 Identity...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3188.html
July 3, 2008
Determined to secure the stronghold on the nation's driver's license credentialing market, L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] recently boosted its offering price for Digimarc Corp. [DMRC] by nearly $50 million to $310 million, trumping SAFRAN's $300 million...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3189.html
July 3, 2008
The Air Force is shifting its approach to GPS user equipment procurement from purchasing end-items to instead buying "chip sets" that can be installed on various platforms, a top space official recently. "They will be available as a commodity for platform...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3190.html
July 2, 2008
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has received a 56-month contract from Lockheed Martin [LMT] worth up to $240 million to provide critical technologies for the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station (AMF) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS). An initial $186.7 million...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3183.html
June 26, 2008
ITT Corp. [ITT] said June 25 it has signed a $44.9 million contract with the Swedish Defence Material Administration, FMV, for the Reliability and Modification (REMO) upgrade of their PS-870 coastal/gapfiller radar systems. The REMO 870 program contract...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3129.html
June 25, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) is the voice of the services when it comes to joint command and control(C2), according to a command official. "We are the sole joint voice in developing capability," Air Force Maj. Gen. David...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3121.html
June 25, 2008
Rockwell Collins [COL] said June 24 it has been awarded the sixth phase of the Mission Command Trainer (MCT) upgrade of the United Kingdom Army's Aviation Command and Tactics Trainer (ACTT). Valued at $5.5 million, this phase of the program includes 60...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3124.html
June 25, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt Northrop Grumman [NOC] said Monday it has successfully demonstrated the capabilities of a communications intelligence sensor package derived from its Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload (ASIP) Product Line aboard the Army's RC-12 Guardrail...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3128.html
June 19, 2008
Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) is looking at ways to lower the barrier for entry for small businesses looking to compete for command, control, computer, communication and intelligence (C4I) contracts. "One of the challenges and one of the things we are...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3029.html
June 19, 2008
General Dynamics UK [GD] is demonstrating the latest capability for allied forces at the 2008 Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstrator (CWID) at Portsdown that runs from June 13-20. CWID 2008 will showcase technologies that are likely to benefit allied...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3030.html
June 19, 2008
ROME--The British military has made great strides delivering network enabled capabilities (NEC) to forces working at the Air-Land Interface (ALI) and has identified key steps toward additional interoperability, a Ministry of Defense (MoD) official said here...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3031.html
June 19, 2008
Open architecture is key to the Northrop Grumman [NOC] team bid for prime contractor in the Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) competition to be awarded this summer, a company official said. "We've got to get rid of...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3032.html
June 19, 2008
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate will conduct a pilot test this summer involving the use of different types of stand-off sensors to screen people for weapons and explosives who are entering an event with...
http://defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3033.html

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