TEWKSBURY, Mass., 14 April, 2012. Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) was awarded an 18-month, $1.8 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop next-generation Gallium Nitride devices bonded to diamond substrates.

MANCHESTER, N.H., 13 April 2012. BAE will be providing U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) forces with the SkeetIR thermal monocular in a $11 million contract.

FAIRFAX, Va., 13 April 2012. General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army’s Network Enterprise Technology Command to support the 160th Signal Brigade.

MILWAUKEE, 13 April 2012. The repair services segment of Derco Aerospace Inc. in Milwaukee is offering intermittent fault detection & isolation system (IFDIS) capability to help identify and isolate intermittent faults in aircraft electrical components.

WARTON, England, 13 April, 2012. BAE Systems has received a contract worth $587.8 million to support the fleet of Typhoon jets. The five-year support contract will provide a range of engineering services.

TAIPEI, Taiwan, 13 April 2012. Advantech in Taipei, Taiwan, is introducing the SOM-7565 COM-Express Mini module for small-form-factor and low-power handheld and portable devices in transportation, factory, medical, and point-of-sale applications. The 84-by-55-millimeter computer mezzanine module -- about the size of a business card -- is powered by the Intel Atom processor N2600.

ARLINGTON, Va., 13 April 2012. Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced the release of DataMaster 5.1, an advanced version of its geospatial data tool that offers defense and Intelligence Community customers improved map, terrain and full-motion video management.

SIDNEY, N.Y., 12 April 2012. Officials of Amphenol Industrial Global Operations in Sidney, N.Y., have certified the company's Helios H4 PV connector to 1,000 volts, per Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) in Durham, N.C.

NEW YORK, N.Y., 12 April 2012. L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Thales Training & Simulation Ltd’s civil aircraft simulation and training business. The purchase price is approximately $132 million and will be funded with cash on hand.

MCLEAN, Va., 12 April 2012. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) was awarded a task order by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic for a full range of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) engineering and integration services associated with tactical vehicles for any U.S. Department of Defense or other agency customer.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 11 2012. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has placed a $31.5 million delivery order with ViaSat and a $25.8 million delivery order with Data Link Solutions for Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS), which were recently approved for full production and fielding.

MAC DILL AFB, Fla., 11 April 2012. Leaders of the U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., are looking to military radio communications experts at the Harris Corp. (NYSE:HRS) RF Communications Division, Rochester, N.Y., for a $400 million program to upgrade hand-held Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS) for Special Operations forces in the field.

MIDDLETON, Wis., 11 April 2012. Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) in Middleton, Wis., is shipping the XPort3301 dual 10GBASE-T 10 Gigabit Ethernet Express Mezzanine Card (XMC) module for remote sensor interfacing, traffic aggregation, storage, data center networks, and similar applications that require high-bandwidth communications.

ARLINGTON, Texas, 11 April 2012. WinSystems Inc. in Arlington, Texas, is introducing the PXM-C388-S PC/104 single board computer powered by an Intel 1.66 GHz Atom processor for designs that need several video input data streams and high speed A/D conversion in security, industrial, data acquisition, and machine-to-machine communications applications.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. 11 April 2012. General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a $7.8 million contract modification from the Naval Air Systems Command for production of more than 20 F/A-18 E/F 20mm gun systems for the Super Hornet fighter aircraft.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, 11 April 2012. Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received a $55.3 million production contract from the U.S. Air Force to upgrade the B-1 Lancer navigation system. The upgrade will replace the original navigation hardware with a new ring laser gyro system.

SAN DIEGO, 10 April 2012. U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) officials have approved the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) terminal for full production and fielding.

NASHUA, N.H., April 10, 2012. Data on the battlefield is more plentiful than ever. In this week's Military & Aerospace Electronics Report Skyler Frink looks into the difference between the information a dismounted and mounted soldier have access to.

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala., 10 April 2012. U.S. Army officials are working with Hellfire Systems LLC in Orlando, Fla., to prepare for production of one of the latest versions of the Hellfire missile, which is launched from helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), ground vehicles, and fixed sites against armored combat vehicles and other high-value targets.