Pentagon to spend $6 billion on C4I in 2015

WASHINGTON, 6 March 2014. U.S. military leaders plan to spend $6 billion next year for command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) systems in efforts to network sensors, shooters, command, control, and intelligence activities, Pentagon officials announced this week.

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) spending proposal for fiscal year 2015 is part of an overall military spending plan of $601 billion next year, which includes $495.6 billion in discretionary budget authority, $79 billion in overseas contingency operations, and $26.4 billion in a new Opportunity, Growth, and Security Initiative fund. Fiscal 2015 begins next October 1.

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Army considers counter-UAV weapons; surveys industry for promising enabling technologies

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala., 6 March 2014. U.S. Army aerial warfare experts are turning their attention to the threats of enemy attack and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and how to counter potentially hostile unmanned aircraft.

Elbit to provide cards for AH-64 targeting

Elbit to provide spare circuit cards for Apache helicopter helmet-mounted targeting system

WARREN, Mich., 6 March 2014. U.S. military aviation experts needed spare electronic circuit cards for the Integrated Helmet and Display Sighting System (IHADSS) of the U.S. Army Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. They found their solution from Elbit Systems of America LLC in Fort Worth, Texas.

Rugged Intel-based embedded computer for military and industrial uses introduced by Crystal Group

HIAWATHA, Iowa, 6 March 2014. Crystal Group Inc. in Hiawatha, Iowa, is introducing the RE0814 rugged embedded computer for operations in harsh environments such as military, power-distribution, and industrial-automation applications.

Boeing gets $1.2 billion AH-64E helicopter order

Army orders 82 advanced AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters in $.2 billion contract to Boeing

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala., 5 March 2014. Military helicopter designers at the Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) will provide 82 of the latest-version AH-64 Apache attack helicopters to the U.S. Army under terms of a $1.2 billion contract announced late Tuesday.

2015 DOD budget, unmanned vehicle experiments, RF and microwave merger this week on Rapid Fire

NASHUA, N.H., 5 March 2014. First look at the fiscal 2015 DOD budget request, unmanned vehicle experiments for dangerous areas, and a big union of RF and microwave companies highlight this week's Rapid Fire interview with John Keller and Ernesto Burden of Military & Aerospace Electronics.

Software engineering tool for multicore HPEC embedded computing introduced by GE

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., 5 March 2014. GE Intelligent Platforms announced the Advanced Multiprocessor Integrated Software (AXIS) development environment 6.0 for aerospace and defense software applications.

Procurement, RDT&E, hit hard in 2015 DOD budget

First look: fiscal 2015 DOD budget hits procurement and research hard

THE MIL & AERO BLOG, 4 March 2014. Today was the day for release of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) budget request for fiscal 2015, and it looks like tough sledding for another year in the electronics-heavy procurement and research accounts.

Military eyes Special Forces radio headsets

Army researchers reach out to industry for ideas on next-generation Special Forces radio headsets

NATICK, Mass., 4 March 2014. U.S. Army researchers are looking into new technologies for next-generation tactical communications headsets and push-to-talk (PTT) controls for Special Operations warfighters, and are asking industry experts for their best ideas. Companies interested should respond by 10 March 2014.

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