Safety Certification and Security
DO-178B, DO-178C, DO-254
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U.S. Air Force receives F-22 Raptor after maintenance at Lockheed's Speedline facility
MARIETTA, Ga. Engineers at Lockheed Martin completed maintenance on the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor at the company's Inlet Coating Repair (ICR) Speedline facility and delivered the aircraft back to the Air Force.
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GPS sustainment efforts to continue under Boeing, Air Force agreement
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. U.S. Air Force and Boeing officials signed a Global Positioning System (GPS) agreement to continue sustainment efforts to ensure navigation capabilities continue for the next five years for military and commercial users.
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BAE Systems/ Northrop Grumman team withdraw from T-X competition
FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems officials have withdrawn from the U.S. Air Force T-X competition.
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Leidos wins Defense Logistics Agency JETS program contract
RESTON, Va. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) officials selected Leidos to support the J6 Enterprise Technology Services (JETS) program. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract is worth an estimated value of $6 billion if all options are exercised. It's a multiple-award firm-fixed-price contract that spans over a five-year base period of performance and has one three-year option.
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New signal processor for AMRAAM to be developed by USAF, Raytheon
TUCSON, Ariz. U.S. Air Force and Raytheon engineers will team up to develop a new signal processor for the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) under the Form Fit Function Refresh program (F3R).
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Four U.S. Navy F-35C aircraft arrive at NAS Lemoore
LEMOORE, Calif. Naval Air Station (NAS) in Lemoore, California welcomed four of the U.S. Navy's F-35C lighting II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft to the fleet. It is the first time a new striker-fighter variant has been deployed to a west coast-based squadron, the recently reactivated "Rough Raiders" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125.
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Common standards, 3U VPX, open architecture initiatives flavor ETT conference
Every month the McHale Report will host an online roundtable with experts from the defense electronics industry – from major prime contractors to defense component suppliers. Each roundtable will explore topics important to the military embedded electronics market. This month we discuss the use of board-level open standards by the military and trends emerging from [...]
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An increase in demand for DO-254 certification explained
The importance of certifying safety critical systems in airborne platforms is an ongoing topic. During this year’s Embedded Tech Trends (ETT), Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions’ Mike Slonosky took the floor to explain why this demand for D0-254 safety-critical solutions has increased. Within the presentation, he noted the digitization of cockpits; commercial technology advancements over civil population [...]
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BAE Systems' LiteHUD head-up display selected for Scorpion Jet
ARLINGTON, Va. Textron AirLand officials selected BAE Systems to deliver its LiteHUD head-up display for the Scorpion jet. The initial order will support the Scorpion’s robust flight test program.
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Veritas Capital to acquire Harris' government IT business segment
MELBOURNE, Fla. Veritas Capital and Harris Corp. officials have entered into an agreement, in which Veritas Capital will acquire Harris' government IT services business for $690 million in cash. The transaction is subject to regulatory review and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close before the end of fiscal 2017.
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
John McHale, Editorial Director