JUNE 2020 I PCB007 MAGAZINE 43
Northrop Grumman Awards
Contracts to Kitron E
Northrop Grumman Corporation has awarded
Kitron a contract for the production of Integrat-
ed Communications, Navigation, and Identifi-
cation (ICNI) modules for the F-35 Lightning II
program. Deliveries will secure a backlog into
2021 and have a total value of more than USD
18 million.
KBR Wins $570M NASA Contract
to Propel Human Space Exploration
Endeavors E
KBR announced it had been awarded a $570.3
million contract by NASA to develop and ex-
ecute spaceflight operations at Marshall Space
Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
AeroVironment Receives $9.8 Million
Raven and Puma 3 AE Awards From NATO
Support and Procurement Agency E
AeroVironment Inc., a global leader in un-
manned aircraft systems (UAS), announced
its receipt of two firm-fixed-price orders to-
taling $9,804,448 from the NATO Support
and Procurement Agency (NSPA). The or-
ders—received on March 5, 2020, and April
16, 2020—encompass the procurement of Ra-
ven and Puma3 AE tactical UAS and spares.
Delivery for the first order is anticipated by
August 2020 and the second order by Octo-
ber 2020.
Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions
Names New Board of Directors E
Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions
(CAES)—a leading provider of differentiated
RF and high-reliability space, power and com-
puting solutions—announced a newly com-
prised Board of Directors.
Defense Speak Interpreted: C4ISR E
Only the U.S. Defense Department would lump
together seven concepts—command, control,
communications, computers, intelligence, sur-
veillance, and reconnaissance—into a single
acronym: C4ISR. Denny Fritz explains how
C4ISR has been called the "nervous system" of
the military.
FLIR Captures $23.5M in Additional Orders
for Centaur Unmanned Ground Vehicles E
FLIR Systems Inc. announced that the United
States Army and Navy have ordered in total
more than 160 of the company's Centaur™ un-
manned ground vehicles (UGV), plus related
spares and accessories. The two contracts, to-
taling $23.5 million, are being sourced through
the Army's Man Transportable Robotic System
Increment II (MTRS Inc II) program.
Murrietta Circuits Appoints Alliam LLC to
Cover Sales in South-Central U.S. E
Andrew Murrietta, CEO and co-owner of Mur-
rietta Circuits, announced that his company
had appointed the sales firm Alliam LLC to
handle Murrietta's sales in the South-Central
United States.
From Drones to Flying Taxis:
The Future of Traffic Is in the Air E
Get ready for takeoff: Food deliveries and work
commutes might be airborne sooner than you
think.
Integra Technologies Wins $3 Million
Contract Award From Northrop Grumman E
Integra Technologies—a world leader in semi-
conductor packaging, assembly, test, charac-
terization, and related services—was awarded
a $3 million contract from Northrop Grumman.
