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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™
unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), plus
related spares and accessories. The two con-
tracts, totaling $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.
Northrop Grumman Awards
Contracts to Kitron E
Northrop Grumman Corporation has awarded
Kitron a contract for the production of Inte-
grated Communications, Navigation, and Iden-
tification (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 exe-
cute 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
unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), announced
its receipt of two firm-fixed-price orders total-
ing $9,804,448 from the NATO Support and
Procurement Agency (NSPA). The orders—
received on March 5, 2020, and April 16,
2020—encompass the procurement of Raven
and Puma3 AE tactical UAS and spares.
Delivery for the first order is anticipated by
August 2020 and the second order by October
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.
