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U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

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The PolarFire product family provides DARPA researchers with new tools to address complex problems requiring high levels of operating performance and density.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralOct 12, 2021Microchip’s Low Power FPGAs To Accelerate DARPA Tech Innovations

Microchip is committed to enabling DARPA researchers to solve complex problems with its low-power and secure FPGA product families.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralOct 12, 2021Microchip’s Low Power FPGAs To Accelerate DARPA Tech Innovations

Microchip's participation in the DARPA Toolbox initiative allows access to advanced commercial technologies for aerospace and defense challenges.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralOct 12, 2021Microchip’s Low Power FPGAs To Accelerate DARPA Tech Innovations

Microchip's participation in the DARPA Toolbox initiative gives qualified DARPA researchers zero-cost access to the company’s Libero® design software suite and associated intellectual property.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralOct 12, 2021Microchip’s Low Power FPGAs To Accelerate DARPA Tech Innovations

Microchip Technology Inc. joined the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Toolbox initiative.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralOct 12, 2021Microchip’s Low Power FPGAs To Accelerate DARPA Tech Innovations

Rocket Lab received a Phase 1 SBIR award from DARPA in 2015 for studies that included examining the use of Electron as an upper stage for DARPA’s XS-1 spaceplane and for flight data to support development of an autonomous flight termination system.

Mentioned as: darpaOrg RelationshipOct 11, 2021Rocket Lab to launch NASA smallsat using SBIR award

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy helped establish CONFERS when she was deputy director of DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office.

Mentioned as: DARPAOrg RelationshipSep 30, 2021Industry group working on satellite servicing standards

The 18 P3 satellites will include 12 UHF and S-band satellites and six satellites that will carry yet-to-be-determined payloads from the Air Force Research Laboratory, the U.S. Army, or the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Mentioned as: Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyTechnical ProductSep 27, 2021Space Development Agency revises Transport Layer procurement, with fewer satellites per launch

DARPA awarded Carillon Technologies a $6,400,000 contract to prototype next-generation satellite-to-satellite communication systems derived from Holographic Optical Beam Steering (HOBS) technology.

Mentioned as: darpaTechnical ProductSep 23, 2021Carillon Technologies Receives Million$ Contract For HOBS Tech From DARPA

DARPA’s Blackjack program awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract for Phase 2 development of an advanced, software-defined positioning, navigation and timing payload with options to build units destined for space flight.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralSep 16, 2021Northrop Grumman’s LEO Satellite Payload For DARPA’s PNT

In March, DARPA awarded SEAKR Engineering a $60,400,000 contract to develop a data processing and artificial intelligence system known as Pit Boss for the Blackjack program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipSep 16, 2021Raytheon announces to acquire SEAKR Engineering

In March, DARPA awarded SEAKR Engineering a $60,400,000 contract to develop a data processing and artificial intelligence system known as Pit Boss to enable autonomous operation of Blackjack satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipSep 14, 2021Raytheon to acquire space electronics supplier SEAKR Engineering

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is soliciting ideas to develop optical inter-satellite links that can connect government and commercial space communications systems in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyTechnical ProductSep 14, 2021DARPA seeking satellite laser terminals that can talk to any space network

DARPA’s desired optical terminals for Space-BACN should support 100 gigabits per second data rates, require no more than 100 watts of power, and cost no more than $100,000 per unit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipSep 14, 2021DARPA seeking satellite laser terminals that can talk to any space network

DARPA is hosting a virtual conference with potential bidders on 2021-09-22 for the Space-BACN program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipSep 14, 2021DARPA seeking satellite laser terminals that can talk to any space network

Northrop Grumman tests the Arrays at Commercial Timescales Integration and Validation (ACT-IV) digital AESA system for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) at the company radar range in Linthicum, Maryland.

Mentioned as: Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyOrg RelationshipSep 8, 2021AFRL + DARPA Receive The Advanced Multifunction Sensor System From Northrop Grumman

ACT-IV is one of the first multifunction systems based on a digital AESA using the semiconductor devices developed under the DARPA Arrays at Commercial Timescales (ACT) program.

Mentioned as: DARPATechnical ProductSep 8, 2021AFRL + DARPA Receive The Advanced Multifunction Sensor System From Northrop Grumman

DARPA plans to launch 12 Blackjack satellites next year on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipSep 7, 2021DARPA awards Lockheed Martin $25 million contract modification for integration of Blackjack satellites

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency increased Lockheed Martin’s contract for satellite integration work for the Blackjack program by $25,300,000 on 2021-09-07.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative FinancialSep 7, 2021DARPA awards Lockheed Martin $25 million contract modification for integration of Blackjack satellites

DARPA ordered 10 satellite buses for Blackjack from Blue Canyon Technologies and two satellite buses from Telesat.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipSep 7, 2021DARPA awards Lockheed Martin $25 million contract modification for integration of Blackjack satellites
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