Military Embedded Systems

CHINA LAKE, California. Lockheed Martin conducted a demonstration of a 90-degree vertical launch of a Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) from its JAGM Quad Launcher (JQL) at China Lake, California, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. BAE Systems won a $62 million U.S. Navy contract to establish a service depot capability at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest to support the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AN/APX-122A Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) interrogator system, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the U.S. Navy conducted a flight test to evaluate an expanded Sonobuoy Dispensing System (SDS) for the MQ-9B SeaGuardian uncrewed aerial system (UAS), the company announced in a statement.

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico. Lockheed Martin completed the first in a planned series of flight tests for its Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor (NGSRI), which the company is developing as a potential replacement for the Stinger missile, the company announced in a statement.

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland. The U.S. Navy conducted a second demonstration aimed at advancing artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled autonomy and multi-platform coordination for future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), the Navy announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. Germany and the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) are procuring eight MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., the company announced in a statement.

ORLANDO, Florida. EIZO Rugged Solutions Inc. won a U.S. Navy contract to provide Talon RGD2802 2K x 2K rugged LCD monitors for integration into the AN/SYY-1 shipboard air traffic control (ATC) processing and display system, the company announced in a statement.

BALTIMORE, Maryland. Northrop Grumman was chosen by the U.S. Marine Corps for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft (MUX TACAIR) Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) effort, the company announced in a statement.

HAWTHORNE, California. OSI Systems’ Security division received an international order valued at about $30 million to deploy radio frequency (RF)-based communication and surveillance systems for naval operations over a multi-year period, the company announced in a statement.

BREST, France. France’s hydrographic and oceanographic service Shom has selected Exail’s DriX H-9 uncrewed surface vessel (USV) to expand its hydrographic and oceanographic survey capacity, the company announced in a statement.

ROCHESTER, New York. The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has approved L3Harris Technologies’ ROVER 6Sc and Tactical Network ROVER 2c intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) terminals for use with the NICM100 security module, the company announced in a statement.

WILMINGTON, Massachusetts. Analog Devices introduced its ADIS16575, ADIS16576, and ADIS16577 precision microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) inertial measurement units (IMUs) with integrated signal conditioning and on-board compensation intended to maintain measurement accuracy across operating conditions, the company announced in a statement.

READING, United Kingdom. Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd (SEA) received its 130th FLOPPYFlash drive from Solid State Disks Limited (SSDL) to support upgrades to the Royal Navy’s Outfit DLH decoy launch system, the company announced in a statement.

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) used its Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) to demonstrate tactical integration between the F-35 Lightning II and the Navy’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), the company announced in a statement.

DÜSSELDORF, Germany. Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany plan to form a joint venture in the first quarter of 2026 focused on naval laser weapon development, the companies announced in a statement.

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems won contracts valued at about $150 million to provide directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) systems for aircraft operated by additional European nations, the company announced in a statement.

ROME, Italy. A third COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) Earth observation satellite has been launched to support an Italian Space Agency and Italian Ministry of Defense dual-use radar imaging constellation, Thales Alenia Space announced in a statement.

HAIFA, Israel. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and the Israel Ministry of Defense have delivered the first operational Iron Beam high-power laser system to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the company announced in a statement.

KONGSBERG, Norway. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace signed an agreement to acquire 90% of Zone 5 Technologies LLC, a California-based missile developer focused on long-range strike and counter-uncrewed aerial system (UAS) interceptors, with the transaction value undisclosed, the company announced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. The U.S. Air Force designated YFQ-48A as the Mission Design Series for Northrop Grumman’s Project Talon semi-autonomous prototype aircraft as part of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, the Air Force announced in a statement.