Radiation-tolerant OpenVPX single-board computer introduced by Aitech - News
March 21, 2025CHATSWORTH, California. Aitech introduced a new space-rated 3U OpenVPX single-board computer (SBC) designed to support high-performance processing in missions ranging from low Earth orbit (LEO) to deep space, the company announced in a statement.
Integrated Battle Command System software prototype to be developed for U.S. Army - News
March 20, 2025AUSTIN, Texas. Ultra Intelligence & Communications (Ultra I&C) won an $86.8 million contract to develop software prototypes for the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) Mission Command System in support of Guam Defense Operations, the company announced in a statement.
Manned-unmanned teaming software to be explored by Singapore, Anduril - News
March 20, 2025SINGAPORE. The Singapore Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), and Anduril Industries have entered a partnership to explore mission autonomy for manned-unmanned teaming, Anduril announced in a statement.
SOSA aligned 3U VPX graphics cards introduced with NVIDIA Blackwell architecture - News
March 19, 2025ORLANDO, Florida. EIZO Rugged Solutions unveiled the Condor GR5SL 3U VPX Series, a new line of video graphics cards powered by NVIDIA’s Blackwell architecture and aligned with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Technical Standard, the company announced in a statement.
Underwater robotic systems support for U.S. Navy to be provided by BlueHalo - News
March 19, 2025POTTSTOWN, Pennsylvania. BlueHalo won a $30.7 million contract from the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific to provide systems engineering and support for the Mission Specialist Defender remotely operated vehicle (ROV) under the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response (MESR) program, the company announced in a statement.
AI-powered autonomy to be integrated into uncrewed systems for DoD - News
March 19, 2025MCLEAN, Virginia. Booz Allen Hamilton and Shield AI announced a partnership to integrate AI-enabled autonomy into uncrewed systems for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the companies announced in a statement.
Open-architecture processor to be tested for U.S. Air Force connectivity - News
March 19, 2025SAN DIEGO, California. Northrop Grumman won a contract from the U.S. Air Force to evaluate NG InSight, a software-programmable, open-architecture processor designed to enhance secure communications across airborne platforms, the company announced in a statement.
Maritime EW self-protection systems to be installed on European frigates - News
March 18, 2025HAIFA, Israel. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elbit Systems won a contract to supply an integrated naval electronic warfare (EW) self-protection system for new frigates operated by NATO European countries, the companies announced in a statement.
BQM-177A aerial target system support to be provided to U.S. Navy by Kratos - News
March 18, 2025SAN DIEGO, California. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions won a $3.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy for contractor logistics support and engineering services for the BQM-177A subsonic aerial target system, the company announced in a statement.
MOSA avionics upgrade to be integrated into U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters - News
March 18, 2025HUNTSVILLE, Alabama. Collins Aerospace won an $80 million contract to upgrade the avionics system of U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters under the H-60M MOSA Avionics Architecture Solution program, the company announced in a statement.
One-way attack drone from AeroVironment chosen for DIU’s Project Artemis - News
March 17, 2025ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment (AV) won a contract under the Defense Innovation Unit's (DIU) Project Artemis to advance long-range, one-way uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) for the Department of Defense (DoD), the company announced in a statement.
Power play: Optimizing SWaP on uncrewed systems - Story
March 17, 2025The prospect facing defense contractors is considerable: Pack more computing power, more sensors, and more capabilities into smaller spaces while extending mission endurance. As uncrewed platforms evolve from simple remote-controlled vehicles into autonomous systems with sophisticated sensor arrays, every milliwatt of power must be carefully managed.
Autonomous mine hunting system delivered to Royal Navy by Thales - News
March 17, 2025PLYMOUTH, United Kingdom. Thales delivered the first autonomous mine hunting system to the Royal Navy under the Franco-British Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) program, the company announced in a statement.
Counter-UAS systems to be provided to U.S. Marine Corps by Anduril - News
March 14, 2025ARLINGTON, Virginia. Anduril Industries won a $642 million, 10-year contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to deliver and sustain Installation-Counter small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (I-CsUAS), the company announced in a statement.
BlueHalo tests Freedom Eagle-1 counter-UAS missile - News
March 14, 2025ARLINGTON, Virginia. BlueHalo conducted a live fire demonstration of its Freedom Eagle-1 (FE-1) Next-Generation Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) Missile, marking a milestone for the program, the company announced in a statement.
Gray Eagle Extended Range drone completes first flights using PLEO satellite network - News
March 13, 2025SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed its first series of flight tests for the Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) uncrewed aerial system (UAS) using a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) satellite constellation for communications, the company announced in a statement.
MAPS Gen II navigation system enters full-rate production for U.S. Army - News
March 12, 2025CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Collins Aerospace received approval to begin full-rate production of the Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Generation II system (MAPS Gen II) for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, the company announced in a statement.
Ku-band Dual Travelling Wave Tubes delivered for ASTRA 1Q satellite - News
March 12, 2025PARIS, France. Thales delivered Ku-band Dual Travelling Wave Tubes (Dual-TWTs) for the ASTRA 1Q satellite, which was built by Thales Alenia Space for global content and connectivity provider SES, the company announced in a statement.
High-speed data acquisition systems to be provided to U.S. Navy by Curtiss-Wright - News
March 12, 2025ASHBURN, Virginia. Curtiss-Wright won a $50 million firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to supply high-speed data acquisition systems and repair services for the Special Flight Test Instrumentation Pool, the company announced in a statement.
Rotor blown wing drone completes helicopter and airplane flight tests - News
March 11, 2025STRATFORD, Connecticut. Sikorsky flew a rotor blown wing uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in both helicopter and airplane flight modes, the company announced in a statement.