Military Embedded Systems

WICHITA, Kansas. The Pegasus aircraft, modified for Germany's Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System (PEGASUS) program, has successfully completed its first flight at Bombardier's Wichita Flight Test Center, Hensoldt announced in a statement.

MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies and Palantir Technologies entered into a strategic partnership to advance technology development and support L3Harris' digital transformation initiatives, the companies announced in a statement.

DOHA, Qatar. Fincantieri Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Barzan Holdings to jointly develop the Omega360 radar system for Qatar’s national anti-drone defense, the company announced in a statement.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California. Aechelon Technology won follow-on orders from the U.S. Mobility Air Force to upgrade five KC-135 operational flight trainers and two boom operator weapons systems trainers with new visual systems, the company announced in a statement.

AURORA, Colorado. Northrop Grumman's Deep Sensing and Targeting (DSaT) system was demonstrated during the U.S. Army's Vanguard 24 experiment, the company announced in a statement.

BOSTON, Massachusetts. Teledyne FLIR Defense won a five-year contract worth up to $91 million to supply its Black Hornet 4 Personal Reconnaissance Systems to the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.

LINKÖPING, Sweden. The European Defence Agency (EDA) convened military experts, researchers, and industry professionals recently to advance efforts in testing and evaluation (T&E) for military capabilities, the agency announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Hensoldt and Raytheon signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the AUSA 2024 conference to enhance cooperation on Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) systems for NATO forces, Hensoldt announced in a statement.

RESTON, Virginia. Leidos won a $248 million contract from the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC PAC) to provide design and engineering services for unmanned and autonomous systems for the U.S. Navy, the company announced in a statement.

PHOENIX, Arizona. Honeywell and Merlin signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to integrate Merlin's autonomous flight system with Honeywell Anthem avionics, aimed at reducing pilot workload on military aircraft, the companies announced in a statement.

MILAN, Italy. Thales Alenia Space won a 107 million euro contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver six additional radar-based satellites for Italy’s IRIDE Earth observation constellation, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) supported the U.S. Army’s Vanguard demonstrations in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, with its Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), the company announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. BlueHalo’s Locust counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) laser weapon system has upcoming tests scheduled with the U.S. Army for use on a Stryker vehicle, and the company is in talks with the U.S. Navy to test the system aboard a ship in early 2025, officials with BlueHalo and Leonardo DRS told Military Embedded Systems at the Association of the United States Army's (AUSA) annual meeting on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Embedded systems suppliers at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2024 annual meeting emphasized ruggedized systems, advanced display technology, and the growing demand to pack more powerful computing capabilities into smaller, more portable systems.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Palantir and Shield AI are collaborating on a new effort to use the latter’s Hivemind technology to allow drones and other uncrewed systems to autonomously detect and respond to threats without direct human control, while also allowing operators to oversee missions in real-time and manage multiple vehicles from a single platform, according to a Shield AI executive.

WASHINGTON, D.C. The Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) is approaching a major milestone with the U.S. Army as the radar moves closer to production and deployment, a company official said at the Association of the United States Army's (AUSA) annual meeting on Monday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Kopin Corporation is advancing testing of a software platform powered by artificial intelligence that allows helmet-mounted microdisplays to recognize when a soldier's "fight or flight" response has kicked in and adjust accordingly, according to a company announcement and comments by the firm's chief executive officer, Michael Murray.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace highlighted its integrated combat solution (ICS) as well as counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) technology at the AUSA 2024 Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Army is increasingly relying on modular open systems to keep soldiers one step ahead of adversaries in the race for technological supremacy, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told attendees of the Association of the United States Army's (AUSA) annual meeting on Monday.

YORK, Pennsylvania. BAE Systems won a $184 million contract modification to produce an additional 48 Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV) for the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.