Military Embedded Systems

SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. BlueHalo showcased Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) platforms at SOF Week that are designed to defeat drones either through radio frequency, lasers, or kinetic effects.

SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. A mobile command center designed to allow analysts to digest and disseminate tactical intelligence was showcased by General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) at SOF Week.

SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. The U.S. Army's cancellation of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program in February will force the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment to make some adjustments to its future aviation plan, including having Black Hawks continue flying into the 2050s, the head of the rotary wing program executive office at U.S. Special Operations Command said at SOF Week.

ARLINGTON, Virginia and LONDON, United Kingdom. BlueHalo and Kraken Technology Group have formed a strategic partnership to advance autonomous maritime operations by integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) technologies into uncrewed maritime vehicles, the companies announced in a statement.

SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. The program executive office for rotary wing programs at U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is focused on ensuring a common cockpit on the Future Vertical Lift platform under development by the Army that uses the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), the official in charge of the office told SOF Week.

SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is trying to expand the industry ecosystem it relies on for the development of new technology and platforms, said SOCOM Acquisition Executive Melissa A. Johnson at SOF Week.

SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA BAY, Florida. The rapidly evolving world of uncrewed systems has upended modern warfare and is leading to generational changes on the battlefield in a matter of months rather than decades, top U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) officials said at SOF Week.

SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. The United States is facing a long list of adversaries who are becoming increasingly emboldened to try to weaken U.S. partnerships around the globe, with China and Russia at the top of the list but many others below them, said Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), during his keynote address at SOF Week.

SOF WEEK 2024 - TAMPA, Fla. – Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will deliver the keynote address at SOF Week 2024 on Thursday morning, May 9, where he will discuss "the power of allies and partners."

TAMPA, Florida. Kopin Corporation will demonstrate its latest head-up display (HUD) technology at SOF Week, including daytime and nighttime readable HUD concepts, the company announced in a statement.

TAMPA, Florida. An "innovation platform" for U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) that seeks to solve problems for Special Operations Forces has seen a four-fold increase in proposals as interest in the program ramps up, an official says.

TAMPA, Florida. Virtualitics will present AI-driven analysis technology for operational readiness, anomaly detection, and object tracking at its booth at the SOF Week show this week.

TAMPA, Florida. Satcom Direct Government (SDG) and U.S. Space Systems Command have extended a contract to provide satellite communications services to the U.S. Navy's Boeing E-6B Mercury fleet, the company announced in a statement.

TAMPA, Florida. Immersive Wisdom won a five-year sole-source contract worth up to $25 million from the U.S. Air Force to deploy no-bandwidth and low-bandwidth communications software across various branches of the military through 2029, the company announced at SOF Week.

TAMPA, Florida. Torrey Pines will showcase a series of technologies at SOF Week, from a new laser detector to a voice and data comms flashlight, the company announced in a statement.

TAMPA, Florida. GoTenna is showcasing new advanced mesh networking technology at the annual SOF Week show, unveiling new products aimed at boosting connectivity for tactical operations while lowering costs, company officials told Military Embedded Systems in an interview.

MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies won a contract from Millennium Space Systems to build eight electro-optical infrared payloads for the Space Development Agency’s Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) program, the company announced in a statement.

TAMPA, Florida. Shift5 will showcase advanced GPS spoofing detection technology at the upcoming SOF Week show in response to rising GPS spoofing incidents in modern warfare that mislead systems about their true location, Shift5 Chief Technology Officer Egon Rinderer says.

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania. Boeing won a $178 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the production of seven additional MH-139A helicopters, along with sustainment and training support, which increases the total number of MH-139A aircraft ordered by the Air Force to 26, the company announced in a statement.

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems won a contract to supply its "Red Sky" Tactical Very Short-range Air Defense (VSHORAD) System to an international customer in a $50 million deal to provide two of the batteries over the next two years, the company announced in a statement.