Military Embedded Systems

THE NETHERLANDS. NATO's Counter Unmanned Aircraft System Technical Interoperability Exercise (C-UAS TIE23) took place Sept. 12-22 and included more than 300 participants from 15 Allied and three partner nations, the European Union, and the private sector, according to a NATO statement.

WIRRAL, United Kingdom. LDRA and Frontgrade Gaisler have announced a partnership to further software development for critical systems, the companies announced in a statement.

RESTON, Virginia. Leidos has won a prime contract to offer combined joint all-domain command and control (CJADC2) analysis and support to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Staff J6 Joint Assessment Division (JAD), the company announced in a statement.

CANBERRA, Australia. Northrop Grumman will produce one more MQ-4C Triton multi-intelligence uncrewed aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), bringing the total Australian fleet size to four, according to a company statement.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. Red Cat Holdings' subsidiary, Teal Drones, has won a contract to supply 106 Teal 2 drone systems to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for use by the U.S. Border Patrol, according to a company statement.

PHOENIX, Arizona. DDC-I has finalized multicore DO-178C verification to Design Assurance Level A (DAL A) for its Deos real-time operating system (RTOS) on ARM and PowerPC processors, the company announced in a statement.

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems Ltd. has won a $95 million contract to provide its SkyStriker loitering munitions to an unnamed European country, according to a company statement.

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia. General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has secured all initial task orders on the Department of the Air Force's Security Support Services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract worth $4.5 billion, according to a company statement.

TAMPA, Florida. Core Avionics & Industrial Inc., commonly known as CoreAVI, recently announced the release of Dynamic Temperature Range (DTR) screened versions of the 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, aiming to serve military, aerospace, and other high-reliability markets, the company announced in a statement. The company will offer these processors with thermal throttling disabled to ensure consistent, deterministic behavior, the statement reads.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Rebellion Defense has won a contract to provide automated penetration testing to systems and applications of the Army Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T), the company announced in a statement.

LONDON, United Kingdom. Babcock has entered into an enterprise agreement with Palantir Technologies UK to bolster its data capabilities in the defense sector, according to a statement from both companies.

LONDON, England. Artificial intelligence was unsurprisingly a hot topic of conversation at this year's Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) event, but specifically the areas of data analytics and autonomous systems appeared to show the heaviest promise of AI usage for global militaries.

LONDON, England. NI will feature its latest products and solutions at the upcoming DSEI event in London, focusing on software-defined radio products, with options aligned to OpenCPI and OpenVPX standards, as well as its new T&E Scenario Generator demonstrator, according to a company statement.

AUSTIN, Texas. NI has announced upgrades to its third-generation PXI Vector Signal Transceiver (VST), the PXIe-5842, which is used for radio frequency testing, the company announced in a statement.

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia. Northrop Grumman has developed an enhancement to its Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) aimed at integrating a range of sensors and shooters across multiple domains and coalition partners, the company announced in a statement.

BREST, France. Thales recently concluded sea trials demonstrating the capabilities of its drone-based Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) system, which showcased the system's effectiveness in locating, identifying, and neutralizing underwater mines, according to the company's statement.

LONDON, England. The Royal Navy is undergoing a significant transformation aimed at integrating technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems, Royal Navy First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key said during the keynote address at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2023 event this week.

LONDON, England. Honeywell and Aegiq have signed a memorandum of understanding to work on enhancing the design and deployment of space payloads and related ground assets, the companies announced in a statement.

LONDON, England. Defense technology firm MARSS has unveiled its new portable Interceptor-SR (Short Range), a countermeasure designed to neutralize hostile uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), according to the company. The system was announced at the Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI) event.

HORSHAM, England. Chess Dynamics has introduced Deep Embedded Feature Tracking (DEFT), a real-time video tracking technology that aims to improve accuracy in complex surveillance situations, according to a company statement.