Military Embedded Systems

ATLANTA, Georgia. Hermeus will conduct its first flight of the uncrewed hypersonic Quarterhorse Mk 1 later this year at Edwards Air Force Base, the company announced in a statement.

HAIFA, Israel. An unnamed European nation chose Elbit Systems' Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) solution to modernize its 155mm howitzer battalions, according to a statement from the company.

LONDON, England. Open software architecture pilot training company AERILS signed a memorandum of understanding with Red 6, a firm specializing in Augmented Reality (AR) technology, to create systems for pilot training, the companies announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has tasked General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) with upgrading their fleet of MQ-9A Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), the company announced in a statement.

ZURICH, Switzerland. A joint initiative between Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) School of Engineering and Aurora Swiss Aerospace is advancing research in electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Aurora announced in a statement.

MUNICH, Germany. Airbus Defence and Space will acquire INFODAS, a German firm specializing in cybersecurity and IT solutions that serves the public sector and focuses on defense and critical infrastructure, the company announced in a statement.

DUBLIN, Ireland. The global demand for military helicopters is expected to see strong growth from 2024 through 2027, a new report predicts.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Saab won an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for conceptual stuties for future fighter systems, the company announced in a statement.

RESTON, Virginia. CACI International won a one-year contract worth up to $239 million to modernize the U.S. Army's Global Secure Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) Network (GSN), the company announced in a statement.

TUCSON, Arizona. Raytheon won a $1.2 billion contract to provide additional Patriot air and missile defense systems to Germany to bolster their air defense capabilities and interoperability with allied forces, the company announced in a statement.

GENEVA, Switzerland. Mercury Mission Systems will collaborate with Lockheed Martin to enhance defense technology manufacturing in for F-35 aircraft in Switzerland, the company announced in a statement.

KENT, Washington. Blue Origin will demonstrate the operational capabilities of its Blue Ring system in the upcoming DarkSky-1 (DS-1) mission, sponsored by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), which would be a major step in a broader objective to facilitate space access, the company announced in a statement.

SANTA CRUZ, California. Joby Aviation will deliver two electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to MacDill Air Force Base in 2025 as part of an expanation of activities with the U.S. Air Force, the company announced in a statement.

MELBOURNE, Florida. Satcom Direct Government (SDG) won a five-year, $240 million renewal of its blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for providing satellite connectivity services to various U.S. government bodies, including the the Department of Defense (DoD), the company announced in a statement

SAN DIEGO, California. Kratos won a $57.6 million contract modification for the production of BQM-177A Surface Launched Aerial Targets for the U.S. Navy, the company announced in a statement.

IRVINE, California. Anduril Industries conducted a live fire test of their ALTIUS-700M loitering munition at the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah in September, striking targets across six missions, the company announced in a statement.

LONDON, England. The UK Armed Forces will receive 14 extended-range Chinook helicopters (CH47-ER) that have advanced digital cockpits, the Ministry of Defence announced in a statement.

WICHITA, Kansas. Textron Aviation won a contract from U.S. Army Contracting Command to supply two Cessna Grand Caravan EX turboprop aircraft to the Djiboutian Air Force (DAF) for Horn of Africa security, with a potential contract value of up to $100 million over five years, the company announced in a statement.

MCLEAN, Virginia. HII won a contract to build a REMUS 620 uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) for a client in the Indo-Pacific Region, set for delivery later this year, that will be used for monitoring and data collection missions, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. Shield AI won a contract from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR PMA-281) to integrate its Hivemind artificial intelligence (AI) pilot into the Kratos BQM-177A as part of an initiative to enhance the aircraft with advanced AI-based autonomy capabilities, the company announced in a statement.