Military Embedded Systems

HERNDON, Virginia. L3Harris Technologies won a contract from Austal USA to provide integrated systems support for the U.S. Navy’s first T-AGOS-25 class ocean surveillance ship, the company announced in a statement.

LONDON, United Kingdom. HENSOLDT will present a range of sensor and electronic surveillance technologies at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2025 exhibition in London, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Kepler Communications conducted a demonstration of bi-directional optical communications between an aircraft-mounted optical terminal and a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite compatible with the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 0 architecture, the company announced in a statement.

ALVERCA DO RIBATEJO, Portugal. The Portuguese Air Force received its first A-29N Super Tucano aircraft at OGMA facilities following a transfer flight from Embraer’s site in Brazil, the company announced in a statement.

ANDØYA, Norway. Andøya Space and Rheinmetall Nordic AS signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to expand civil and military space operations with a focus on rapid satellite deployment, the companies announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Army awarded three Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements under its Unmanned Systems (UxS) Autonomy effort to Forterra (Clarksburg, Maryland), Overland AI (Seattle, Washington), and Scout AI (Sunnyvale, California), the service announced in a statement.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. The U.S. Air Force is increasingly banking on open system designs to keep pace with fast-moving threats and ensure new capabilities reach the field quicker, Brig. Gen. Jason Voorheis, program executive officer for fighters and advanced aircraft, told attendees at the MOSA Summit here Friday.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. The Department of the Navy is pushing modular design and digital engineering to the forefront as it works to implement Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) principles across shipbuilding, aviation, submarine, and Marine Corps programs, said Peter Reddy, deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for research, development, test and engineering (DASN (RDT&E)), during his presentation at the MOSA Summit here Thursday.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. The U.S. Army is restructuring its missile and space portfolio to fully embrace the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) as it builds integrated offensive and defensive fires capabilities, said Maj. Gen. Frank Lozano, program executive officer for missiles and space at Redstone Arsenal, during his presentation at the MOSA Summit here Thursday.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. The U.S. Army’s adoption of the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) must be driven by empowered people, well-defined technical standards, and sustainable business models, said Patrick Mason, acting principal deputy for the Assistant Secretary of the Army (acquisition, logistics, and technology), during his presentation at the MOSA Summit here Thursday.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. After decades of incremental progress, the U.S. Air Force is now positioned to fully implement Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) standards across its weapons systems, according to Christopher Garrett, technical advisor for systems engineering at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center during his presentation at the MOSA Summit here Thursday.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. The U.S. Navy is changing how it manages open architectures by taking the lead in writing the initial version of its Open Systems Management Plan (OSMP), a move the service hopes embed their priorities from the outset rather than relying on contractors to produce the first draft.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. The U.S. Air Force is pursuing a new approach for its collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) program by developing mission autonomy software independently from the air vehicle itself, a service official announced during the MOSA Summit here this week.

BARKING SANDS, Hawaii. Raytheon completed the first live test of the AN/SPY-6(V)4 radar in a maritime environment in partnership with the U.S. Navy, the company announced in a statement.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. The 2025 MOSA Industry & Government Summit, held Aug. 27-29 and co-located with the Space Industry & Government Summit & Expo, will focus on accelerating adoption of modular open systems across U.S. defense platforms, according to the event agenda.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. The defense industry’s adoption of the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Technical Standard continues to gain momentum in 2025, with a surge in SOSA aligned hardware, software, and reference architecture updates shaping programs across the services, according to announcements from industry and the SOSA Consortium so far this year.

LONDON, United Kingdom. The Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2025 forums will feature multi-domain discussions on topics including cyber resilience, digital transformation, workforce development, and the integration of emerging technologies across defense, event organizers announced in a statement.

LONDON, United Kingdom. The NextGen program at Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2025 will bring together military, government, and industry leaders to address talent acquisition, skills development, and workforce challenges across the defense sector, event organizers announced in a statement.

LONDON, United Kingdom. The 2025 Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition will center on the theme “Preparing the Future Force,” highlighting how armed forces and industry can adapt to meet emerging global security challenges, according to event organizers.

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland. The U.S. Navy is soliciting industry input for a “digital backbone” solution that would enable the rapid integration of new capabilities onto MV-22 and CV-22 aircraft while implementing a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), according to a notice posted on SAM.gov.