Military Embedded Systems

MARIETTA, Georgia. The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) received the first C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifter equipped with the Block 8.1 upgrade, according to a statement from Lockheed Martin. This upgrade is part of a broader effort to enhance the interoperability and capabilities of the Super Hercules fleet in the Nordic region and across Europe.

THOUSAND OAKS, California. Teledyne FLIR Defense will send 800 SkyRanger R70 Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) to Ukraine on behalf of the Canadian government, the company announced in a statement.

LITTLETON, Colorado. Lockheed Martin has cleared for launch the Pony Express 2 mission, aimed at demonstrating the enhancement of Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) from space, the company announced in a statement.

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia. BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of Ball Aerospace from Ball Corporation following an announcement on Feb. 14, the company announced in a statement.

MCLEAN, Virginia. Intelsat will develop and test multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) systems on various U.S. Air Force aircraft after winning a $9 million contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory, the company announced in a statement.

MELBOURNE, Florida. The Department of Defense launched five L3Harris Technologies missile tracking satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, supporting the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program and the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 0 (T0) Tracking Layer program, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Micro Systems introduced the "Shorty 4" series of 1U and 2U rackmount servers tailored for use in space-constrained environments on U.S. Navy vessels, featuring ultra-rugged design and flexibility for non-rackmount installations for tight spaces commonly found on various naval platforms, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Micro Systems (GMS) showcased its X9 Spider Rugged Thunderbolt 4 Tablet/Display -- which is equipped with an ARM-based Qualcomm AI processor and can function both as a mounted display and as a handheld tablet -- at the West 2024 Conference, the company announced in a statement.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama. AMETEK Abaco Systems' FORCE2C mission computer recently completed its Stage of Involvement (SOI) reviews, getting official approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after meeting the standards of DO-254 and DO-178C for fixed and rotary wing aircraft, crewed and uncrewed, the company announced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment won a contract from Advanced Technology International (ATI), managed by the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL), to provide devices that can control multiple drones, the company announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Army will discontinue its Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) development program and focus on the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) and updates to existing helicopter models in a major shift in strategy, the service announced in a statement.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 kicked off a new era of modern warfare. Drone strikes, hypersonic missiles, and the use of a wide spectrum of other weapons introduced the world to new threats on the battlefield. Radar systems are stretching their limits to keep up.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Peraton won an eight-year, $2.8 billion contract to deliver IT platform and network services for the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) under the Special Operations Forces IT Enterprise Contract (SITEC) 3 Enterprise Operations & Maintenance (EOM) task order, the company announced in a statement.

OWEGO, New York. Sikorsky completed testing of integrated mission systems and sensors on three MH-60R Seahawk helicopters intended for the Hellenic Navy, the company announced in a statement.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, California. WhiteFox Defense Technologies won a $1 million multi-phase contract to deploy advanced drone defense technology in South Asia to safeguard critical infrastructure in the region, the company announced in a statement.

VIENNA, Austria. Schiebel announced a major expansion of its facilities in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, for the development and production of its Camcopter S-300 uncrewed aerial system (UAS) following a "substantial" order by the South Korean Navy for S-300s equipped with advanced sensor suites, the company announced in a statement.

PLEASANT GROVE, Utah. Fortem Technologies, a company specializing in airspace intelligence, security, and defense for drone detection and neutralization, will partner with Saudi Arabian firm INTRA Defense Technology to offer counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS) solutions in Saudi Arabia, the companies announced in a joint statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) demonstrated the inflight release of its Advanced Air-Launched Effects (A2LE) platform from the MQ-20 Avenger Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) in a test at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah last November, the company announced in a statement.

OSLO, Norway. Kongsberg won a deal worth NOK 1.4 billion ($132 million) from the Norwegian government for NASAMS air defense systems, with deliveries expected in 2026-2027, the company announced in a statement.

ANDOVER, Massachusetts. Mercury Systems won a contract worth up to $96 million to provide RTX with high-performance signal processing subsystems for the U.S. Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), the company announced in a statement.