Military Embedded Systems

KOUROU, French Guiana. The first satellite in Europe’s MetOp Second Generation (MetOp-SG) program, MetOp-SG A1, launched aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, the European Space Agency announced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Leonardo DRS completed its first open-water demonstration of a maritime Mission Equipment Package (MEP) designed for counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) operations from small uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), the company announced in a statement.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. Northrop Grumman and U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) integrated multiple ground-based antennas at the Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Site 1 in Western Australia, the company announced in a statement.

PETAH TIKVA, Israel. Gilat Satellite Networks won a multimillion-dollar contract from Israel’s Ministry of Defense to deliver and integrate satellite communications (SATCOM) systems, the company announced in a statement.

EVERETT, Washington. DARPA held a christening ceremony for the USX-1 Defiant, an autonomous unmanned surface vessel (USV) built under the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program, the agency announced in a statement.

MANILA, Philippines. Lockheed Martin will expand their industrial collaboration in the Philippines’ Multi-Role Fighter program that includes a partnership with Southern Methodist University (SMU) to advance digital innovation, intellectual property creation, and workforce development, the company announced in a statement.

ANKARA, Türkiye. HAVELSAN is integrating its Corporate Artificial Intelligence Platform (MAIN) into the ADVENT Network-Enabled Data Integrated Combat Management System to enhance naval maintenance and operational decision-making, the company announced in a statement.

VILNIUS, Lithuania. Embraer Defense Europe signed several memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with eight Lithuanian organizations to expand cooperation in aerospace, defense, and technology development, the company announced in a statement.

GROTON, Connecticut. ThayerMahan's Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessel (USV) platform is being acquired for use by Australia’s Maritime Border Command (MBC) and Royal Australian Navy to expand surveillance and patrol coverage, the company announced in a statement.

JACKSONVILLE, Florida. Redwire’s subsidiary Edge Autonomy won a prototype contract from the U.S. Army to provide its Stalker uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) for evaluation under the Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR) program, the company announced in a statement.

LONDON, United Kingdom. BAE Systems made an equity investment in Oxford Dynamics, a UK-based startup focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, as part of a strategy to accelerate the integration of emerging technologies into defense systems, the company announced in a statement.

EL SEGUNDO, California. Boeing delivered the Satelit Nusantara Lima (SNL) communications satellite to PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN), which will use the system to expand broadband connectivity across Indonesia and nearby Southeast Asian countries, the company announced in a statement.

SINGAPORE. Electro Optic Systems (EOS) will deliver a 100-kilowatt class high-power laser weapon system to a European NATO member for counter-drone operations, the company announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Ukraine for transportation and consolidation services, with an estimated value of $99.5 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced in a statement.

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts. RTX’s BBN Technologies won a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to support the Intelligent Generation of Tools for Security (INGOTS) program, the company announced in a statement.

PLYMOUTH, Michigan. EOTECH acquired VK Integrated Systems (VKIS), a Tennessee-based company specializing in weapon electronics and battlefield networking solutions, the company announced in a statement.

RESTON, Virginia. SES Space & Defense won a five-year, $89.6 million Sustainment Tactical Network (STN) contract to provide commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) services to the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.

SAN MATEO, California. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) selected Skydio, in partnership with Belgian firm COBBS BELUX BV, for a framework agreement to supply and support nano-class uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) for NATO member nations, the company announced in a statement.

MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies completed the Critical Design Review and Production Readiness Review for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Tracking Layer, moving the program into the production phase, the company announced in a statement.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. and MELBOURNE, Fla. Joby Aviation and L3Harris Technologies have partnered to develop a gas turbine hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft for military use, the companies announced in a statement.