Military Embedded Systems

SAN DIEGO, California. Advanced autonomous air-to-air capabilities will be prototyped on the MQ-20 Avenger uncrewed aerial system (UAS) as part of Project Red 5, a U.S. Department of Defense initiative, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced in a statement.

TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany. Hensoldt won a contract of about 100 million euros from Rheinmetall Air Defence to supply SPEXER air defense radars for the Skyranger 30 anti-aircraft gun tank, Hensoldt announced in a statement.

NEW DELHI, India. Thales and Garuda Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the drone ecosystem in India, the companies announced in a statement.

CARLSBAD, California. Viasat introduced the Secure Wireless Hub (SWH), a wearable tactical communications system that was developed "as part of a multi-phase effort with U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to identify and develop advanced tactical communications capabilities for mobile ground forces," the company announced in a statement.

RESTON, Virginia. CACI International won a five-year task order valued at up to $414 million to provide uncrewed systems expertise and support to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center, the company announced in a statement.

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems Ltd. won a two-year, $190 million contract to supply its Iron Sting laser- and GPS-guided mortar munition to the Israeli Ministry of Defense for use in urban areas, the company announced in a statement.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands. U.S. and Netherlands officials have formalized a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LoA) agreement for the purchase of Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER), the company announced in a statement.

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland. Phoenix Air Group Inc. won a $165 million contract from the U.S. Navy for Contracted Air Services (CAS) flight hours to simulate airborne electronic warfare (EW) threats, Naval Air Systems Command announced in a statement.

ALCOBENDAS, Spain. Indra has signed an agreement with Spanish startup IDBOTIC to enhance the NGWS/FCAS program, Europe's largest defense initiative aimed at developing the Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS), the company announced in a statement.

CHANTILLY, Virginia. Amentum won a $145 million contract to modernize and maintain the U.S. Marine Corps' UC-35D aircraft fleet, the company announced in a statement.

NEW YORK, New York. The global LEO satellite market will increase by $7.13 billion from 2023 through 2027 for a compound annual growth rate of $15.92%, a new report predicts.

PORTLAND, Oregon. Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Wing officially welcomed the first two operational U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets, marking a significant milestone for the unit, the Air National Guard announced in a statement.

REDZIKOWO, Poland. A new U.S. ballistic missile defense site in Redzikowo, Poland, is now operational, and the new site is intended to enhance NATO’s missile shield capabilities, NATO announced in a statement.

REDONDO BEACH, California. Northrop Grumman Corporation has designed and built the XRQ-73 SHEPARD, a Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD) vehicle designed and constructed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the company announced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. CAES won a $172.7 million contract from Raytheon Technologies (RTX) for the follow-on production of missile data-link assemblies in support of a major international missile program, CAES announced in a statement.

KONGSBERG, Norway. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) for the initial development phase of the Supersonic Strike Missile (3SM), which is set to be deployed on future vessels from 2035, the company announced in a statement.

LITTLETON, Colorado. Lockheed Martin will develop artificial intelligence (AI) tools for dynamic airborne missions under a $4.6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the company announced in a statement.

TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany. Hensoldt will supply Latvia and Slovenia with its TRML-4D radars, which will be delivered as part of the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) in collaboration with Diehl Defence, Hensoldt announced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. The U.S. Department of State approved a possible foreign military sale of AeroVironment's (AV) Switchblade 300 loitering munition systems to Taiwan, estimated at $60.2 million, AeroVironment announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions demonstrated the second of three launch methods for the Valkyrie uncrewed aerial system (UAS): the Kratos Trolley Launch System (KTLS), the company announced in a statement.