Military Embedded Systems

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. State Department approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for AN/TPS-78 long-range radar systems and associated support, with an estimated cost of $304 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced in a statement.

PARIS, France. Airbus Defence and Space won a contract from the French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l'Armement) for a 24-month risk-assessment study to support the development of France’s future maritime patrol aircraft, the company announced in a statement.

BONN, Germany. Rheinmetall won a contract to develop an integrated communication network for the Bundeswehr under the Tactical Wide Area Network for Land-Based Operations (TaWAN LBO) program, the company announced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment won a $288 million delivery order for its Switchblade loitering munition systems under the U.S. Army’s Directed Requirement (DR) for Lethal Unmanned Systems (LUS), the company announced in a statement.

STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan. General Dynamics Land Systems completed additional testing of its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) Command, Control, Communications, Computers/Unmanned Aerial Systems (C4/UAS) variant for the U.S. Marine Corps, the company announced in a statement.

CARLSBAD, California. Viasat won a task order under the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services (SBS) contract to provide satellite communications (SATCOM) services to the U.S. Space Force, the company announced in a statement.

TITUSVILLE, Florida. Lockheed Martin won a $383 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to develop the Trident II D5 Life Extension 2 (D5LE2) missile to help ensure the long-term viability of the nation's sea-based strategic deterrence, the company announced in a statement.

ODISHA, India. The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted three consecutive flight trials of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) from Chandipur off the Odisha coast, the organization announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to Japan for up to 150 Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) Block I missiles and related equipment, with an estimated cost of $900 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced in a statement.

BRUSSELS, Belgium. The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission formalized their collaboration on the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI), clearing the way for its development, ESA announced in a statement.

PARIS, France. Thales won a contract from the French defense procurement agency (DGA) to supply several hundred SonoFlash sonobuoys for the French Navy, the company announced in a statement.

RIGA, Latvia. GDELS-Santa Bárbara Sistemas won a contract from the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Latvia for the procurement of 42 ASCOD infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) along with logistic support, the company announced in a statement.

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas. Airbus Helicopters signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to continue supporting the service’s MH-65 Dolphin helicopter fleet through 2037, the company announced in a statement.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. RTX's Collins Aerospace won a follow-on contract worth up to $904 million over five years to continue development of the U.S. Navy's Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC), the company announced in a statement.

BETHESDA, Maryland. Lockheed Martin supported the U.S. and Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) in coordinating long-range fires across maritime and land units during exercise Keen Sword near mainland Japan, the company announced in a statement.

PETAH TIKVA, Israel. Gilat DataPath won $4 million in orders from global defense customers for its portable satellite terminals, the company announced in a statement.

LONDON, United Kingdom. BAE Systems won a £285 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence to support and modernize the Royal Navy’s Shared Infrastructure, Combat Management Systems (CMS), and warship networks under the RECODE program, the company announced in a statement.

MARIGNANE, France. Airbus Helicopters recorded 455 gross orders (net: 450) in 2024, reflecting steady market growth across its light, light twin-engine, and heavy helicopter segments, the company announced in a statement.

ROCHESTER, New York. L3Harris Technologies received full-rate production orders worth nearly $300 million for its Manpack and Leader radios under the U.S. Army's Handheld, Manpack & Small Form Fit (HMS) program, the company announced in a statement.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida. Hisdesat, a prover of secure satellite communications in Spain, is scheduled to launch its SpainSat Next Generation I (SNG I) satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Jan. 29 at 20:34 EST, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced in a statement.