Military Embedded Systems

GREENLAWN, New York. BAE Systems won a $30 million contract from the U.S. Navy to update the AN/APX-123A(V) Common Transponder (CXP) used for Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) applications, the company announced in a statement.

SYRACUSE, New York. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration chose Lockheed Martin’s TPY-4 ground-based radar to expand the country’s long-range air surveillance capabilities, the company announced in a statement.

BETHESDA, Maryland. Lockheed Martin will launch a new initiative called AI Fight Club later this year, a competitive simulation platform designed to evaluate artificial intelligence (AI) systems for defense applications under Department of Defense (DoD)-aligned conditions, the company announced in a statement.

TAIPEI, Taiwan. Embedded computing firm DFI introduced a new uncrewed aerial system (UAS) platform built around its QRB812 system-on-module (SoM), designed to Open Standard Module (OSM) specifications and integrated into a field-tested drone airframe, the company announced in a statement.

PHOENIX, Arizona. L3Harris Technologies chose Honeywell to support development of the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) system for the EA-18G Growler aircraft, Honeywell announced in a statement.

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota. DeTect Inc. is collaborating with the University of North Dakota (UND) and the North Dakota Air and Army National Guard to conduct a series of joint counter-uncrewed aerial system (UAS) training exercises, the company announced in a statement.

CHANDLER, Arizona. Northrop Grumman launched two GQM-163A supersonic sea-skimming target vehicles from the Hebrides Launch Facility in Scotland as part of NATO’s 2025 Formidable Shield exercise, the company announced in a statement.

KONGSBERG, Norway. KONGSBERG and thyssenkrupp Marine Systems signed a cooperation agreement to expand their industrial collaboration in support of naval defense efforts in Norway, Germany, and allied nations, the company announced in a statement.

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama. The U.S. Army assigned the designation MV-75 to its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program, marking a formal milestone in the effort to replace portions of the Black Hawk fleet with a faster, longer-range platform, the Army announced in a statement.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida. Lockheed Martin launched its eighth GPS III space vehicle (SV08) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, achieving signal acquisition shortly after liftoff, the company announced in a statement.

VALMIERA, Latvia. Assembly and maintenance of ASCOD infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) will begin at the Defence Partnership Latvia (DPL) facility in Valmiera through a new collaboration between Patria and General Dynamics European Land Systems–Santa Bárbara Sistemas (GDELS), the company announced in a statement.

RESTON, Virginia. CACI International won a contract modification from the U.S. Army to continue delivering, training, and fielding the Terrestrial Layer System Brigade Combat Team Manpack (TLS BCT Manpack), the company announced in a statement.

IRVINE, California. Anduril Industries and Meta have partnered to develop extended reality (XR) products for military use, aiming to improve warfighter situational awareness and streamline control of autonomous systems, the companies announced in a statement.

RESTON, Virginia. Leidos acquired Kudu Dynamics to strengthen its portfolio of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven cyber capabilities supporting defense, intelligence, and homeland security operations, the company announced in a statement.

TEL AVIV, Israel. The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MOD), in collaboration with the Israeli Air Force (IAF) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, deployed high-power laser system prototypes during the ongoing Swords of Iron conflict, the company announced in a statement.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. Red Cat Holdings partnered with ESAero to scale production of its Teal Black Widow small uncrewed aerial system (sUAS) through AS9100-certified manufacturing and engineering support, the company announced in a statement.

MARKNESSE, Netherlands. The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) opened a new research facility focused on rapidly developing uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Defence, the organization announced in a statement.

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia. QinetiQ US won a $41 million task order to support software and technology integration for the U.S. Army’s counter-uncrewed aerial system (UAS) initiatives, the company announced in a statement.

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California. Hermeus completed a flight test of its Quarterhorse Mk 1 uncrewed aircraft, marking a key milestone in its development of high-speed and hypersonic platforms, the company announced in a statement.

TAIPEI, Taiwan. 7Starlake released a new 3U VPX liquid-cooled ATR system designed for defense and aerospace applications, the company announced in a statement.