Military Embedded Systems

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted a ship-to-land flight of its Gray Eagle Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) uncrewed aerial system (UAS) from the South Korean navy's amphibious landing ship Dokdo to Pohang Navy Airfield, marking a first for this aircraft type, the company announced in a statement.

EL SEGUNDO, California. Raytheon won a contract from the U.S. Army to develop wireless power beaming technology for battlefield applications, the company announced in a statement.

MUMBAI, India. JSW Defence and Shield AI are partnering to manufacture the V-BAT unmanned aerial system (UAS) in India, the companies announced in a statement.

OBERKOCHEN, Germany. Hensoldt won a contract to upgrade the sensor technology on 90 Fennek reconnaissance vehicles for the Bundeswehr, including 30 scout vehicles and 50 Joint Fire Support Team (JFST) vehicles, the company announced in a statement.

KIEL, Germany. Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems launched the HDW Class Dolphin AIP (air-independent propulsion) submarine INS Drakon and began production for the first Dakar-class submarine for the Israeli Navy, the company announced in a statement.

BOSTON, Massachusetts. Teledyne FLIR Defense won a $168.3 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce and upgrade the M1135 Stryker Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV) Sensor Suite, the company announced in a statement.

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico. Raytheon's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) completed a complex live-fire test involving a tactical ballistic missile, the company announced in a statement.

DÜSSELDORF, Germany. Rheinmetall and ICEYE, a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite company, are providing Ukraine with satellite imagery to support military reconnaissance efforts, the companies announced in a statement.

LONDON, United Kingdom. Collins Aerospace won a $19 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to equip the UK Royal Air Force’s H-47 Chinook helicopters with its Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS), the company announced in a statement.

NATAL, Brazil. Sweden has chosen the Embraer C-390 Millennium to modernize its tactical transport fleet, marking the first acquisition of the aircraft by a Northern European NATO member, the Swedish Ministry of Defense announced in a statement.

PARIS, France. Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), part of the UAE-based EDGE Group, partnered with OSI Maritime Systems to equip the RABDAN FA-400 fast attack vessel with integrated navigational systems, the company announced in a statement.

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Marine Corps initiated full-rate production of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle 30mm (ACV-30) program with a $51 million contract won by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace for long lead items, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) used its MQ-20 Avenger uncrewed aerial system (UAS) to execute commanded autonomy maneuvers as part of a demonstration with the U.S. Navy , the company announced in a statement.

LYSTRUP, Denmark. Terma won a $9 million contract to supply its 3D-Audio system for the U.S. Air Force Combat Command’s F-16 fighter aircraft, the company announced in a statement.

HELSINKI, Finland. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command, and Senop Oy signed a framework agreement for the procurement of military optronics, the companies announced in a statement.

PARIS, France. Airbus Helicopters won a contract from the Dutch Ministry of Defence for the acquisition of 12 H225M helicopters, along with an initial package of support and services, Airbus announced in a statement.

PHOENIX, Arizona. Columbia Helicopters chose Honeywell’s 36-150[CH] auxiliary power unit (APU) and 35KVA generator system to upgrade its fleet of Model 234 and CH-47D Chinook helicopters, Honeywell announced in a statement.

NATAL, Brazil. Saab’s F-39E Gripen made its operational debut during CRUZEX 2024, a multinational military exercise hosted by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), the company announced in a statement.

QUINCY, Massachusetts. General Dynamics Mission Systems won a $15.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to design, test, and deliver the Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA), a tactical uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) for advanced maritime mining operations, the company announced in a statement.

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt. Safran won a contract to supply advanced optronic and navigation systems for the Egyptian navy's fleet of 10 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), the company announced in a statement.