Military Embedded Systems

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has won a $120 million contract to supply unmanned turrets, weapon stations, and mortar systems to the Romanian Armed Forces, the company announced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment has won a contract to provide the Jump 20 medium uncrewed aerial system (UAS) for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) increment 2 program for the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Raytheon Technologies has won a $250 million contract to design, develop, and deliver a seven-vehicle missile tracking satellite constellation for the Space Development Agency, the company announced in a statement.

NEW YORK, New York. Persistent Systems has won a $75.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to support the rollout of a network for airmen to share voice, video, chat, sensor, and GPS data, the company announced in a statement.

SEATTLE, Washington. Boeing will begin developing two new U.S. variants of the E-7 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft for the U.S. Air Force under a $1.2 billion undefinitized contract action, the company announced in a statement.

DUSSELDORF, Germany. Rheinmetall will supply Ukraine with automated reconnaissance systems for monitoring large areas of terrain under a new contract, the company announced in a statement.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Invisio will provide in-ear headsets powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to an unidentified army in Europe that is not affiliated to NATO, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has won a contract to support the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft system trial operation project, the company announced in a statement.

ST. LOUIS, Missouri. Boeing plans to finish production of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet by 2025 as the company pivots to future work, although it is possible the production line could continue as late as 2027, the company announced in a statement.

PORTLAND, Oregon. The military and aerospace semiconductor market will more than double from $6.3 billion in 2021 to $12.9 billion in 2031, a new report predicts.

TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany. Hensoldt has won a contract from CAE Aviation to deliver a multimission surveillance radar to their surveillance aircraft fleet, Hensoldt announced in a statement.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama. A hypersonic scramjet engine-powered vehicle was tested in a recent flight using the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC), marking the second flight test of the vehicle by a team comprising of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Aerojet Rocketdyne, and Lockheed Martin, vehicle manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne annonced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Lockheed Martin and Juniper Networks recently demonstrated mission-aware routing technology for the U.S. Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin announced in a statement.

PALM BEACH, Florida. The global military drone market will reach $26 billion by 2028 for a compound annual growth rate of 11.7%, a new report predicts.

APOPKA, Florida. Northrop Grumman has won an initial production and operations contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to provide a compact targeting system in GPS-denied environments, the company announced in a statement.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates. Collins Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia to develop uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) and robotics, the company announced in a statement.

MOBILE, Alabama. Austal USA has delivered Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Apalachicola (EPF-13) to the U.S. Navy, the "largest surface ship in the fleet with autonomous capability," the company announced in a statement.

NEW YORK, New York. The global uncrewed combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) market is expected to grow by more than $1 billion over the next five years, due in large part to the emergence of long-range spy combat drones, a new report predicts.

PALMDALE, California. BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works have tested two small uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) on an amphibious combat vehicle, BAE Systems said in a statement.

When it comes to missiles, the future is hypersonic. That creates an array of challenges for the defense industry – and radar technology is at the forefront when it comes to developing technology to counter this growing threat.