Military Embedded Systems

MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies has won a contract from Lockheed Martin to buy long-lead material for the Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. Northrop Grumman has won a contract to provide network, communications, and processing services as part of the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) initiative to connect sensors and platforms across all domains for the U.S. Air Force, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has won a contract from U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to provide three MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones, the company announced in a statement.

HONOLULU, Hawaii. The Missile Defense Agency's Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX-1) has finished a record-long 662-day-long voyage in the Pacific Ocean and is now in Hawaii to get repairs and upgrades, according to a recent report.

NEW YORK, New York. Rising defense budgets around the globe are fueling a rapid increase in the global surveillance radar system market in the coming years, a new report predicts.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with "longtime" Australian industry partner Conflux to assist with additive manufacturing on its uncrewed aircraft system production line, GA-ASI announced in a statement.

DUBLIN, Ireland. The remote sensing satellites market is worth $2.59 billion and continuing to grow due to rising demand for Earth observation, according to a new report.

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.