Military Embedded Systems

MERRIMACK, New Hampshire. BAE Systems has won a $12 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop a multi-mode radar/infrared open architecture seeker for targeting surface vessels at sea from aircraft, the company announced in a statement.

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. The most popular military artificial intelligence (AI) stories on MilitaryEmbedded.com throughout 2022 highlighted AI and machine learning innovations for defense such as IoT on the battlefield, using AI to speed up human decision-making, swarm technology, and more. Check them out below.

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has won a $180 million contract to provide, operate, and maintain the Mission Training Center (MTC) for Israeli Air Force F-16 aircraft, the company announced in a statement.

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. The top avionics stories on MilitaryEmbedded.com for 2022 covered the VPX ecosystem, how open systems streamline helicopter avionics upgrades, zero trust in military embedded systems, and more. Check them out below.

MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris has received a $40 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to supply 14 multi-purpose weapon systems to Ukraine to allow ground forces to shoot down enemy drones, the company announced in a statement.

PORTLAND, Oregon. The global digital battlefield market will quadruple over the next 10 years due to a growth in artificial intelligence and 5G, a new report predicts.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Leonardo DRS has won a contract to provide additional counter uncrewed aircraft system (C-UAS) platforms to support the U.S. Army’s Integrated Fires/Rapid Capabilities Office’s on-going Mobile-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System (M-LIDS) program, the company announced in a statement.

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. The most popular radar and electronic warfare (EW) stories on militaryembedded.com throughout 2022 covered subjects such as hypersonic missile detection, a fire-control system contract, a high-energy laser prototype, and more. Check them out below.

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. The most popular stories on MilitaryEmbedded.com throughout 2022 covered subjects such as hypersonic missile detection, a 10-year contract for a fire-control system, the future battlefield, and more. Check them out below.

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has won a contract from the Spanish Army to provide E-LynX software-defined radios for its combat battalions, the company announced in a statement.

EL SEGUNDO, California. Raytheon Intelligence & Space has won a contract to develop a prototype Missile Track Custody system -- a Medium Earth Orbit missile tracking system --  for the U.S. Space Force, the company announced in a statement.

DUBLIN, Ireland. The small satellite market will be worth $11.8 billion by 2028 for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.7% due to growing demand in the military sector, a new report predicts.

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has won a $107 million contract to provide, operate, and maintain Main Battle Tank (MBT) simulation and training centers for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), the company announced in a statement.

DULUTH, Minnesota. The U.S. Air National Guard has installed active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars on nine Block 50 F-16CM Fighting Falcons from the 148th Fighter Wing, according to an Air National Guard statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky and Boeing have filed a formal protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) over the U.S. Army's decision to award the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) contract to Textron's Bell Helicopter, Boeing announced in a statement.

CARLSBAD, California. Viasat Inc. has won a contract worth up to $325 million over five years to provide intelligence and communication services to U.S. Special Operations Command, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions supported a ballistic missile intercept test aboard a Japanese Maya-class destroyer recently, the company announced in a statement.

DUBLIN, Ireland. The global airborne optronics market will nearly double in the coming years as aircraft fleets expand worldwide, reaching $2.52 billion in 2026, a new report predicts.

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has won a contract worth up to $410 million to supply seven Watchkeeper X tactical uncrewed aircraft systems (UASs) for the Romanian Ministry of National Defense, the company announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Terran Orbital has delivered 10 satellite buses for use in the Space Development Agency's mesh network in low-Earth orbit (LEO), the company announced in a statement.