Radio communications upgrade underway for Brazilian airspace operations - News
May 19, 2025MADRID, Spain. Indra won a contract to modernize Brazil’s national ground-to-air communications infrastructure, providing over 800 new radios to the Brazilian Air Force’s Department of Airspace Control (DECEA), the company announced in a statement.
Multirole helicopter training and simulation package proposed for Polish Air Force - News
May 19, 2025WARSAW, Poland. Airbus, CAE, and Babcock International signed a memorandum of understanding to deliver a joint offering of military helicopters, training, and simulation services to the Polish Air Force, the companies announced in a statement.
Flight simulators to be delivered to French Armed Forces by Exail - News
May 16, 2025LANNION, France. Exail will provide flight simulators to Babcock France as part of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces’ Mentor 2 pilot training program, the company announced in a statement.
Modular counter-UAS system used by German Armed Forces to be upgraded - News
May 16, 2025TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany. Hensoldt won a contract from Germany's Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) to enhance the capabilities of its ASUL counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS), the company announced in a statement.
Avionics upgrades to be provided to UH-60L foreign military fleets - News
May 15, 2025NASHVILLE, Tennessee. ACE Aeronautics chose Ultra PCS and Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions to supply an integrated cockpit voice recorder (CVR), flight data recorder (FDR), and health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) for UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters operated by foreign militaries, the companies announced in a statement.
High-speed satellite communications system to upgrade U.S. Army’s ARES aircraft - News
May 15, 2025PHOENIX, Arizona. L3Harris Technologies chose Honeywell’s JetWave X satellite communication system to enhance the U.S. Army’s Airborne Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare System (ARES), Honeywell announced in a statement.
Integrated avionics display to be showcased at Army aviation summit by DDC-I - News
May 15, 2025NASHVILLE, Tennessee. DDC-I will exhibit a fully integrated avionics display system powered by its Deos real-time operating system (RTOS) at the Army Aviation Mission Solution Summit, the company announced in a statement.
Uncrewed surface vessel line added to Red Cat’s drone portfolio - News
May 14, 2025SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. Red Cat Holdings will enter the maritime autonomy market with a new line of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), expanding its multi-domain unmanned systems offering across air, land, and sea, the company announced in a statement.
Puma drone fleet to be upgraded for Netherlands by AeroVironment - News
May 14, 2025ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment signed a new agreement with the Dutch Ministry of Defence to modernize the Netherlands’ Puma 3 AE uncrewed aerial system (UAS) fleet and expand the country’s use of long-endurance systems, the company announced in a statement.
Heavy-lift quadcopter drone to be militarized under Patria, ACC Innovation agreement - News
May 14, 2025HELSINKI, Finland. Patria and Swedish company ACC Innovation have agreed to jointly develop a military variant of the Thunder Wasp GT quadcopter drone for delivery to a NATO member country, the companies announced in a statement.
Space laser communications terminal to be developed by Viasat for U.S. Space Force - News
May 14, 2025CARLSBAD, California. The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has tasked Viasat to continue development and testing of a space-based optical laser terminal as part of Phase 2 of the Enterprise Space Terminal (EST) program, the company announced in a statement.
µDARC microserver introduced by Kontron for tactical edge computing - News
May 13, 2025TOULON, France. Kontron released the µDARC microserver, a ruggedized, low-power computing system designed for mobile defense applications in networked environments, the company announced in a statement.
Inertial navigation system from Exail selected for Airbus tactical UAS - News
May 13, 2025MADRID, Spain. Exail and Spanish partner Grafinta will supply the UmiX-40 inertial measurement unit (IMU) for integration into the navigation system of Airbus’s SIRTAP tactical uncrewed aerial system (UAS), the company announced in a statement.
BlueWhale uncrewed submarine proposed to Hellenic Navy through IAI, HAI partnership - News
May 13, 2025ATHENS, Greece. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly offer the BlueWhale uncrewed submarine system to the Hellenic Navy, the companies announced in a statement.
Ground surveillance radars ordered from Blighter for border security - News
May 13, 2025CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom. Blighter wopn multiple international orders for its ground-based electronic-scanning radars used in border surveillance applications, contributing to a £25 million order book over the past 12 months, the company announced in a statement.
Drone-torpedo hybrid Skelmir S12 launched by Vatn Systems - News
May 12, 2025PORTSMOUTH, Rhode Island. Vatn Systems introduced a new 12.75-inch diameter autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed to support both torpedo and uncrewed underwater missions, the company announced in a statement.
New mesh networking device for uncrewed and autonomous systems launched by goTenna - News
May 12, 2025JERSEY CITY, New Jersey. goTenna launched a new mesh networking radio, the Pro X2m, designed for integration into third-party defense and law enforcement platforms to enable off-grid, secure communications for uncrewed and autonomous systems, the company announced in a statement.
JCS Chairman Caine: Special operations forces must integrate globally in 'new and different ways' - News
May 08, 2025TAMPA, Florida. Special operations forces, conventional military, interagency partners, and allies must focus on better integration, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said during his remarks Thursday at SOF Week 2025.
Cambridge Pixel showcases counter-UAS display software at SOF Week 2025 - News
May 08, 2025TAMPA, Florida. Cambridge Pixel demonstrated their Visual Situation Display (VSD) software at SOF Week 2025, which provides a customizable operator display solution specifically designed for counter-drone operations.
Rapid fielding, adaptation dominate discussions at SOF Week 2025 - News
May 08, 2025TAMPA, Florida. The need to rapidly field new technologies and quickly adapt to emerging threats dominated conversations at SOF Week 2025, with military leaders and industry representatives emphasizing the critical importance of shortening development timelines from years to months or even weeks.