Military Embedded Systems

HALIFAX, Canada. Global Spatial Technology Solutions has won a contract to provide advanced artificial intelligence-based services to predict and optimize the availability of military systems under Canada's Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program, the company announced in a statement.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama. Collins Aerospace is entering into a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Army to develop best practices for developing processors for future vertical lift (FVL) platforms via Modular Open System Approaches (MOSA), the company announced in a statement.

As defense budgets swell among Western governments while the war in Ukraine rages on, major defense contractors are seeing profits surge, with two of them just announcing increases in their dividends.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. The U.S. Department of Defense has announced a $1.1 billion package in additional security assistance for Ukraine that includes funding for UAS radars, comms and surveillance systems, and more.

TROIA PENINSULA, Portugal. Drone manufacturer Tekever deployed a fixed-wing intelligence unmanned aerial system (UAS) during an exercise involving NATO navies off the coast of Portugal, the company announced in a statement.

The Abaco Systems' FMC172 FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC) is a product aimed at military customers who want to expand bandwidth for analog receivers and transmitters.

CAMPINAS, Brazil. Embraer has delivered the first two SABER M60 2.0 radars to the Brazilian Army, which will use the radars in their anti-aircraft artillery units, the company announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. GHGSat has won a contract to provide commercial small constellation satellite products to NASA for evaluation of their suitability for advancing the agency's science and application goals, NASA announced in a statement.

DALLAS, Texas. Lockheed Martin has won a $158 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce early operational capability (EOC) Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM), the second production contract received to date for the program, the company announced in a statement.

DUBLIN, Ireland. The global missile defense system market will grow from $23.92 billion in 2022 to $31.32 billion in 2026, with increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) a big factor in the market over that period.

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has won a $120 million contract from the Royal Thai Navy to provide Hermes 900 maritime unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and training capabilities, the company announced in a statement.

NEW YORK, New York. A new report predicts that the global small satellite market will be four times bigger in 2028 than it was in 2021, increasing from $5.8 billion to $22.9 billion over that period for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.2%.

PLYMOUTH, United Kingdom. Collins Aerospace has won a contract from the United Kingdom’s Weapons Sector Research Framework (WSRF) to develop a navigation-grade Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to be used in future complex weapons platforms, the company announced in a statement.

NEW YORK, New York. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market will grow by $32.4 billion from 2021 through 2026 for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.41% due to growing defense spending, a new report predicts.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment has won a $20.6 million contract from the U.S. Army Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM) project office for Switchblade 300 tactical missile systems, the company announced in a statement.

CHICAGO, Illinois. A new report predicts that the global avionics market will surge from $46.7 billion in 2022 to $66.3 billion by 2027 for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3%.

DUBLIN, Ireland. A new report predicts that drones coupled with low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites will "change the face of modern communications."

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems will provide unmanned turrets for armored fighting vehicles (AFVs) to an unidentified Asian-Pacific country under an $80 million contract, the company announced in a statement.

MERRIMACK, New Hampshire. BAE Systems won a $6.5 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to provide filter technology to improve Defense Department radio frequency (RF) and microwave systems such as digital Active Electronically Scanned Arrays (AESA), the company announced in a statement.

PALMDALE, California. Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force will unveil the B-21 Raider -- a new long-range stealth strategic bomber -- later this year, and the aircraft could start flying next year, the company announced in a statement.