Military Embedded Systems

ASHBURN, Va. Curtiss-Wright announced that it integrated the NATO-developed Cooperative Electronic Support Measure Operations (CESMO) tactical data link protocol directly into its flagship TCG LinkPRO tactical data link software.

AALBORG, Denmark. Satellite provider GomSpace will participate in the European Defence Agency's (EDA's) recently signed 15.65 million euro ($17.96 million) research contract to develop Europe's first dedicated very low Earth orbit (VLEO) military satellite concept, as part of the VLEO-DEF consortium.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Software security firm Defense Unicorns reports that it successfully demonstrated a key enabler for continuous software delivery to the F-22 Raptor during a test with the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center Software Directorate.

BRUSSELS. The European Defence Agency (EDA) signed a 15.65 million euro ($17.96 million) research contract with an industry consortium to explore the Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) region in space.

LYSTRUP, Denmark. Defense/aerospace manufacturer Terma announced that it delivered new advanced defensive capabilities to the Franco-German Binational Air Transport Squadron (BATS), systems aimed at enhancing the protection of the squadron’s fleet of C-130J-30 aircraft. 

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. The upcoming MOSA for Defense and Warfare Summit -- scheduled to be held April 8 and 9 in National Harbor, Maryland -- is intended to provide a forum for members of the Department of Defense (DoD), military services, industry, academia, and other major stakeholders to discuss the warfighting imperative of implementing a modular open systems approach (MOSA) in the design, development, delivery, acquisition, and sustainment of modern defense systems.

GERMANTOWN, Md. Hughes Network Systems announced that it won the Space Technology Advanced Research – Fast-tracking Innovative Software and Hardware (STAR-FISH) award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Rapid Architecture Prototyping and Integration Development (RAPID) program for intelligent space data networks that leverages U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), allied, and commercial satellite communication networks.

PINNEBERG, Germany. TEWS Technologies GmbH announced the release of its TVNX210, a VNX+ carrier board intended for use with QMC modules. 

Aliso Viejo, Calif. Holt Integrated Circuits announced the release of its ADK-85104 evaluation board, a small ready-to-use platform intended to help engineers rapidly evaluate and characterize Holt’s HI-85104 fault-isolated quad ARINC 429 line driver. 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Design and test engineering firm Keysight Technologies signed a $12.5 million follow-on contract with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide kits for assembling the Versatile Diagnostic Automatic Test Station (VDATS), a modular open systems approach (MOSA)-based automatic test solution for avionics maintenance and repair. 

CHANTILLY, Va. General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) announced that it won a cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee follow-on contract with an initial order value of $255 million as the prime integrator for the U.S. Navy Trident II Fire Control System (FCS).

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. The market for communications technologies used with drones or uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) is projected to grow from $2.67 billion in 2025 to $4.09 billion by 2030, at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.8% during the forecast period, according to a study by MarketsandMarkets, "Drone Communication Market -- Global Forecast to 2030."

Melville, N.Y. Micross Components announced that it has expanded its DC-DC converter offerings with the new Class H+ AFLS28XX series, intended to be a cost-effective, radiation-tolerant power conversion solution for low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, space missions, launch vehicles, and other space-based systems.

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Syracuse, N.Y. Defense research and development company SRC Inc. reports that it will participate in the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract,

TORRANCE, Calif. Defense tech company Castelion announced that the U.S. Navy awarded it a contract worth nearly $50 million to advance its lower-cost Blackbeard hypersonic weapon from prototype to integrated, early operational capability.

AUSTIN, Tex. Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled cyberdefense company Wraithwatch reports that it has been chosen to fulfill a $30 million contract to deploy its agentic cyberdefense platform across multiple U.S. federal agencies that serve critical national-security missions.

TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon reports that its StormBreaker smart weapon has been approved by the U.S. Navy for operational use on the F/A-18-E/F Super Hornet strike fighter. 

ESCONDIDO, Calif. One Stop Systems (OSS) announced several new awards totaling $10.5 million -- one from the U.S. Navy and another from a leading U.S.-based prime defense contractor -- under which OSS will deliver data-storage units in support of the P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft.

February 19, 2026. VITA, the trade association governing open standards computing architectures for critical and intelligent embedded-system industries, announced the ratification of the ANSI/VITA 90.x‑2026 (VNX+) family of standards by ANSI and VITA. This milestone formally introduces VNX+ as the next‑generation Enhanced Small Form Factor (eSFF) system architecture.