Military Embedded Systems

POWAY, Calif. Rugged-computing company Core Systems, announced that it won a contract with the U.S. Army to supply the ATMOS2 Tactical Edge Computer in support of the U.S. Army Command and Control – Now (C2NOW) program.

LINKÖPING, Sweden. Saab reports that its airborne early-warning sensor, LoyalEye, successfully completed its first flight on an uncrewed aircraft -- the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9B aircraft -- on May 19, marking the initial flight of the world’s first uncrewed airborne early warning (AEW) platform.

TAMPA, Fla. Mission-critical software firm Rise8 announced that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) 309th Software Engineering Group (309th SWEG) chose it to support Torque, SWEG's enterprise system that delivers aircraft and personnel scheduling, fleet inventory, and forecasting capabilities across the Air Force.

SOF WEEK 2026--Tampa, Fla. Tactical uncrewed aerial system (UAS) company Redwire Corp. announced that it won a multiyear contract valued at "high eight figures" to supply an undisclosed NATO country ally with its Penguin Mk3 UAS as part of an ongoing modernization program for that country’s tactical UAS capabilities.

SOF WEEK 2026--TAMPA, Fla. Vuzix Corp. -- a company that supplies artificial intelligence (AI)-powered smart glasses, waveguides, and sugmented-reality (AR) technologies -- is showing its advanced waveguide solutions during SOF Week 2026, underway now in Tampa,

SOF WEEK 2026--TAMPA. Tactical camera manufacturer MOHOC is launching into the booming first-person view (FPV) uncrewed aerial system (UAS) market with the launch of its Optac cameras, it announced at SOF Week 2026, now underway in Tampa. 

SOF WEEK 2026--TAMPA. Defense autonomy company SPARC AI announced a strategic partnership with Rate Manufacturing, a U.S.-based defense manufacturer, under which the two will integrate SPARC AI’s Overwatch platform into Rate’s Model-F multimission uncrewed systems and future platforms. The new partnership was announced at SOF Week, now underway in Tampa, Florida. 

SOF WEEK 2026--TAMPA. Aerospace and national-security concern SNC and shipbuilder/systems integrator Fairlead have forged a strategic partnership to domestically produce AEGIR uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), in a move the companies say will bolster U.S. naval dominance, The announcement was made during the SOF Week 2026 show, currently underway in Tampa.  

SOF WEEK 2026--TAMPA. Leonardo DRS announced the launch of its Tenum 640 Orbit uncooled long-wave infrared (LWIR) thermal camera module optimized for uncrewed air, ground, and maritime platforms at SOF Week 2026, currently underway in Tampa.  

SOF WEEK 2026--TAMPA. Radio-frequency (RF) platform provider Hidden Level will highlight its advanced passive radar and counter-uncrewed aerial system (UAS) sensing capabilities during this week's SOF Week 2026 as it seeks to demonstrate to showgoers its low-signature, integration-ready technology that enhances situational awareness, force protection, and decision advantage for Special Operations forces operating in contested environments. 

AUSTIN, Tex. Hyliion Holdings, which develops modular power plant technology, announced that the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have chosen the USX-1 Defiant -- a fully autonomous medium uncrewed surface vessel (USV) -- as a candidate test vessel for Hyliion’s KARNO onboard power-generation technology.

SOF WEEK 2026--TAMPA. Satellite communications provider iDirect Government (iDirectGov), announced the release of its WCore virtualized waveform core and hardware abstraction layer that it says transforms an appliance into a software-defined modem (SDM) capable of operating seamlessly across multiple waveforms.

ADELAIDE, Australia. L3Harris Technologies annouced delivery of its advanced robotic systems designed to protect Australian Defense Force (ADF) personnel during dangerous tasks, including neutralizing explosive devices and responding to hazardous-materials threats. 

SOF WEEK 2026--TAMPA. Defense technology Quantum Cyber is exhibiting its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system-of-systems platform for autonomous warfare, counter-uncrewed systems, and border security applications at this week's SOF Week 2026 exhibition (May 18-21) in Tampa, Florida. 

BOSTON, Mass. The Open Group -- a global consortium that enables the achievement of business objectives through technology standards -- announced the publication of the SOSA Business Guide, Version 2.0. 

SOF WEEK 2026--TAMPA. Rugged systems provider One Stop Systems (OSS) announced that it will showcase a range of mission-ready products and integrated solutions designed to support the modern warfighter at next week's SOF Week 2026 exhibition, set to be held May 18-21 in Tampa, Florida. 

SOF WEEK 2026--TAMPA. Rugged device provider Getac will showcase its portfolio of rugged laptops, tablets, and command solutions at next week's SOF Week 2026 exhibition, set to be held May 18-21 in Tampa, Florida. 

XPONENTIAL 2026. Semiconductor company HYFIX Spatial Intelligence is showing samples and evaluation kits for its H1P positioning, navigation, and open-compute module for small uncrewed systems at this week's XPONENTIAL 2026 show, now underway in Detroit. 

XPONENTIAL 2026. The world’s largest global conference for robotics and autonomous systems, XPONENTIAL 2026 -- co-hosted by the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and Messe Düsseldorf North America (MDNA) -- is open in Detroit May 11-14, with the aim of convening industry, government, and end users as questions of safety, trust, regulation, and scale increasingly shape how and where autonomy is deployed.

XPONENTIAL 2026. Embedded computing company Elma Electronic will be highlighting some of its embedded products and technology trends at the XPONENTIAL trade show, set to be held May 11-14 in Detroit.