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Unmanned

Radar sensing and perception for autonomous ground systems wins Army SBIR grant - News

January 04, 2023

CARLSBAD, Calif. Radar sensing and perception company Metawave announced at the CES trade show that it won a $1.7 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. Army to develop long-range radar sensing and perception solutions for off-road autonomous vehicle (AGV) operation in adverse weather and complex operating conditions.

Cyber

U.S. Navy cyber program awards $4.1 billion in follow-on contracts - News

January 03, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Navy has awarded eight companies positions on a follow-on contract -- which could run as much as 10 years and $4.1 billion -- to deliver production units, software, laboratory equipment, system components, and spares for surface, shore, and submarine platforms in support of the Navy’s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program.

Unmanned

UUV from HII will carry synthetic aperture sonar from Kraken Robotics - News

December 22, 2022

ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND, Canada. A synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) system from Kraken Robotics will be the standard payload offering on Huntington Ingalls Industry's (HII’s) new REMUS 620 Medium Class unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV).  

Comms

General Dynamics Electric Boat nabs $5.1 billion contract mod for new subs - News

December 22, 2022

GROTON, Conn. General Dynamics Electric Boat has won a $5.1-billion modification of the previously awarded Columbia Integrated Product and Process Development Contract with the U.S. Navy for the Columbia class of submarines, the U.S.'s next-generation sea-based strategic deterrent.

Comms

Network and connectivity project for JADC2 gets tryout by Raytheon Technologies - News

December 21, 2022

ARLINGTON, Va. Raytheon Technologies recently demonstrated -- among other things -- FlexLink, an open-system radio technology developed by Raytheon's Collins Aerospace business unit intended to link multiple air and ground platforms that will ultimately connect defense networks and simplify U.S. Army command-and-control systems. 

Unmanned

UAS maker gets NASA contract to build tilt-wing aerial vehicles - News

December 20, 2022

HAMPTON, Va. Uncrewed-systems maker Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) has won a contract from NASA to design and build tilt-wing prototype uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) according to NASA specifications. 

Avionics

Gripen fighter jet to get avionics, radar, and EW upgrades - News

December 19, 2022

LINKOPING, Sweden. Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) under which Saab will ensure the continued operability of the JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighter aircraft and install capability enhancements to the aircraft's engine, electronic warfare (EW), and radar capabilities. 

Radar/EW

L3Harris to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne in $4.7 billion transaction - News

December 19, 2022

MELBOURNE, Fla. L3Harris Technologies has agreed to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings (El Segundo, California) in an all-cash transaction valued at $4.7 billion, inclusive of net debt; the deal is expected to finalize in 2023, pending regulatory approvals.

A.I.

AI software used at DoD gets $5 million small-biz contract nod - News

December 16, 2022

TYSONS, Va. Software company DEFCON AI reported finalizing a Department of the Air Force Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract that will help accelerate the transition from prototype to production code for DEFCON AI’s operational-level logistics and mobility-training software.

Avionics

DARPA X-plane project progresses to next phase - News

December 16, 2022

MANASSAS, Va. Aurora Flight Sciences (a subsidiary company of Boeing) has been awarded phases 2 and 3 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) program, which aims to design, build, and test a novel X-plane that incorporates active flow control (AFC) as a primary design consideration. 

Unmanned

UGVs from L3Harris delivered to USAF for explosives disposal - News

December 16, 2022

MELBOURNE, Fla. L3Harris Technologies recently delivered the first several of what will be more than 100 T7 explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) robots to the U.S. Air Force as part of a contract supporting the Air Force's global EOD mission.

A.I.

AI/ML project from Palantir gets $10.1 million contract extension from U.S. Army - News

December 15, 2022

PALO ALTO, Calif. Software-engineering firm Palantir won a modification to an existing contract with the U.S. Army -- the modification is in the amount of $10.1 million -- to conduct research and development services in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). 

Avionics

Germany to acquire 35 5th-generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft - News

December 14, 2022

FORT WORTH, Texas. Lockheed Martin announced that Germany's Ministry of Defense is procuring 35 Lockheed Martin 5th-generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft. 

Radar/EW

Electronic warfare market to reach $24.14 billion globally by 2028, study predicts - News

December 14, 2022

VAPI, India. The global electronic warfare (EW) market size is expected to reach $24.14 billion by 2028, growing at a combined annual growth rate of 4.92% from 2021 to 2028, according to a new report from Evolve Business Intelligence, "Electronic Warfare Market Analysis and Global Forecast (2021-2028) with COVID Impact Analysis."

Cyber

Data contract with Space Systems Command garners Meroxa $1.25 million - News

December 13, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO. Data application platform-as-a-service (DAPaaS) company Meroxa was chosen to receive a $1.25 million Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) Phase II contract through AFWERX -- a program of the U.S. Air Force focusing on innovative technology development -- under which Meroxa will develop a real-time event streaming data architecture for Space Systems Command (SSC) to advance the integration of U.S. and allied sensor data into the Unified Data Library with the ability to easily scale for future mission needs. 

Unmanned

NASA's uncrewed Orion spacecraft returns to earth - News

December 12, 2022

WASHINGTON. NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California on Sunday, December 11, following an historic mission, during which it traveled more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the moon and carried out its Artemis I flight test. 

A.I.

Autonomous-tech company EpiSci gains investment to further AI battlefield solutions - News

December 09, 2022

POWAY, Calif. Autonomous solutions firm EpiSci received a sum of money from RTX Ventures, the venture-capital arm of Raytheon Technologies, a move RTX calls a "minority investment" in EpiSci that Raytheon says is aligned with Raytheon's longstanding leadership in the development of advanced autonomous technologies that will help drive the growth of EpiSci's Tactical AI technology for the battlefield.

Radar/EW

Synthetic aperture radar market to grow 7.56% to 2027, study predicts - News

December 08, 2022

LONDON. The synthetic aperture radar (SAR) market is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.56% between 2022 and 2027, according to a new report from Technavio, "Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Market by Type, Application and Geography -- Forecast and Analysis 2023-2027."

Comms

Networking-on-the-move radios from Silvus Technologies tapped by USMC - News

December 06, 2022

LOS ANGELES. Radio-technology firm Silvus Technologies been chosen by the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) to supply the Silvus StreamCaster 4400 MANET (mobile ad hoc network) radios for use in the networking on-the-move (NOTM) communications system for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) and Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV).

Avionics

U.S. Army awards large helicopter contract to Bell Textron - News

December 06, 2022

FORT WORTH, Texas. The U.S. Army chose Textron's Bell unit to produce and deliver the service's next-generation assault helicopter, the V-280 "Valor" tiltrotor able to take off and land vertically but also fly forward at high speeds.

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