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ARLINGTON, Va. Leonardo DRS announced the launch of its new line of high-performance artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled rugged smart displays -- ground (RSD-G) for use in ground combat vehicles. 

LONDON. MIssion-critical computing company DT Research announced the launch of four new military tactical tablets – the DT361WF, DT361ND, DT381WF, and DT381ND – in conjunction with DSEI UK, set to be held in London September 9-12, 2025.  

LONDON. Maxar Technologies will show a number of approaches -- in conjunction with partners including Saab, Hadean, Reveal Technology, and MAIAR Ltd. -- DSEI UK 2025, set to be held at the ExCel Centre in London, September 9-12, 2025. 

LINGKÖPING, Sweden. Saab has unveiled a new short-range counter-UAS (CUAS) missile solution called Nimbrix, which it designed to provide a cost-effective countermeasure against small uncrewed aerial systems (sUASs) and UAS swarms.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Raytheon (an RTX business) won a contract worth $205 million with the U.S. Navy for continued production of the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), which includes upgrades, conversions, overhauls, and related equipment.

BIGGLESWADE, U.K. Communications company Smith Myers announced an agreement with Airbus Helicopters under which the Smith Myers ARTEMIS mobile phone detection and location systems (MPDLS) will be factory-fitted and offered as a retrofit option across Airbus Helicopters' fleet of aircraft.

LONDON. Elma will be showcasing wearable solutions for dismounted soldier applications at the upcoming DSEI UK 2025, set to be held at the ExCel Centre in London, September 9-12, 2025. 

LONDON. Motorola Solutions and Nokia announced an agreement under which the companies will collaborate to deliver a next-generation, containerized tactical communications network solution for U.K. defense agencies.

KIRKLAND, Wash. Radar-platform company Echodyne announced that it has been chosen to be the radar provider within the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Project Land 156, the Australian government’s project to equip the ADF with continuous counterdrone capabilities. 

GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth $9.8 billion for the production of 1,970 Patriot Advanced Capability – 3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptors and associated hardware, marking the largest contract in the history of Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control history

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LONDON. Advanced Navigation, a provider of assured positioning navigation and timing (APNT) technologies and autonomous systems, has expanded its Boreas range with the new 50 Series -- its compact fiber-optic gyroscope (FOG) inertial navigation system (INS) -- in conjunction with DSEI UK 2025, set to be held at the ExCel Centre in London, September 9-12, 2025. 

LONDON. Thales will participate in DSEI UK 2025 -- set to be held at the ExCel Centre in London, September 9-12, 2025 -- by showing how its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered mission-critical systems can deliver trusted help military users gain faster, clearer decisions in contested environments. 

LONDON. Teledyne FLIR OEM (part of Teledyne Technologies Inc.) announced the launch of its Boson+ IQ Development Kit, a solution that combines reference hardware with Prism software, enabling integrators to rapidly develop edge artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities using advanced thermal sensing across defense, security, and industrial platforms. Teledyne FLIR OEM will show the new kit at DSEI UK 2025, set to be held at the ExCel Centre in London, September 9-12, 2025.

MOSA INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT SUMMIT & EXPO 2025 -- National Harbor, Md. Military Embedded Systems is pleased to announce the winners of its Best In Show awards at this week's MOSA Industry and Government Summit & Expo 2025. 

LONDON. Ground-based radar designer/manufacturer Blighter plans to showcase new developments to its border-surveillance and coastal-security radar systems, along with its artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted BlighterNexus software, at DSEI UK 2025, set to be held at the ExCel Centre in London, September 9-12, 2025.

ESPOO, Finland. Software provider Qt Group reports that it launched a new version of the Qt Framework -- called Qt for MOSA -- that has completed the Future Airborne Capability Environment, or FACE, certification process, saying that under the new framework, user interface (UI) applications for defense ground and air vehicle programs can benefit from the same advanced functionality and cost efficiencies that Qt enables for cross-platform UI development in other industries.

NASHUA, N.H. BAE Systems reports that it recently delivered its 1,000th infrared seeker -- which provides key sensing and guidance -- to Lockheed Martin for integration on the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missile.

MOSA INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT SUMMIT & EXPO -- NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. One of the panel discussions at the upcoming MOSA Industry and Government Summit & Expo -- set to be held this week (August 27-29) in National Harbor, Maryland -- is called "HOST, FACE, OMS, SOSA, CMOSS Open Standards Aligning -- Critical Impact Yea or Nay." 

ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Space Force is preparing to launch the eighth mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-8) on August 21 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, with one of the experiments on board being a quantum inertial sensor, which is a potential alternative to GPS that uses quantum science as a tool for navigation.