Military Embedded Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) launched what it named the Intensity-Squeezed Photonic Integration for Revolutionary Detectors (INSPIRED) program that has as its goal to develop compact, cost-effective optical detectors that can operate at unprecedented sensitivities, enabling optical signals previously buried in quantum noise to be clearly detected.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. Lockheed Martin -- together with partners Intel Corp. and Radisys Corp. -- conducted demonstrations showcasing 5G capabilities during the "Steel Knight" U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) exercise during December 2024.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Chemical/biological surveillance company BioFlyte won an AFWERX (a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory directorate) for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to advance its AI/ML (artificial intelligence/machine learning)-enabled BioTOF z200 biological and chemical threat-monitoring solution. 

WEST 2025 CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION -- SAN DIEGO. Insitu is showcasing its long-range and long-endurance Integrator and ScanEagle uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) at this week's AFCEA/USNI WEST 2025 Conference and Exposition. 

WEST 2025 CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION -- SAN DIEGO. Industrial computing company Sealevel Systems is showcasing its Relio R1 Edge Industrial Computer and other soluitions at this week's AFCEA/USNI WEST 2025 Conference and Exposition. 

NEW YORK. The global market for uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs), valued at $3.21 billion in 2024, is expected to reach $5.05 billion by 2030, according to a new market study by TechSci Research, "Unmanned Ground Vehicles Market -Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, competition Forecast & opportunities, 2030." 

WATERLOO, Ontario and ALAMEDA, Calif. Real-time video solution provider RGB Spectrum and connectivity company Dejero plan to announce a new partnership at the upcoming WEST 2025 (AFCEA West, set to be held in San Diego January 28-30, 2025) under which they will unveil their latest innovation, the IPX Flyaway Kit, a command center’s display and connectivity infrastructure in a box.  

MELVILLE, NY. HIgh-reliability microelectronic company Micross Components announced that it has completed the acquisition of Integra Technologies, an outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) post-processing provider focused on high-reliability applications and end markets that is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. 

MELBOURNE, Fla. L3Harris Technologies reports that it successfully demonstrated a new uncrewed aerial system (UAS) detect-and-defeat capability for its T7 robot system during the U.S. Army's Vanguard 24 capstone experiment. 

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Slingshot Aerospace won a contract worth $1.9 million from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) to further develop its already operational GPS-jamming detection technology by incorporating enhanced geolocation and artificial intelligence (AI) to detect threats around the globe in near-real-time and help anticipate future threats to international security.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. BAE Systems reports that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) cleared its new F-15 electronic warfare (EW) system for full-rate production as part of the $615.8 million (USAF) contract with Boeing to install the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS).  

BOSTON, Mass. Teledyne FLIR Defense announced that it won a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract worth as much as $74.2 million to provide modernized imaging surveillance systems to the U/S. Coast Guard (USCG).

TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon (an RTX business) won a contract from the U.S. Navy worth $333 million contract to produce Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Block IA missiles.

WASHINGTON. Engineering and IT company Saalex announced that it won a spot on the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus (OASIS+) contract in the technical and engineering (T&E) domain; the OASIS+ contract is a multiple-award vehicle with a ceiling value of approximately $1 trillion.

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The U.S. Navy announced that Northrop Grumman has secured a contract worth $3.5 billion to conduct the mission-systems integration for the E-130J, which will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury aircraft for the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission.

ARLINGTON, Va. Defense technology firm BlueHalo reports that it won a five-year contract valued at $49.9 million issued by the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific. 

MURRAY HILL, N.J. Communications-technology provider Nokia announced the final integration of Nokia’s Lunar Surface Communication System (LSCS) into the lander of the upcoming IM-2 mission, during which Nokia and collaboration partner Intuitive machines intend to deploy the first cellular network on the moon. 

SAN DIEGO. BAE Systems reports that the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded it a five-year, indefinite-deliver/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract worth $347 million to as part of NERVE [the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG) Enterprise Repository and Virtual Environment] program.

RESTON, Va. Technology integrator Intelligent Waves reports that it established a joint venture with lighting provider Signify (formerly Philips Lighting -- Eindhoven, the Netherlands) under which the two companies will aim to enhance light fidelity (LiFi) and optical wireless communication technology within the defense sector.

SYRACUSE, NY. SRC, Inc. announced that its Gryphon R1410 radar system has been approved and will be deployed in Japan, in partnership with Japanese marine-technology firm Nippon Kaiyo.