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Oshkosh Defense to produce JLTV variant for Dutch Royal Marines - News

April 25, 2025

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin. The Netherlands Ministry of Defence chose Oshkosh Defense to produce 150 Dutch Expeditionary Patrol Vehicles (DXPV), a variant of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) designed to meet the requirements of the Future Littoral All Terrain Mobility – Patrol Vehicle (FLATM-PV) program, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

EDA tests autonomous systems in preparation for OPEX campaign in Rome - News

April 25, 2025

BRUSSELS, Belgium. The European Defence Agency (EDA) completed system acceptance tests for uncrewed aerial and ground systems ahead of the Operational Experimentation (OPEX) campaign scheduled for June and July in Rome, the agency announced in a statement.

Avionics

MicroLED display trade study to be performed by Kopin for U.S. Army - News

April 25, 2025

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts. Kopin Corporation won a U.S. Army contract to conduct a Soldier Display Trade Study aimed at defining optimal MicroLED characteristics for extended reality (XR) heads-up displays (HUDs), the company announced in a statement.

Cyber

Command-and-control contract signed for 95th Wing support - News

April 24, 2025

OMAHA, Neb. Digital-engineering company Apogee Engineering announced that it won a $39.9 million task order to support the 95th Wing's portfolio of command-and-control (C2) systems at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

Unmanned

ISR, tactical systems business acquired by Lockheed Martin - News

April 24, 2025

BETHESDA, Maryland. Lockheed Martin will acquire the Rapid Solutions business of Amentum in a move aimed at expanding the company’s capabilities in airborne and space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), tactical systems, and advanced communications, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

Wave Relay network selected to support Army CBRNE modernization program - News

April 24, 2025

NEW YORK, New York. The U.S. Army chose Persistent Systems’ Wave Relay mobile ad hoc network (MANET) technology to serve as the data link for the Dismounted Reconnaissance Sets, Kits, and Outfits (DRSKO) program, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

F-16 Block 70 sale to Philippines approved by U.S. State Department - News

April 24, 2025

MANILA, Philippines. The U.S. State Department approved a sale of 20 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets to the Philippines as part of ongoing efforts to bolster the country's air defense and regional interoperability, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

Helmet-mounted microdisplays ordered for U.S. military aircraft - News

April 23, 2025

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts. Kopin Corporation won a multi-year contract valued at $7.5 million to supply microdisplays for helmet-mounted display systems used by aircraft pilots, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Satellite network equipment ordered from Gilat for global VHTS constellations - News

April 23, 2025

PETAH TIKVA, Israel. Gilat Satellite Networks won more than $15 million in orders from international satellite operators for equipment and services supporting geostationary (GEO), medium Earth orbit (MEO), and low Earth orbit (LEO) Very High Throughput Satellite (VHTS) constellations, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Development of European modernized battle tank begins - News

April 23, 2025

PARIS, France. A new European development program focused on modernizing main battle tank (MBT) technologies has officially launched under the title “Technologies for Existing and Future Main Battle Tanks (FMBTech),” Thales announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

LTAMDS radar enters production phase following U.S. Army approval - News

April 22, 2025

ANDOVER, Mass. Raytheon began production of its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) after completing flight testing and receiving Milestone C approval from the U.S. Department of Defense, the company announced.

Unmanned

MOSA aligned VTOL uncrewed aircraft system selected by Italy - News

April 22, 2025

ROME, Italy. AeroVironment won a $46.6 million contract from the Italian Ministry of Defence for the procurement of its JUMP 20 vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), the company announced in a statement. 

Avionics

F-35 power- and thermal-management system marks 1 million flight hours - News

April 22, 2025

PHOENIX. Honeywell announced that its F-35 Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS) marked one million flight hours since the supersonic F-35 strike fighter aircraft first took flight in late 2006. 

Radar/EW

SOSA aligned 3U OpenVPX air transport rack enclosures introduced by Pixus Technologies - News

April 21, 2025

TONAWANDA, New York. Pixus Technologies introduced a new line of air transport rack (ATR) enclosures to support high-speed data throughput that is based on the 3U OpenVPX form factor and aligned with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Technical Standard, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Mine countermeasures technology demonstrated in U.S.-ROK exercise off Korean coast - News

April 21, 2025

AT SEA, South Korea. The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) concluded a bilateral mine countermeasures exercise known as Korean Spring Exercise on April 16, aimed at enhancing combined proficiency in mine warfare operations, the U.S. Navy announced in a statement.