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Aeluma signs contract with U.S. Navy to accelerate photodetector development - News

June 16, 2025

GOLETA, Calif. Semiconductor company Aeluma, Inc. announced a contract with the U.S. Navy that could accelerate development of high-speed photodetectors for government and commercial applications.

Unmanned

Curtiss-Wright to supply mission processors for Triton UAS - News

June 16, 2025

PARIS AIR SHOW. Curtiss-Wright announced at the now-underway Paris Air Show that it won a $31 million ID/IQ contract with the U.S. Navy to supply airborne mission processors (AMPs) for the Triton uncrewed aerial system (UAS). 

Unmanned

Pratt & Whitney will provide engines for Black Arrow small cruise missiles - News

June 16, 2025

PARIS AIR SHOW. Pratt & Whitney (an RTX business) announced at the Paris Air Show that it signed a contract with Dynetics (a Leidos company) to supply TJ150 engines that will be integrated with the Leidos "Black Arrow" small cruise missile. 

Radar/EW

RAF Typhoon's future radar gets more funding - News

June 16, 2025

LONDON, United Kingdom. BAE Systems won a £204.6 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence to support production and integration of the European Common Radar System Mark 2 (ECRS Mk2) onto Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

EW market to reach $34.1 billion by 2031, study predicts - News

June 16, 2025

NEW YORK. The electronic warfare (EW) market, recorded at $18.53 billion in 2024, is expected to reach $34.10 billion by 2031, experiencing a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4% during that time span, according to a report from The Insight Partners, "Electronic Warfare Market Segments and Growth by 2031." 

Unmanned

UAS early warning system under development by Saab and GA-ASI - News

June 16, 2025

LINKÖPING, Sweden and SAN DIEGO, Calif. Saab and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) announced that the two companies will cooperate on the development of an uncrewed airborne early warning (UAEW) solution, to be based on the GA-ASI MQ-9B uncrewed aerial system (UAS). 

Unmanned

T4 robots chosen by Belgian MOD for EOD operations - News

June 13, 2025

MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies won a contract from Belgium’s Ministry of Defence to supply 14 T4 explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) robots to support ground-based threat mitigation, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

JUMP 20 drone participates in U.S. Navy exercise - News

June 13, 2025

ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment’s JUMP 20 medium uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) provided maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) services for the U.S. Navy’s 4th Fleet during Operation Southern Spear, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

High-speed data acquisition systems to be supplied to U.S. Air Force - News

June 13, 2025

DAVIDSON, North Carolina. Curtiss-Wright Corporation won an $80 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide high-speed data acquisition system (HSDAS) hardware and associated services, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

AI agent completes air combat test flight on Gripen E fighter - News

June 13, 2025

LINKÖPING, Sweden. Helsing and Saab completed a live flight test of an artificial intelligence (AI) agent aboard a Gripen E fighter jet, during which the AI conducted air combat maneuvers in a beyond-visual-range scenario, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Analog Devices will showcase RF, data, power solutions at IMS 2025 - News

June 12, 2025

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2025—SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) announced that it will be showcasing the industry's most complete, high-performance digitization and processing platform at the IMS 2025 show, set to be held June 15-20 in San Francisco.

Radar/EW

Line-replaceable unit (LRU) displays to be produced for L3Harris by IEE - News

June 11, 2025

SYLMAR, Calif.  Military-display manufacturer IEE is moving into the production phase of its contract with L3Harris that calls for IEE to deliver hundreds of 3ATI electronic warfare (EW) multi-function displays (MFDs).

Comms

Troposcatter system to be delivered to U.S. Army for training and evaluation - News

June 11, 2025

AUSTIN, Texas. Ultra Intelligence & Communications (Ultra I&C) will provide its Archer troposcatter communications system to the U.S. Army for training and evaluation, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Counter-drone training provided to Royal Navy by Qinetiq during exercise - News

June 11, 2025

SICILY, Italy. QinetiQ provided live and virtual counter-drone training to the Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group and NATO allies during Exercise Med Strike, a seven-day maritime exercise conducted off the eastern coast of Sicily, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Multi-sensor satellite system under joint development by BAE Systems, Hanwha Systems - News

June 11, 2025

SEOUL, South Korea. BAE Systems and Hanwha Systems signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop a multi-sensor satellite system for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) applications, the company announced in a statement.