FARNBOROUGH, England. Rafael is presenting its LITENING 5 targeting pod for counter-uncrewed aerial system missions at the Farnborough International Airshow, the company announced in a statement.

FARNBOROUGH, England. The Egyptian Aviation Academy ordered 10 Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft to modernize its pilot-training fleet, with deliveries planned through 2027, Textron Aviation announced in a statement.

ANDOVER, Mass. Raytheon won a contract extension worth $1.8 billion with the U.S. Navy for its SPY-6 radar systems, building on the original hardware production and sustainment contract signed in March 2022.  

FARNBOROUGH, England. Lockheed Martin is increasing prototype production of its MORFIUS X-Rotor airborne high-power microwave counter-drone system and preparing additional flight tests, the company announced in a statement.

FARNBOROUGH, England. Sikorsky will integrate its MATRIX autonomy software into BETA Technologies’ MV250 hybrid vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for uncrewed logistics missions, the company announced in a statement.

LONDON, England. Avio Aero, IHI Corporation, and Rolls-Royce have completed a series of design reviews that move the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) engine demonstrator closer to ground testing, the company announced in a statement.

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Florida. A U.S. Air Force F-16 modified with an autonomy kit has begun in-flight testing with an artificial intelligence (AI) agent controlling the aircraft, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced in a statement.

PRAGUE, Czech Republic. Embraer delivered the first C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft to the Czech Air Force 20 months after the acquisition agreement was signed, the company announced in a statement.

PARDUBICE, Czech Republic. Eldis Pardubice, a member of CSG, completed factory acceptance testing for the first radar systems under contracts valued at more than $20 million to modernize Vietnam’s air traffic management infrastructure, CSG announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Anduril Industries signed a framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War that could lead to the production and delivery of thousands of pallet- and aircraft-launched Barracuda-500 munitions annually for seven years, the company announced in a statement.

ANKARA, Türkiye. Northrop Grumman and Airbus Defence and Space signed a memorandum of understanding to explore adding MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) to NATO’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Force, the company announced in a statement.

DUSSELDORF, Germany. Rheinmetall and Space Norway signed a memorandum of understanding to explore space-based surveillance capabilities for maritime operations, the company announced in a statement.

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia. Helsing plans to establish its first U.S. manufacturing facility in West Virginia to produce HX-2 artificial intelligence-enabled strike drones, the company announced in a statement.

NORFOLK, England. BAE Systems completed integration and deployment testing of its BAE Systems Anti Threat System (BATS), a counter-drone system intended to detect, track, identify, and defeat hostile uncrewed aircraft, the company announced in a statement.

WINDSOR, Colo. Slingshot Aerospace won a $69.2 million award in support of the U.S. Space Force’s ongoing digital transformation efforts, which are aimed at delivering artificial intelligence (AI)-powered mission rehearsal and operational training capabilities for Space Force personnel.