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Unmanned

Laser weapon system for maritime defense to be developed by Rheinmetall, MBDA - News

September 23, 2024

DUSSELDORF, Germany. Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland have agreed to continue their collaboration on laser weapon technology, aiming to develop a joint maritime product within the next five to six years, the companies announced in a statement.

Comms

Satellite streaming demo for U.S. Special Ops given by Reticulate Micro and partners - News

September 23, 2024

PALM BAY, Fla. Reticulate Micro announced that it and several partners -- Curtiss-Wright and Nantenna -- successfully demonstrated what the the company says is the first-ever real-time video streaming over the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) tactical satellite network for a U.S. Special Operations organization.

Unmanned

MQ-4C Triton navigation systems demonstrated over Arctic Ocean - News

September 20, 2024

DEADHORSE, Alaska. Northrop Grumman Corporation demonstrated the MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aerial system’s (UAS) navigation capabilities in the Arctic region, the company announced in a statement.

Cyber

Pentagon's network infrastructure to be supported by GDIT - News

September 20, 2024

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia. General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) won a $299 million contract to continue supporting the Pentagon's network infrastructure, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Air defense systems to be provided to French Air and Space Forces by Thales - News

September 19, 2024

ROME, Italy. Thales won a contract to begin the serial production of seven additional sections of the SAMP/T New Generation (NG) air defense system for the French Air and Space Forces, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

B-21 Raider progresses in flight test and production phases - News

September 19, 2024

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California. Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider program is advancing through its flight test campaign and entering production, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

RF sensor for UAS from CRFS wins 2024 Army Technology Award - News

September 19, 2024

CAMBRIDGE, U.K. RF specialists CRFS announced that the company won the Army Technology Award 2024 for designing the RFeye Node 100-18 LW, a lightweight RF sensor aimed at use in uncrewed aerial systems (UASs), that weighs in at just 2 kg (4.4 pounds).

A.I.

AI, data storage among featured tech at AFA's Air, Space & Cyber Conference - News

September 18, 2024

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. Companies displayed many different kinds of new technology in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and data storage at the Air & Space Forces Association’s annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference this week, demonstrating a clear trend in the industry toward finding innovative ways to use AI while handling all the data produced by today's systems.

Radar/EW

Artillery hunting radars delivered to British Army by Saab - News

September 18, 2024

LONDON, United Kingdom. Saab has delivered five Arthur systems, designated as TAIPAN by the British Army, which will provide advanced weapon locating radar capabilities, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

TPY-4 radar completes risk reduction tests for U.S. Air Force - News

September 17, 2024

SYRACUSE, New York. Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force completed risk reduction testing for the TPY-4 radar, a key component of the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long Range Radar (3DELRR) program, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

Video data link technology to be provided to U.S. Air Force by L3Harris - News

September 17, 2024

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. L3Harris Technologies won a $182 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide advanced situational awareness capabilities via video data link technology, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

LDRA joins the SOSA Consortium - News

September 17, 2024

WIRRAL, United Kingdom. Safety- and mission-critical software testing firm LDRA announced in a statement that it has joined the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Consortium, The Open Group's vendor- and platform-agnostic forum for industry and government to collaboratively develop open standards and best practices.

Cyber

Military cybersecurity market to grow by $17.9 billion through 2028: report - News

September 16, 2024

NEW YORK, New York. The global military cybersecurity market will grow by $17.9 billion between 2024 and 2028, driven by the increasing adoption of cloud-based services and artificial intelligence (AI), a new report predicts.

Cyber

U.S. DoD announces Intel to receive up to $3 billion in CHIPS Act funding - News

September 16, 2024

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Department of Commerce announced that Intel Corp. has received as much as $3 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act as part of the Secure Enclave program, which was started to expand the trusted manufacturing of leading-edge semiconductors for the U.S. government.

Unmanned

Counter-UAS swarm system aims to protect high-value assets - News

September 16, 2024

PHOENIX. Honeywell is launching a new counter-uncrewed aerial system (UAS) defensive system that detects, tracks, and counters UAS swarms by combining beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BLOS) communication with command-and-control capabilities.