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Augmented reality vision systems demonstrated at SOF Week 2025 by Kopin - News

May 02, 2025

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts. Kopin Corporation will exhibit its augmented and virtual reality optical systems for soldier and pilot applications at SOF Week 2025, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

GuRu showing off wireless power platform for persistent drone ISR at SOF Week 2025 - News

May 02, 2025

PASADENA, California. GuRu Wireless will demonstrate its wireless energy transfer system for enabling persistent flight of small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS) during SOF Week 2025, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

Aptima demonstrating AI-enabled human performance tools at SOF Week 2025 - News

May 02, 2025

ORLANDO, Florida. Aptima will present a suite of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions designed to enhance warfighter readiness, decision-making, and information integrity at SOF Week 2025, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Transwing VTOL UAS to be showcased by PteroDynamics at SOF Week 2025 - News

May 02, 2025

TAMPA, Florida. PteroDynamics will exhibit its Transwing® autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aerial system (UAS) at SOF Week 2025, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Collaborative AI software used for multi-drone autonomy in recent Red Cat, Palladyne test - News

May 02, 2025

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Palladyne AI and Red Cat Holdings completed a cross-platform autonomous flight involving three uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), demonstrating collaborative operations across heterogeneous drones using onboard computing and constrained communication protocols, the companies announced in a statement.

Comms

Troposcatter on the Move capability to be unveiled by Spectra Group at SOF Week 2025 - News

May 02, 2025

TAMPA, Florida. Spectra Group will unveil a new mobile troposcatter communications capability called Troposcatter on the Move (TOTM) at SOF Week, developed in partnership with BATS Wireless and Comtech Telecommunications Corp., the company announced in a statement.

Cyber

Cybersecurity software firm Star Lab acquired by Mercury Systems - News

May 02, 2025

ANDOVER, Massachusetts. Mercury Systems completed its acquisition of Star Lab, a provider of anti-tamper and cybersecurity software for mission-critical aerospace and defense systems, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Space Force announces Operational Acceptance for SBIRS missile-warning system - News

May 02, 2025

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. The U.S. Space Force Strategic Missile Warning Ground and Integration Acquisition Delta at Space Systems Command, in partnership with Space Operation Command’s Mission Delta 4 (MD4), reports that it achieved Operational Acceptance for the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Survivable Endurable Evolution (S2E2) program on April 25, 2025. This milestone represents a major step forward in ensuring U.S. missile-warning systems remain operational and resilient even in contested and degraded environments.

Comms

Network-modernization pact furthered between USMC and Somewear Labs - News

May 01, 2025

SOF WEEK 2025--Tampa, Fla. Software-defined networking company Somewear Labs announced that it entered into a fielding initiative with the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) -- sponsored by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) -- under which the company will move the capability prototyped with DIU into production and advance Somewear’s automated, multinetwork communications fabric in pursuit of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) network-modernization priorities.

Unmanned

Autonomous Black Hawk logistics retrofit selected by U.S. Army - News

April 30, 2025

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania. Near Earth Autonomy, in partnership with Honeywell, won a $15 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop an uncrewed logistics capability by retrofitting UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters with autonomous flight systems, the company announced in a statement. 

Comms

30mm Amphibious Combat Vehicle enters full-rate production for U.S. Marine Corps - News

April 30, 2025

YORK, Pennsylvania. BAE Systems won a $188.5 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to begin full-rate production of 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) armed with a 30mm remote turret system, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

MQ-9A Block 5 Extended Range UAS delivered to U.S. Marine Corps - News

April 30, 2025

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) delivered an MQ-9A Block 5 Extended Range uncrewed aerial system (UAS) to the U.S. Marine Corps, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Polaris showcases flexibility of MRZR Alpha with multiple payloads and capabilities - News

April 29, 2025

SOF WEEK 2025--Tampa, Fla. In order to demonstrate the flexibility of the MRZR Alpha special operations vehicle, Polaris Government and Defense will showcase the platform equipped with diverse payloads and capabilities at the SOF Week 2025 exhibition, set to be held May 5-8 in Tampa, Florida. The MRZR Alpha will be on display featuring weapons systems as well as combat support and exportable power solutions.

Avionics

CV-22 Osprey production for U.S. Air Force nearing completion by Bell Boeing - News

April 29, 2025

AMARILLO, Texas. Bell Textron and Boeing announced the upcoming completion of the CV-22 Osprey Program of Record for the U.S. Air Force, the companies announced in a statement.

Comms

C2 system for missile warning satellites to be developed by BAE Systems - News

April 29, 2025

LOS ANGELES, California. BAE Systems will develop a new satellite command and control (C2) system for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command's Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) program, the company announced in a statement.