HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has won a contract to supply two long-range patrol aircraft (LRPA) to an unnamed Asian-Pacific nation, according to a company statement. The contract, worth about $114 million, will be carried out over a five-year span.
Military Embedded Systems
Industry News
EW system from ADS and Parry Labs gets $38 million nod from U.S. Army - News
July 12, 2023ALEXANDRIA, Va. Military contractor ADS Inc. won a $38 million delivery order from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support unit on behalf of the U.S. Army to produce a electronic warfare (EW) jammer system aimed at protecting troops against modern improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and electromagnetic threats.
PAC-3 interceptor communicates with SPY-1 radar for first time in test - News
July 11, 2023MOORESTOWN, New Jersey. Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability - 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor interacted with the AN/SPY-1 Radar, a core component of the Aegis Weapon System, during a test for the first time, according to the company.
ML-based control architecture for uncrewed surface vessels in development for DARPA - News
July 11, 2023CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts. Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences is working on the development and testing of machine learning-based introspection technologies to help uncrewed surface vessels (USV) better operate in a maritime environment, the company announced in a statement.
Sonar suite for French submarines to be developed by Thales - News
July 11, 2023PARIS, France. Thales has won a contract to engineer a new-generation sonar suite for the French third-generation nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines (SNLE 3G), and for the modernization program of the second-generation submarines (SNLE 2G), the company announced in a statement.
Military comms satellite launched to aid French forces - News
July 10, 2023KOUROU, French Guiana. The SYRACUSE 4B military communications satellite, the latest addition to the SYRACUSE IV defense communications system, was successfully launched from the Guiana Space Center by an Ariane 5, according to a statement from manufacturer Thales.
New radar system to be integrated into RAF's Typhoon fighter jets - News
July 10, 2023LONDON, England. BAE Systems and Leonardo UK will further develop and integrate the European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk2 radar into the Royal Air Force's Typhoon fighter jets, according to a statement from the Eurofighter Typhoon consortium, which is made up of the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
DARPA program aims to strengthen cybersecurity via automation - News
July 10, 2023ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) launced a program it calls the Intelligent Generation of Tools for Security (INGOTS) initiative, which intends to identify and fix high-severity, chainable computer vulnerabilities using new techniques driven by program analysis and artificial intelligence (AI) to measure vulnerabilities within complex systems like web browsers and mobile operating systems.
Air surveillance radars to be provided to Sweden by Thales - News
July 07, 2023STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Thales has won a contract to delivery and install of SMART-L Multi Mission Fixed (MM/F) long-range radars for the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), according to a company statement.
Global defense budgets to exceed $2.5 trillion by 2028: report - News
July 06, 2023CHICAGO, Illinois. Global defense budgets will grow by more than $500 billion in the next five years, according to a new report.
UAS autonomy software pact signed by USAF, Darkhive - News
July 06, 2023SAN ANTONIO. Autonomous uncrewed systems developer Darkhive won a $5 million Phase III Small Business Innovation Research contract with the U.S. Air Force AFWERX Prime to integrate and test next-generation autonomy software on a variety of uncrewed aerial system (UAS) platforms.
AI/ML sensors demonstrated for German army by Hensoldt - News
July 05, 2023OBERKOCHEN, Germany. Hensoldt demonstrated the operational capabilities of land-based networked sensors powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), including the technology demonstration vehicle "MUV," at the German Army Combat Training Centre (GÜZ), according to a company statement.
IR sensor tool kit from RTX gets initial order from U.S. Army - News
July 05, 2023MCKINNEY, Tex. RTX won a contract with the U.S. Army worth $117.5 million to start low-rate initial production of 3rd-generation forward looking infrared (3GEN FLIR) B-Kit sensors to be installed on combat platforms.
Comms pod for MQ-9 drones demonstrated for California agencies - News
July 03, 2023SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) demonstrated a communications pod for the MQ-9A Reaper uncrewed aerial system (UAS) for California agencies, the compay announced in a statement.
Hypersonic missile detection contract for U.S. Space Force won by L3Harris - News
June 30, 2023MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies has won a U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command contract to provide a sensor payload design for the medium Earth orbit (MEO) – Missile Track Custody (MTC) Epoch 1 program, the company announced in a statement.
Avionics
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C-130 avionics upgrades to be performed for Royal Moroccan Air Force
July 15, 2025
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HH-60W helicopters, electronic warfare systems approved for potential sale to Norway
July 14, 2025
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P-8A Poseidon aircraft overhaul begins with L3Harris delivery to U.S. Navy
July 11, 2025
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Typhoon canopy transparencies to be supplied through 2030 by GKN Aerospace
July 11, 2025
Radar/EW
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Stalker uncrewed aerial system added to DoD’s Blue UAS list
July 15, 2025
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Short-range ship defense system wins Raytheon $74 million Navy contract
July 14, 2025
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Electronic warfare support for U.S. airborne platforms to be provided by GDIT
July 11, 2025
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Electronic warfare suites garner Pacific Defense new Navy contract
July 09, 2025
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AI-enabled command and control software deployed for Canadian airspace management
July 07, 2025
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AI-powered object detection technology to be provided to NGA by Maxar
June 30, 2025
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June 27, 2025
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How to Use Automated Synthetic Data Generation in AI Model Development for Object Detection
June 23, 2025
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Mobile SATCOM terminals ordered by Swedish defense agency
July 09, 2025
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O3b mPOWER satellites to expand SES medium-Earth orbit constellation
July 03, 2025
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Satellite-based maritime info pact signed between MDA Space, Canadian government
June 30, 2025
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Kongsberg, Thales to form tactical and secure communications joint venture
June 30, 2025