WICHITA, Kan. Wichita State University (WSU) announced that its FirePoint Innovations Center has been selected to deliver Defense Innovation OnRamp Hub programming for the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) through the newly established Great Plains Mission Acceleration Center (MAC), part of a national network of resources designed to connect small businesses, academia, and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to support defense-focused technology development.
Military Embedded Systems
Industry News
Defense intelligence deal for DIA inked with Northrop Grumman - News
December 18, 2023FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman won a contract -- valued up to $700 million -- to provide the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) with an integrated cloud and sensor solution aimed at increasing the speed of battlefield intelligence.
Avionics flight deck from Honeywell Anthem chosen for Overture supersonic - News
December 15, 2023CENTENNIAL, Colo. Boom Supersonic chose Honeywell Anthem's integrated flight deck and modular avionics platform for its Overture aircraft; special variants of the Overture are planned for enabling quick-reaction aviation capabilities to the U.S. military and its allies.
DARPA chooses Raytheon to develop wireless airborne energy-relay web - News
December 14, 2023ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Raytheon a two-year, $10 million contract to design and develop a wireless airborne-relay system to deliver energy into contested environments as part of its Energy Web Dominance program.
AI-enabled sensing radar gets FCC authorization - News
December 14, 2023BURLINGTON, Mass. MatrixSpace obtained authorization of its MatrixSpace Radar from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which means that its small-footprint radar system can now be used by defense, commercial, and private organizations in the U.S.
Lynx Software Technologies acquires open source software security firm Timesys - News
December 14, 2023SAN JOSE, Calif. Lynx Software Technologies has acquired Timesys (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), a provider of development tools, cybersecurity solutions, and software-ngineering services for open source embedded and edge software applications.
Upgrades to Navy's EA-18G Growler fleet underway: SecNav - News
December 13, 2023NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. The Navy is in the process of making upgrades to the EA-18G Growler fleet in an effort to enhance the aircraft's electronic attack capabilities, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said Tuesday during remarks at the Association of Old Crows' annual symposium.
Block 4 work for F-35 EW system gets BAE Systems update - News
December 13, 2023FALLS CHURCH, Va. BAE Systems is giving an update on its progress as it works to produce AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare (EW) suites for the Block 4 version of the F-35 fighter.
Omnetics showcases connectors at AOC for first time - News
December 12, 202360th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. The Association of Old Crows (AOC) 2023 symposium is drawing in some new exhibitors from the embedded systems sector, including Omnetics, a company that specializes in connectors and cable assemblies.
Airborne EW contract announced by Annapolis Micro Systems - News
December 12, 202360th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Annapolis Micro Systems won orders totaling $61.6 million for its RFSoC [RF system-on-chip] and Versal-based solutions -- designed for 3U OpenVPX airborne electronic warfare (EW) applications -- the company announced during the 60th Annual AOC [Association of Old Crows] International Symposium & Convention, underway in National Harbor, Maryland.
RF converter gets debut at AOC 2023 by CAES - News
December 12, 202360th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. CAES showcased a new RF converter at its booth at the Association of Old Crows (AOC 2023) annual show this week.
Best In Show awards at AOC 2023: Excellence in embedded computing, rugged systems - News
December 12, 2023NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. Military Embedded Systems is pleased to announce the winners of its Best In Show awards at this week's 60th annual Association of Old Crows International Symposium & Convention.
MOSA sensor for cislunar space missions gets green light from AFRL - News
December 12, 2023EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Pacific Defense signed at Phase II contract worth $9.4 million with the Space Control Technology Branch of the U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to complete development of a low-size, weight, and power (SWaP) sensor built using modular open systems approach (MOSA) principles in an effort to address the rapidly expanding challenge of space situational awareness (SSA) in the cislunar region (the space between the earth and the moon).
AI decision-making contract signed by USAF Reserve Command and HumanTouch - News
December 12, 2023McLEAN, Va. IT company HumanTouch announced it signed a contract with the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) to deliver digital program objective memorandum (POM) automation solutions to AFRC's more than 82,000 manpower billets in support of AFRC’s efforts to automate, modernize, and develop artificial intelligence (AI) decision capabilities into its budgeting processes with the aim of increased workforce savings, program efficiencies, and superior accuracy.
AI/GPGU card for compute-intensive processing released by EIZO - News
December 12, 2023ORLANDO, Florida. EIZO Rugged Solutions launched the Condor NVA500xX, an XMC form factor AI/GPGPU card that is equipped with NVIDIA's RTX A500 GPU for high-performance embedded computing (HPEC) systems requiring intensive computational processing, the company announced in a statement.
Avionics
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The FACE Technical Standard: Enabling modular, open, and future-proof avionics systems
December 04, 2025
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Training and simulation systems to support Saab GlobalEye under new CAE agreement
November 21, 2025
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Next-gen pilot training system to be developed by Saab, Boeing, and BAE Systems
November 19, 2025
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KC-390 refueling capability validated with Gripen E in Brazilian test campaign
November 17, 2025
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2-6 GHz gallium nitride power amplifier introduced by Analog Devices
December 15, 2025
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GUEST BLOG: The Internet of Battlefield Things -- From vision to reality
December 13, 2025
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Defense Innovation Unit adds Silvus SC4400E radio to Blue UAS Framework
December 12, 2025
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GUEST BLOG: Layered defense is key to the domestic threat posed by unmanned systems
December 12, 2025
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GUEST BLOG: AI-powered transformations ahead -- three predictions for 2026
December 12, 2025
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GUEST BLOG: The next innovation in AI for defense -- autonomous purple teaming
December 12, 2025
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DISA chief to industry: 'your system is not interesting' without data sharing
December 11, 2025
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Generative AI, cognitive electronic warfare to anchor technical track at AOC 2025
December 04, 2025
Cyber
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DoD awards Hewlett Packard Enterprise a 10-year contract for cloud computing upgrades
December 01, 2025
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: Atek DataKey Mini-Bar Crypto Ignition Key series
November 10, 2025
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Network and cyber support contract signed between Sev1Tech and Navy command
October 15, 2025
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Firefly Aerospace to acquire SciTec, Inc.
October 06, 2025














