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Keysight Technologies extends test cases for Skylo Technologies nonterrestrial network certification - News

February 01, 2024

SANTA ROSA, Calif. Keysight Technologies reports that it extended to 21 the number of its test cases available for the Skylo Technologies nonterrestrial network (NTN) certification program. 

Comms

Advanced military GPS receiver achieves milestone for U.S. Space Force - News

January 31, 2024

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. BAE Systems' Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment 2 Miniature Serial Interface (MSI) program completed critical design review (CDR), a major milestone for the program under its $247 million contract with the U.S. Space Force, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

IT support for DIA’s National Media Exploitation Center to be provided by CACI - News

January 31, 2024

RESTON, Virginia. CACI International won an $81 million contract to provide a range of information technology (IT) services to the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) National Media Exploitation Center (NMEC), the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Satellites supporting DARPA Blackjack program complete milestones - News

January 30, 2024

LAFAYETTE, Colorado. Satellites supporting the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Blackjack program recently completed some important milestones, according to an RTX announcement.

Unmanned

Military-airworthiness nod given to Reliable Robotics RPA - News

January 30, 2024

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. Autonomous aircraft company Reliable Robotics obtained military airworthiness approval to begin flight testing and operational missions of its remotely piloted Cessna 208 Caravan for the U.S. Air Force, a milestone that will enable it to demonstrate dual-use automated flight capabilities for military use cases, including cargo missions.

Avionics

Greece buys 40 F-35 fighters in $8.6 billion deal - News

January 29, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. State Department notified Congress of a potential foreign military sale of 40 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft and related equipment to Greece at a price tag of $8.6 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Medium-range air defense systems for Slovenia to be supplied by Diehl Defence - News

January 29, 2024

NUREMBERG, Germany. Slovenia bought IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defense systems from Diehl Defense as part of the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) in an agreement signed Jan. 25, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

High-power microwave system gets multiweek test at White Sands - News

January 29, 2024

WHITE SANDS, N.M. Raytheon (an RTX business) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) report successful completion of a three-week field test of the CHIMERA [Counter-Electronic High-Power Microwave Extended-Range Air Base Defense system] high-power microwave (HPM) weapon at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. 

Unmanned

Gray Eagle 25M drone makes first flight - News

January 26, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed the inaugural flight of its Gray Eagle 25M (GE-25M) uncrewed aircraft system at the El Mirage, Calif. flight facility, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Autonomous aircraft contenders named by U.S. Air Force - News

January 26, 2024

ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) announced the selection of five companies that will develop autonomous aircraft for the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Anduril, and General Atomics. 

Unmanned

IR sensors for Bradley Fighting Vehicles to be supplied to U.S. Army by Raytheon - News

January 26, 2024

MCKINNEY, Texas. Raytheon won a $154 million contract to supply the U.S. Army with Commander's Independent Viewer (CIV) systems, which are aimed at upgrading the Bradley Fighting Vehicles as part of an initiative to enhance the Army's armored combat vehicles with advanced technology, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Large uncrewed ground vehicle to be provided to UAE by Milrem Robotics - News

January 26, 2024

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates. Milrem Robotics won a contract to provide the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defence with 20 tracked robotic combat vehicles (RCVs) and 40 THeMIS uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs), the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

AI to be integrated into drone under development for U.S. Army - News

January 24, 2024

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. Red Cat will integrate artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into a U.S. Army drone being developed for the service's Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Tranche 2 program, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Link 16 radios for JADC2 operations to be provided to U.S. Navy - News

January 24, 2024

WAYNE, New Jersey. Data Link Solutions, a joint venture between BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins, won a contract to supply small form factor (SFF) Link 16 radios to the U.S. Navy that will be incorporated into BAE Systems' FireNet Link 16 tactical systems as part of Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) operations, Data Link Solutions announced in a statement.

Unmanned

UAE surveillance system to be supported by Saab - News

January 23, 2024

STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Saab won a contract with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defence for in-service support for the GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system, the company announced in a statement.