ARLINGTON, Virginia. The Pentagon has announced the first set of projects to receive funding via a new $100 million pilot program known as Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT).

SAN DIEGO, California. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has won a contract from the U.S. Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command to demonstrate a virtualized SATCOM ground system, the company announced in a statement.

PORTLAND, Oregon. A new report predicts that the global airborne sensors market will grow from $9.2 billion in 2021 to $14.5 billion in 2030, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.3%.

TUCSON, Arizona. Raytheon and Northrop Grumman have completed a second flight test of the scramjet-powered Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Air Force, Raytheon Missiles & Defense said in a statement.

BERWYN, Pennsylvania. Triumph Group has won a contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide flight computers for U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache helicopters, the company announced in a statement.

BANGALORE, India. A new report claims that the global military communications market is set to grow by 69% between now and 2028, increasing from $11.9 billion to $20.1 billion over that period for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7%.

ST. LOUIS, Missouri. Boeing and the U.S. Navy recently completed a series of flight tests in which a Block III F/A-18E/F Super Hornet controlled three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Boeing said in a statement.

NEWARK, New Jersey. The global military aircraft avionics market will grow from $34.1 billion in 2021 to $51.2 billion by 2030 for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.62%, according to a new report.

LONDON, United Kingdom. Raytheon UK has announced it will acquire Northern Space and Security Ltd. (NORSS), a company that specializes in space domain awareness, orbital analysis, space surveillance, and tracking.

ATLANTA, Georgia. Hypersonic aircraft manufacturer Hermeus has won a contract worth up to $950 million from the U.S. Air Force to support its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) contract, the company announced in a statement.

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has a won a contract from the Netherlands Ministry of Defense to supply Direct Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) and airborne electronic warfare (EW) systems for a Gulfstream G650 aircraft, the company announced.

FREMONT, California. Surging demand worldwide for sastellite-based connectivity will cause the commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) satellite components market to reach $4.12 billion in revenue by 2032 for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.21%, a new report predicts.

PRINCETON, New Jersey. SciTec has won a $26.6 million contract from the U.S. Army for development and technical support for missile simulators for the Center for Countermeasures, a joint service agency operating under the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the company said in a statement.

FREMONT, California. Amprius Technologies will partner with Teledyne FLIR to provide batteries and components for unmanned aerial systems (UASs) over the next three years to "address the expanding UAS market," Amprius said in a statement.

BOSTON, Massachusetts. Autonomous flight technology company Merlin Labs announced a partnership with the U.S. Air Force to bring autonomy to the service's fleet of C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft.