AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022--Orlando. Small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) maker uAvionix announced that its Beluga familiy of small uncrewed aircraft has completed its integration of various avionics from the uAvionix certifiable low-SWaP [size, weight, and power] ecosystem, including the George G3 autopilot, microLink CNPC radio system, and truFYX EXT GPS.

ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has embarked on a new program to develop and validate high-frequency (HF) propagation models that seek to enhance warfighting capabilities across the military domains -- air, sea, space, and land.

PHOENIX. Honeywell reports that it successfully demonstrated several advanced sensor-based alternative-navigation technologies aimed at ensuring seamless navigation for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft in GPS-denied environments. 

BOULDER, Colo. Northrop Grumman has won a contract worth $99.6 million from the U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific to provide mission-critical capabilities for Relay Ground Station-Asia (RGS-A) under which the company will design, develop, integrate, test, and deliver the first of the next-generation relay ground stations to support legacy and future missile-launch and missile-warning detection satellites.

TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon Missiles & Defense has secured a potential five-year, $1.68 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to provide modernization, activation, and sustainment support for the infrastructure and mission systems of Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers.

WASHINGTON. A team of researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) recently demonstrated the feasibility of terrestrial microwave power beaming by transmitting 1.6 kW of power over 1 km (0.62 miles).  

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. The future lunar economy or "moon market" is on track to generate $105 billion over the next 10 years, according to research firm NSR’s recent study, "Moon Market Analysis, 2nd Edition."  

DENVER. Liteye Systems has delivered its first SHIELD counter-small unmanned aerial system (C-sUAS) solution to the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) HEL (high-energy laser) program, under the multiple-year contract Liteye signed with the Army in 2021. 

SURREY, British Columbia, Canada. Global unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market revenue growth is expected to be driven by rapid technological advancements over the next eight years, according to a new study by Emergen Research, "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market." 

ARLINGTON, Va. Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S -- a Raytheon Technologies business) recently finished installing its first Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal (ASNT) system for the U.S. Air Force. 

AMSTERDAM. The market for unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), while still in its early stages, continues to be active and will offer significant business opportunities over the next several years, according to a study by Market Forecast, "Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Defense and Security -- Market and Technology Forecast to 2030."

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. A February demonstration marked the first time the U.S. Navy used an all-electric, high-energy laser weapon to defeat a target representing a subsonic cruise missile in flight. The ground-based laser system identified the red drone flying by and shot a high-energy beam invisible to the naked eye. 

WASHINGTON. Artificial intelligence (AI) used in military applications, valued at $6.62 billion in 2021, is projected to reach a value of $13.71 billion by 2028, a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.9% over the forecast period, according to a study from Vantage Market Research, "Artificial Intelligence In Military Market."

LONDON. Although augmented reality (AR) has to date struggled somewhat to meet soldiers' expectations in the battlefield, a report from GlobalData notes that the technology still offers critical advantages over virtual reality (VR). 

AUSTRALIA. Northrop Grumman Australia has entered into an agreement with Australian electronics engineering company IntelliDesign for hardware design services and contract manufacturing of Secure Communications Solution (SCS) devices.