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Unmanned

Controllers for multiple drones to be provided to Marine Corps by AeroVironment - News

February 09, 2024

ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment won a contract from Advanced Technology International (ATI), managed by the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL), to provide devices that can control multiple drones, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

High-capacity tactical communications demo draws military, government guests - News

February 09, 2024

AUSTIN. MIssion-critical communications company Ultra Intelligence & Communications (Ultra I&C) recently invited government and military customers to attend a technical demonstration for in Sanford, Florida, during which Ultra I&C illustrated the capability of its sixth-generation Orion multimission, high-capacity tactical line-of-sight radios and family of deployable SATCOM terminals aimed at supporting large-scale combat operations.

Avionics

FARA discontinued as U.S. Army overhauls aviation plan - News

February 09, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Army will discontinue its Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) development program and focus on the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) and updates to existing helicopter models in a major shift in strategy, the service announced in a statement.

Cyber

Training support services task order from U.S. Army garners GDIT $160 million contract - News

February 08, 2024

FALLS CHURCH, Va. General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT, a business unit of General Dynamics) won a task order from the U.S. Army Contracting Command -- Orlando to provide training support services.  

Cyber

IT, cyber support for USSOCOM to provided by Peraton - News

February 08, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. Peraton won an eight-year, $2.8 billion contract to deliver IT platform and network services for the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) under the Special Operations Forces IT Enterprise Contract (SITEC) 3 Enterprise Operations & Maintenance (EOM) task order, the company announced in a statement.

Cyber

Simulation technology from Cubic Defense to be used by U.K. defense ministry - News

February 08, 2024

SAN DIEGO. Cubic Defense won a two-year contract with the U.K.'s defense ministry to supply the Light Gun Simulation System (LGSS), which will be used primarily by the Royal School of Artillery but will also enable the British army to expand the scope to allow all units of the Royal Artillery, both regular and reserve, to use the LGSS in camp or in collective training. 

Avionics

Testing of 3 MH-60R helicopters for Greece completed by Sikorsky - News

February 08, 2024

OWEGO, New York. Sikorsky completed testing of integrated mission systems and sensors on three MH-60R Seahawk helicopters intended for the Hellenic Navy, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Drone defense to protect South Asia infrastructure to be provided by WhiteFox - News

February 07, 2024

SAN LUIS OBISPO, California. WhiteFox Defense Technologies won a $1 million multi-phase contract to deploy advanced drone defense technology in South Asia to safeguard critical infrastructure in the region, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Drone facility in UAE to be expanded by Schiebel after South Korea contract - News

February 07, 2024

VIENNA, Austria. Schiebel announced a major expansion of its facilities in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, for the development and production of its Camcopter S-300 uncrewed aerial system (UAS) following a "substantial" order by the South Korean Navy for S-300s equipped with advanced sensor suites, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Autonomous software demo for U.S. Army linked satellites, UAS, says Scientific Systems - News

February 07, 2024

WOBURN, Mass. Autonomous-system company Scientific Systems reports a successful demonstration for the U.S. Army of an autonomous, peer-to-peer collaboration and orchestration of commercial satellites and uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) that included closed-loop control of all associated multidomain sensors and exploitation services. 

Radar/EW

Missile-warning systems contract for U.S. Army, allies won by BAE Systems - News

February 06, 2024

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. BAE Systems won $114 million in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contracts from the U.S. Army to supply AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS), a combat-proven aircraft survivability system for rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft that integrates missile warning, hostile fire indication, and countermeasure controls.

 

CMWS is a combat-proven aircraft survivability system for rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft that integrates missile warning, hostile fire indication, and countermeasure controls.

Unmanned

C-UAS tech to be offered in Saudi Arabia by new partnership - News

February 06, 2024

PLEASANT GROVE, Utah. Fortem Technologies, a company specializing in airspace intelligence, security, and defense for drone detection and neutralization, will partner with Saudi Arabian firm INTRA Defense Technology to offer counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS) solutions in Saudi Arabia, the companies announced in a joint statement.

Unmanned

High-density circular MT connectors conform to VITA 87, SOSA standards - News

February 06, 2024

HARRISBURG, Pa. Connectivity and sensor company TE Connectivity launched a new line of connectors: a family of VITA 87/SOSA [Sensor Open Systems Architecture] conformant high-density circular MT connectors, aimed at enabling higher density for next-generation embedded systems in a variety of areas.

Radar/EW

OWT Global and Echodyne to collaborate on situational-awareness solution for military - News

February 06, 2024

TAMPA, Fla and KIRKLAND, Wash. Services provider OWT Global and radar-platform company Echodyne announced a strategic relationship under which they will develop and bring to market next-generation situational awareness solutions across OWT Global’s portfolio. 

 

Unmanned

MQ-20 drone releases a smaller drone in new test - News

February 02, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) demonstrated the inflight release of its Advanced Air-Launched Effects (A2LE) platform from the MQ-20 Avenger Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) in a test at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah last November, the company announced in a statement.