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Mobile satellite terminals to be provided to U.S. Department of Defense by Ovzon - News

August 30, 2024

STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Ovzon received a second order from the United States Department of Defense (DoD) for its Ovzon T7 mobile satellite terminals, valued at $0.4 million, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

Rafale fighters to be delivered to Serbia by Dassault Aviation - News

August 30, 2024

BELGRADE, Serbia. Dassault Aviation won a contract from the Republic of Serbia for the purchase of 12 Rafale fighter jets to be used by the Serbian Armed Forces, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Switchblade loitering munitions to be provided to U.S. Army by AeroVironment - News

August 29, 2024

ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment (AV) won a $990 million contract from the U.S. Army to supply Switchblade loitering munitions, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Ship-based friend-or-foe identification system to be redesigned for U.S. Navy by BAE Systems - News

August 29, 2024

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland. BAE Systems won a $24 million contract from the U.S. Navy to continue the redesign of the AN/UPX-50(C) digital interrogator assemblies, Naval Air Systems Command announced in a statement.

Comms

Comms system to be integrated onto Australian frigates by Rohde & Schwarz - News

August 29, 2024

CANBERRA, Australia. Rohde & Schwarz Australia won a contract to deliver its NAVICS integrated communication and control systems for the first three Hunter class frigates of the Royal Australian Navy, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

U.S. Navy, Shield AI partnering on aerial target project - News

August 28, 2024

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland. The U.S. Navy’s Strike Planning and Execution program (PMA-281) and Aerial Targets program (PMA-208) have partnered with Shield AI to incorporate autonomous and artificial intelligence (AI) software into the BQM-177A subsonic aerial target, Naval Air Systems Command announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

SeaVue Multi-role Radar demonstrated in U.S. Navy's RIMPAC exercise - News

August 28, 2024

HONOLULU, Hawaii. Raytheon showcased the long-range target detection capabilities of its SeaVue Multi-role Radar (SVMR) during the U.S. Navy's Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

FACE & SOSA Consortia Technical Interchange Meeting Sept. 16 - News

August 28, 2024

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama. Officials at The Open Group Future Airborne Capability Environment, or FACE, and Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Consortia announced that the next FACE and SOSA Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) will be held September 16, 2024 in Huntsville, Alabama.

Avionics

ATHENA sensor selected for U.S. Army threat detection program - News

August 27, 2024

ROLLING MEADOWS, Illinois. Northrop Grumman Corporation will participate in the initial phase of the U.S. Army's Improved Threat Detection System program, utilizing the company's Advanced Tactical Hostile Engagement Awareness (ATHENA) sensor, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Autonomous logistics aircraft tested during U.S. Air Force exercise - News

August 27, 2024

SANTA CRUZ, California. Joby Aviation demonstrated autonomous airborne logistics operations using a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan during the U.S. Air Force’s ‘Agile Flag 24-3’ exercise, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

AI-enabled software project kicks off between RTI and U.S. Air Force - News

August 27, 2024

SUNNYVALE, Calif. MIssion-critical software company Real-Time Innovations won a $1.25 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract intended to help the U.S. Air Force create a secure, standardized, and reliable artificial intelligence (AI) framework for interaction between software agents, humans, and target environments. 

A.I.

Multi-jet autonomy flights using AI pilot conducted by Shield AI - News

August 26, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. Shield AI conducted its first multi-jet autonomy flights using two Kratos MQM-178 Firejets piloted by its "Hivemind" AI pilot, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Missile defense enhancement contract for U.S. Army won by Teledyne - News

August 26, 2024

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama. Teledyne Brown Engineering won a $114 million task order from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command under the Design, Development, Demonstration, and Integration (D3I) Domain 1 contract, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

First EagleEye radar for U.S. Army’s Gray Eagle drone built by General Atomics - News

August 26, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) built the first EagleEye multi-mode radar that will be used on the U.S. Army's fleet of Gray Eagle Extended Range Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Mobile radar systems for drone detection in Ukraine to be provided by Robin Radar - News

August 23, 2024

THE HAGUE, Netherlands Robin Radar Systems won a contract from the Dutch Ministry of Defense for 51 mobile radar units designed for drone detection, which will be donated to Ukraine later this year, the company announced in a statement.