CARLSBAD, California. Viasat has won a contract to provide its High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) technology to the U.S. Army as part of the service's ongoing efforts to boost its communications infrastructure, according to a statement from the company.

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. The most popular military artificial intelligence (AI) stories on MilitaryEmbedded.com throughout 2023 included stories about ChatGPT, multi-agent augmentative AI, and the role of big data. Check them out below.

SAN JOSE, Calif.  Lynx Software Technologies -- a provider of open architecture software for use on the mission-critical edge -- has acquired Thompson Software Solutions (TSS -- Atlanta, Georgia), which offers software development, engineering, and integration solutions to mission-critical aerospace and defense (A&D) platforms.

SELBYVILLE, Del. The worldwide market for displays used in military applications will experience a more than 5.5% combined annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2023 and 2032, according to a study by Global Market Insights, "Military Displays Market -- By Type (Computer Display, Smartphone & Handheld Display, Vehicle-mounted Display, Wearable Device Display, Simulator Display), By Technology, By Screen Type, By End-use Industry, Forecast 2023 - 2032."

RESTON, Virginia. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has won a contract to support the U.S. Navy in its hypersonics advanced concepts and strategic mission programs, the company announced in a statement.

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. The most popular radar and electronic warfare (EW) stories on MilitaryEmbedded.com throughout 2023 included stories about hypersonic missiles, the next generation of electronic warfare system, and coverage from numerous shows we covered. Check them out below.

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NORTHBROOK, Ill. The global market for AI [artificial intelligence] in cybersecurity is projected to grow from $22.4 billion in 2023 to $60.6 billion by 2028, at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.9%, according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets, "Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity Market -- Forecast to 2028." 

WASHINGTON. NASA chose its Phase 1 awardees in the 2024 NIAC [NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts] program, an endeavor that funds ideas NASA thinks could innovate for the greater good and transform future agency missions.

VILNIUS, Lithuania. The Lithuanian Defence Material Agency (DMA) has reached an agreement with Dutch procurement Agency COMMIT to buy Thales Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Compact radars (GM200 MM/C), a move aimed at bolstering the capabilities of the Lithuanian Land Forces, according to a Thales statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. DARPA has progressed to the third phase of its Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) program, and Aurora Flight Sciences will now build a full-scale X-plane, the X-65, which will employ active flow control (AFC) actuators as its primary flight control method, the agency reports.

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) published the anticipated updated rules for for the DoD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program on December 26, 2023, after announcing nearly two years ago that CMMC 2.0 was on its way. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. Global investment in uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) will total about $258.7 billion over the next 10 years as drones see increasing use on battlefields, a new study predicts.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. Semiconductor memory company GSI Technology was tapped by AFWERX (the innovation arm of the Department of the U.S. Air Force and a directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory) for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct-to-Phase II contract totaling $1.1 million to demonstrate high-data computation/artificial intelligence (AI) use cases leveraging the in-memory architecture of its next-generation Associative Processing Unit-2 (APU2)

TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon (an RTX business) won a $345 million contract with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to produce and deliver more than 1,500 StormBreaker smart weapons, which are air-to-surface, network-enabled weapons that can engage moving targets in all weather conditions using a multi-effects warhead and tri-mode seeker.