CHICAGO, Illinois. The global market for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) will be worth $40 billion more in 2028 than it is today, a new report predicts.

AURORA, Colo.  Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said that the U.S. Air Force plans to buy 200 Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter jets to pair with at least 1,000 small uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) -- known as Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCAs) -- during his address at this week's 2023 Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium.

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom. Blighter Surveillance Systems has won a contract to supply multi-mode A800 3D e-scan radars to Raytheon UK as part of a laser weapon project with the UK Ministry of Defence, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. Kratos has won a $21.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for Lot 19 of full-rate production of the BQM-167A target, the company announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $1.38 billion foreign military sale of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft and related equipment to the government of Japan, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced in a statement.

MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies has won a contract from Lockheed Martin to buy long-lead material for the Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. Northrop Grumman has won a contract to provide network, communications, and processing services as part of the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) initiative to connect sensors and platforms across all domains for the U.S. Air Force, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has won a contract from U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to provide three MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones, the company announced in a statement.

HONOLULU, Hawaii. The Missile Defense Agency's Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX-1) has finished a record-long 662-day-long voyage in the Pacific Ocean and is now in Hawaii to get repairs and upgrades, according to a recent report.

NEW YORK, New York. Rising defense budgets around the globe are fueling a rapid increase in the global surveillance radar system market in the coming years, a new report predicts.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with "longtime" Australian industry partner Conflux to assist with additive manufacturing on its uncrewed aircraft system production line, GA-ASI announced in a statement.

DUBLIN, Ireland. The remote sensing satellites market is worth $2.59 billion and continuing to grow due to rising demand for Earth observation, according to a new report.

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has won a $120 million contract to supply unmanned turrets, weapon stations, and mortar systems to the Romanian Armed Forces, the company announced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment has won a contract to provide the Jump 20 medium uncrewed aerial system (UAS) for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) increment 2 program for the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Raytheon Technologies has won a $250 million contract to design, develop, and deliver a seven-vehicle missile tracking satellite constellation for the Space Development Agency, the company announced in a statement.