BANGALORE, India. A new report claims that the global military communications market is set to grow by 69% between now and 2028, increasing from $11.9 billion to $20.1 billion over that period for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7%.

ST. LOUIS, Missouri. Boeing and the U.S. Navy recently completed a series of flight tests in which a Block III F/A-18E/F Super Hornet controlled three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Boeing said in a statement.

NEWARK, New Jersey. The global military aircraft avionics market will grow from $34.1 billion in 2021 to $51.2 billion by 2030 for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.62%, according to a new report.

LONDON, United Kingdom. Raytheon UK has announced it will acquire Northern Space and Security Ltd. (NORSS), a company that specializes in space domain awareness, orbital analysis, space surveillance, and tracking.

ATLANTA, Georgia. Hypersonic aircraft manufacturer Hermeus has won a contract worth up to $950 million from the U.S. Air Force to support its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) contract, the company announced in a statement.

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has a won a contract from the Netherlands Ministry of Defense to supply Direct Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) and airborne electronic warfare (EW) systems for a Gulfstream G650 aircraft, the company announced.

FREMONT, California. Surging demand worldwide for sastellite-based connectivity will cause the commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) satellite components market to reach $4.12 billion in revenue by 2032 for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.21%, a new report predicts.

PRINCETON, New Jersey. SciTec has won a $26.6 million contract from the U.S. Army for development and technical support for missile simulators for the Center for Countermeasures, a joint service agency operating under the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the company said in a statement.

FREMONT, California. Amprius Technologies will partner with Teledyne FLIR to provide batteries and components for unmanned aerial systems (UASs) over the next three years to "address the expanding UAS market," Amprius said in a statement.

BOSTON, Massachusetts. Autonomous flight technology company Merlin Labs announced a partnership with the U.S. Air Force to bring autonomy to the service's fleet of C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft.

CAMDEN, Arkansas. Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Multi Launch Rocket System (MLRS) M270A2 launcher to the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. BAE Systems announced delivery to Germany of advanced M-Code GPS receivers for ground-based missions under a contract with U.S. Space Systems Command. 

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The global market for tactical data links, estimated at $8.1 billion in 2022, is projected to reach $10.3 billion by 2027, at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.9% during that span, according to a research report from MarketsandMarkets, "Tactical Data Link Market by Application (Command & Control, ISR, EW, Radio Communication), Platform (Ground, Airborne, Naval, Unmanned Systems, Weapons), Component, Frequency, Data Link Type, Point of Sale, Military Standard, Region -- Forecast to 2027.”

BRAMPTON, Ontario, Canada. MDA Ltd. has won a contract to build Ka-Band steerable antennas for satellites from York Space Systems, which is producing the satellites, according to an MDA statement.

REDONDO BEACH, California. Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for a high-energy laser prototype rated at 300 kilowatts, according to a company statement.