BERLIN, Germany. Germany’s parliamentary Budget Committee approved the next phase of the MEKO A-200 DEU project, clearing the way for continued work toward the planned procurement of four TKMS frigates for the German Navy, the company announced in a statement.

NASHUA, New Hampshire. BAE Systems won a contract from Robins Air Force Base in Georgia to support and sustain the AN/ALQ-221 Advanced Defensive System for the U.S. Air Force’s U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, the company announced in a statement.

ULM, Germany. HENSOLDT signed a long-term supply agreement with United Monolithic Semiconductors under which UMS will provide 900,000 gallium nitride semiconductor components for HENSOLDT radar systems by 2030, the company announced in a statement.

ASHBURN, Va. Curtiss-Wright announced that it integrated the NATO-developed Cooperative Electronic Support Measure Operations (CESMO) tactical data link protocol directly into its flagship TCG LinkPRO tactical data link software.

AALBORG, Denmark. Satellite provider GomSpace will participate in the European Defence Agency's (EDA's) recently signed 15.65 million euro ($17.96 million) research contract to develop Europe's first dedicated very low Earth orbit (VLEO) military satellite concept, as part of the VLEO-DEF consortium.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Software security firm Defense Unicorns reports that it successfully demonstrated a key enabler for continuous software delivery to the F-22 Raptor during a test with the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center Software Directorate.

PARIS, France. Thales has been selected by Pilatus to provide a radio management system for a fleet of PC-7 military trainer aircraft operated in Europe, the company announced in a statement.

FORT WORTH, Texas. Elbit Systems of America won a $49.9 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Army to produce heads-up displays for the Air Soldier System, the company announced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment has acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at about $200 million, adding engineering and manufacturing capacity in uncrewed aviation and propulsion, the company announced in a statement.

BRUSSELS. The European Defence Agency (EDA) signed a 15.65 million euro ($17.96 million) research contract with an industry consortium to explore the Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) region in space.

LYSTRUP, Denmark. Defense/aerospace manufacturer Terma announced that it delivered new advanced defensive capabilities to the Franco-German Binational Air Transport Squadron (BATS), systems aimed at enhancing the protection of the squadron’s fleet of C-130J-30 aircraft. 

DALLAS, Texas. Lockheed Martin completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile Increment 2, a version of the missile designed to engage moving land and maritime targets, the company announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. BAE Systems completed the preliminary design review for the U.S. Space Force’s $1.2 billion Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking -- Medium Earth Orbit Epoch 2 program, which is intended to provide space-based missile warning and tracking against ballistic missiles and hypersonic glide vehicles, the company announced in a statement.

MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies and Shield AI demonstrated an integration of L3Harris’ Distributed Spectrum Collaboration and Operations battle management ecosystem with Shield AI’s Hivemind mission-autonomy software for autonomous electronic warfare, the company announced in a statement.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. The upcoming MOSA for Defense and Warfare Summit -- scheduled to be held April 8 and 9 in National Harbor, Maryland -- is intended to provide a forum for members of the Department of Defense (DoD), military services, industry, academia, and other major stakeholders to discuss the warfighting imperative of implementing a modular open systems approach (MOSA) in the design, development, delivery, acquisition, and sustainment of modern defense systems.