HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has won a contract worth $80 million to supply Direct Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) and airborne electronic warfare (EW) systems for a country in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a company statement.

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The space situational-awareness market, which was at a level of $1.5 billion in 2021, is projected to grow to $1.8 billion by 2026, at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6%, according to a new MarketsandMarkets study, "Space Situational Awareness Market."

WASHINGTON, D.C. The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded CAE USA a three-year contract to develop a prototype software emulator that uses artificial intelligence to help personnel test tactics and scenarios, according to a company statement.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden. The Swedish Defence Material Administration has purchased two GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft from manufacturer Saab, with options to purchase two more, according to a company statement.

ANDOVER, Massachusetts. Mercury Systems has received a $10 million contract award from an unidentified prime contractor for an airborne radio modernization program, according to a company statement.

AMSTERDAM. Companies developing next-generation electronic warfare (EW) solutions are researching and developing solutions for integrating EW components with cybersecurity solutions, with these integrations occuring in the realm of data encryption, using secured communication channels, and secure authentication for access, according to a new study from Market Forecast, "Electronic Warfare - Market and Technology Forecast to 2030."

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has been awarded a $548 million contract to supply multi-domain combat networked warfare capabilities to an unidentified country in the Asia-Pacific region, the company said in a statement.

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland. The Army has awarded two contracts worth $36 million each for the development and integration of a prototype ground system that would connect sensors with users in the field, which would support beyond-line-of-sight targeting.

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam. Raytheon conducted a "key test" of its Joint All Domain Command and Control Infrastructure during the Defense Department's Valiant Shield 22 exercise this month in the Western Pacific Ocean, the company said in a statement.

CHICAGO, Illinois. A new research report claims that the tactical data link market will grow from $8.1 billion in 2022 to $10.3 billion in 2027, for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.9%.

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts. Kopin Corporation has received a $2 million contract from an unidentified prime contractor to develop new in-vehicle display imaging systems, the company said in a statement.

DAYTON, Ohio. Registration is live for the U.S. Air Force - FACE and SOSA Consortia Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) and expo being held on September 27, 2022 at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio. The event will feature expert presentations and demos by a cross-section of the defense community and industry on Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) and Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) related topics by a cross-section of the defense community, industry, and academia.

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Florida. Engineers at EIZO Rugged Solutions Inc. released the Condor GR2S-A4500 – a 3U OpenVPX form factor video graphics & GPGPU output card designed for high-performance embedded computing (HPEC) apoplications that is also aligned to The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) Technical Standard, Edition 1.0.

AMSTERDAM. The ongoing war in Ukraine may cause a surge in investment in embedded systems for the armored vehicles market, according to a report.

BANGALORE. The global military drone market will continue to rise dramatically in the coming years, increasing from $11.8 billion in 2022 to $17.3 billion in 2028, according to a report.