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YFQ-44A collaborative combat aircraft begins flight testing - News

November 03, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. Anduril began flight testing of its YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), a semi-autonomous fighter-class prototype designed for manned-unmanned teaming, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Uncrewed system interoperability added to AV_Halo Command through OpenJAUS collaboration - News

November 03, 2025

ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment (AV) will integrate the Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems (JAUS) standard into its AV_Halo Command software through a collaboration with OpenJAUS to enhance interoperability across uncrewed systems, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Air defense components to be acquired by Norway from Kongsberg - News

November 03, 2025

OSLO, Norway. The Norwegian government ordered additional components for its National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace under a contract valued at approximately NOK 1 billion, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Ghost Shark XL-AUV factory opens in Australia ahead of sea testing - News

October 31, 2025

SYDNEY, Australia. Anduril announced the opening of a 7,400 m² Ghost Shark manufacturing facility in Sydney after the Royal Australian Navy awarded a A$1.7 billion Program of Record, and that the first Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle (XL-AUV) has rolled off the line and is ready for sea acceptance testing ahead of a planned delivery in January 2026.

Avionics

3D-audio systems to be added to more U.S. Air Force F-16s - News

October 31, 2025

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Terma won a $10.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide 170 additional three-dimensional (3D) audio systems for the F-16 Fighting Falcon, bringing the service's total order to 310 units, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

P-8A Poseidon to receive sensor, processing upgrades for Australian fleet - News

October 31, 2025

JACKSONVILLE, Florida. Boeing began upgrading the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF’s) P-8A Poseidon fleet with new sensors, antennas, and computing systems as part of the Increment 3 Block 2 program while also delivering Australia’s 13th aircraft, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

AI-enabled readiness contract signed by Virtualitics and U.S. Air Force - News

October 30, 2025

PASADENA, Calif. Virtualitics announced the renewal of its Automated Master Storage Planning (A-MSP) contract with the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). 

Unmanned

Uncrewed surface vehicle collaboration announced by Lockheed Martin, Saildrone - News

October 30, 2025

BETHESDA, Maryland. Lockheed Martin announced a $50 million investment in Saildrone to accelerate development of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) equipped with military payloads and command-and-control systems, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

AI integration to boost X-Bow's solid rocket motor production under Lockheed Martin partnership - News

October 30, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. X-Bow Systems reached an agreement with Lockheed Martin’s Astris AI subsidiary to deploy the Astris AI Factory, a secure artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed to enhance digital manufacturing operations for defense applications, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

AI-enabled 3U OpenVPX single-board computers developed by EIZO - News

October 30, 2025

ORLANDO, Florida. EIZO Rugged Solutions is developing the Condor Thor 3U VPX series, a new line of rugged, single-board computers (SBCs) powered by the NVIDIA Jetson Thor platform and aligned with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Technical Standard, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Giraffe 1X radar systems to be supplied to U.S. Army by Saab - News

October 29, 2025

STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Saab won a $46 million contract from the U.S. Army to deliver Giraffe 1X radar systems in support of U.S. security cooperation partners, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Ultralight data cables for high-speed applications introduced by Gore - News

October 29, 2025

PUTZBRUNN, Germany. Materials-engineering company W.L. Gore & Associates introduced its "High Speed Data Cables for Ultralight Solutions" product line, which it says weighs 50% less than many industry-standard high-speed data cables.  

A.I.

SOSA aligned AI for tactical edge computing introduced by Wolf - News

October 29, 2025

AURORA, Ontario. Wolf Advanced Technology announced the development of a new family of rugged, SOSA aligned computing solutions -- which it says are accelerated by the NVIDIA IGX Thor platform -- that are designed to deliver data-center-class artificial intelligence (AI) performance at the tactical edge

Avionics

Typhoon aircraft deal signed between United Kingdom and Türkiye - News

October 28, 2025

LONDON, United Kingdom. The United Kingdom government announced a £5.4 billion agreement with the Republic of Türkiye for the sale of 20 Typhoon fighter aircraft, along with an associated weapons and integration package, according to a BAE Systems statement.

Radar/EW

ECRS Mk1 radar to equip Eurofighter Tranche 5 aircraft for Germany, Spain - News

October 28, 2025

ULM, Germany. The Eurofighter Common Radar System Mark 1 (ECRS Mk1) will be integrated into the 20 new Eurofighter Tranche 5 aircraft ordered by the German Air Force, under a contract signed between the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) and Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH, the companies announced in a statement.