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Radar/EW

Time-sensitive networking (TSN) SOSA aligned portfolio launched by Curtiss-Wright - News

July 14, 2026

ASHBURN, Virginia.  A Curtiss-Wright 3U OpenVPX offering aligned to the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Technical Standard, the VPX3-656 time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) 10G Ethernet switch, delivers assured deterministic performance to standard Ethernet systems for aerospace and defense applications.

Radar/EW

Electronic warfare system from BAE Systems to equip Korean air force jets - News

July 14, 2026

NASHUA, N.H. BAE Systems received a contract from Boeing to supply its electronic warfare (EW) system, the AN/ALQ-250 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability Systems (EPAWSS), for use in the Republic of Korea's F-15K Slam Eagle fighter jets.

Avionics

Integrated training system set for British armed forces - News

July 13, 2026

LONDON. A Raytheon-led consortium of partners -- called Omnia Training -- reports that it won a 2 billion pound ($2.7 billion) contract from the U.K. defense ministry to serve as the British army's strategic training partner and deliver the British army's Collective Training Service (ACTS).

Comms

Manpack radios ordered for U.S. Army command-and-control program from L3Harris - News

July 10, 2026

ROCHESTER, New York. L3Harris Technologies received orders totaling $84 million for AN/PRC-158C Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) manpack Falcon systems for the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Radar manufacturing facility in Washington state opened by Echodyne - News

July 10, 2026

KIRKLAND, Washington. Echodyne opened a new radar manufacturing facility in Washington State to expand production capacity for its Metamaterials Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) radar products, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

Rotary-wing helmet systems to be supplied to U.S. Army by Gentex - News

July 10, 2026

CARBONDALE, Pennsylvania. Gentex Corporation won a five-year, $44.8 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from U.S. Army Contracting Command--Redstone for HGU-56/P Rotary Wing Helmet systems and sustainment support, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

AI-enabled mission support system deploys for U.K. defense ministry - News

July 09, 2026

LONDON. A defense partnership between Thales, RAF Digital, and NAD [National Armaments Director Group] reports that it has accomplished the first operational deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) from the Thales UK cortAIx Factory.

Cyber

IT firm Keeper Technology wins spot on giant NASA contract vehicle - News

July 09, 2026

ASHBURN, Va. IT and data-management company Keeper Technology announced that it won a prime contract spot on the large (10 year/$60 billion) NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) VI Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) under Category A, IT Solutions.

Comms

Laser-based comms contract signed by Space Force and Pulse Space - News

July 09, 2026

BELLEVUE, Wash. Space-technology firm Pulse Space announced that it won a contract worth $40 million from the United States Space Force for technology development. 

Unmanned

MQ-4C Triton aircraft sought for NATO fleet from Northrop Grumman - News

July 08, 2026

ANKARA, Türkiye. NATO signed a letter of intent to pursue the acquisition of Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton aircraft to expand the alliance’s intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) force, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Collaborative combat aircraft flown in Exercise Valiant Shield 2026 by Boeing - News

July 08, 2026

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii. Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) participated in Exercise Valiant Shield 2026 alongside U.S. and coalition aircraft in the Indo-Pacific region, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

3U VPX single-board computer for tactical-edge AI released by Abaco - News

July 08, 2026

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama. Abaco Systems introduced the SBC3618, a rugged 3U VPX single-board computer (SBC) built on Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors for artificial intelligence (AI) processing at the tactical edge, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Counter-UAS systems to be supplied for Domestic Shield by AeroVironment - News

July 07, 2026

ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment won a three-year, $500 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) capabilities for Joint Interagency Task Force 401’s Domestic Shield Program, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

SOSA aligned SBC handles AI at the tactical edge - News

July 07, 2026

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Abaco Systems launched the SBC3618, a 3U VPX single-board computer (SBC) that is built on Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors and is aligned to the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, compute-intensive profile. 

Avionics

Next-generation fighter design work funded under trinational program - News

July 06, 2026

READING, United Kingdom. Edgewing won an 18-month, £4.6 billion contract from the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) Agency for the next phase of the fighter aircraft development program involving Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom, Leonardo announced in a statement.