FAIRFAX, Va. Logos Technologies, company specializing in wide-area motion imagery (WAMI), announced that it will be unveiling its new MicroKestrel sensor for small, tethered, multirotor-type unmanned aerial systems (UASs) at the upcoming Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Meeting & Exposition, in Washington, D.C.

DALLAS, Texas and LOS ANGELES, Calif. The senior leadership team of Systima Technologies, Inc. has partnered with Karman Missile & Space Systems backed by Trive Capital, the Dallas-based private equity firm to deliver more comprehensive solutions to its customers in the space and hypersonic markets.

PLEASANT GROVE, Utah. Fortem Technologies announced that their DroneHunter defeated threat drones during a recent U.S. Army test in Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.  DroneHunter is an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled, radar-guided drone that locks onto its target, fires a net, captures the threatening drone and tows it to a safe deposit location. 

UNITED KINGDOM. Rapita Systems has been selected to perform multicore verification for the Invictus 360's Data Concentrator Unit (DCU). The Invictus 360, part of the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Competitive Prototype program, is an aircraft that utilizes technologies including multicore processors that require specialist verification and validation to certify.

MCLEAN, Va. CTI announces it has won a $188 million General Services Administration (GSA) FEDSIM Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract designated as Multi-Domain Analysis, Evaluation, and Software for Tactical and Remote Operations (MAESTRO). 

DALLAS, Texas and SAN JOSE, Calif. COMSovereign Holding Corp., a U.S.-based developer of 4G LTE advanced and 5G communication systems and solutions, announced that its DragonWave unit and Siklu have officially introduced the "Extend"-line of ultra high-capacity and long-range mmWave radios designed to deliver multi-gigabit connections up to six miles or more.

PORTLAND, Ore. Increased investments in autonomous weapons and a boost in demand for multirole armored vehicles will drive the growth of the global ground defense system market over the next decade, according to a new study by Allied Market Research, "Ground Defense System Market Report."  

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The global market for microsatellites and nanosatellites -- totaling $2.3 billion in 2021 -- is expected to grow to $5.7 billion by 2026, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.4%, according to a recent study by MarketsandMarkets, "Nanosatellite and Microsatellite Market -- Global Forecast to 2026."

MELBOURNE, Fla. L3Harris Technologies announced that the company has accomplished a key milestone in the development of a missile tracking satellite prototype for the Space Development Agency (SDA).  

RESTON, Va. Rolls-Royce North America has won a U.S. Transportation Command contract for the demonstration and continued development of a new software system that will aim to maximize efficiency in managing air refueling assets, improving mission availability, and reducing cost for the U.S. Air Force (USAF).

LONG BEACH, Calif. Software firm Rebel Space Technologies has won a NASA Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract for its proposal titled "SpaceWeaver: A Collaborative Smart Network for Space Communications," which posits that the company use its proprietary Rebel Cognitive Communications & Control software (Rebel-C3) to accomplish autonomous network management during space missions in tandem with its partner Prewitt Ridge's VerifAI capability.

OMER, Israel. Robotican, company specializing in autonomous robotics, announced that it has delivered its first indoor unmanned aerial system (UAS) to the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for operational evaluation.

CARLSBAD, Calif. Viasat Inc., a global communications company, announced it received two awards from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) through the Information Warfare Research Project (IWRP) to conduct research that will examine the use and implementation of 5G networks on the battlespace.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Collins Aerospace reports that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) recently completed its first RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 30 unmanned aerial system (UAS) operational mission carrying the Collins Aerospace MS-177 multi-spectral imaging (MSI) sensor.

LONDON. The global military electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) systems market, valued at $9.2 billion in 2021, is anticipated to reach a value of $12.9 billion by 2031, a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.43%, according to a new study from GlobalData, "Global Military Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Systems Market to 2031."