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Unmanned

Integrated counter-drone system demonstrated for Australian Defence Force by Leidos - News

December 15, 2025

CANBERRA, Australia. Leidos Australia and its Land 156 project partners demonstrated an integrated counter-drone capability for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) during Exercise Southern Arrow 25, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

SPEXER 2000 radar selected for Rheinmetall air defence systems - News

December 15, 2025

ZURICH, Switzerland/TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany. HENSOLDT signed a long-term framework agreement with Rheinmetall Air Defence AG to supply radars from its SPEXER 2000 family for integration into Rheinmetall’s air defence systems, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

2-6 GHz gallium nitride power amplifier introduced by Analog Devices - News

December 15, 2025

WILMINGTON, Massachusetts. Analog Devices is offering the ADPA1113, a 2 GHz to 6 GHz gallium nitride (GaN) radio-frequency power amplifier rated at 46.5 dBm output power, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Defense Innovation Unit adds Silvus SC4400E radio to Blue UAS Framework - News

December 12, 2025

CHICAGO. Silvus Technologies (a Motorola solutions company) announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) added the Silvus StreamCaster 4400 Enhanced (SC4400E) mobile ad hoc network (MANET) radio to its Blue UAS Framework, a rigorous testing and certification program that approves technologies for use in U.S. military unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations. 

Radar/EW

RF front-end protection switch from Menlo Micro debuts at AOC 2025 - News

December 12, 2025

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Menlo Microsystems (known as Menlo Micro) launched its MM5130-NLX switch, a high-standoff RF front-end protection solution designed for demanding defense and aerospace applications, during the 62nd Annual Association of Old Crows (AOC) International Symposium & Convention, held earlier this week. 

A.I.

AI accelerator card under development for in-orbit applications - News

December 12, 2025

ANDOVER, Mass. Modular power-component company Vicor reports that it has been working with U.K.-based space consultancy and design firm Spacechips, which has launched a compact artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator card to enable in-orbit AI applications. 

Avionics

Stand-in Attack Weapon separation test conducted from U.S. Air Force F-16 - News

December 12, 2025

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Florida. Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force completed a separation test of the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) from an F-16 aircraft, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Uncrewed underwater vehicle market to grow 8% annually to 2030, study predicts - News

December 12, 2025

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. The global uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) market, which stands at $5.93 billion in 2025, is projected to rise to $8.72 billion by 2030, at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8%, according to a new study by MarketsandMarkets.

Radar/EW

RF and microwave, radar and electronic warfare products garner awards - News

December 11, 2025

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Products from Annapolis Micro Systems, Interface Concept, and Open.Tech by Amphenol won Best In Show awards at the AOC [Association of Old Crows] 2025 International Symposium & Convention. 

Radar/EW

New EW signal generator partnership aims to close realism gap in lab testing - News

December 11, 2025

SYRACUSE, New York. A new electronic warfare (EW) signal-generation system from Rohde & Schwarz and SRC is intended to help U.S. Department of Defense labs move away from bespoke threat simulators and toward an open, scalable approach that better matches the complexity of modern spectrum operations, company officials say.

Radar/EW

Company's open-systems hub aims to simplify VPX sourcing for defense designers - News

December 11, 2025

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. One company is trying to make it easier to build open systems by pulling many of its open-architecture products under a single umbrella.

A.I.

DISA chief to industry: 'your system is not interesting' without data sharing - News

December 11, 2025

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. The head of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) warned vendors at AOC 2025 that new electromagnetic-spectrum tools must plug into joint data systems or risk irrelevance.

Radar/EW

RF and microwave components from Quantic PMI on show at AOC 2025 convention - News

December 11, 2025

62nd AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. RF and microwave component supplier Quantic PMI is showing its various lines of performance-critical offerings at the AOC [Association of Old Crows] 2025 International Symposium & Convention, now underway at National Harbor.

Radar/EW

AI-enabled SIGINT suite aims to cut time from signal to decision - News

December 10, 2025

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. A new signals-intelligence system on display at the Association of Old Crows conference is designed to help operators sort, identify, and locate radio emitters faster by pushing more automation and analysis to the edge of the network.

Radar/EW

Wideband RF transceiver card targeting multi-mission EW payloads showcased at AOC 2025 - News

December 10, 2025

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. Spectrum Control is showcasing a 16-channel wideband radio-frequency transceiver card at AOC 2025 that is intended to condense electronic warfare, radar, and signals-intelligence front ends into a single 3U module.