NASHUA, N.H. BAE Systems has won a contract from Lockheed Martin for the production and delivery of additional electronic warfare (EW) systems for Lot 15, Lot 16 long lead, sustainment spares and retro fit kits for the 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II, providing advanced situational awareness and threat response capabilities that support critical missions in contested airspace.
Military Embedded Systems
Industry News
Sensors with boosted range and resolution to be tested on Navy P-3C Orion aircraft - News
September 14, 2020CHARLOTTE, N.C. Collins Aerospace Systems (a unit of Raytheon Technologies) has won a 30-month, $19.9 million contract with the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) to conduct a maritime experiment of the company’s MS-177A long-range multispectral imaging sensor on a Navy flight-test P-3C Orion aircraft.
Electronic attack system to be integrated into Army ground vehicles - News
September 11, 2020LOS ANGELES, Calif. In August, Flyer Defense, LLC (Flyer), company specializing in mission-specialized, lightweight, high mobility, all-terrain tactical wheeled vehicles, delivered vehicles contracted by General Dynamics Mission Systems for integration with the Tactical Electronic Warfare Light (TEWL) system which fills a critical electronic warfare requirement for U.S. Army airborne units.
AI and cloud computing focus of DoD C4ISR spending - News
September 10, 2020SANTA CLARA, Calif. Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, Assessment of the US DoD C4ISR Market, Forecast to 2025, highlights the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) budget spending and technology trends.
X-ARBITOR enters testing phase, to advance Cross Domain Solutions - News
September 10, 2020HERNDON, Va. Peraton and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) announced that the X-domain Agile Rules-Based Information Transfer OrchestratoR (X-ARBITOR) has entered Lab Based Security Assessment (LBSA) testing. This represents Peraton's and AFRL's role in advancing the state of the art in Cross Domain Solutions (CDS).
Military radar systems market in flux due to defense budget cuts, report says - News
September 10, 2020LONDON. The world market for military radar systems is currently in a state of transition due mainly to extensive cuts in defense budgets in many markets that previously had a major impact on procurement, according to a new report from Visiongain, "Military Radar System Market Report 2020-2030."
Multi-Purpose Terminals added to COMSAT's hardware footprint - News
September 09, 2020HERNDON, Va. COMSAT, the global satellite connectivity solutions provider and member of the Satcom Direct family, is further expanding its international terminal, hardware, and service footprint following the signing of a new distribution agreement with global provider of airborne and maritime satellite solutions, Orbit Communications Systems Inc. (Orbit).
SOSA-aligned COTS 100Gb ethernet 3U VPX chassis introduced - News
September 09, 2020ANNAPOLIS, Md. Annapolis Micro Systems has developed a next-generation 3U OpenVPX Chassis that is both SOSA-aligned and 40/100Gb Ethernet capable.
Sonar system program awarded to L3Harris Technologies - News
September 08, 2020MELBOURNE, Fla. L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to deliver two Low-Frequency Active Towed Sonar (LFATS) systems to a NATO member.
Self-protection system for infantry vehicles to undergo sensor improvements - News
September 08, 2020GERMANY. HENSOLDT, German corporation with a focus on sensor technologies for protection and surveillance, announced that its Multifunctional Self-Protection System (MUSS) will undergo further developments and improvements.
Tactical UAS for Europe will use AdaCore software tools - News
September 08, 2020NEW YORK. AdaCore, which makes mission-critical software development and verification tools, announced that Airbus Helicopters (Marignane, France) has selected the GNAT Pro tool suite and the Ada programming language to develop new software components for the VSR700 prototype project; the VSR700 is Airbus Helicopters’ tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS) aimed at the demanding requirements of modern navies and armies around the world.
Edge-computing test on UAS deemed successful for GA-ASI and SRC - News
September 08, 2020SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.(GA-ASI), in cooperation with defense contractor SRC Inc. (Syracuse, New York) reports that it successfully integrated and flew the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Agile Condor Pod on an MQ-9 remotely piloted sircraft (RPA) at GA-ASI’s Flight Test and Training Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Integrating AI into military operations discussed at Time Machine 2020 - News
September 04, 2020TIME MACHINE 2020 AI SESSIONS. Fighter pilot shortages, operation security concerns, and the need for rapid experimentation in the military have acted as driving forces behind the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Department of Defense (DoD). These themes were discussed by military industry AI leaders and data scientists to highlight how AI can bolster mission readiness at SparkCognition Government Systems’ (SGS) virtual Time Machine 2020 AI Sessions event, held this week.
Rugged avionics system to equip eVTOL air taxi - News
September 04, 2020ASHBURN, Va. Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division, supplier of rugged ultra-small form factor (USFF) processing and networking solutions, announced that it won a contract to provide an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer with a rugged avionics system and networking solutions for use on the company’s new aircraft.
AESA radar for U.K. air force fleet brings $420 million contract win for BAE Systems, Leonardo - News
September 04, 2020LONDON. Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) is set to receive active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar to equip its Typhoon combat jets under a £317 million ($420 million) contract between the Ministry of Defense (MoD) and BAE Systems and Leonardo.
Avionics
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C-130 avionics upgrades to be performed for Royal Moroccan Air Force
July 15, 2025
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HH-60W helicopters, electronic warfare systems approved for potential sale to Norway
July 14, 2025
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P-8A Poseidon aircraft overhaul begins with L3Harris delivery to U.S. Navy
July 11, 2025
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Typhoon canopy transparencies to be supplied through 2030 by GKN Aerospace
July 11, 2025
Unmanned
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Carrier boards, test subracks introduced for AI and computing applications by Pixus
July 18, 2025
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Microwave platform from Epirus ordered by U.S. Army office
July 18, 2025
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Military connectors market to reach $2.28 billion by 2030, study predicts
July 18, 2025
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XQ-58A Valkyrie to be integrated with new mission system for Germany
July 17, 2025
Radar/EW
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Stalker uncrewed aerial system added to DoD’s Blue UAS list
July 15, 2025
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Short-range ship defense system wins Raytheon $74 million Navy contract
July 14, 2025
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Electronic warfare support for U.S. airborne platforms to be provided by GDIT
July 11, 2025
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Electronic warfare suites garner Pacific Defense new Navy contract
July 09, 2025
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Cybersecurity training platform to support French Armed Forces under Airbus contract
July 14, 2025
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DARPA convenes colloquium to advance rigorous cybersecurity techniques
June 26, 2025
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Cybersecurity the focus of DARPA Resilient Software program
June 19, 2025
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NSA approves Persistent Systems Wave Relay for classified information transfers
June 09, 2025