LONDON, United Kingdom. The Royal Navy and British Army tested the Nyan one-way effector (OWE) uncrewed aerial system (UAS) across maritime and land operations, BAE Systems announced in a statement.

WILMINGTON, Massachusetts. Analog Devices Inc. released the ADIS16607, a miniature micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) inertial measurement unit (IMU) designed for navigation, stabilization, instrumentation, and uncrewed and autonomous vehicle applications, the company announced in a statement.

LA CIOTAT, France. Exail completed sea trials validating the integration of third-party payloads on its DriX O-16 unmanned surface vessel (USV), the company announced in a statement.

KYIV, Ukraine. Airbus Defence and Space signed a memorandum of understanding with Brave1, Ukraine’s government-led defense technology coordinator, to work on defense technology projects for Ukraine, the company announced in a statement.

DELRAY BEACH, Va. IT service provider MicroTech announced that it won three separate contracts on the 10-year/$60 billion (ceiling) NASA SEWP VI Contract for federal IT solutions, one in each of the contract's three award categories.

KOROPI, Greece. Missile-telemetry company Intracom Defense reports that it signed a contract with weapons manufacturer MBDA Deutschland to develop and produce the data link solution for the DEFENDAIR missile, formerly known as the SADM or Small Anti-Drone Missile. 

LINKÖPING, Sweden. Saab signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to deliver 16 Gripen E fighter aircraft for Ukraine, an order valued at $2.53 billion (SEK 24.6 billion).  

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Pacific Defense announced it won a contract from the U.S. Army Program Manager Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PM PNT) for the CMOSS Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) Assured Position, Navigation and Timing (APNT) Block 2 plug-in-card (PIC) development program.

ARLINGTON, Va and KANAGAWA, Japan. Fabless semiconductor company EdgeCortix announced that it staged a demonstration of its edge artificial intelligence (AI) platform with the U.S. Air Force during an exercise supporting advanced multidomain battlefield connectivity and AI-enabled mission systems. EdgeCortix also noted that it received a Success Memorandum from the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) that recognizes the successful execution and technical validation of all prototype project objectives to date.

BOSTON, Mass. Information technology solutions provider NOBLE garnered a spot on the 10-year/$60 billion (ceiling) NASA SEWP VI Contract for federal IT solutions in Category A, which includes IT communications, audiovisual products, and cloud-based integration services.

SALT LAKE CITY. Collaborative autonomy company Palladyne AI announced that its subsidiary, GuideTech, signed a new $2.3 million contract with a defense prime contractor to deploy its BRAIN flight computer and FLEX flight software framework in support of development, testing, and deployment of the contractor's low-cost kinetic counter-uncrewed aerial system (UAS) interceptor system.

LOWELL, Mass. Networking technology company AiRanaculus won a $5 million award from NASA to supply several technologies that will support NASA lunar and space communications networks. 

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. The global market for airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) is projected to grow from $16.44 billion in 2026 to $21.40 billion by 2031, at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4% during the forecast period, according to a recent study by MarketsandMarkets, "Airborne ISR Market -- Global Forecast to 2031."

TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon (an RTX business) won a contract worth $1.1 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to produce AIM-9X Block II missiles to strengthen U.S. military inventory and meet increased demand for the missiles from allied nations.

SAN MARCOS, Texas. Helix Defense announced that its STING counter-small uncrewed aerial system (UAS) munition is available for deployment by military, law enforcement, and homeland security organizations, the company announced in a statement.