SOF WEEK 2025--Tampa, Fla. Software-defined networking company Somewear Labs announced that it entered into a fielding initiative with the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) -- sponsored by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) -- under which the company will move the capability prototyped with DIU into production and advance Somewear’s automated, multinetwork communications fabric in pursuit of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) network-modernization priorities.

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania. Near Earth Autonomy, in partnership with Honeywell, won a $15 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop an uncrewed logistics capability by retrofitting UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters with autonomous flight systems, the company announced in a statement. 

YORK, Pennsylvania. BAE Systems won a $188.5 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to begin full-rate production of 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) armed with a 30mm remote turret system, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) delivered an MQ-9A Block 5 Extended Range uncrewed aerial system (UAS) to the U.S. Marine Corps, the company announced in a statement.

SOF WEEK 2025--Tampa, Fla. In order to demonstrate the flexibility of the MRZR Alpha special operations vehicle, Polaris Government and Defense will showcase the platform equipped with diverse payloads and capabilities at the SOF Week 2025 exhibition, set to be held May 5-8 in Tampa, Florida. The MRZR Alpha will be on display featuring weapons systems as well as combat support and exportable power solutions.

AMARILLO, Texas. Bell Textron and Boeing announced the upcoming completion of the CV-22 Osprey Program of Record for the U.S. Air Force, the companies announced in a statement.

LOS ANGELES, California. BAE Systems will develop a new satellite command and control (C2) system for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command's Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) program, the company announced in a statement. 

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom. Marshall won a 14-year contract from Thales UK to manufacture, maintain, and support sonar array modules for the Royal Navy’s submarine and frigate fleets, the company announced in a statement.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida. United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched Amazon’s first operational broadband satellites for Project Kuiper aboard an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the company announced in a statement.

SANTA ROSA, Calif. Keysight Technologies reports that it won a contract with the NATO Naval Forces Sensor and Weapons Accuracy Check Sites (FORACS) to modernize its testing capabilities for critical radar and electronic support measures (ESM) systems.

ANKARA, Turkey. The Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced that the Sub-Cloud Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) BAHA has officially entered service with the Turkish Armed Forces following the completion of inspection and acceptance procedures, manufacturer Havelsan announced in a statement.

BUCHAREST, Romania. Otokar and Automecanica S.A. signed a joint venture agreement to manufacture Cobra II 4x4 armored vehicles in Romania, the company announced in a statement.

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin. The Netherlands Ministry of Defence chose Oshkosh Defense to produce 150 Dutch Expeditionary Patrol Vehicles (DXPV), a variant of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) designed to meet the requirements of the Future Littoral All Terrain Mobility – Patrol Vehicle (FLATM-PV) program, the company announced in a statement.

BRUSSELS, Belgium. The European Defence Agency (EDA) completed system acceptance tests for uncrewed aerial and ground systems ahead of the Operational Experimentation (OPEX) campaign scheduled for June and July in Rome, the agency announced in a statement.

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts. Kopin Corporation won a U.S. Army contract to conduct a Soldier Display Trade Study aimed at defining optimal MicroLED characteristics for extended reality (XR) heads-up displays (HUDs), the company announced in a statement.