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Unmanned
U.S. Army signs $828 million contract with Lockheed Martin for Lot 13 precision-strike missile delivery - News
May 14, 2018
BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin has won an $828 million (not-to-exceed) contract from the U.S. Army for Lot 13 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets and associated equipment.
Comms
Small-satellites launch market may surpass $62 billion by 2030, say analysts - News
May 14, 2018
LONDON. Industry analysts at Frost & Sullivan predict that the small-satellite launch market could total or surpass the $62 billion mark by 2030, according to a new report titled "Small-satellite Launch Services Market, Quarterly Update Q1 2018, Forecast to 2030."
Cyber
General Dynamics to deliver Microsoft Office 365 services under CHES contract - News
May 11, 2018
FAIRFAX, Va. U.S. Air Force officials selected General Dynamics Information Technology for a sole-source contract to deliver Cloud Hosted Enterprise Services (CHES). The contract is valued at $9 million.
Radar/EW
IEE to manufacture 4.3" control display units - News
May 11, 2018
VAN NUYS, Calif. Manufacturer of enhanced rugged displays for military and aerospace applications Industrial Electronic Engineers (IEE) will manufacture 4.3" Control Display Units (CDUs) for the Technology Applications Program Office (TAPO), which is under the U.S. Army Special Operations Command.
Unmanned
Phase 3 of DARPA's "Gremlins" program: Full-scale demo of multiple low-$, reusable UASs - News
May 11, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is making progress toward its plan to demonstrate airborne launch and recovery of multiple low-cost, reusable unmanned aerial systems (UASs), which it calls its "Gremlins" program.
Comms
USAF awards $23.9 million contract for ongoing development of comm systems counterthreat tech - News
May 11, 2018
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. The U.S. Air Force has granted a contract worth $23.9 million to small engineering firm PreTalen (Dayton, Ohio) for continued development of an automated platform that analyzes wireless communication systems and warns of potential vulnerabilities.
Cyber
Cubic Global Defense gains additional $16 million in game-based training for U.S. Navy - News
May 10, 2018
ORLANDO. Cubic Corp. announced that its Cubic Global Defense (CGD) business division received eight additional delivery orders -- totaling $16 million -- under an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to deliver immersive game-based courseware to support the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Cubic's Orlando facility is responsible for the development efforts of the Immersive Virtual Shipboard Environment (IVSE) for LCS, in tandem with the U.S. Navy's Ready Relevant Learning initiative.
Comms
Market study: C4ISR systems projected to reach an estimated $112.5 billion by 2023 - News
May 10, 2018
DETROIT. The market for C4ISR [command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance] systems is projected to grow at a higher rate than the total defense industry in the coming five years, to reach an estimated $112.5 billion in 2023, according to a new study from Stratview Research titled "C4ISR Systems Market by Platform Type (Land, Airborne, Naval, and Space), by Application Type, (Command and Control; Communication; Computers; Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; and Electronic Warfare), by Solution Type (Products and Services), by End-User Type (Defense and Commercial), and by Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World), Trend, Forecast, Competitive Analysis, and Growth Opportunity: 2018-2023."
Cyber
Cybersecurity Compliance And Risk Management contract won by DAC - News
May 10, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) officials selected DECISIVE ANALYTICS Corp. (DAC) for a $59.4 million competitive contract to provide Cybersecurity Compliance and Risk Management (CCRM) under the Technical, Engineering, Advisory, and Management Support (TEAMS) acquisitions for a total period of performance of five years including options.
Avionics
Germany FMS calls for C-130J and KC-130J aircraft - News
May 10, 2018
WASHINGTON. State Department officials approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Germany of three C-130J-30 aircraft and three KC-130J aircraft for an estimated cost of $1.40 billion.
Avionics
USAF Light Attack Experiment kicks off second phase - News
May 09, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Air Force second phase of the Light Attack Experiment at Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico is now underway. Pilots are flying the Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano and the Textron Aviation AT-6B Wolverine during a three-month, live-fly experiment to gather additional information about aircraft capabilities, as well as partner nation interoperability, prior to a potential light attack purchase.
Unmanned
Testing, research aims to make UAS flight safer, enhance air-traffic management - News
May 09, 2018
AURORA, Colo. Raytheon will act as a key partner in the Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance's project to develop the first and most advanced unmanned aircraft system (UAS)-testing airspace corridor in the U.S. in New York state.
Unmanned
U.S. Navy: Torpedo defense capability for LCS fleet completes testing - News
May 09, 2018
WASHINGTON. Officials from the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Modules (MM) program announced the completion of a two-day at-sea testing of the LCS's AN/SLQ-61 Lightweight Tow (LWT) Torpedo Defense Mission Module (TDMM).
Unmanned
U.S. Navy orders 7,000-plus additional APKWS laser-guided rockets - News
May 09, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems has received a $175 million contract from the U.S. Navy for more than 7,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rockets.
A.I.
DARPA chooses teams to develop approaches to machine learning, artificial intelligence - News
May 09, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected teams to work on its Lifelong Learning Machines (L2M) program, which the agency says seeks to develop fundamentally new machine learning (ML) approaches that allow systems to adapt continually to new circumstances without forgetting what they have previously learned.
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February 25, 2026
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Rugged data-storage contracts signed by One Stop Systems
February 19, 2026
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TEWS Technologies releases VNX+ carrier board for use with QMC modules
March 06, 2026
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Uncrewed communications tech market to reach $4 billion by 2030, study says
March 05, 2026
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Uncrewed aircraft system tested in Arctic NATO exercise by Shield AI
March 04, 2026
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Directed energy and space manufacturing expansion planned in New Mexico by AeroVironment
March 04, 2026
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COTS edge AI accelerators – an enabler for military autonomous systems in all domains, including space
March 03, 2026
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Mission autonomy software from Shield AI to support U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft program
February 13, 2026
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AI assurance the aim of new DARPA program
February 11, 2026
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Sovereign AI center to be established for naval defense systems in France by Naval Group, Thales
February 11, 2026
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Radiation-tolerant parts from Micross debut for satellite, space use
March 04, 2026
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March 03, 2026
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Satellite communication systems to be supplied to Israel by Orbit
February 27, 2026
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Armored 6x6 vehicles delivered to German armed forces by Patria
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