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Avionics
Cobham to deliver weapons carriage and release equipment for the KF-X fighter aircraft - News
August 25, 2017
WIMBORNE MINSTER, United Kingdom. Korean Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI) selected Cobham to provide weapons carriage and release equipment for the future KF-X next-generation indigenous multi-role fighter aircraft. The contract is worth an estimated $9 million (?7 million).
Radar/EW
San Antonio-class USS Portland completes acceptance trials - News
August 24, 2017
PASCAGOULA, Miss. U.S. Navy officials announced that the future USS Portland (LPD-27) completed Acceptance Trials on August 18, sailing from and returning to Huntington Ingalls Industries' shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
Radar/EW
L3 WESCAM tasked to deliver its imaging turrets in $49 million contract - News
August 24, 2017
BURLINGTON, Canada. The U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) selected L3 WESCAM for an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract to deliver its MXTM-10MS electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging turrets for the Military Sealift Command Situational Awareness System Program. The contract is worth an estimated $49 million.
Avionics
Harris' electronic warfare transmitter tech selected for AC/MC-130J aircraft - News
August 23, 2017
MELBOURNE, Fla. BAE Systems officials selected Harris Corp.'s advanced electronic warfare (EW) transmitter technology to help protect the U.S. Air Force Special Operations AC/MC-130J aircraft from electronic threats.
Radar/EW
RADA receives $8 million multi-mission radar order - News
August 23, 2017
NETANYA, Israel. U.S. military officials placed an order with RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. for Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radars (MHR). The order totals over an estimated $8 million with deliveries scheduled during 2017.
Radar/EW
BAE Systems releases rad-hard computer for space applications - News
August 23, 2017
MANASSAS, Va. Officials at BAE Systems released a new generation of its space computer that combines fast performance and resiliency to enable missions in the harsh environment of space.
Avionics
Naval test wing Pacific O-level maintenance contract won by DynCorp International - News
August 23, 2017
MCLEAN, Va. U.S. Navy officials selected DynCorp International (DI) for a contract for Naval Test Wing Pacific (NTWP) O-Level Maintenance. The award is for one base year with four option years, and is valued at $276 million if all options are exercised. Performance begins November 1, with transition beginning October 1.
A.I.
Hybrid geopolitical forecasting competition launched by IARPA - News
August 22, 2017
WASHINGTON. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) officials launched a multi-year research in an effort to improve geopolitical forecasting. The Hybrid Forecasting Competition (HFC) program aims to improve accuracy in predicting worldwide geopolitical issues, including foreign political elections, interstate conflict, disease outbreaks, and economic indicators by leveraging the relative strengths of humans and machines.
Unmanned
Teams selected for Phase 1 of DARPA's mobile force protection program - News
August 22, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials selected three companies for Phase 1 of the Agency's Mobile Force Protection (MFP) program, which aims to expedite the development of counter small, unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs) capabilities and their near term introduction to the field.
Unmanned
Northrop Grumman, Boeing win new intercontinental ballistic missile system contracts - News
August 22, 2017
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. Air Force officials selected Boeing and Northrop Grumman for the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction phase of its Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) weapon system program. The GBSD is the weapon system replacement for the aging LGM-30 Minuteman III ICBM.
Unmanned
MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft completes FAA-approved flight through national airspace - News
August 21, 2017
POWAY, Calif. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) reports that it flew a MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) from Laguna Airfield at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, through national airspace to its Gray Butte Flight Operations facility near Palmdale, California. The MQ-9B is a STANAG 4671 (NATO airworthiness standard for unmanned aircraft systems[UASs])-compliant version of the Predator B UAS line.
Unmanned
Navy achieves first free flight of LRASM tactical weapon - News
August 21, 2017
POINT MUGU SEA RANGE, Calif. The U.S. Navy, together with partner Lockheed Martin, recently conducted the first free-flight launch of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from a B-1B Lancer over Point Mugu Sea Range in California.
Cyber
U.S. Cyber Command's status is raised to form a unified combatant command - News
August 18, 2017
WASHINGTON. Department of Defense (DoD) officials initiated the process to elevate the U.S. Cyber Command to a unified combatant command. The decision, at the direction of the President, is consistent with Title 10 of U.S. Code, section 167b, and the recommendation of the Secretary of Defense.
Radar/EW
Navy modifies contract with General Dynamics for R&D work on submarines - News
August 18, 2017
GROTON, Conn. Officials at General Dynamics Electric Boat, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, received a contract modification by the U.S. Navy to provide research and development and lead-yard services. The contract is worth an estimated $115.3 million.
Radar/EW
DARPA conducts initial test for elevated sensor mast on commissioned Navy vessel - News
August 18, 2017
NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Florida. The Defense Advance Research Projects Agency's (DARPA?s) Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS) research program recently demonstrated its prototype of a low-cost, elevated sensor mast aboard a commissioned U.S. Navy vessel for the first time, as the crew of USS Zephyr, a 174-foot Cyclone-class patrol coastal ship, evaluated the technology demonstration system over three days near Naval Station Mayport, Florida.
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Airborne command aircraft delivered to U.S. Air Force by L3Harris
June 22, 2026
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Low-germanium thermal-imaging lens introduced by MKS
June 16, 2026
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SYSGO will support SAETA II program with European safety-critical software
June 15, 2026
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Integrated DO-178C multicore certification solution will debut from Rapita, Wind River
June 09, 2026
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Crewed-uncrewed aircraft teaming tested by Leonardo, Baykar
June 23, 2026
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: Systel’s Hawk AI Strike rugged edge AI compute platform
June 22, 2026
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Unmanned underwater vehicles supported during mine countermeasures exercise by HII
June 19, 2026
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Counter-drone remote weapon systems from EOS ordered by UAE
June 19, 2026
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Cyber support contract with USAF won by Tyto Athene
June 25, 2026
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Cybersecurity provider Valiant Solutions acquires AI-enabled security company
June 02, 2026
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U.S. Air Force engages Rise8 to support readiness, supply-chain initiative
May 21, 2026
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Why Military AI Needs a “Trust Layer” (video)
May 20, 2026
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Space network technologies garner AiRanaculus $5 million NASA contract
June 26, 2026
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High-resolution imaging satellites to be built for Vantor by BAE Systems
June 25, 2026
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Communications systems to be supplied for German forces by L3Harris
June 25, 2026
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Power, cooling challenges shape next wave of combat-vehicle electronics, Curtiss-Wright official says
June 24, 2026