JACKSONVILLE, Florida. Redwire’s subsidiary Edge Autonomy won a prototype contract from the U.S. Army to provide its Stalker uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) for evaluation under the Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR) program, the company announced in a statement.

LONDON, United Kingdom. BAE Systems made an equity investment in Oxford Dynamics, a UK-based startup focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, as part of a strategy to accelerate the integration of emerging technologies into defense systems, the company announced in a statement.

EL SEGUNDO, California. Boeing delivered the Satelit Nusantara Lima (SNL) communications satellite to PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN), which will use the system to expand broadband connectivity across Indonesia and nearby Southeast Asian countries, the company announced in a statement.

SINGAPORE. Electro Optic Systems (EOS) will deliver a 100-kilowatt class high-power laser weapon system to a European NATO member for counter-drone operations, the company announced in a statement.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. The size of the military drone or UAS [uncrewed aerial system] market is projected to reach $47 billion by 2032, driven largely by increasing military spending and the growing procurement of military drones by defense forces, according to a market survey by MarketNewsUpdates. 

MCLEAN, Va. and RESTON, Va. Raft and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced they have been awarded the U.S. Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) HOPE 2.0 contract, under which the companies will support the Air Force's continued efforts to accelerate the operationalization of national space-based assets in order to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) assets to transform strategic intelligence into actionable capabilities at the tactical edge.

CEDAR PARK, Tex. Space and defense technology provider Firefly Aerospace won a $176.7 million NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract to deliver five NASA-sponsored payloads to the moon’s south pole in 2029.

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Ukraine for transportation and consolidation services, with an estimated value of $99.5 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced in a statement.

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts. RTX’s BBN Technologies won a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to support the Intelligent Generation of Tools for Security (INGOTS) program, the company announced in a statement.

PLYMOUTH, Michigan. EOTECH acquired VK Integrated Systems (VKIS), a Tennessee-based company specializing in weapon electronics and battlefield networking solutions, the company announced in a statement.

RESTON, Virginia. SES Space & Defense won a five-year, $89.6 million Sustainment Tactical Network (STN) contract to provide commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) services to the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.

SAN MATEO, California. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) selected Skydio, in partnership with Belgian firm COBBS BELUX BV, for a framework agreement to supply and support nano-class uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) for NATO member nations, the company announced in a statement.

MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies completed the Critical Design Review and Production Readiness Review for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Tracking Layer, moving the program into the production phase, the company announced in a statement.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. and MELBOURNE, Fla. Joby Aviation and L3Harris Technologies have partnered to develop a gas turbine hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft for military use, the companies announced in a statement.

VILNIUS, Lithuania. Embraer is in talks with Lithuanian industry to establish a long-term partnership tied to Lithuania’s planned acquisition of the C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft, the company announced in a statement.