SAN DIEGO, California. Shield AI’s V-BAT 5.3 uncrewed aerial system (UAS) completed Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) with the U.S. Coast Guard, clearing the way for deployment under a $198 million contract awarded in 2024, the company announced in a statement.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama. Ternion Corporation won a five-year, $17 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to sustain and upgrade the FLAMES Automated Simulation Trainer (FAST), the company announced in a statement.

LINCOLN, Rhode Island. Exail won a contract with a U.S.-based defense company to deliver 100 Phins Compact Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) for integration into naval uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs), the company announced in a statement.

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts. Kopin Corporation won a Phase 2 contract modification from Lockheed Martin for continued development of the Visual Display Subsystem (VDS) used in the U.S. Army’s Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor (NGSRI) program, the company announced in a statement.

EL SEGUNDO, California. Pacific Defense introduced its SABER product line of multi-function electronic warfare and signals intelligence (EW/SIGINT) systems, beginning with the EWS1090VP, a 9-slot 3U OpenVPX platform designed for modular deployment across multi-domain missions, the company announced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. RTX and Shield AI entered a strategic partnership to integrate Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy system into RTX defense platforms, including loitering munitions and sensor suites, the companies announced in a statement.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. The MOSA Industry & Government Summit & Expo – scheduled for August 27-29, 2025, at the Gaylord National Harbor, in National Harbor, Maryland – will feature conference sessions and exposition covering modular open system approach (MOSA) strategies, technology, and live industry technology demonstrations.

POWAY, Calif. Rugged-computing company Core Systems reports that it is supporting Lockheed Martin in building a next-generation missile-defense strategy for the U.S., as Lockheed Martin vies for involvement in the U.S. Defense Department's "Golden Dome" layered defense initiative, a proposed multilayer defense system for the U.S. intended to detect and destroy various airborne threats before they launch or during their flight. 

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland. The U.S. Navy, in coordination with Skydweller Aero, completed a three-day continuous flight of a solar-powered uncrewed aerial system (UAS) during recent testing at Stennis, Mississippi, the service announced in a statement.

PETAH TIKVA, Israel. Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. won a contract worth more than $8 million from Israel’s Ministry of Defense to provide satellite communication (SATCOM) systems and services for military operations, the company announced in a statement.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) announced it awarded a Protected Tactical Satellite Communications (SATCOM) – Global (PTS-G) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract and firm-fixed-price orders totaling $37.5 million to five companies. 

MINERAL WELLS, Texas. The U.S. Air Force chose Moog Inc.’s Genesys Avionics Suite for its T-6A Texan II Avionics Replacement Program, the company announced in a statement.

ORLANDO, Florida. The U.S. Army chose Bohemia Interactive Simulations’ Virtual Battlespace 4 (VBS4) to enhance its Games for Training (GFT) program, upgrading the service’s primary game-based simulation platform under a contract modification, the company announced in a statement.

ST. LOUIS, Missouri. WingXpand won multiple new contracts from U.S. Special Operations Command, the Army, the Navy, and civil agencies to deliver smart uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) with expanded mission adaptability and onboard intelligence, the company announced in a statement.

CANNES, France. GovSat, a joint venture between the Luxembourg government and satellite operator SES, awarded a contract to Thales Alenia Space for the development and delivery of a new geostationary defense communications satellite, the company announced in a statement.