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Unmanned
Lockheed Martin, Warsaw Polytechnic research manned, unmanned aircraft solutions - News
March 21, 2014
WARSAW, POLAND. Lockheed Martin has teamed up with Warsaw Polytechnic to conduct an advanced applied research program in the field of integration between manned and unmanned airborne platform systems.
Unmanned
Boeing high-speed Phantom Swift aircraft selected for DARPA VTOL program - News
March 20, 2014
ST. LOUIS. Boeing’s Phantom Swift prototype has been chosen to be part of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) X-plane program.
Comms
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works to build another DDG 51 Destroyer for Navy - News
March 18, 2014
BATH, ME. General Dynamics Bath Iron Works won a U.S. Navy contract to build an additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (DDG-51), bringing the total number of ships to be constructed under a multi-year procurement to five. This contract is valued at $642.5 million and the total contact is worth about $3.4 billion.
Radar/EW
Initial operational capability announced for Air Force Sniper targeting pod - News
March 17, 2014
ORLANDO, FL. Air Force officials announced initial operational capability (IOC) for the Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod - Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) -- that was developed by Lockheed Martin engineers. It has since deployed for support of combat operations in theater.
Avionics
First Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II delivered to Luke Air Force Base - News
March 17, 2014
GLENDALE, AZ. The first Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Lightning II has been delivered to Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, AZ. The F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) variant, known as LF 5030, is the first of many F-35As scheduled for delivery to the base.
Comms
Astro Aerospace delivers JIB antennas for U.S. Air Force GPS III satellites - News
March 13, 2014
CARPINTERIA, CA. Astro Aerospace, a division of Northrop Grumman, has delivered 32 self-deploying monopole JIB antennas for the U.S. Air Force’s GPS III satellites (3-6).
Unmanned
Missile Defense Agency tasks Raytheon with more SM-3 production - News
March 12, 2014
TUCSON, AZ. Raytheon won a Missile Defense Agency contract to increase its procurement of Standard Missile-3 Block IB missiles from eight to 44.
Comms
Boeing partners with TrustComm to sell satellite bandwidth to commercial, government users - News
March 11, 2014
EL SEGUNDO, CA. Boeing and the company TrustComm, Inc., of Stafford, VA, are joining together to sell satellite bandwidth to both government and commercial users as a way of addressing the increasing demand for satellite communications capacity.
Avionics
Upgrades to Apache targeting and pilotage system to be made by Lockheed Martin - News
March 10, 2014
ORLANDO, FL. Lockheed Martin won a $14 million U.S. Army contract to design, integrate, and qualify a High Reliability Turret to be used on the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter.
Comms
SAIC awarded contract to supply systems engineering, technical support for DRRS - News
March 07, 2014
MCLEAN, VA. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has been awarded a multiple-award, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific in support of the Office of the Secretary of Defense to provide systems engineering and technical support services for its Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS).
Unmanned
Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft for search and rescue, security completes first flight - News
March 06, 2014
SEATTLE. The Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) demonstrator from Boeing, designed for anti-piracy patrols, coastal and border security, and search and rescue (SAR), successfully completed its first flight.
Comms
Navy submarine development contracts won by General Dynamics - News
March 05, 2014
GROTON, CT. General Dynamics Electric Boat won two contract modifications from the U.S. Navy for submarine work. The total value is $35.8 million.
Comms
Navy training systems task order won by Northrop Grumman - News
March 04, 2014
MCLEAN, VA. Northrop Grumman Corp. will continue development and improvement of Navy combat systems trainers under a task order valued up to $33 million, if all the options are exercised.
Radar/EW
Navy sonar mine hunting contract won by Raytheon - News
March 03, 2014
TEWKSBURY, MA. Raytheon won a $35.5 million contract to deliver AN/AQS-20A minehunting sonar systems and equipment to the U.S. Navy. The system will be deployed from the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), functioning as the variable depth sonar for the AN/WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System (RMS), where it will be towed undersea to scan the water in front, below, and to the sides of the vehicle to look for anti-shipping mines.
Comms
AN/PRC-155 Manpack tactical radios included in Army Capability Set 14 - News
February 28, 2014
SCOTTSDALE, AZ. The latest update to the Soldier's Network has two-channel AN/PRC-155 Manpack tactical networking radios from General Dynamics added to the U.S. Army’s Capability Set (CS) 14, an integrated package of radios, software applications, satellite systems, smartphone-like devices, and other network parts. Organizations within the 101st Air Assault Division, Fort Campbell, KY, are scheduled to receive CS 14 units.
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Training and simulation systems to support Saab GlobalEye under new CAE agreement
November 21, 2025
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Next-gen pilot training system to be developed by Saab, Boeing, and BAE Systems
November 19, 2025
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KC-390 refueling capability validated with Gripen E in Brazilian test campaign
November 17, 2025
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F-35 air combat training subsystems to be delivered by Cubic
November 13, 2025
Radar/EW
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AI-enabled SIGINT products from DeepSig shown at this week's AOC 2025 show
December 10, 2025
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U.S. & allies 'need to wake up' to electromagnetic threats, White House official says at AOC 2025
December 09, 2025
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Spectrum-dominance product shown by HII at AOC 2025
December 09, 2025
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Electronic warfare, radar processing tech to be showcased by Mercury at AOC 2025
December 08, 2025
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AI wargaming platform to be advanced for U.S. Air Force by AMESA
December 03, 2025
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Image generator for military training using Unreal Engine introduced by Lockheed Martin, Blackshark.ai
December 03, 2025
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AI-enabled counter-UAS system wins Army competition
November 24, 2025
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Command-and-control task order to advance multi-domain capabilities under new COBRA award
November 21, 2025
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Beyond GPS: HORDE PNT for contested environments
December 04, 2025
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Beyond GNSS/GPS: magnetic navigation and multisensor resilience in contested skies
December 04, 2025
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Power under pressure: Meeting the military’s surging energy demands
December 04, 2025
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Shield AI, Sedaro partner to build software to support on-orbit operations
December 04, 2025