TEL AVIV, Israel. The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MOD), in collaboration with the Israeli Air Force (IAF) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, deployed high-power laser system prototypes during the ongoing Swords of Iron conflict, the company announced in a statement.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. Red Cat Holdings partnered with ESAero to scale production of its Teal Black Widow small uncrewed aerial system (sUAS) through AS9100-certified manufacturing and engineering support, the company announced in a statement.

MARKNESSE, Netherlands. The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) opened a new research facility focused on rapidly developing uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Defence, the organization announced in a statement.

MUNICH. Infineon Technologies announced the first of a new family of radiation-hardened (rad-hard) gallium nitride (GaN) transistors, aimed at use in harsh space environments.

CHICAGO. Motorola Solutions announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Silvus Technologies, Inc. -- a Los Angeles-based provider of mission-critical mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs) -- for $4.4 billion in up-front consideration.  

POWAY, Calif. General Atomics won a $99.3 million contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for work on what it calls a “hybrid-electric propulsion ducted fan next-generation intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance/strike unmanned aerial system,” which it calls GHOST. 

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia. QinetiQ US won a $41 million task order to support software and technology integration for the U.S. Army’s counter-uncrewed aerial system (UAS) initiatives, the company announced in a statement.

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California. Hermeus completed a flight test of its Quarterhorse Mk 1 uncrewed aircraft, marking a key milestone in its development of high-speed and hypersonic platforms, the company announced in a statement.

TAIPEI, Taiwan. 7Starlake released a new 3U VPX liquid-cooled ATR system designed for defense and aerospace applications, the company announced in a statement.

PORTLAND HARBOUR, England. The UK Ministry of Defence conducted its largest multi-domain artificial intelligence (AI) trial to date, testing AI capabilities across land, sea, and air platforms, the agency announced in a statement.

MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies won a contract from the Canadian Commercial Corporation to deliver 16 WESCAM MX-20 electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) systems for use aboard the Royal Canadian Air Force’s P-8A aircraft, the company announced in a statement.

ZARAGOZA, Spain. Indra completed testing of its Nemus active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for integration with Leopard battle tanks, the company announced in a statement.

ST. INIGOES, Maryland. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) introduced a new tethered uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) platform to streamline testing of payload technologies for future uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), the organization announced in a statement.

ASHBURN, Virginia. Romanian firm Pro Optica chose Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions to supply turret drive stabilization system (TDSS) components for the ANUBIS 3.0 remotely controlled weapons station, the company announced in a statement. 

GOLETA, California. Dragoon chose Teledyne FLIR’s Prism SKR and Prism Supervisor software to support autonomous flight and target recognition in its long-range uncrewed aerial system (UAS) prototypes developed under Project Artemis, Teledyne FLIR announced in a statement.