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Unmanned
Polar Hawk UAV to perform HALE security missions for Canada's Arctic territories - News
June 04, 2012
OTTAWA. Engineers at Northrop Grumman Corp. and L-3 MAS are joining hands to produce the Polar Hawk, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for Canada to have continuous surveillance of its Arctic regions. The new UAV will be a variant of Northrop Grumman?s Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE).
Comms
U.S. Navy ships to use Sub-Net Relay system from Rockwell Collins - News
June 01, 2012
OTTAWA, Ontario. Officials at Science Application International Corporation (SAIC) chose the Rockwell Collins Sub-Net Relay (SNR) solution for U.S. Navy ships under the PEOC4I Battle Force Tactical Networking program.
Unmanned
Unmanned
Comms
Navigation payload elements powered on in GPS III test bed - News
May 30, 2012
DENVER. Navigation payload elements of the GPS III Non-Flight Satellite were powered on by the Lockheed Martin team that is producing the satellite system. These navigation elements include advanced atomic clocks that improve GPS accuracy, and the Mission Data Unit, which is the heart of the GPS III navigation payload. The test was completed before the integration of the full Navigation Payload Element.
Comms
Secure smartphones and tablets for defense coming from Samsung and General Dynamics - News
May 29, 2012
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. General Dynamics C4 Systems and Samsung are teaming to provide Samsung Approved for Enterprise (SAFE?) smartphones and tablet devices with General Dynamics defense-level information and cyber security technologies. The SAFE tablets and smartphones also have the Samsung Secure Android platform and will a cost-effective commercial technology solution for for military and government agencies, law enforcement and public safety, as well as financial, utility, and other industry personnel who need to be able to browse the Internet and access secure networks.
Avionics
New rugged computer system for avionics, C4ISR released by Kontron - News
May 25, 2012
ECHING, Germany. Engineers at Kontron released a new multi-mission rugged computer system called ApexVX -- based on 3U OpenVPX technology -- is designed for avionics and military applications such as precision-guided munitions, mobile military vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, electronic warfare, and C4ISR.
Avionics
Avionics
Avionics upgrade by Boeing for NATO & U.S. AWACS fleet worth $368 million - News
May 24, 2012
SEATTLE. U.S. Air Force and NATO officials tasked Boeing to create a new design for modernizing the avionics and flight deck of the U.S. and NATO E-3 707 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft fleet ? under a $368 million contract.
Comms
New UK submarine class to be designed by BAE Systems for about $516 million - News
May 23, 2012
BARROW-IN-FURNESS, United Kingdom. The Royal Navy selected BAE Systems to design the next generation of submarines for the United Kingdom. UK Ministry of Defense officials awarded the first design contracts for the Vanguard replacement program to the main industrial partners, BAE Systems Maritime ? Submarines, Babcock, and Rolls-Royce.
Unmanned
Radar/EW
Rugged FPDP recorders for military airborne, ground, and shipboard applications released by Pentek - News
May 22, 2012
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. Pentek engineers released a high-speed, multi-channel Serial FPDP recorder family called Talon including a rugged portable and rackmount devices as well as a commercial rackmount version. The systems hit aggregate recording rates as fast as 2 Gbytes per second.
Unmanned
Phalanx weapon system to get overhauled by Raytheon - News
May 21, 2012
LOUISVILLE, KY. Raytheon engineers will be upgrading and overhauling nine Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems for a U.S. Navy contract valued at $57.8 million. Under the contract the company also will produce two SeaRAM anti-ship missile defense systems and provide 20 radar upgrade kits.
Radar/EW
New SBC from Trenton uses Intel dual-processor solution - News
May 18, 2012
ATLANTA, GA. A new single-board computer (SBC) for military applications from Trenton Systems ? the BXT7059 -- integrates the Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 family Intel C604 chipset into a dual-processor, PICMG 1.3 design.
Unmanned
New UAS open payload architecture verified in PredatorB/MQ-9 Reaper flight test - News
May 17, 2012
SAN DIEGO. Officials at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), SELEX Galileo, and Cobham Aviation Services joined hands in an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) open payload architecture demonstration for the Sovereign Payload Capability Demonstration (SPCD) that took place at GA-ASI?s Gray Butte Flight Operations Facilities in Palmdale, Calif.
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Rapita Systems Launches Next Generation of MACH178 for Multicore
June 02, 2026
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Tactical transport aircraft to be supplied to Romania by Leonardo
June 01, 2026
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Integrated Combat System baseline delivered to U.S. Navy by Lockheed Martin
May 29, 2026
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Rotary-wing defense work to be supported in Canada by Airbus & partners
May 29, 2026
Unmanned
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Tethered drone surveillance systems to be shown at Eurosatory by Elistair
June 08, 2026
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Counter-UAS agreement signed by Army & ARCYN Defense
June 08, 2026
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CBRN sensor drone kits to be supplied to U.S. Army by Teledyne FLIR
June 04, 2026
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V-BAT drone to be supplied to Hellenic Army by Shield AI
June 03, 2026
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4D multi-mode radars to be supplied to Eastern European army by Blighter
June 05, 2026
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Underwater defense systems cooperation to be explored by WASS and Magellan
June 05, 2026
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Ground-based air defense sensors to be supplied to Swedish Army by Saab
June 02, 2026
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Electronic warfare protection system to be provided for U.S. Army vehicles by BAE Systems
June 01, 2026
Cyber
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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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Anduril and Booz Allen will join forces to increase security, lethality for SOF teams
May 19, 2026
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PODCAST: Enabling network security in hostile environments (video)
May 18, 2026