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Unmanned

Black Hornet 4 nano-drones to be delivered to Germany by Teledyne FLIR - News

February 26, 2025

OSLO, Norway. Teledyne FLIR Defense won a $15 million contract to supply the German Army with its Black Hornet 4 Personal Reconnaissance Systems, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

U.S. Army sensor prototyping effort to be supported by QinetiQ - News

February 26, 2025

MCLEAN, Virginia. QinetiQ US will participate in a multi-phase prototype effort to support the development of the Future Advanced Long-range Common Optical/Netted-fires Sensor (FALCONS) system for the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Skydio X10D drones chosen by Spain for ISR operations - News

February 25, 2025

SAN MATEO, California. Skydio, in partnership with Paukner Group, won a contract worth up to €18 million from Spain’s Ministry of Defence to supply autonomous small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS) to the Spanish Armed Forces, the company announced in a statement. 

Radar/EW

EDA launches project to enhance 3D modeling for military situational awareness - News

February 25, 2025

BRUSSELS, Belgium. The European Defence Agency (EDA) launched a project focused on automatic 3D modeling to improve situational awareness, threat detection, and effector coordination for military operations, the agency announced in a statement.

Avionics

Avionics support contract for U.S. Navy fighters, helicopters won by GE - News

February 25, 2025

CINCINNATI, Ohio. GE Aerospace won a five-year performance-based logistics (PBL) contract to provide avionics support for the U.S. Navy’s fleets of F/A-18, AV-8B, and AH-1Z aircraft, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

RF-based critical comms to be provided to international customer by OSI Systems - News

February 25, 2025

HAWTHORNE, California. OSI Systems' Security division won an international order worth approximately $32 million to supply radio frequency (RF)-based critical communication systems designed for long-range secure communications, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

AI/ML-powered radar warning receiver tested on fourth-generation aircraft by Raytheon - News

February 25, 2025

GOLETA, California. Raytheon completed flight testing of an artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML)-enabled radar warning receiver (RWR) for fourth-generation aircraft, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

NOAA Space Weather Next spacecraft to be developed by BAE Systems - News

February 24, 2025

BOULDER, Colorado. BAE Systems won a $230.6 million contract from NASA to develop spacecraft for the Lagrange 1 Series project as part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next program, NASA announced in a statement.

A.I.

Military AI to reach market size of $35.54 billion by 2031, study projects - News

February 24, 2025

WASHINGTON. Military artificial intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly being adopted to enhance decision-making, automation, and operational efficiency, which will drive the market size from $13.24 billion in 2024 to an expected $35.54 billion by 2031, according to a new study from Verified Market Research, "Military Artificial Intelligence (AI) Market By Technology (Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Deep Learning), Application (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Cybersecurity, Logistics & Transportation, Command & Control, Autonomous System), Platform (Airborne, Land-Based, Naval, Space-Based), Region for 2024-2031."

Avionics

Flight testing, antennas for U.S. Army’s FLRAA program to be provided by Safran - News

February 21, 2025

NORCROSS, Georgia. Safran Defense & Space, Inc. won a contract by Bell Textron to provide onboard and ground flight testing solutions for six aircraft under the U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

PIRANHA 5 selected for German Army’s TaWAN telecommunications network - News

February 21, 2025

BERLIN, Germany. General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) won a contract to supply PIRANHA 5 armored vehicles for the German Army’s TaWAN project, a long-range telecommunications network modernization effort, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

More RQ-21A Blackjack and ScanEagle drones to be purchased by U.S. Navy, international customers - News

February 20, 2025

BINGEN, Washington. Insitu Inc. won a $102,353,293 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to procure additional RQ-21A Blackjack and ScanEagle uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), the company announced in a statement.

Cyber

DIU adds Mobilicom datalinks to Blue UAS cybersecurity framework - News

February 20, 2025

PALO ALTO, Calif. and WASHINGTON. Mobilicom announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) approved and added the Mobilicom SkyHopper PRO and SkyHopperPRO Lite datalinks to the DIU Blue UAS Framework. 

Radar/EW

FA-400 offshore patrol vessel to receive advanced radar, EW systems - News

February 20, 2025

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) signed an agreement with Spain-based Indra to equip the FA-400 offshore patrol vessel with advanced radar, electronic warfare, and counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) capabilities, the companies announced in a statement.

Unmanned

MQ-9B SkyGuardian mission trainers to be developed under GA-ASI, CAE agreement - News

February 19, 2025

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and CAE signed a long-term agreement for the development and production of next-generation mission trainers for the MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS), GA-ASI announced in a statement.