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Unmanned

Long range maneuvering projectile to be advanced under U.S. Navy contract - News

December 03, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) won a contract from the U.S. Navy to advance its Long Range Maneuvering Projectile (LRMP) prototype for offensive strike capabilities, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Tactical-comms project sees INVISIO/DIU product get to market in 24 months - News

December 03, 2024

HVIDOVRE, Denmark. The U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Danish communications and acoustics company INVISIO entered into a collaboration agreement under which the entities codeveloped INVISIO Link, a tactical communications solution for military operators at speed.

Radar/EW

C5ISR contract signed between QinetiQ US and U.S. Army DEVCOM - News

December 03, 2024

McLEAN, Va. Defense-technology company QinetiQ US reports that it won a four-year, $42 million task order to support the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) C5ISR Center's Research & Technology Integration (RTI) Directorate that focuses on development and enhancement of intelligent sensor-processing and advanced-imaging technologies.

Unmanned

Detect and avoid system validated for uncrewed aircraft integration in Europe - News

December 02, 2024

TRAPANI, Italy. Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer uncrewed aerial system (UAS) recently demonstrated the European Detect and Avoid System (EUDAAS), a project aimed at integrating large uncrewed aircraft into European airspace, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

SATCOM solution tested with drone vehicle by Ovzon in demo for Sweden - News

December 02, 2024

STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Ovzon demonstrated a satellite communications (SATCOM) solution for the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) in a pilot test that involved remote control of an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Satellite radios for SDA's Tranche 2 program pass critical design review - News

November 27, 2024

MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies announced the completion of a Critical Design Review (CDR) for 45 mission payload radios and 40 CXK-1000 radios, which the company is producing under Lockheed Martin Space's Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta contract with the Space Development Agency (SDA).

Avionics

Global 6500 aircraft delivered to U.S. Army for HADES program - News

November 26, 2024

WICHITA, Kansas. Bombardier Defense delivered the first Global 6500 aircraft to the U.S. Army to support the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) program, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

Link 16 communication terminals to be provided to U.S. Navy by L3Harris - News

November 26, 2024

MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a five-year contract worth up to $999 million to supply the U.S. Navy and coalition forces with resilient communication technology, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

GDIT wins $330 million in U.S. Army training support services task orders - News

November 26, 2024

FALLS CHURCH, Va. General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) announced that it won two training support services task orders totaling $330 million by the Army Contracting Command -- Orlando as part of the $975 million Mission Training Complex Capabilities Support II (MTCCS) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.

Unmanned

Uncrewed maritime capabilities added to BlueHalo portfolio with VideoRay acquisition - News

November 25, 2024

POTTSTOWN, Pennsylvania. BlueHalo announced its acquisition of VideoRay, a manufacturer of unmanned underwater systems, expanding its portfolio to include maritime technologies, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Supply-chain awards from Commerce Dept. aim to expand critical chip production - News

November 25, 2024

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Department of Commerce finalized two separate awards under the CHIPS and Science Act's Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities: The Commerce Dept. awarded BAE Systems Electronic Systems (a business unit of BAE Systems) as much as $35.5 million in direct funding and awarded Rocket Lab (the parent company of space power provider SolAero Technologies Corp.) as much as $23.9 million in direct funding.

Radar/EW

NASAMS, NOMADS air defense systems to be delivered to Netherlands - News

November 22, 2024

KONGSBERG, Norway. Kongsberg signed a NOK 12 billion contract with the Netherlands for the delivery of NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) and NOMADS (National Manoeuvre Air Defence System) as part of the country's CITADEL air and missile defense program, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

AI decision company renews USAF operational readiness contract - News

November 22, 2024

PASADENA, Calif. Artificial intelligence (AI) decision intelligence company Virtualitics announced the renewal of its Automated Master Storage Planning (A-MSP) operational deployment contract with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) as part of a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award. 

Radar/EW

U.S. Space Surveillance Network to be modernized by Anduril - News

November 22, 2024

EL SEGUNDO, California. Anduril Industries won a $99.7 million contract and a five-year program of record designation by U.S. Space Systems Command to provide its Lattice platform for modernizing the U.S. Space Surveillance Network (SSN), the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Collaborative autonomy software from Anduril selected for DIU Replicator initiative - News

November 21, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) chose Anduril Industries to deliver mission autonomy software for coordinating uncrewed and autonomous systems under its Autonomous Collaborative Teaming (ACT) contract, the company announced in a statement.