ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Chemical/biological surveillance company BioFlyte won an AFWERX (a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory directorate) for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to advance its AI/ML (artificial intelligence/machine learning)-enabled BioTOF z200 biological and chemical threat-monitoring solution. 

ORLANDO, Florida. The U.S. Navy declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the IRST21 infrared search-and-track (IRST) sensor system developed by Lockheed Martin for the F/A-18 Super Hornet, the company announced in a statement.

MELBOURNE, Florida. The L3Harris all-digital electronic warfare (EW) suite, Viper Shield, completed its first flight on a single-seat Block 70 F-16 operated by the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the company announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. State Department approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for AN/TPS-78 long-range radar systems and associated support, with an estimated cost of $304 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced in a statement.

PARIS, France. Airbus Defence and Space won a contract from the French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l'Armement) for a 24-month risk-assessment study to support the development of France’s future maritime patrol aircraft, the company announced in a statement.

BONN, Germany. Rheinmetall won a contract to develop an integrated communication network for the Bundeswehr under the Tactical Wide Area Network for Land-Based Operations (TaWAN LBO) program, the company announced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment won a $288 million delivery order for its Switchblade loitering munition systems under the U.S. Army’s Directed Requirement (DR) for Lethal Unmanned Systems (LUS), the company announced in a statement.

STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan. General Dynamics Land Systems completed additional testing of its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) Command, Control, Communications, Computers/Unmanned Aerial Systems (C4/UAS) variant for the U.S. Marine Corps, the company announced in a statement.

CARLSBAD, California. Viasat won a task order under the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services (SBS) contract to provide satellite communications (SATCOM) services to the U.S. Space Force, the company announced in a statement.

TITUSVILLE, Florida. Lockheed Martin won a $383 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to develop the Trident II D5 Life Extension 2 (D5LE2) missile to help ensure the long-term viability of the nation's sea-based strategic deterrence, the company announced in a statement.

ODISHA, India. The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted three consecutive flight trials of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) from Chandipur off the Odisha coast, the organization announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to Japan for up to 150 Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) Block I missiles and related equipment, with an estimated cost of $900 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced in a statement.

BRUSSELS, Belgium. The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission formalized their collaboration on the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI), clearing the way for its development, ESA announced in a statement.

PARIS, France. Thales won a contract from the French defense procurement agency (DGA) to supply several hundred SonoFlash sonobuoys for the French Navy, the company announced in a statement.

RIGA, Latvia. GDELS-Santa Bárbara Sistemas won a contract from the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Latvia for the procurement of 42 ASCOD infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) along with logistic support, the company announced in a statement.