PHOENIX, Ariz. Spirit Electronics has added franchised distribution for Zero-Error Systems (ZES) to support ultra-high reliability semiconductors and ICs in space applications.

WICHITA, Kansas. The Pegasus aircraft, modified for Germany's Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System (PEGASUS) program, has successfully completed its first flight at Bombardier's Wichita Flight Test Center, Hensoldt announced in a statement.

MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies and Palantir Technologies entered into a strategic partnership to advance technology development and support L3Harris' digital transformation initiatives, the companies announced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Va. Raytheon won two awards from the U.S. Army totaling $676 million to continue manufacturing the tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided TOW weapons system for the U.S. Army. 

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Millennium Space Systems won an order from U.S. Space Systems Command for a second plane of six Epoch 1 space vehicles for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) resilient missile-warning, tracking, and defense architecture in medium Earth orbit (MEO), through a firm-fixed-price/ other transaction agreement valued at $386 million.

DOHA, Qatar. Fincantieri Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Barzan Holdings to jointly develop the Omega360 radar system for Qatar’s national anti-drone defense, the company announced in a statement.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California. Aechelon Technology won follow-on orders from the U.S. Mobility Air Force to upgrade five KC-135 operational flight trainers and two boom operator weapons systems trainers with new visual systems, the company announced in a statement.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. National-security contractor 1st Edge announced that it won a $35.8 million Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) that will see the company focus on developing artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) prototypes to enhance space and missile-defense mission effectiveness.

AURORA, Colorado. Northrop Grumman's Deep Sensing and Targeting (DSaT) system was demonstrated during the U.S. Army's Vanguard 24 experiment, the company announced in a statement.

BOSTON, Massachusetts. Teledyne FLIR Defense won a five-year contract worth up to $91 million to supply its Black Hornet 4 Personal Reconnaissance Systems to the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.

PASADENA, Calif. Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered software maker Virtualitics announced that it won a five-year United States Air Force (USAF) SBIR III [small business] contract worth more than $46 million, which the company says builds upon a three-year effort between Virtualitics and the USAF to explore and evolve how AI-guided applications can help flightline personnel achieve mission readiness goals and improve operational effectiveness.

LINKÖPING, Sweden. The European Defence Agency (EDA) convened military experts, researchers, and industry professionals recently to advance efforts in testing and evaluation (T&E) for military capabilities, the agency announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Hensoldt and Raytheon signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the AUSA 2024 conference to enhance cooperation on Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) systems for NATO forces, Hensoldt announced in a statement.

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The global market for anti-uncrewed aerial system (UAS) or antidrone equipment, valued at $2.16 billion in 2024, is projected to reach $7.05 billion by 2029, registering a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26.7% during the forecast period, according to a new study by MarketsandMarkets, "Anti-Drone Market -- Global Forecast to 2029."

RESTON, Virginia. Leidos won a $248 million contract from the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC PAC) to provide design and engineering services for unmanned and autonomous systems for the U.S. Navy, the company announced in a statement.