SYDNEY, Australia. In a first for the Australian military, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) performed a live fire test of a Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (SSM) off Australia's east coast, the Australian government announced in a statement.

LOWELL, Mass. MACOM Technology Solutions has won a contract worth $4 million with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop advanced semiconductor-process technology related to gallium nitride-on-silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) 

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has integrated the Angry Kitten ALQ-167 Electronic Warfare Countermeasure Pod, supplied by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), onto a U.S. Air Force remotely piloted aircraft, according to a recent statement by the company.

DUSSELDORF, Germany. Rheinmetall AG has won an order for Hero Loitering Munitions from Hungary, with delivery planned for 2024 to 2025, according to the company's statement.

ANDOVER, Massachusetts. Mercury Systems has won a contract from PIT-RADWAR S.A., a supplier to the Republic of Poland’s Armed Forces, to provide processing power upgrades to a Polish radar system, the company announced in a statement.

MADRID, Spain. The Royal Air Force (RAF) is now using the Lanza 3D long-range transportable radar (LTR-25), an asset developed by Indra, as part of their airspace surveillance operations across the United Kingdom, according to a recent statement from the company.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. Aircraft automation company Reliable Robotics reports that its safety-enhancing aircraft automation certification plan has been formally accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a milestone the company says is the farthest a company has progressed toward certification of fully automated aircraft.

ARLINGTON, Va. and SANTA CLARA, Calif. Boeing and Intel announced a new strategic collaboration under which the companies are working together to advance semiconductor technology across the aerospace industry, with the intent to create next-generation microelectronics applications in artificial intelligence (AI), secure computing, and advanced flight capabilities for future products.

DUBLIN, Ireland. A new report predicts that global drone market will boom from $30 billion in 2022 to $95.7 billion in 2028 thanks to growth in multiple sectors, including the military.

ALAMEDA, California. Wind River's VxWorks software is used in the On-Board Computer (OBC) of Astroscale's ELSA-M Servicer spacecraft, the company announced in a statement.

RESTON, Va. Technology and engineering firm Leidos won a prime contract to provide intelligence, technical, financial, and management services to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the U.S. government agency that provides oversight for the intelligence community. 

CANBERRA, Australia. BAE Systems Australia has won a two-year contract extension to provide electronic warfare systems for the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) E-7A Wedgetail aircraft fleet through 2028, according to a company announcement.

BILLERICA, Massachusetts. Teledyne FLIR Defense will supply an additional 1,000 Black Hornet 3 Personal Reconnaissance uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) to Ukraine, according to an announcement from the company. The order has been placed by Norway's Ministry of Defense, as part of their continued support for Ukraine's military efforts.

ARLINGTON, Va. A new project from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is attempting to help government and industry more quickly and reliably harden space-based microelectronics against damage caused by single-event effects, such as solar flares. 

WARRENTON, Va. and SYDNEY, Australia. Artificial intelligence (AI)-based counter-uncrewed systems company DroneShield won a $33 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), consisting of DroneShield counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) equipment and multiyear support services.