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Unmanned

Autonomous undersea program advances with Navy contract - News

March 18, 2025

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Northrop Grumman Systems won a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) worth a cumulative value of $24.88 million to advance the "Full Spectrum Undersea Warfare Innovative Naval Prototype Autonomous Undersea Exploitation" initiative, under which Northrop Grumman is working on research into technologies designed to enhance the U.S. Navy’s ability to perceive and respond to undersea threats autonomously.

Radar/EW

Maritime EW self-protection systems to be installed on European frigates - News

March 18, 2025

HAIFA, Israel. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elbit Systems won a contract to supply an integrated naval electronic warfare (EW) self-protection system for new frigates operated by NATO European countries, the companies announced in a statement.

Unmanned

BQM-177A aerial target system support to be provided to U.S. Navy by Kratos - News

March 18, 2025

SAN DIEGO, California. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions won a $3.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy for contractor logistics support and engineering services for the BQM-177A subsonic aerial target system, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

MOSA avionics upgrade to be integrated into U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters - News

March 18, 2025

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama. Collins Aerospace won an $80 million contract to upgrade the avionics system of U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters under the H-60M MOSA Avionics Architecture Solution program, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Quantum-enabled GPS alternative pact signed between DIU and Lockheed Martin - News

March 17, 2025

BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin secured a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Innovation Unit (DIU) to develop a quantum-enabled inertial navigation system (INS) prototype, which is aimed at enabling precise location measurements even in GPS-denied environments. 

Unmanned

One-way attack drone from AeroVironment chosen for DIU’s Project Artemis - News

March 17, 2025

ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment (AV) won a contract under the Defense Innovation Unit's (DIU) Project Artemis to advance long-range, one-way uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) for the Department of Defense (DoD), the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Autonomous mine hunting system delivered to Royal Navy by Thales - News

March 17, 2025

PLYMOUTH, United Kingdom. Thales delivered the first autonomous mine hunting system to the Royal Navy under the Franco-British Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) program, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Counter-UAS systems to be provided to U.S. Marine Corps by Anduril - News

March 14, 2025

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Anduril Industries won a $642 million, 10-year contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to deliver and sustain Installation-Counter small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (I-CsUAS), the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

BlueHalo tests Freedom Eagle-1 counter-UAS missile - News

March 14, 2025

ARLINGTON, Virginia. BlueHalo conducted a live fire demonstration of its Freedom Eagle-1 (FE-1) Next-Generation Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) Missile, marking a milestone for the program, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Live-training award for USMC garners Saab Inc. $37 million contract mod - News

March 14, 2025

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Saab Inc. received a contract modification award from the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) for additional Marine Corps Training Instrumentation Systems (MCTIS) equipment; the order value for this award is $37 million (SEK 375 million). 

Unmanned

Gray Eagle Extended Range drone completes first flights using PLEO satellite network - News

March 13, 2025

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed its first series of flight tests for the Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) uncrewed aerial system (UAS) using a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) satellite constellation for communications, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

Training simulator for USAF F-16s garners HII $182 million contract - News

March 13, 2025

MCLEAN, Va. Shipbuilders and military-training company HII announced that its Mission Technologies division won a task order valued at approximately $182 million to provide logistics support for U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot-training devices.

Radar/EW

Thermal-management innovations sought by DARPA, HRL Laboratories - News

March 13, 2025

MALIBU, Calif. Technology research concern HRL Laboratories will present a superior cooling system for stacks of microelectronic chips as part of a project launched by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) that seeks to create compact thermal-management technology in a chip stack using 3D heterogeneous integration (3DHI).

Avionics

MAPS Gen II navigation system enters full-rate production for U.S. Army - News

March 12, 2025

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Collins Aerospace received approval to begin full-rate production of the Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Generation II system (MAPS Gen II) for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Ku-band Dual Travelling Wave Tubes delivered for ASTRA 1Q satellite - News

March 12, 2025

PARIS, France. Thales delivered Ku-band Dual Travelling Wave Tubes (Dual-TWTs) for the ASTRA 1Q satellite, which was built by Thales Alenia Space for global content and connectivity provider SES, the company announced in a statement.