AUSTIN, Tex. SparkCognition Government Systems (SGS), which provides artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for defense and national security, announced that it signed a contract with the Ohio Aerospace Institute through the Digital, Research, Innovation and Experimentation (D.R.I.V.E.) Consortium that aims to leverage AI to optimize the U.S. Air Force's supply chain.

KENT, Washington. Blue Origin will demonstrate the operational capabilities of its Blue Ring system in the upcoming DarkSky-1 (DS-1) mission, sponsored by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), which would be a major step in a broader objective to facilitate space access, the company announced in a statement.

SANTA CRUZ, California. Joby Aviation will deliver two electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to MacDill Air Force Base in 2025 as part of an expanation of activities with the U.S. Air Force, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO. BAE Systems reports that the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded it an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract worth as much as $182 million to provide geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) Enterprise Modeling (GEM) Services, a suite of services referred to as "GEM Cutter."

WILMINGTON, Del. The global market for semiconductors used in space missions and exploration, valued at $2.1 billion in 2022, is estimated to reach $4.8 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR [combined annual growth rate] of 8.8% from 2023 to 2032, according to a new report from Allied Market Research, “Space Semiconductor Market." 

MELBOURNE, Florida. Satcom Direct Government (SDG) won a five-year, $240 million renewal of its blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for providing satellite connectivity services to various U.S. government bodies, including the the Department of Defense (DoD), the company announced in a statement

SAN DIEGO, California. Kratos won a $57.6 million contract modification for the production of BQM-177A Surface Launched Aerial Targets for the U.S. Navy, the company announced in a statement.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. Networking and communications company EchoStar and its subsidiary Hughes announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) FutureG Office has extended its contract for the continued deployment of standalone 5G networks at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) in Hawaii and at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) in Washington.  

PUNE, India. The global market for cognitive electronic warfare (EW) is projected to grow from a size of $18.53 billion in 2023 to reach $47.58 billion by 2030, at a CAGR [combined annual growth rate] of 14.41% over the forecast period, according to a report from 360iResearch, "Cognitive Electronic Warfare System Market by Components (Antennas & Transmitters, Electronic Countermeasure Systems, Electronic Support Measures), Capability (Electronic Attack, Electronic Intelligence, Electronic Protection), Operation, Platform -- Global Forecast 2024-2030."

IRVINE, California. Anduril Industries conducted a live fire test of their ALTIUS-700M loitering munition at the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah in September, striking targets across six missions, the company announced in a statement.

LONDON, England. The UK Armed Forces will receive 14 extended-range Chinook helicopters (CH47-ER) that have advanced digital cockpits, the Ministry of Defence announced in a statement.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. BAE Systems received a contract from the U.S. Navy to continue supporting the service's Mobile Deployable Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (MDC5ISR) programs.

WICHITA, Kansas. Textron Aviation won a contract from U.S. Army Contracting Command to supply two Cessna Grand Caravan EX turboprop aircraft to the Djiboutian Air Force (DAF) for Horn of Africa security, with a potential contract value of up to $100 million over five years, the company announced in a statement.

MCLEAN, Virginia. HII won a contract to build a REMUS 620 uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) for a client in the Indo-Pacific Region, set for delivery later this year, that will be used for monitoring and data collection missions, the company announced in a statement.

GEORGETOWN, Texas. Rugged electronics manufacturer AirBorn launched its new Power Blade VPX power supply, which is a SOSA aligned intelligent VPX power supply with a maximum output power upwards of 2000 watts.