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Unmanned

Marine Corps selects Northrop Grumman for Collaborative Combat Aircraft effort - News

January 09, 2026

BALTIMORE, Maryland. Northrop Grumman was chosen by the U.S. Marine Corps for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft (MUX TACAIR) Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) effort, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

RF-based communication and surveillance systems to be provided for naval operations by OSI Systems - News

January 09, 2026

HAWTHORNE, California. OSI Systems’ Security division received an international order valued at about $30 million to deploy radio frequency (RF)-based communication and surveillance systems for naval operations over a multi-year period, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

DriX H-9 uncrewed surface vessel to support French hydrographic surveys - News

January 08, 2026

BREST, France. France’s hydrographic and oceanographic service Shom has selected Exail’s DriX H-9 uncrewed surface vessel (USV) to expand its hydrographic and oceanographic survey capacity, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

ROVER communication terminals approved for international use by NSA - News

January 08, 2026

ROCHESTER, New York. The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has approved L3Harris Technologies’ ROVER 6Sc and Tactical Network ROVER 2c intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) terminals for use with the NICM100 security module, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Tactical UAS market projected to reach $7.86 billion by 2030, study says - News

January 08, 2026

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. The tactical uncrewed aerial system (UAS) market is projected to reach $7.86 billion by 2030, up from $5.27 billion in 2025, a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.3%, according to a study from MarketsandMarkets, "Tactical UAV (Drone) Market -- Forecast to 2030."

Avionics

Bell Textron moves to next phase of Army training modernization - News

January 07, 2026

FORTH WORTH, Tex. Bell Textron is the first company chosen to continue in the competition for the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next program, which means that Bell and its team will advance to the second phase of the Army competition, which seeks to modernize Army helicopter training. 

Unmanned

Precision MEMS inertial measurement units introduced by Analog Devices - News

January 07, 2026

WILMINGTON, Massachusetts. Analog Devices introduced its ADIS16575, ADIS16576, and ADIS16577 precision microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) inertial measurement units (IMUs) with integrated signal conditioning and on-board compensation intended to maintain measurement accuracy across operating conditions, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

FLOPPYFlash drive to replace old decoy launcher hardware on UK Royal Navy ships - News

January 07, 2026

READING, United Kingdom. Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd (SEA) received its 130th FLOPPYFlash drive from Solid State Disks Limited (SSDL) to support upgrades to the Royal Navy’s Outfit DLH decoy launch system, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

AI-enabled electro-optical surveillance units ordered from Chess Dynamics - News

January 06, 2026

HORSHAM, U.K. Surveillance and fire-control solution provider Chess Dynamics won an order worth £1.4 million ($1.9 million) from a major weapons-system prime contractor for a number of Hawkeye electro-optical surveillance system (EOSS) units.

A.I.

AI security provider HiddenLayer will have a spot on Golden Dome contract - News

January 06, 2026

AUSTIN, Tex. Artificial intelligence (AI) security provider HiddenLayer announced that it has been chosen to contribute to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract.

Avionics

U.S. Navy uses Joint Simulation Environment to develop F-35, Collaborative Combat Aircraft tactics - News

January 06, 2026

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) used its Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) to demonstrate tactical integration between the F-35 Lightning II and the Navy’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Laser weapon systems joint venture planned for German Navy applications by Rheinmetall, MBDA - News

January 06, 2026

DÜSSELDORF, Germany. Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany plan to form a joint venture in the first quarter of 2026 focused on naval laser weapon development, the companies announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Directed infrared countermeasures systems to be supplied for European aircraft by Elbit Systems - News

January 06, 2026

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems won contracts valued at about $150 million to provide directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) systems for aircraft operated by additional European nations, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Synthetic-aperture radar satellite for Earth observation launched by Thales - News

January 05, 2026

ROME, Italy. A third COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) Earth observation satellite has been launched to support an Italian Space Agency and Italian Ministry of Defense dual-use radar imaging constellation, Thales Alenia Space announced in a statement.

Avionics

Early-warning aircraft contract signed between Saab and French defense agency - News

January 05, 2026

LINKÖPING, Sweden. Saab entered a contract with the French General Directorate of Armaments (direction générale de l'Armement -- DGA) to deliver two GlobalEye early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, including ground equipment, training, and support.