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.
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Industry News
Maritime EW self-protection systems to be installed on European frigates - News
March 18, 2025HAIFA, 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.
BQM-177A aerial target system support to be provided to U.S. Navy by Kratos - News
March 18, 2025SAN 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.
MOSA avionics upgrade to be integrated into U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters - News
March 18, 2025HUNTSVILLE, 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.
Quantum-enabled GPS alternative pact signed between DIU and Lockheed Martin - News
March 17, 2025BETHESDA, 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.
One-way attack drone from AeroVironment chosen for DIU’s Project Artemis - News
March 17, 2025ARLINGTON, 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.
Autonomous mine hunting system delivered to Royal Navy by Thales - News
March 17, 2025PLYMOUTH, 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.
Counter-UAS systems to be provided to U.S. Marine Corps by Anduril - News
March 14, 2025ARLINGTON, 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.
BlueHalo tests Freedom Eagle-1 counter-UAS missile - News
March 14, 2025ARLINGTON, 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.
Live-training award for USMC garners Saab Inc. $37 million contract mod - News
March 14, 2025SYRACUSE, 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).
Gray Eagle Extended Range drone completes first flights using PLEO satellite network - News
March 13, 2025SAN 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.
Training simulator for USAF F-16s garners HII $182 million contract - News
March 13, 2025MCLEAN, 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.
Thermal-management innovations sought by DARPA, HRL Laboratories - News
March 13, 2025MALIBU, 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).
MAPS Gen II navigation system enters full-rate production for U.S. Army - News
March 12, 2025CEDAR 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.
Ku-band Dual Travelling Wave Tubes delivered for ASTRA 1Q satellite - News
March 12, 2025PARIS, 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.
Avionics
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F-35 data shared in-flight with Dutch C2 system during Ramstein Flag exercise
April 15, 2025
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A330 MRTT enters service with Spanish Air and Space Force
April 14, 2025
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Live training support systems to be provided under new U.S. Army contract
April 14, 2025
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Sea-Air-Space 2025 roundup: EW, autonomy, connectivity dominate this year’s show floor
April 08, 2025
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AI- and HPC-ready platform gets DARPA nod
April 03, 2025
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AI processor for improved battlefield situational awareness launched by Leonardo DRS
April 02, 2025
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AI-powered software chosen by AFWERX to identify satellite activities
April 02, 2025
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AI agent from Cypher to be added to Army infantry division tactical environment
April 01, 2025
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GUEST BLOG: The U.S. Army’s SBOM mandate: A catalyst for software supply-chain security
March 17, 2025
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Los Angeles Air Force Base, Space Systems Command sign IT contract with Trace Systems
March 11, 2025
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Cybersecurity, ISR contract signed with GTMR and NAVAIR
March 11, 2025
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Keysight Chosen to Validate Performance, Security, and Resilience of U.S. Army’s Unified Network at Cyber Quest ‘25
March 10, 2025
Comms
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AI-based situational awareness system to be integrated into Czech armored vehicles
April 18, 2025
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Dual traveling wave tubes from Thales delivered for Optus-11 satellite
April 17, 2025
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Spectra Lab Announces Exciting New Developments in RF Record and Playback with Enhanced Spectrum Defender Features
April 16, 2025
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Tactical Operations Center-Light tested in multi-domain C2 experiment by U.S. Air Force, Army
April 16, 2025