CHANDLER, Ariz. Comtech Telecommunications won a sole-source contract from the U.S. Navy Information Warfare Systems Command to supply its U.S sovereign software-defined SLM-5650B satellite communications (SATCOM) modems, upgrade kits, firmware options, and technical support. 

ASHBURN, Virginia. Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions Division and Korean Air’s Research & Development Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on avionics systems for medium and large uncrewed aircraft that is aligned with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Technical Standard, the companies announced in a statement.

VALMIERA, Latvia. Patria will deliver 56 additional Patria 6x6 armored vehicles to the Latvian Ministry of Defence to serve as command and control (C2) units, the company announced in a statement.

CHANDLER, Arizona. The U.S. Navy Information Warfare Systems Command awarded Comtech a $50 million contract to supply SLM-5650B satellite communications (SATCOM) modems, upgrade kits, firmware, and technical support, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted a ship-to-land flight of its Gray Eagle Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) uncrewed aerial system (UAS) from the South Korean navy's amphibious landing ship Dokdo to Pohang Navy Airfield, marking a first for this aircraft type, the company announced in a statement.

EL SEGUNDO, California. Raytheon won a contract from the U.S. Army to develop wireless power beaming technology for battlefield applications, the company announced in a statement.

SAN JOSE, Calif. & WATERLOO, Ontario. Lynx Software Technologies, a company that supplies open architecture software solutions for edge computing, announced the acquisition of Core Avionics & Industrial (CoreAVI), a provider of development tools, software libraries, and deployable software packages that enable different types of safety-critical GPU-based computing, including certified graphics rendering, autonomy, and AI [artificial intellilgence] applications.

LISLE, Ill. Connectivity and electronics provider Molex announced it signed an agreement to purchase AirBorn, Inc. (Georgetown, Texas), a company that specializes in the design and manufacturing of rugged connectors and electronic components for OEMs in the defense, aerospace, space exploration, commercial air, and industrial markets.

MUMBAI, India. JSW Defence and Shield AI are partnering to manufacture the V-BAT unmanned aerial system (UAS) in India, the companies announced in a statement.

OBERKOCHEN, Germany. Hensoldt won a contract to upgrade the sensor technology on 90 Fennek reconnaissance vehicles for the Bundeswehr, including 30 scout vehicles and 50 Joint Fire Support Team (JFST) vehicles, the company announced in a statement.

KIEL, Germany. Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems launched the HDW Class Dolphin AIP (air-independent propulsion) submarine INS Drakon and began production for the first Dakar-class submarine for the Israeli Navy, the company announced in a statement.

BOSTON, Massachusetts. Teledyne FLIR Defense won a $168.3 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce and upgrade the M1135 Stryker Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV) Sensor Suite, the company announced in a statement.

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico. Raytheon's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) completed a complex live-fire test involving a tactical ballistic missile, the company announced in a statement.

DÜSSELDORF, Germany. Rheinmetall and ICEYE, a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite company, are providing Ukraine with satellite imagery to support military reconnaissance efforts, the companies announced in a statement.

LONDON, United Kingdom. Collins Aerospace won a $19 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to equip the UK Royal Air Force’s H-47 Chinook helicopters with its Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS), the company announced in a statement.