BRUSSELS, Belgium. The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission formalized their collaboration on the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI), clearing the way for its development, ESA announced in a statement.

PARIS, France. Thales won a contract from the French defense procurement agency (DGA) to supply several hundred SonoFlash sonobuoys for the French Navy, the company announced in a statement.

RIGA, Latvia. GDELS-Santa Bárbara Sistemas won a contract from the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Latvia for the procurement of 42 ASCOD infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) along with logistic support, the company announced in a statement.

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas. Airbus Helicopters signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to continue supporting the service’s MH-65 Dolphin helicopter fleet through 2037, the company announced in a statement.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. RTX's Collins Aerospace won a follow-on contract worth up to $904 million over five years to continue development of the U.S. Navy's Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC), the company announced in a statement.

BETHESDA, Maryland. Lockheed Martin supported the U.S. and Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) in coordinating long-range fires across maritime and land units during exercise Keen Sword near mainland Japan, the company announced in a statement.

PETAH TIKVA, Israel. Gilat DataPath won $4 million in orders from global defense customers for its portable satellite terminals, the company announced in a statement.

LONDON, United Kingdom. BAE Systems won a £285 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence to support and modernize the Royal Navy’s Shared Infrastructure, Combat Management Systems (CMS), and warship networks under the RECODE program, the company announced in a statement.

MARIGNANE, France. Airbus Helicopters recorded 455 gross orders (net: 450) in 2024, reflecting steady market growth across its light, light twin-engine, and heavy helicopter segments, the company announced in a statement.

ROCHESTER, New York. L3Harris Technologies received full-rate production orders worth nearly $300 million for its Manpack and Leader radios under the U.S. Army's Handheld, Manpack & Small Form Fit (HMS) program, the company announced in a statement.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida. Hisdesat, a prover of secure satellite communications in Spain, is scheduled to launch its SpainSat Next Generation I (SNG I) satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Jan. 29 at 20:34 EST, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced in a statement.

WEST 2025 CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION -- SAN DIEGO. Insitu is showcasing its long-range and long-endurance Integrator and ScanEagle uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) at this week's AFCEA/USNI WEST 2025 Conference and Exposition. 

WEST 2025 CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION -- SAN DIEGO. Industrial computing company Sealevel Systems is showcasing its Relio R1 Edge Industrial Computer and other soluitions at this week's AFCEA/USNI WEST 2025 Conference and Exposition. 

CHERRY POINT, North Carolina. Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) marked the completion of its F-35 Lightning II expansion project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 14, the U.S. Navy announced in a statement.

KONGSBERG, Norway. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace won a $70 million firm-fixed-price modification to an existing contract for the Joint Strike Missile (JSM), bringing the total contract value to $208 million, the U.S. Department of Defense announced in a statement.