SAN DIEGO, California. Shield AI won a contract from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR PMA-281) to integrate its Hivemind artificial intelligence (AI) pilot into the Kratos BQM-177A as part of an initiative to enhance the aircraft with advanced AI-based autonomy capabilities, the company announced in a statement.

Ottawa, Ontario and Kirkland, Wash. Kongsberg Geospatial, a company that develops airspace-deconfliction solutions, teamed with radar-platform company Echodyne to accelerate and extend beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations for advanced air mobility (AAM)/uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) applications.

PARIS, France. Thales developed and delivered the Expeditionary Portable Operations Centre (e-POC) to the French Navy, a project commissioned by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) and the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAr) to conduct drone-based mine countermeasures missions, the company announced in a statement.

ESCONDIDO, Calif. HIgh-performance computing (HPC) company One Stop Systems (OSS) reports that it will lead a pilot project for a U.S. intelligence agency to provide a liquid immersion-cooled data-storage system for use on a mobile ground station. that will leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).  

ROLLING MEADOWS, Illinois. Northrop Grumman Corporation started the production of the AN/APR-39E(V)2 radar warning receivers, following the award of a multi-year contract by the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) won a contract from Lockheed Martin Space to supply missile tracking and defense payloads for 18 satellites as part of the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Program, GA-EMS announced in a statement.

NEW YORK, New York. The global small satellite market will grow by $3.73 billion from 2023 to 2027 at a compound annual growth rate of 16.78%, a new report predicts.

RESTON, Va. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) reports landing a contract worth $444 million to modernize the launch instrumentation and information systems at U.S. Space Force launch sites in Florida and California.

U.S. ARMY DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah. The U.S. Army reports successful conclusion of initial system flight tests of a medium-range launched effects prototype to verify the functionality of the system components. Launched effects are small uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) that shoot out of something else mid-flight.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. The U. S. Army hosted Project Convergence Capstone 4 (PC-C4), a joint multination, multiphase set of exercises during February and March 2024, with the Department of the Air Force reporting that its role in the experiments was to provide a multi-service synchronized air picture, enabling decision-making up and down echelon and across the joint force with mission partners and allies.

SEATTLE. Space-based imagery company BlackSky received a $2 million defense contract to provide data to train artificial intelligence (AI) models; the contract was awarded by engineering/test firm Axient on behalf of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan. American Rheinmetall Vehicles conducted a live-fire demonstration in Ohio for the U.S. Marine Corps showcasing the capabilities of the Rheinmetall Mission Master SP autonomous uncrewed ground vehicle (A-UGV) equipped with the Fieldranger Remotely Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS), the company announced in a statement.

PALM BAY, Fla. Defense communications company Reticulate Micro announced that it successfully streamed live video over a UHF TACSAT radio link in a demonstration for the U.S. Army, in what the company says is a first for the industry. 

DALLAS, Texas. Lockheed Martin won a $219 million contract to increase production of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) for the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.

YORK, Pennsylvania. BAE Systems has delivered an Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Turreted Mortar prototype to the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.