MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies won a contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to develop design concepts for Phase 0 of the Resilient Global Positioning System (R-GPS) program, the company announced in a statement.

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The U.S. Navy announced that Northrop Grumman has secured a contract worth $3.5 billion to conduct the mission-systems integration for the E-130J, which will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury aircraft for the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission.

ARLINGTON, Va. Defense technology firm BlueHalo reports that it won a five-year contract valued at $49.9 million issued by the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific. 

MURRAY HILL, N.J. Communications-technology provider Nokia announced the final integration of Nokia’s Lunar Surface Communication System (LSCS) into the lander of the upcoming IM-2 mission, during which Nokia and collaboration partner Intuitive machines intend to deploy the first cellular network on the moon. 

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland. The U.S. Navy has declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) system, the service announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO. BAE Systems reports that the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded it a five-year, indefinite-deliver/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract worth $347 million to as part of NERVE [the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG) Enterprise Repository and Virtual Environment] program.

LEXINGTON, Kentucky. Faradine Systems won a $1.25 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract from AFWERX to develop a mesh-networked signaling device for air-to-ground friendly force identification in collaboration with goTenna and Bunker Supply, the company announced in a statement.

RESTON, Va. Technology integrator Intelligent Waves reports that it established a joint venture with lighting provider Signify (formerly Philips Lighting -- Eindhoven, the Netherlands) under which the two companies will aim to enhance light fidelity (LiFi) and optical wireless communication technology within the defense sector.

SYRACUSE, NY. SRC, Inc. announced that its Gryphon R1410 radar system has been approved and will be deployed in Japan, in partnership with Japanese marine-technology firm Nippon Kaiyo.

SAN FRANCISCO. The global market for military radar, valued at $1.59 billion in 2024, is projected to grow at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1% from 2025 to 2030, according to a new study from Grand View Research, "Military Radar Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Radar (Ground-based, Naval, Airborne, Space based), By Component (Antenna, Transmitter, Receiver), By Application, By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2025 - 2030."

MCLEAN, Virginia. QinetiQ won a five-year, $31.5 million task order to support the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors (PEO IEW&S), the company announced in a statement.

SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil. Embraer won a contract to provide four A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced trainer aircraft to an undisclosed customer in Africa, the company announced in a statement.

ANDOVER, Massachusetts. Raytheon won a $946 million contract to deliver additional Patriot air and missile defense systems to Romania, the company announced in a statement.

DENVER, Colo. and ASHBURN, Va. Security and space services provider Voyager announced it will partner with space-based cloud services provider LEOcloud on a project to advance edge-computing technology in space with a focus on neuroprocessing technology.

SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil. Embraer received an order for six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft from an undisclosed customer, the company announced in a statement.