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A.I.

Video data link technology to be provided to U.S. Air Force by L3Harris - News

September 17, 2024

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. L3Harris Technologies won a $182 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide advanced situational awareness capabilities via video data link technology, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

LDRA joins the SOSA Consortium - News

September 17, 2024

WIRRAL, United Kingdom. Safety- and mission-critical software testing firm LDRA announced in a statement that it has joinedthe Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Consortium, The Open Group's vendor- and platform-agnostic forum for industry and government to collaboratively develop open standards and best practices.

Cyber

Military cybersecurity market to grow by $17.9 billion through 2028: report - News

September 16, 2024

NEW YORK, New York. The global military cybersecurity market will grow by $17.9 billion between 2024 and 2028, driven by the increasing adoption of cloud-based services and artificial intelligence (AI), a new report predicts.

Cyber

U.S. DoD announces Intel to receive up to $3 billion in CHIPS Act funding - News

September 16, 2024

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Department of Commerce announced that Intel Corp. has received as much as $3 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act as part of the Secure Enclave program, which was started to expand the trusted manufacturing of leading-edge semiconductors for the U.S. government.

Unmanned

Counter-UAS swarm system aims to protect high-value assets - News

September 16, 2024

PHOENIX. Honeywell is launching a new counter-uncrewed aerial system (UAS) defensive system that detects, tracks, and counters UAS swarms by combining beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BLOS) communication with command-and-control capabilities. 

Comms

Two hundred new modernized Bradley Fighting Vehicles to be built for U.S. Army - News

September 13, 2024

YORK, Pennsylvania. BAE Systems won a $440 million contract to build more than 200 additional A4 variants of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle for the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Electromagnetic compatibility assurance for Australian vehicles to be provided by Rohde & Schwarz - News

September 13, 2024

MELBOURNE, Australia. Hanwha Defence Australia (HDC) chose Rohde & Schwarz to design and build an electromagnetic compatibility assurance (EMC) test solution for Australian armored vehicles, Rohde & Schwarz announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Norway orders additional TPY-4 radars from Lockheed Martin - News

September 12, 2024

SYRACUSE, New York. The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) will buy three additional TPY-4 ground-based multi-mission radars from Lockheed Martin, bringing the total number of units ordered to 11, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

SAR satellites to be integrated into Rheinmetall’s battlefield systems - News

September 12, 2024

DÜSSELDORF, Germany. Rheinmetall will expand its cooperation with ICEYE, a company specializing in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, as part of a newly signed teaming agreement, Rheinmetall announced in a statement.

A.I.

Echelon AI acquires UAS company Skyfire Consulting - News

September 12, 2024

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) specialists Skyfire Consulting has been acquired by Echelon AI, a company that offers autonomous and swarming artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for UASs. 

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy Next Generation Jammer Low Band system contract won by L3 - News

September 11, 2024

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland. L3 Technologies won a $587.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the engineering and manufacturing development of the Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) system, the Navy announced in a statement.

Comms

CJADC2 wide area network for U.S. Space Systems Command to be developed by Sev1Tech - News

September 10, 2024

EL SEGUNDO, California. Sev1Tech won a $188 million contract from U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) for the continued development of the meshONE-Terrestrial (meshONE-T) network, the command announced in a statement.

Comms

UK Royal Navy communication capabilities to be enhanced by Airbus, Rohde & Schwarz - News

September 10, 2024

LONDON, England. Airbus Defence and Space and Rohde & Schwarz signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as part of an effort to enhance communication capabilities for the Royal Navy, the companies announced in a statement.

Comms

Inertial navigation systems to be supplied to Northern European Army by Exail - News

September 10, 2024

COPENHAGEN, Denmark. Exail has secured a contract with Precision Technic Defence A/S to provide its Advans Vega Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) for use in mobile surveillance systems by the land forces of a Northern European country, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

USAF orders encrypted instrumentation upgrade from Cubic Defense - News

September 09, 2024

SAN DIEGO. Cubic Defense will provide an encrypted Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) upgrade for U.S. Air Force (USAF) aircraft under a production order from the Air Force.