ARLINGTON, Virginia. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a protest against the U.S. Army’s sole-source award of a $990 million contract for Aerovironment’s Switchblade systems, the company announced in a statement.

TOULOUSE, France. Airbus Defence and Space won a contract from Eutelsat to manufacture 100 satellites as part of the extension of the OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation, the company announced in a statement.

TEL AVIV, Israel. Elbit Systems won a $130 million contract from the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) Directorate of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D) to supply advanced communication systems to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the IMOD announced in a statement.

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. The seventh Lockheed Martin-designed and -built GPS III space vehicle, GPS III SV07, launched from Cape Canaveral on Monday, December 16, into orbit 12,550 miles above Earth. 

HOUSTON, Tex. Technology and engineering company KBR announced that it won a task order worth an estimated $88 million from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to promote rapid prototyping of new technologies into uncrewed aviation platforms and systems. 

STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Saab won a SEK 340 million order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the delivery of Sea Giraffe 1X radar systems for the Swedish Navy, the company announced in a statement.

HAMBURG, Germany. Lufthansa Technik will collaborate with Microsoft to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into its aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) processes, the company announced in a statement.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark. Invisio won a SEK 115 million order from an existing European customer for its Intercom and Dismounted Soldier communication systems, the company announced in a statement.

61st AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Experts from the National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska were on hand to talk about R&D in the field of electromagnetic spectrum use in the national security field at this week's annual AOC [Association of Old Crows] International Symposium & Convention. 

61st AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. RF data-converter company Jariet Technologies is highlighting its 64 GS/sec direct RF sampling converter at this week's annual AOC [Association of Old Crows] International Symposium & Convention. 

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. Critical data recording systems, silent power systems, and advanced tools that keep data lines open despite interference were some of the technological innovations on display at the Association of Old Crows' 2024 annual conference.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. Software-defined open architecture electronic warfare (EW) systems designed for adaptability and integration across domains were heavily featured by prime contractors like Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and L3Harris at the Association of Old Crows' 2024 annual conference this week.

61st AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Engineers at AMD in Santa Clara, California, looking to bring digital signal-processing performance as close the antenna as possible, announced the launch of the Versal RF series, which has high compute performance in a single-chip device with integrated direct RF-sampling data converters. The announcement was made at the AOC International Symposium in National Harbor, Maryland, this week.  

WAYNE, N.J. Data Link Solutions (DLS) -- a joint venture between BAE Systems and Collins Aerospace -- won a large award from the U.S. Navy for the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS). 

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. Rohde & Schwarz is demonstrating its advanced electronic warfare (EW) environmental simulation capabilities at this year's Association of Old Crows International Symposium, showcasing the system's ability to replicate complex battlespace environments with better fidelity, the company says.