LISBON, Portugal. Thales won a contract with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to supply the ForceShield air defense system to the Portuguese Army, the company announced in a statement.

LOWELL, Massachusetts. MACOM Technology Solutions acquired ENGIN-IC, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in Gallium Nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) and integrated microwave assemblies, MACOM announced in a statement.

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan. Neousys Technology, a provider of rugged embedded systems, announced that its SEMIL industrial computer has been integrated into one of its user's data-logging defense vehicles and will be used to collect, process, and analyze critical real-time data in order to enhance military operations.

CHANDLER, Ariz. Comtech Telecommunications won a sole-source contract from the U.S. Navy Information Warfare Systems Command to supply its U.S sovereign software-defined SLM-5650B satellite communications (SATCOM) modems, upgrade kits, firmware options, and technical support. 

ASHBURN, Virginia. Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions Division and Korean Air’s Research & Development Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on avionics systems for medium and large uncrewed aircraft that is aligned with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Technical Standard, the companies announced in a statement.

VALMIERA, Latvia. Patria will deliver 56 additional Patria 6x6 armored vehicles to the Latvian Ministry of Defence to serve as command and control (C2) units, the company announced in a statement.

CHANDLER, Arizona. The U.S. Navy Information Warfare Systems Command awarded Comtech a $50 million contract to supply SLM-5650B satellite communications (SATCOM) modems, upgrade kits, firmware, and technical support, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted a ship-to-land flight of its Gray Eagle Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) uncrewed aerial system (UAS) from the South Korean navy's amphibious landing ship Dokdo to Pohang Navy Airfield, marking a first for this aircraft type, the company announced in a statement.

EL SEGUNDO, California. Raytheon won a contract from the U.S. Army to develop wireless power beaming technology for battlefield applications, the company announced in a statement.

SAN JOSE, Calif. & WATERLOO, Ontario. Lynx Software Technologies, a company that supplies open architecture software solutions for edge computing, announced the acquisition of Core Avionics & Industrial (CoreAVI), a provider of development tools, software libraries, and deployable software packages that enable different types of safety-critical GPU-based computing, including certified graphics rendering, autonomy, and AI [artificial intellilgence] applications.

LISLE, Ill. Connectivity and electronics provider Molex announced it signed an agreement to purchase AirBorn, Inc. (Georgetown, Texas), a company that specializes in the design and manufacturing of rugged connectors and electronic components for OEMs in the defense, aerospace, space exploration, commercial air, and industrial markets.

MUMBAI, India. JSW Defence and Shield AI are partnering to manufacture the V-BAT unmanned aerial system (UAS) in India, the companies announced in a statement.

OBERKOCHEN, Germany. Hensoldt won a contract to upgrade the sensor technology on 90 Fennek reconnaissance vehicles for the Bundeswehr, including 30 scout vehicles and 50 Joint Fire Support Team (JFST) vehicles, the company announced in a statement.

KIEL, Germany. Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems launched the HDW Class Dolphin AIP (air-independent propulsion) submarine INS Drakon and began production for the first Dakar-class submarine for the Israeli Navy, the company announced in a statement.

BOSTON, Massachusetts. Teledyne FLIR Defense won a $168.3 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce and upgrade the M1135 Stryker Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV) Sensor Suite, the company announced in a statement.