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Radar/EW

Airborne surveillance radar to be provided to CAE Aviation by Hensoldt - News

February 24, 2023

TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany. Hensoldt has won a contract from CAE Aviation to deliver a multimission surveillance radar to their surveillance aircraft fleet, Hensoldt announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Embedded systems for military use will rise 7.9% per year by 2031, report predicts - News

February 24, 2023

NEW YORK. The global market for embedded systems used by the military is predicted to reach a revenue of $3.26 billion by 2031, growing at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.9% during the forecast period 2022-2031, according to a nre report by Research Dive, "Military Embedded Systems Market: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2022-2031."

Cyber

Software solution for battlefield airspace planning tested by DARPA, services - News

February 24, 2023

ARLINGTON, Va. A pilot program from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) called Air Space Total Awareness for Rapid Tactical Execution (ASTARTE) recently demonstrated its automated flightpath-planning software that the agency reports successfully deconflicted friendly missiles, artillery fire, and manned and unmanned aircraft while avoiding enemy fires in a simulated battle in contested airspace.

Unmanned

2nd flight test of hypersonic vehicle launched from B-52 - News

February 23, 2023

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama. A hypersonic scramjet engine-powered vehicle was tested in a recent flight using the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC), marking the second flight test of the vehicle by a team comprising of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Aerojet Rocketdyne, and Lockheed Martin, vehicle manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne annonced in a statement.

Comms

Mission-aware routing technology demonstrated for DoD by Lockheed Martin, Juniper Networks - News

February 23, 2023

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Lockheed Martin and Juniper Networks recently demonstrated mission-aware routing technology for the U.S. Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Military drone market will reach $26 billion by 2028: report - News

February 23, 2023

PALM BEACH, Florida. The global military drone market will reach $26 billion by 2028 for a compound annual growth rate of 11.7%, a new report predicts.

Comms

Targeting system for GPS-denied areas to be provided to U.S. Marines by Northrop Grumman - News

February 22, 2023

APOPKA, Florida. Northrop Grumman has won an initial production and operations contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to provide a compact targeting system in GPS-denied environments, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

UAS and robotics support for Saudi Arabia to be performed by Collins Aerospace - News

February 22, 2023

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates. Collins Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia to develop uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) and robotics, the company announced in a statement.

Cyber

Cybersecurity project from DoD hits targets, moves to next phase - News

February 22, 2023

FORT MEADE, Md. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) reported that its "Thunderdome" cybersecurity and network architecture project hit its initial criteria for success and will be moving on to add elements and roll out to more locations. 

Unmanned

Autonomous surface vessel delivered to U.S. Navy by Austal USA - News

February 21, 2023

MOBILE, Alabama. Austal USA has delivered Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Apalachicola (EPF-13) to the U.S. Navy, the "largest surface ship in the fleet with autonomous capability," the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Surface vessel-based hypersonic contract could be worth as much as $2 billion - News

February 21, 2023

LITTLETON, Colo. Lockheed Martin has signed an agreement -- which could be worth as much as $2 billion if all options are exercised -- with the U.S. Navy to integrate hypersonic strike capability onto the Navy's Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers.

A.I.

Naval exercise integrates AI and unmanned technology - News

February 21, 2023

MANAMA, Bahrain. U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and naval personnel from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) concluded a weeklong unmanned systems and artificial intelligence (AI) integration exercise in the Arabian Gulf. 

Unmanned

Long-range spy combat drones boosting UCAV market: report - News

February 17, 2023

NEW YORK, New York. The global uncrewed combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) market is expected to grow by more than $1 billion over the next five years, due in large part to the emergence of long-range spy combat drones, a new report predicts.

Unmanned

Drones tested aboard amphibious combat vehicle by Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems - News

February 17, 2023

PALMDALE, California. BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works have tested two small uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) on an amphibious combat vehicle, BAE Systems said in a statement.

Comms

Communications, simulation, COTS applications the target of new mPCIe card - News

February 16, 2023

HALSTENBEK, Germany. Embedded solution company TEWS Technologies introduced the TMPE863, a full PCI Express Mini Card module with three high-speed serial channels aimed at use in data communications, COTS [commercial off-the-shelf] applications, LAN/WAN networking, traffic control, simulation, and telecommunications.