PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland. The U.S. Navy began an enhancement of its P-8A Poseidon aircraft fleet with Increment 3 Block 2 modifications, delivering the first aircraft for this upgrade to Boeing on March 27, Naval Air Systems Command announced.

ATLANTA, Georgia. Hermeus will conduct its first flight of the uncrewed hypersonic Quarterhorse Mk 1 later this year at Edwards Air Force Base, the company announced in a statement.

WENHEIM, Germany. Researchers in Japan report that they created the first "n-channel" diamond-based transistor, which they say brings the scientific computing community closer to processors that can operate at super-high temperatures, according to findings in the scientific journal Advanced Science. 

HAIFA, Israel. An unnamed European nation chose Elbit Systems' Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) solution to modernize its 155mm howitzer battalions, according to a statement from the company.

LONDON, England. Open software architecture pilot training company AERILS signed a memorandum of understanding with Red 6, a firm specializing in Augmented Reality (AR) technology, to create systems for pilot training, the companies announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has tasked General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) with upgrading their fleet of MQ-9A Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), the company announced in a statement.

MCLEAN, Va. IT consulting firm ValidaTek secured a contract with the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) that it says will help the agency maintain the availability, security, and stability of its infrastructure.

WILMINGTON, Mass. The Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) ADSY1100 series is a family of wideband multichannel RF digitizers in a 3U VPX SOSA [Sensor Open Systems Architecture] aligned format, aimed at use in electronic test and measurement systems, radar/communications systems, electronic warfare (EW), phased-array radar systems, and broadband communications applications. 

ZURICH, Switzerland. A joint initiative between Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) School of Engineering and Aurora Swiss Aerospace is advancing research in electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Aurora announced in a statement.

MUNICH, Germany. Airbus Defence and Space will acquire INFODAS, a German firm specializing in cybersecurity and IT solutions that serves the public sector and focuses on defense and critical infrastructure, the company announced in a statement.

BIGFORK, Mont. Crewed/uncrewed avionics company uAvionix announced that it received a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) contract to develop highly reliable command and control (C2) communications systems for uncrewed aircraft systems (UASs) used in extended beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations across challenging terrains.

DUBLIN, Ireland. The global demand for military helicopters is expected to see strong growth from 2024 through 2027, a new report predicts.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Saab won an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for conceptual stuties for future fighter systems, the company announced in a statement.

RESTON, Virginia. CACI International won a one-year contract worth up to $239 million to modernize the U.S. Army's Global Secure Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) Network (GSN), the company announced in a statement.

TUCSON, Arizona. Raytheon won a $1.2 billion contract to provide additional Patriot air and missile defense systems to Germany to bolster their air defense capabilities and interoperability with allied forces, the company announced in a statement.