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Unmanned

Loitering munitions hit targets in live fire testing in Utah - News

March 15, 2024

IRVINE, California. Anduril Industries conducted a live fire test of their ALTIUS-700M loitering munition at the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah in September, striking targets across six missions, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

New UK Chinook helicopters to feature advanced digital cockpit - News

March 15, 2024

LONDON, England. The UK Armed Forces will receive 14 extended-range Chinook helicopters (CH47-ER) that have advanced digital cockpits, the Ministry of Defence announced in a statement.

Avionics

Cessna aircraft for Horn of Africa security to be provided by Textron - News

March 14, 2024

WICHITA, Kansas. Textron Aviation won a contract from U.S. Army Contracting Command to supply two Cessna Grand Caravan EX turboprop aircraft to the Djiboutian Air Force (DAF) for Horn of Africa security, with a potential contract value of up to $100 million over five years, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

REMUS 620 underwater drone to be produced for Indo-Pacific customer by HII - News

March 14, 2024

MCLEAN, Virginia. HII won a contract to build a REMUS 620 uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) for a client in the Indo-Pacific Region, set for delivery later this year, that will be used for monitoring and data collection missions, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

AI pilot to be integrated on 8th NAVAIR aircraft by Shield AI - News

March 13, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. Shield AI won a contract from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR PMA-281) to integrate its Hivemind artificial intelligence (AI) pilot into the Kratos BQM-177A as part of an initiative to enhance the aircraft with advanced AI-based autonomy capabilities, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Evolving UAS threats spur industry to get creative with C-UAS solutions - Story

March 12, 2024

Uncrewed systems once served merely a supporting role in the military – useful for certain niche tasks from explosive ordnance disposal to broad area surveillance, but not as a fundamental capability like tanks or aircraft. For more than a decade, uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) have delivered lethal capability, especially in the conflict in Ukraine. As the UAS threat evolves, so must countermeasures.

Unmanned

Demonstrator for drone-based mine countermeasures missions provided to French navy - News

March 12, 2024

PARIS, France. Thales developed and delivered the Expeditionary Portable Operations Centre (e-POC) to the French Navy, a project commissioned by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) and the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAr) to conduct drone-based mine countermeasures missions, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Digital radar warning receiver for U.S. Army begins production - News

March 12, 2024

ROLLING MEADOWS, Illinois. Northrop Grumman Corporation started the production of the AN/APR-39E(V)2 radar warning receivers, following the award of a multi-year contract by the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Missile tracking payloads for SDA satellites to be provided by General Atomics - News

March 12, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) won a contract from Lockheed Martin Space to supply missile tracking and defense payloads for 18 satellites as part of the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Program, GA-EMS announced in a statement.

Comms

Small satellite market to grow by $3.7 billion in next 5 years: report - News

March 11, 2024

NEW YORK, New York. The global small satellite market will grow by $3.73 billion from 2023 to 2027 at a compound annual growth rate of 16.78%, a new report predicts.

Unmanned

Autonomous ground vehicles delivered to U.S. Marine Corps by Rheinmetall - News

March 08, 2024

STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan. American Rheinmetall Vehicles conducted a live-fire demonstration in Ohio for the U.S. Marine Corps showcasing the capabilities of the Rheinmetall Mission Master SP autonomous uncrewed ground vehicle (A-UGV) equipped with the Fieldranger Remotely Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS), the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Precision strike missiles contract for U.S. Army won by Lockheed Martin - News

March 08, 2024

DALLAS, Texas. Lockheed Martin won a $219 million contract to increase production of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) for the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Prototype armored vehicle with uncrewed weapon delivered to U.S. Army - News

March 07, 2024

YORK, Pennsylvania. BAE Systems has delivered an Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Turreted Mortar prototype to the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

12th WGS satellite to be built for U.S. Space Force by Boeing - News

March 06, 2024

EL SEGUNDO, California. Boeing won a $440 million contract to construct the 12th Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) communications satellite for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Satellite contract for Air Force Research Laboratory won by Terran Orbital - News

March 06, 2024

BOCA RATON, Florida. Terran Orbital Corporation won a $15.2 million contract to deliver Ambassador Class satellite platforms to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Next-gen radars for UAE to be provided by Indra, EDGE Group partnership - News

March 05, 2024

MADRID, Spain. EDGE Group and Indra Sistemas (Indra) will create a joint venture (JV) to develop and manufacture next-generation radar systems in the United Arab Emirates, the companies announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

All-round vision system for German howitzers to be supplied by Hensoldt - News

March 05, 2024

OBERKOCHEN, Germany. Hensoldt sold 54 units of its all-round vision system, SETAS (See Through Armour System), to KNDS in Germany for integration into the RCH 155 self-propelled artillery gun, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Synthetic Aperture Sonar beamforming under development in Kraken Robotics, U.S. Navy deal - News

March 05, 2024

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland. Kraken Robotics Inc. entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) to develop Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) sensor technologies and signal processing techniques, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Mercury wins contract for electronic warfare training for U.S. Navy - News

March 01, 2024

ANDOVER, Massachusetts. Mercury Systems won a five-year, $243.8 million contract with the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division to provide electronic warfare combat training subsystems that are reprogrammable, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Uncrewed vehicle to be developed for U.S. Army by Anduril, Hanwha partnership - News

February 29, 2024

IRVINE, California. Anduril Industries and Hanwha Defense USA have partnered up to develop an offering for the U.S. Army’s Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET) Increment II program, Anduril announced in a statement.

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