Military Embedded Systems

MARIETTA, Georgia. Lockheed Martin delivered the first of five C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during a ceremony at Lockheed Martin's facility in Marietta, Georgia, marking the beginning of New Zealand's effort to modernize its airlift capabilities, the company announced in a statement.

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems Ltd. won a $130 million contract to supply its Iron Fist Active Protection Systems (APS) to BAE Systems Hägglunds, the company announced in a statement.

CORNWALL, United Kingdom. Portable mini drones designed to enhance UK Armed Forces capabilities underwent trials at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Predannack, the UK Ministry of Defence announced in a statement. The trials, part of Project TIQUILA, tested Lockheed Martin's Stalker VXE30 mini drone over 20 hours in challenging weather conditions to assess its operational limits.

MELBOURNE, Florida. Northrop Grumman and Genohco have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on South Korea's Mine Countermeasures Helicopter (KMCH) program, Northrop Grumman announced in a statement.

MADRID, Spain. Indra announced the acquisition of Deimos, a Spanish company specializing in space missions and satellite integration, as part of its strategic expansion in the space industry, according to an Indra statement.

MCLEAN, Virginia. Booz Allen Hamilton won a five-year, $506 million contract to support the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team (FVL CFT) and Program Executive Office Aviation (PEO AVN) in enhancing military capabilities through technological solutions, the company announced in a statement.

NEW YORK, New York. Growing export demand from smaller economies will fuel a $1.39 billion growth in the unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) market from 2024 through 2028 for a compound annual growth rate of 8.09%, a new report predicts.

MANASSAS, Virginia. Electra.aero demonstrated the flight capabilities of its EL-2 Goldfinch hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) technology demonstrator aircraft at NASA's Langley Research Center, marking the first time a piloted electric aircraft has flown at the facility, the company announced in a statement.

FORT WORTH, Texas. The Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program has entered the Milestone B phase after approval by the United States Army, marking the start of its Program of Record (PoR), according to a statement from Bell Textron.

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) ordered two additional MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopters from Boeing, the company announced in a statement.

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SAN DIEGO, California. Advanced autonomous air-to-air capabilities will be prototyped on the MQ-20 Avenger uncrewed aerial system (UAS) as part of Project Red 5, a U.S. Department of Defense initiative, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced in a statement.

TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany. Hensoldt won a contract of about 100 million euros from Rheinmetall Air Defence to supply SPEXER air defense radars for the Skyranger 30 anti-aircraft gun tank, Hensoldt announced in a statement.

NEW DELHI, India. Thales and Garuda Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the drone ecosystem in India, the companies announced in a statement.

CARLSBAD, California. Viasat introduced the Secure Wireless Hub (SWH), a wearable tactical communications system that was developed "as part of a multi-phase effort with U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to identify and develop advanced tactical communications capabilities for mobile ground forces," the company announced in a statement.

RESTON, Virginia. CACI International won a five-year task order valued at up to $414 million to provide uncrewed systems expertise and support to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center, the company announced in a statement.

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems Ltd. won a two-year, $190 million contract to supply its Iron Sting laser- and GPS-guided mortar munition to the Israeli Ministry of Defense for use in urban areas, the company announced in a statement.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands. U.S. and Netherlands officials have formalized a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LoA) agreement for the purchase of Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER), the company announced in a statement.

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland. Phoenix Air Group Inc. won a $165 million contract from the U.S. Navy for Contracted Air Services (CAS) flight hours to simulate airborne electronic warfare (EW) threats, Naval Air Systems Command announced in a statement.

ALCOBENDAS, Spain. Indra has signed an agreement with Spanish startup IDBOTIC to enhance the NGWS/FCAS program, Europe's largest defense initiative aimed at developing the Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS), the company announced in a statement.