SURREY, British Columbia, Canada. Global unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market revenue growth is expected to be driven by rapid technological advancements over the next eight years, according to a new study by Emergen Research, "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market." 

ARLINGTON, Va. Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S -- a Raytheon Technologies business) recently finished installing its first Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal (ASNT) system for the U.S. Air Force. 

AMSTERDAM. The market for unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), while still in its early stages, continues to be active and will offer significant business opportunities over the next several years, according to a study by Market Forecast, "Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Defense and Security -- Market and Technology Forecast to 2030."

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. A February demonstration marked the first time the U.S. Navy used an all-electric, high-energy laser weapon to defeat a target representing a subsonic cruise missile in flight. The ground-based laser system identified the red drone flying by and shot a high-energy beam invisible to the naked eye. 

WASHINGTON. Artificial intelligence (AI) used in military applications, valued at $6.62 billion in 2021, is projected to reach a value of $13.71 billion by 2028, a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.9% over the forecast period, according to a study from Vantage Market Research, "Artificial Intelligence In Military Market."

LONDON. Although augmented reality (AR) has to date struggled somewhat to meet soldiers' expectations in the battlefield, a report from GlobalData notes that the technology still offers critical advantages over virtual reality (VR). 

AUSTRALIA. Northrop Grumman Australia has entered into an agreement with Australian electronics engineering company IntelliDesign for hardware design services and contract manufacturing of Secure Communications Solution (SCS) devices.

CAMBRIDGE, England. Blighter Surveillance Systems, designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning radars and surveillance solutions, announced the launch of the A422 Deployable Radar System.

FORT WORTH, Texas. Elbit Systems of America has partnered with Physical Sciences Inc. and Stanford University to produce a next-generation night vision system for the U.S. military, offering more capability in a smaller and lighter package.

BERWYN, Pa. Triumph Group announced that it won a multi-year contract from Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, to deliver air inlet and exhaust electro-mechanical door actuators and an advanced electronic control system for the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) pod. 

AUSTIN, Texas. SparkCognition Government Systems (SGS), company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for defense and national security, announced it has been awarded to the Data Readiness Artificial Intelligence Development (DRAID) Program through the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC).

WASHINGTON. An agreement between NASA and the U.S. Space Force recently authorized the public release of decades of data collected by U.S. government sensors on fireball events, or large bright meteors also known as bolides, for the benefit of the scientific and planetary defense communities.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. BAE Systems announced that the company will be developing the mission data framework for Space Systems Command’s Enterprise Management and Control (EM&C) system.

MELBOURNE, Fla. L3Harris Technologies has won $117 million for option-year three of a U.S. Space Force and U.S. Space Command contract to continue maintaining and modernizing infrastructure to track objects in space.

GERMANY. The system houses Diehl Defence and HENSOLDT have agreed to continue their cooperation in the field of ground-based air defense. Based on proven joint systems that are currently in production, the two companies intend to offer products for defence against missile threats.