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A.I.

Artificial intelligence, machine learning to be developed for U.S. Space Systems Command by Sierra Space - News

August 22, 2024

LOUISVILLE, Colorado. Sierra Space will join the U.S. Space Systems Command’s Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Tools Applications and Processing (TAP) Lab Apollo Accelerator Cohort 4, where the company will work on developing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Spectrum-sharing project by Wireless Innovation Forum gears up - News

August 22, 2024

WASHINGTON. The Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) announced the formation of the Highly Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Task Group within the Wireless Innovation Committee (WInnCmte).

Unmanned

Ghost Shark XL-AUV arrives in the United States for testing - News

August 21, 2024

HONOLULU, Hawaii. Anduril Industries' advanced Extra-Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (XL-AUV), Ghost Shark, has arrived in the United States for the first time, transported via a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

Hivemind AI pilot to be integrated onto aerial target for U.S. Navy - News

August 21, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. Shield AI won a contract from NAVAIR PMA-281 to integrate its Hivemind AI pilot onto the Kratos BQM-177A uncrewed aerial system (UAS), the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

Training provider V2X secures combat readiness task order valued at as much as $3.7 billion over 5 years - News

August 21, 2024

MCLEAN, Va.  Digital-training provider V2X announced that it secured an agreement under the Warfighter-Training Readiness Solutions (W-TRS) combat-readiness task order to provide training capabilities to the U.S. Army worldwide. The agreement is valued at $3.7 billion over five years, including option periods.

Comms

Rocket Lab ships twin satellites for NASA Mars mission - News

August 20, 2024

LONG BEACH, California. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. shipped two Mars-bound spacecraft, named Blue and Gold, to Cape Canaveral, Florida, in preparation for launch as part of NASA's ESCAPADE mission, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

Final VH-92A presidential helicopter delivered to U.S. Marine Corps by Sikorsky - News

August 20, 2024

OWEGO, New York. Sikorsky delivered the 23rd and final VH-92A presidential helicopter to the U.S. Marine Corps, marking the completion of the next-generation fleet, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Radars to be installed on German Navy F126 frigates by Hensoldt - News

August 20, 2024

ULM, Germany. Hensoldt won a contract from Thales to supply additional TRS-4D naval radars for the German Navy's F126 frigates, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

Flight control computers for F-15EX, F/A-18E/F fighters to get upgrade - News

August 20, 2024

ENDICOTT, N.Y. BAE Systems announced that Boeing has chosen it to upgrade the fly-by-wire (FBW) flight control computers (FCC) for the F-15EX Eagle II and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets.

A.I.

CACI to provide intelligence analysis, operations support for U.S. Army Europe and Africa - News

August 19, 2024

RESTON, Virginia. CACI International won a six-year task order valued at up to $239 million to deliver intelligence analysis and operations support to U.S. Army Europe and Africa, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Electronic warfare engineering services to be provided to U.S. Navy by SAIC - News

August 19, 2024

RESTON, Virginia. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has been awarded three contracts totaling $58.2 million to provide engineering services to the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at Point Mugu, California, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Uncrewed air warfare center installed on U.S. Navy aircraft carrier - News

August 19, 2024

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND -- PATUXENT RIVER, Md. The U.S. Navy recently installed the world’s first unmanned air warfare center (UAWC) aboard the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) aircraft carrier, where air vehicle pilots (AVPs) will control future MQ-25 Stingray airborne operations.

Unmanned

SeaGuardian drones to be provided to Japan Coast Guard by GA-ASI - News

August 16, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) finalized a contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for the purchase of two SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), scheduled for delivery in 2025, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

USAF takes first delivery of Midnight eVTOL aircraft from Archer Aviation - News

August 16, 2024

SANTA CLARA, Calif. Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker Archer Aviation delivered its first Midnight aircraft to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to evaluate as part of its AFWERX Agility Prime contract, previously valued at as much as $142 million. 

A.I.

NGA analytics systems to be managed by Leidos - News

August 15, 2024

RESTON, Virginia. Leidos won an $86.4 million contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to oversee the lifecycle management of existing and emerging analytics systems, the company announced in a statement.