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Radar/EW

16 maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft ordered by Spain - News

December 26, 2023

GETAFE, Spain. The Spanish Ministry of Defence will buy 16 Airbus C295 aircraft, customized for Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) and Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) roles, Airbus announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Orca undersea vehicle delivered to U.S. Navy by Boeing - News

December 22, 2023

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California. Boeing has delivered the first Orca Extra Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) to the U.S. Navy, following the completion of acceptance testing earlier this month, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

High-capacity storage for battlefield use handles AI data sets and other military tasks - News

December 22, 2023

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. General Micro Systems (GMS) announced the launch of the rugged X9 Spider storage system intended for military-focused sensor data recorders, artificial intelligence (AI) data sets, networked storage, and data payload “sneaker net” portable data movement.

Cyber

Cybersecurity contract inked by MilDef and Clavister - News

December 21, 2023

HELSINGBORG, Sweden. Rugged IT provider MilDef reports that Swedish mission-critical network-security firm Clavister ordered MilDef's hardware as part of a contract valued at 97 million SEK ($9.6 million).

Radar/EW

C4ISR contracts valued at as much as $1.3 billion signed between General Dynamics, Canada's army - News

December 21, 2023

OTTAWA, Ontario. General Dynamics Mission Systems--Canada won four contracts cumulatively valued at up to $1.68 billion Canadian ($1.3 billion) with the government of Canada to support the land command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) system for the Canadian army.

Comms

Super-high-frequency communication market set for notable growth to 2030, report predicts - News

December 21, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO. The size of the global super-high-frequency (SHF) communication market is expected to reach $7.13 billion by 2030, registering a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.5% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new report from Grand View Research, "Global Super High Frequency Communication Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Technology Type (5G sub-6 GHz, 5G mm Wave), Frequency Range, Radome Type, Region, and Segment Forecasts, 2023-2030."

Comms

Space Systems Command awards Phase 2 contract for satcom plan - News

December 20, 2023

ARLINGTON, Va. The Space Systems Command (SSC) of the U.S. Space Force (USSF) announced the fourth Phase 2 engineering change award for a satellite communications (SATCOM) enterprise management and control (EM&C) contract (fifth engineering change award overall) to a team led by RKF Engineering Solutions (RKF). 

Radar/EW

Electronic warfare system prototype for Super Hornets to be built by Raytheon - News

December 20, 2023

GOLETA, California. Raytheon will build a prototype of an advanced electronic warfare system for the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet as part of a new contract with the U.S. Navy, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Defensive microwave antenna systems under contract by Raytheon, USAF, Navy - News

December 19, 2023

TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon will design, build, and test two high-power microwave antenna systems for the U.S. military that will use directed energy to defeat airborne threats; the systems are intended to be rugged and transportable for use on the front lines where needed. 

Unmanned

Naval strike missiles to be provided to Spanish navy by Kongsberg - News

December 18, 2023

MADRID, Spain. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace won a contract from the Spanish navy to provide Naval Strike Missiles (NSM), the company announced in a statement. Valued at EUR 305 million, this contract will result in the first deployment of the NSM on the F-110 class frigate, presently being built by Navantia.

Radar/EW

Defense innovation hub at Wichita State is first on a university campus - News

December 18, 2023

WICHITA, Kan. Wichita State University (WSU) announced that its FirePoint Innovations Center has been selected to deliver Defense Innovation OnRamp Hub programming for the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) through the newly established Great Plains Mission Acceleration Center (MAC), part of a national network of resources designed to connect small businesses, academia, and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to support defense-focused technology development.  

Cyber

Defense intelligence deal for DIA inked with Northrop Grumman - News

December 18, 2023

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman won a contract -- valued up to $700 million -- to provide the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) with an integrated cloud and sensor solution aimed at increasing the speed of battlefield intelligence. 

Avionics

Avionics flight deck from Honeywell Anthem chosen for Overture supersonic - News

December 15, 2023

CENTENNIAL, Colo. Boom Supersonic chose Honeywell Anthem's integrated flight deck and modular avionics platform for its Overture aircraft; special variants of the Overture are planned for enabling quick-reaction aviation capabilities to the U.S. military and its allies.

Unmanned

DARPA chooses Raytheon to develop wireless airborne energy-relay web - News

December 14, 2023

ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Raytheon a two-year, $10 million contract to design and develop a wireless airborne-relay system to deliver energy into contested environments as part of its Energy Web Dominance program.

A.I.

AI-enabled sensing radar gets FCC authorization - News

December 14, 2023

BURLINGTON, Mass.  MatrixSpace obtained authorization of its MatrixSpace Radar from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which means that its small-footprint radar system can now be used by defense, commercial, and private organizations in the U.S.