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Unmanned

Drone flight tests for FAA to be conducted by Raytheon - News

November 08, 2022

ARLINGTON, Virginia. The Federal Aviation Administration has chosen Raytheon Intelligence & Space to conduct uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) traffic management flight tests, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Analog Devices officially opens RF/Microwave Learning Lab at UMass Lowell - News

November 08, 2022

LOWELL, Mass. The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) and Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) officially opened a state-of-the-art RF/Microwave Learning Lab UMass Lowell on November 7, a facility that will enable UMass Lowell to embed cutting-edge technology within engineering students’ educational interactions.

Avionics

Digital cockpit to be installed on Indonesia's C-130H fleet by Collins Aerospace - News

November 07, 2022

JAKARTA, Indonesia. Collins Aerospace and PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PDTI) will modernize 11 Indonesian Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft with digital cockpits, Collins Aerospace announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

1st multi-role electronically scanned array installed on E-7 for UK air force - News

November 07, 2022

BALTIMORE, Maryland. Northrop Grumman has installed the first multi-role electronically scanned array (MESA) sensor on an E-7 Wedgetail Mk1 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft for the UK's Royal Air Force, the company announced in a statement.

A.I.

AI as national-security focus in DARPA project - News

November 07, 2022

ARLINGTON, Va. A new effort led by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is focusing on gathering innovative artificial intelligence (AI) approaches that can help adults learn complex topics necessary for the current and future national security workforce, including workers in AI engineering and cybersecurity/cyberdefense. 

Avionics

Eurofighter Typhoon avionics contract won by BAE Systems - News

November 04, 2022

FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom. BAE Systems has won another contract allowing the company to continue providing avionics support for Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft for the air forces of Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Italy, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Hypersonic test bed contract from U.S. Navy awarded to Kratos - News

November 04, 2022

SAN DIEGO, California. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division has awarded a contract to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to "increase America’s capacity for hypersonic flight testing," the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Small UAV market to grow by $8.64 billion over next 4 years: report - News

November 04, 2022

NEW YORK, New York. The global small uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) market will grow by $8.64 billion between 2022 and 2026 for a compound annual growth rate of 13.35%, according to a new report.

Unmanned

Safran, MBDA take control of defense laser company CILAS - News

November 03, 2022

PARIS, France. Safran Electronics & Defense and MBDA have purchased a 63% majority stake in CILAS, a French company that specializes in lasers for military applications such as counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) missions, Safran announced in a statement.

Comms

Command and control systems market to increase 36% over 5 years: report - News

November 03, 2022

CHICAGO, Illinois. The command and control systems market will surge from $33 billion in 2022 to $44.9 billion by 2027 for a compound annual growth rate of 6.4%, a new report predicts.

Unmanned

Uncrewed Black Hawk helicopter flies in U.S. Army test - News

November 02, 2022

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Arizona. Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have demonstrated an uncrewed UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flying autonomously for the U.S. Army, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Satellite design for DARPA ionosphere experiment notches contract win - News

November 02, 2022

VIENNA, Va. Space-analytics and services company Spire Global has entered into a contract with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to deliver a preliminary design for a satellite that would carry an array of sensors to very low-Earth-orbit (VLEO) to perform in-situ ionosphere measurements.

Comms

Microsatellite launched into orbit by U.S. Space Force - News

November 01, 2022

EL SEGUNDO, California. U.S. Space Force has launched a microsatellite produced by Boeing subsidiary Millennium Space Systems into orbit, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

MQ-9 maritime surveillance drones sent to Poland by General Atomics - News

November 01, 2022

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has sent MQ-9A Reaper uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) to Poland for maritime surveillance missions, the company announced in a statement.

Cyber

Network and comms contract worth as much as $1.5 billion signed by Lumen Technologies, DISA - News

November 01, 2022

MONROE, La. Communciations and network provider Lumen Technologies won a contract worth as much as $1.5 billion over 10 years from the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide essential network transport and communications services in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Area of Responsibility.