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Unmanned

Tethered drone test system deployed by NAWCAD to accelerate payload development - News

May 22, 2025

ST. INIGOES, Maryland. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) introduced a new tethered uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) platform to streamline testing of payload technologies for future uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), the organization announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Stabilization system from Curtiss-Wright to support Romania’s ANUBIS 3.0 weapons station - News

May 22, 2025

ASHBURN, Virginia. Romanian firm Pro Optica chose Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions to supply turret drive stabilization system (TDSS) components for the ANUBIS 3.0 remotely controlled weapons station, the company announced in a statement. 

A.I.

AI-enabled autonomy software chosen for Dragoon drone prototype - News

May 22, 2025

GOLETA, California. Dragoon chose Teledyne FLIR’s Prism SKR and Prism Supervisor software to support autonomous flight and target recognition in its long-range uncrewed aerial system (UAS) prototypes developed under Project Artemis, Teledyne FLIR announced in a statement.

Avionics

Encrypted ACMI system delivered to U.S. Air Force for 4th gen aircraft - News

May 22, 2025

SAN DIEGO, California. Cubic Defense delivered the first encrypted Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) system for fourth-generation fighter aircraft under a U.S. Air Force production contract, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Ukraine to get 6 route-clearance UGVs from Milrem Robotics - News

May 21, 2025

TALLINN, Estonia. Milrem Robotics will deliver six THeMIS uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs) to CNIM Systèmes Industriels for integration into route clearance systems bound for Ukraine, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

AW149 and other Leonardo rotorcraft to expand Malaysia's helicopter fleet - News

May 21, 2025

LANGKAWI, Malaysia. Leonardo and Weststar Aviation Services launched a modernization and expansion program to supply up to 28 helicopters for Malaysian government operations, Leonardo announced in a statement.

Comms

Skynet 6A military satellite completes module integration for United Kingdom - News

May 21, 2025

HARWELL, United Kingdom. The United Kingdom’s Skynet 6A military communications satellite has completed integration of its communications and service modules, Airbus announced in a statement.

A.I.

Dismounted controller selected for U.S. Army human-machine teaming project - News

May 20, 2025

ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment’s Tomahawk product line won a $5.1 million contract from the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) to support the Human-Machine Integrated Formations (HMIF) rapid prototyping project, the company announced in a statement. 

Unmanned

YFQ-42A uncrewed test aircraft enters ground testing phase at General Atomics - News

May 20, 2025

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has begun ground testing of its YFQ-42A test vehicle for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

AN/TPY-2 missile defense radar with GaN array delivered to U.S. Missile Defense Agency - News

May 20, 2025

ANDOVER, Massachusetts. Raytheon delivered its 13th AN/TPY-2 missile defense radar to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), marking the first unit equipped with a fully Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based array, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Autonomous mine countermeasures system to be delivered to Singapore by Thales - News

May 20, 2025

SINGAPORE. Thales will supply the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) with an autonomous mine countermeasures system designed to detect, classify, and localize naval mines in real time, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

F-35 shares classified data in flight during Danish interoperability test - News

May 20, 2025

SKRYDSTRUP, Denmark. The Danish Ministry of Defence and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works completed a live flight demonstration of the F-35’s ability to share classified data across domains using an open systems gateway, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band enters follow-on production under Navy contract - News

May 19, 2025

MCKINNEY, Texas. Raytheon won a $580 million contract from the U.S. Navy to continue production of the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) electronic attack system, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Radio communications upgrade underway for Brazilian airspace operations - News

May 19, 2025

MADRID, Spain. Indra won a contract to modernize Brazil’s national ground-to-air communications infrastructure, providing over 800 new radios to the Brazilian Air Force’s Department of Airspace Control (DECEA), the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

Multirole helicopter training and simulation package proposed for Polish Air Force - News

May 19, 2025

WARSAW, Poland. Airbus, CAE, and Babcock International signed a memorandum of understanding to deliver a joint offering of military helicopters, training, and simulation services to the Polish Air Force, the companies announced in a statement.