WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts. Kopin Corporation won a contract from an unidentified defense customer to develop a low-latency digital night vision system incorporating its organic light emitting diode (OLED) microdisplay technology, the company announced in a statement.

OSLO, Norway. Kongsberg, Diehl Defence, and MBDA Deutschland have entered an agreement to develop the Supersonic Strike Missile (3SM Tyrfing) aimed at enhancing long-range strike capabilities for Norway and Germany, the companies announced in a joint statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is collaborating with the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to develop an Airborne Battlespace Awareness and Defense (ABAD) pod for the MQ-9A Block 5 Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance Tactical (MALET) Extended Range Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), the company announced in a statement.

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems won a contract to supply Crossbow Unmanned Turreted 120mm Soft Recoil Mortar Systems for integration into General Dynamics European Land Systems' (GDELS) Pandur 6×6 APC wheeled armored vehicles on behalf of an unnamed European client, with the project set to span six years, Elbit announced in a statement.

LONDON.  The U.K. Ministry of Defense (MOD) signed an $18 million contract with L3Harris Technologies to supply as many as 50 medium-sized T4 explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) robots to defeat explosive threats located within confined urban spaces. 

RESTON, Va. Science and technology engineering firm Leidos won a $631 million award from the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Grounds for work on the Army's Development, Integration, Acquisitions, Bridging to Logistics & Operations (DIABLO) sensors program. 

SOF WEEK 2024, TAMPA, Fla. Engineers from Boston Dynamics showed off the abilities of the Spot robot, which in some ways mimics a large dog, at SOF Week 2024 at the Tampa Convention Center.

SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. Patriot3 showcased a sub-surface multi-mission vehicle (SMV) at SOF Week that is designed to operate both autonomously and with manual control, and allows divers to add storage modules, air modules, battery modules, and specialized modules for specific tasks.

SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. Teal showcased the Teal 2 at SOF Week, an small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) optimized for short-range reconnaissance missions with thermal imaging capabilities for nighttime operations.

SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. Arete showcased a modular drone detection system designed to track swarms of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) at SOF Week.

SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Fla. Engineers at MVRsimulation, PAR Government, and Battlespace Simulations teamed up this week to showcase how they enable operators to train realistically with equipment that matches the gear and accessories they deploy with in battle.

SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Fla. Aware of the growing demand for cold-weather capabilities, Polaris Government & Defense -- which supplies heavy-duty vehicles for battlefield, public safety, and government use -- has been increasing its portfolio: The supplier markets the MRZR Alpha in an Arctic version and recently introduced two new military snowmobiles, the 650 TITAN 155 and 850 PRO RMK 155.

SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. Curtiss-Wright showcased their latest tactical communications solutions at SOF Week, including a modular radio center and a series of snap-together ultra-compact tactical communications and processing modules.

SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. ZMicro showcased several new rugged computing solutions at SOF Week, including a fiber extender and a mission computer designed for aircraft.

SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. U.S. Special Operations Command wants industry to produce solutions that are simple and easy to use, but also versatile and capable of taking on multiple types of tasks, industry sources at SOF Week say.