Military Embedded Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently held its Resilient Software Systems Colloquium, during which more than 300 participants from across the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), defense industry, U.S. government, allies, academia, and formal-methods developers convened as part of DARPA's goal to catalyze widespread adoption of formal methods, mathematically rigorous techniques that can dramatically improve the security and reliability of software systems.

CHANDLER, Ariz. Semiconductor company Microchip Technology introduced its new part, the SA15-28 off-the-shelf radiation-hardened (rad-hard) DC-DC 15W power converter with a companion SF100-28 EMI filter. both of which are designed to meet MIL-STD-461 specifications.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Space Test Program (STP) office has awarded spots to 12 vendors through the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 contract, which establishes a 10-year multi-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a $237 million ceiling to bolster spacecraft procurement within STP. 

TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon announced that it won a contract worth $250 million with Japan's Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) for ESSM Block 2 licensed production.

HELSINKI. European space and defense technology company ICEYE reports that it has been chosen to provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems to the Royal Netherlands air force (RNLAF).

Syracuse, N.Y. Defense research and development company SRC announced that it agreed to deliver a suite of its advanced counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) technologies to international buyers as a part of a $1 billion foreign military sales (FMS) agreement between the U.S. government and the state of Qatar. 

NORFOLK, Va. The U.S. Navy reported that the USS Delaware -- a Virginia-class attack submarine -- successfully executed the first-ever forward-deployed submarine torpedo tube launch and recovery of an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) to complete a tactical objective, using the Yellow Moray UUV, marking a major technological milestone in autonomous system development.

PARIS AIR SHOW. Critical-system test and simulation provider Spherea announced at the now-underway Paris Air Show that it will acquire the U.S. subsidiary of the Germany-based Konrad Group.

ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is teaming with the U.S. Air Force to integrate formal methods-based cybersecurity tools -- a mathematically rigorous approach to software development that helps eliminate exploitable vulnerabilities before software is deployed -- on the MQ-9 Reaper, the first project in the DARPA Resilient Software Systems Capstone program. 

PARIS AIR SHOW. Switzerland-based aicraft manufacturer Pilatus unveiled its new trainer aircraft -- dubbed the PC-7 MKX -- to the public at the Paris Air Show this week.  

NEW YORK, NY and BETHESDA, Md. Mission-critical software provider AdaCore and embedded-software security company CodeSecure have announced a definitive merger agreement, under which the unified company (known as AdaCore) will cover software safety, security, and reliability across critical industries.

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2025—SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. RF solution provider Qorvo introduced two high-performance S-Band switched filter bank (SFB) modules designed to meet the rising demand for agile, compact, and efficient radar systems in defense and aerospace applications. Qorvo launched these SFB modules at the IMS 2025 show, underway now in San Francisco. 

PARIS AIR SHOW. Airbus Defense & Space chose Thales to supply the safety satcom system of the A400M military-transport aircraft program, which is a military airlifter that combines the ability to fly to long distances and carry large and heavy loads; the platform therefore needs extended connectivity for ensuring mission success and operational effectiveness.

MONROVIA, Calif. Automated software-testing firm Parasoft reports the release of Parasoft C/C++test 2025.1, an enhanced version of safety-critical compliance software with important enhancements to the company’s flagship static and dynamic testing solution for C and C++ software developers.

PARIS AIR SHOW. Pratt & Whitney (an RTX business) reports that it successfully completed a series of tests on its 3D printed TJ150 turbine wheel, which the company calls a "significant step forward" in its additive manufacturing capabilities, as the turbine wheel is one of the first rotating parts to be 3D printed.

GOLETA, Calif. Semiconductor company Aeluma, Inc. announced a contract with the U.S. Navy that could accelerate development of high-speed photodetectors for government and commercial applications.

PARIS AIR SHOW. Curtiss-Wright announced at the now-underway Paris Air Show that it won a $31 million ID/IQ contract with the U.S. Navy to supply airborne mission processors (AMPs) for the Triton uncrewed aerial system (UAS). 

PARIS AIR SHOW. Pratt & Whitney (an RTX business) announced at the Paris Air Show that it signed a contract with Dynetics (a Leidos company) to supply TJ150 engines that will be integrated with the Leidos "Black Arrow" small cruise missile. 

NEW YORK. The electronic warfare (EW) market, recorded at $18.53 billion in 2024, is expected to reach $34.10 billion by 2031, experiencing a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4% during that time span, according to a report from The Insight Partners, "Electronic Warfare Market Segments and Growth by 2031." 

LINKÖPING, Sweden and SAN DIEGO, Calif. Saab and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) announced that the two companies will cooperate on the development of an uncrewed airborne early warning (UAEW) solution, to be based on the GA-ASI MQ-9B uncrewed aerial system (UAS).