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February 28, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

Teledyne FLIR supplies German military orders for Black Hornet nano drones.

Teledyne FLIR Defense has been contracted to supply its Black Hornet 4 Personal Reconnaissance Systems to the German Armed Forces.The agreement includes an undisclosed number of the nano drones,...

February 28, 2025
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Communication and Electronics
Mergers & JV

The US Air Force Teams with Xona to Investigate a GPS Replacement

Xona’s business solution is quickly becoming a potential key competitor as the US military investigates GPS options. In order to show how its positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) system...

The United States Air Force’s F-15EX fleet will have ejection seats provided by Collins.

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February 27, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

For the US Navy’s Deep Water Project, Kongsberg Supplies an Underwater Drone Prototype

The prototype for the HUGIN Superior autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), which is part of a major U.S. Navy undersea drone initiative, was provided by Kongsberg Discovery. The acceptance trials...

February 27, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

The United States Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) industry now has an autonomous launch and recovery system thanks to a collaboration between MARTAC and Sealartec.

A full autonomous launch and recovery system (ALARS) for unmanned surface vessels (USV) has been unveiled by Maritime Tactical Systems (MARTAC) in partnership with Sealartec. The Devil Ray T38...

February 27, 2025
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Communication and Electronics
R&D

French war vessels will have a shared communications network built by Airbus.

Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract by the French defense procurement agency (DGA) to create a communication network for the French surface and underwater fleets. The...

February 27, 2025
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Air Platforms
Mergers & JV, R&D

In order to provide armor for the US Army’s FLRAA rotorcraft, Integris and QinetiQ have formed a partnership.

Integris Composites and QinetiQ US will work together to improve the survivability of the US Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). The defense manufacturers will create armor systems,...

The first radar warning receiver powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning is introduced by RTX.

With artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities, RTX has released its first-ever aircraft radar warning receiver (RWR). The cutting-edge technology makes use of the company’s Cognitive Algorithm...

February 26, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

The US Coast Guard receives the 18th Combat King II airframe from Lockheed Martin.

As part of the service’s airborne long-range surveillance fleet modernization program, Lockheed Martin has delivered the 18th airframe to be converted into an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft to...

February 26, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

To increase its ISR capabilities, Spain selects US-made Skydio X10D drones.

The US drone manufacturer Skydio has been chosen by Spain to supply small drones for improved intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations. The 18 million euro ($19 million) deal...