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Pacific Defense, a non-traditional defense contractor and leader in Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) products and mission systems integration, announced it has received a contract award from the U.S. Army Program Manager Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PM PNT) for the CMOSS Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) Assured Position, Navigation and Timing (APNT) Block 2 plug-in-card (PIC) development program. The award builds on years of APNT development at Pacific Defense through internal

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI), a subsidiary of Thales, has secured an order for up to 5,000 LOCODA (Low Cost Data Architecture) Radio Adaptable Transport (RAT) platforms. Thales' RAT solution, designed, developed, and ready for field use in less than four months, modernizes voice and data communications and integrates seamlessly with radio mounts on all current and future U.S. Army vehicle platforms. The LOCODA RAT platform provides soldiers with a reliable and adap

Orbital Composites, Inc. ("Orbital"), a Campbell, CA-based advanced manufacturing company, today announced a $1.9 million Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract award from SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force. The contract funds continued development of Orbital's robotic additive manufacturing (AM) platform for extreme environment materials — components engineered to survive conditions that destroy conventional parts: temperatures exceeding 3,000°C

BAE Systems (LON: BA) has successfully demonstrated the ability of its Endura™ system-on-chip (Soc) space processor to operate resiliently in natural space and the most severe strategic radiation environments. "This milestone positions the Endura SoC as a leading high-performance processor for the space community," said Joe Dziezynski, Space Systems product line director at BAE Systems. "Leveraging commercial foundry technology, Endura delivers a smaller, lower-

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) broke ground on two additional facilities to support increased production capacity for the U.S. Army’s PAC-3® propulsion systems, further reinforcing the Department of War’s modernized Arsenal of Freedom and the nation’s ability to meet rising demands.  The additional buildings will be located on the company’s Arkansas Advanced Propulsion Facilities (AAPF) campus in Camden.  “We’re self‑f

BAE Systems (LON: BA) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to build high-resolution imaging satellite buses for Vantor, a leading provider of unified spatial intelligence from space to ground. BAE Systems will build the spacecraft for the next-generation Vantor Vantage™ 20 cm-class imaging satellites from the Evolve™ spacecraft line, for use with national defense and intelligence programs. BAE Systems will also lead spacecraft integration and testing for

Market News Updates News Commentary - Autonomous drones are becoming increasingly essential in modern military and defense strategies, offering improved efficiency and effectiveness in various missions. Equipped with advanced sensors, machine learning capabilities, and autonomous navigation systems, these drones can perform tasks like surveillance, reconnaissance, target monitoring, and logistical support with minimal human intervention. Their ability to operate in dangerous environments whil

Pacific Defense today announced the launch of the SWH1530VP, a next-generation dual-enclave 100/40 Gigabit Ethernet switch engineered to provide secure, deterministic, and high-performance networking for modern Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (C5ISR), Electronic Warfare (EW), and edge computing applications. Aligned with SOSA™, CMOSS, and OpenVPX™ standards, the 3U VPX module combines advanced Layer 2/Layer 3 switching

ASI, the American aerospace and defense AI company whose technology already powers live operations with major US Airlines and the U.S. Air Force today announced it has been awarded a 12 year, $875 Million software and AI contract by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to deploy the Flow Management Data & Services (FMDS) and Strategic Management of Airspace, Routing, and Trajectories (SMART) programs. "Every day, our air traffic control professionals safely manage the

Rune Technologies, which builds AI-enabled predictive software for military logistics in contested environments, today announced a five-year, $99 million Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S. Army. The contract establishes an enterprise acquisition vehicle that enables U.S. Army organizations, other Department of War components, and joint force partners, to rapidly procure Rune's TyrOS platform and associated services through streamlined task orders.

Quantum Space has secured a Department of War (DoW) Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund (OECIF) contract for a fuel depot spacecraft demonstration that enables routine in-space refueling, extends spacecraft operational lifetimes, and provides the U.S. Space Force with greater flexibility and resilience across the space domain. Quantum Space is building the fuel depot on its highly maneuverable Ranger platform. The depot architecture refuels spacecraft and provides on-orbit logistic

Amentum (NYSE: AMTM) will deliver logistics operations support under a new 60-month firm-fixed price contract awarded by the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide modernized, end-to-end, AI-powered supply chain solutions for the Pentagon and other federal customers operating across Japan as part of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) area of responsibility. Amentum will enhance operational readiness in a strategic region by ensuring seamless supply chain management for U.S. m

York Space Systems (York) (NYSE: YSS), a leading, U.S.-based national defense and commercial prime providing a comprehensive suite of mission-critical solutions, has been awarded a contract with a new U.S. government customer supporting critical national security priorities. The award establishes a new customer relationship and builds on York’s established performance delivering operationally relevant space capabilities at speed and scale for a broad range of U.S. government c

Castelion has been awarded a $23.4M firm-fixed-price order from the U.S. Navy for the production and delivery of 50 Blackbeard early operational capability pre-production prototypes and 50 associated storage and shipping containers. The award marks an important step in Blackbeard's transition from development and flight testing toward operationally relevant production. The order supports continued maturation of Castelion's low-cost, highly manufacturable long-range hypersoni

Teledyne FLIR Defense, a pioneer in intelligent sensing solutions and part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced the launch of its advanced CheMSense™ Protect continuous and autonomous air monitor for rapid chemical detection. As the first commercially available chemical detection system utilizing Teledyne’s Multi-Dimensional Mass Spectrometry (MDMS™) technology, CheMSense Protect represents a major leap forward in speed and sensitivity, equipping real-