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19 December

US Navy Procures Textron Drone Boat for AUKUS Trials

The US Navy has purchased an unmanned surface vessel from Textron Systems for testing under AUKUS, a trilateral partnership between Australia, the UK, and the US.

17 December

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Red Cat Taps SpiderOak to Secure Pentagon Approval for Black Widow Drone

Puerto Rico-based Red Cat Holdings has partnered with Virginia cyber firm SpiderOak to evaluate its Black Widow short-range reconnaissance drone for inclusion on the US Department of Defense’s Blue Unmanned Aerial System Cleared List.

17 December

Europe

Rojoef Manuel

Indra Group Names Winner of Pilot Electronic Warfare Challenge

Spanish defense company Indra Group has selected Diego Castro Freire of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid as the winner of its Electronic Warfare Open Challenge, a nationwide initiative designed to foster innovation in electronic warfare.

17 December

Arms

SMARTSHOOTER SMASH 2000L Fire Control System

Rojoef Manuel

Australia to Test SmartShooter’s Fire Control Systems for Frontline Use

Australia has awarded Israeli firm SmartShooter a contract to assess the company’s Smash 3000 fire control system for frontline ground forces.

16 December

Americas

An unmanned surface vessel equipped with the AN/AQS-24 anti-mine sonar system. Photo: Northrop Grumman

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop Demos Towed Anti-Mine Sonar on Drone Boat for US Navy

Northrop Grumman has tested the integration of its AN/AQS-24 anti-mine sonar system with an unmanned surface vessel for the US Navy.

12 December

Exercises

Artist's rendering of RENKS's military vehicle test rigs

Rojoef Manuel

Dutch Army Procures Military Vehicle Test Rigs From RENK

RENK Test System has secured a major contract to supply a new suite of advanced test systems for the Royal Netherlands Army’s ground vehicles.

9 December

Air

Artist's rendition of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Lift Challenge

Rojoef Manuel

DARPA Pushes Small Drone Payload Limits in ‘Lift Challenge’

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a competition to develop small unmanned aerial systems that can exceed current payload capacity.

5 December

Americas

HII executives on a tour of the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering. HII’s Mission Technologies division has joined the Corporate Partners Program at the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering. is a Corporate Partners of the school. (Photo Credit: Lauren Bacon, University of Maryland Communications Program Manager)

Rojoef Manuel

HII Joins University of Maryland Engineering Program to Expand Defense Tech Collaboration

HII’s Mission Technologies division has entered the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering Corporate Partners Program, deepening the company’s ties with the institution to expand research and workforce development efforts.

4 December

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed Martin Opens Alabama Lab to Back US Hypersonic Weapon Initiatives

Lockheed Martin has activated a new Hypersonics System Integration Lab in Huntsville, Alabama, adding a major test and engineering hub as the US races to field hypersonic weapons against rapid advances by China and Russia.

1 December

Air