Americas
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been selected as the Lead Systems Integrator for Project Red 5, a US. Department of Defense initiative aimed at developing advanced autonomous air-to-air capabilities. The $98 million contract will see GA-ASI utilize two MQ-20 Avenger unmanned aircraft systems to prototype full-profile autonomous air-to-air missions. GA-ASI will equip the MQ-20 Avengers with cutting-edge sensors, data links, and mission systems to enable complex air-to-air maneuvers.
BlueHalo, a leading provider of counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) solutions, announced a significant milestone in the development of its Freedom Eagle (FE-1) missile. The company successfully completed multiple rounds of testing, including a critical firing of the dual-thrust, solid rocket motor. FE-1 is being developed under the U.S. Army’s Next-Generation C-UAS Missile program. The missile is designed to counter Group 3 unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and other larger aerial threats. BlueHalo’s rapid development of the FE-1 demonstrates the company’s ability to deliver innovative solutions to meet evolving threats.
Middle East & Africa
The United States military has announced the deployment of additional resources to the Middle East, including an aircraft carrier, amid growing concerns about the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. On Friday, the Pentagon revealed it would send an additional fighter jet squadron, Navy cruisers and destroyer ships to the Middle East. The announcement comes after the recent, high-profile killings of officials of Hamas and Hezbollah, two groups linked to Iran.
Europe
Spanish company Indra has launched an advanced laboratory to further refine the Spanish Army’s 8×8 Dragon armored vehicle’s newly developed mission system. It will facilitate development, evolution, and training of the Maestre mission system, replicating the vehicle and operating environment. Additionally, it will support training, maintenance, and tests on different configurations of Dragon wheeled and tracked vehicles and study their interoperability with new sensors.
Asia-Pacific
The Indian Army is set to make its armored fighting vehicles more resistant to spoofing with the acquisition of advanced land navigation systems (ALNS) from Bharat Electronics. The country’s Defence Acquisition Council led by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh recently accorded the acceptance of necessity, which is the initial step in the procurement process. The ALNS Mk-II works by providing army units aboard armored vehicles with “highly-accurate” navigational guidance when traversing paths or following military coordinates.
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