New Technologies, Avionics & Software

NEW TECHNOLOGIES, 3-D PRINTING,AVIONICS AND SOFTWARE

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28 Apr 26. 6K Energy, a leading U.S. based producer of advanced battery materials, and CRG Defense, a premier U.S. based manufacturer of advanced aerospace and defense systems, today announced a strategic collaboration marking the first step toward building a secure, domestic battery supply chain for U.S. defense and mission-critical applications. The companies have entered into a seven-year agreement that establishes the foundation for long-term cooperation and domestic sourcing of high-performance cathode active materials (CAM) to power next generation, American-made battery cells and packs.

This collaboration lays the groundwork for a strong, enduring relationship focused on strengthening U.S. based battery material production and reducing reliance on foreign supply chains. By aligning early, 6K Energy and CRG Defense are creating a foundation designed to support future expansion and deeper integration across the U.S. battery ecosystem, as well as creating real demand signals to other battery component suppliers expanding capacity in the U.S.

Under the agreement structure, 6K Energy is supplying CRG Defense with single crystal NMC811 cathode material from its current facility in North Andover, MA, with additional capacity coming online in late 2026. As 6K Energy’s state‑of‑the‑art PlusCAM™ facility in Jackson, Tennessee, comes online in early 2028, the company will meet CRG Defense’s expected growth needs using 6K Energy’s proprietary UniMelt® microwave plasma platform. The seven‑year agreement underpins 6K Energy’s growth and expansion, and it includes a structured Quarterly Purchase Plan to ensure consistent and reliable supply for CRG Defense’s mission‑critical programs.

Meeting New Federal Mandates

This collaboration arrives at a pivotal moment for the U.S. defense industrial base. Following the FCC’s December 2025 ban on foreign-produced unmanned aerial system (UAS) critical components and Section 842 of the FY 2026 NDAA, which will prohibit the Department of War from procuring batteries from foreign entities of concern, the demand for domestic solutions has never been higher. By utilizing 6K Energy’s U.S. produced CAM products, CRG Defense will deliver fully NDAA compliant, high-energy, battery solutions for applications including next-generation UAS.

“The shift to domestic sourcing for critical UAS components represents both a challenge and an opportunity for the defense industrial base,” said Patrick Hood, CEO of CRG Defense. “By partnering with 6K Energy, we are ensuring current and future access to the domestic materials necessary to supply our customers with secure energy solutions for critical defense applications. Our drone platforms will now be powered by technology that is truly American made from the chemistry up.”

“Rebuilding a resilient U.S. battery supply chain requires both early commitment and long‑term partnerships,” said Saurabh Ullal, President of 6K Energy. “This agreement marks the beginning of a strategic relationship with CRG Defense as we invest in the infrastructure and technology required to remove reliance on foreign sources. Our PlusCAM facility is designed to deliver sustainable, battery‑cathode material at scale for the most demanding defense applications.”

6K’s proprietary UniMelt system is a production-scale microwave-based plasma process for the manufacture of advanced materials that is both fast and environmentally friendly. By taking advantage of the unique thermal and chemical properties of microwave plasma, the UniMelt system can dramatically reduce costs and improve throughput and yield while de-risking supply chains and strengthening national security. This enables tailored, domestically produced materials for mission-critical battery applications across defense sectors as well as industrial, energy storage, and motive applications. To learn more about the shifting landscape for battery material production, and to see the power of UniMelt, please visit 6KInc.com.

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6K Energy and CRG Defense will collaborate on high-performance cathode active materials (CAM)

29 Apr 26. IFS the leading provider of Industrial AI software, today announced strong and accelerating momentum for its agentic Digital Workers together with the launch of IFS Loops Agent Studio.

The power of Industrial AI is most pronounced when applied to industry-specific scenarios. Deploying Digital Workers to these scenarios is enabling organisations to drive efficiency across the business and deliver better products and services to customers.

Today’s milestone update sees IFS Loops now offer an Agent Studio that enables customers to configure, govern, refine, and expand Digital Workers for their business. Intuitively designed for non-technical, functional employees, IFS Loops Agent Studio requires no technical or coding knowledge.

IFS Loops Digital Workers arrive pre-built with deep industry context, proven workflows, and enterprise-grade AI Trust controls -security, permissions, and governance guardrails defined out of the box. The powerful combination with Agent Studio means organisations can focus on the business outcomes Digital Workers deliver, not the complexity of standing them up.

It is simple to set context, define a process, design actions, and test safely before deploying fully customised Digital Workers into production. The Agent Studio provides the ability to monitor operational outcomes, exceptions, and performance metrics, enforce governance guardrails, maintain auditability, and expand agentic capabilities incrementally as confidence grows.

Proven value of Industrial Digital Workers

Across multiple asset-intensive industries, the world’s most progressive industrial organisations are reporting measurable, real-world business outcomes from Digital Workers, including:

60% gain in operational efficiency and recovered 20 hours per week
$3 million annual ROI and 90,000 hours returned to the workforce

At Kitron, the global electronics manufacturing services provider, Digital Workers are automating supply chain workflows including inventory replenishment and supplier coordination areas that previously consumed significant operational bandwidth.

Jonatan Gustafsson, Business Application Manager at Kitron, said: “IFS is the backbone of our global operations, connecting procurement, production, logistics, and finance in one platform. IFS Loops Digital Workers are a natural extension of that foundation. With structured operational data already in place, we can apply AI where it matters most. Automated supplier order confirmations save significant time, and early shortage prediction means we can protect production schedules before problems occur.”

Ependion, a global manufacturing company, was managing more than 150 purchase order confirmations per week entirely by hand. The process was slow, error-prone, and consuming a lot of time. After deploying the Supplier Order Manager Digital Worker, Ependion are expecting to gain 60% in operational efficiency and recover 20 hours per week. The initial results were clear enough that Ependion moved quickly to a second Digital Worker, and is now evaluating additional use cases across its operations.

Joakim Stolt, Chief Information Officer, Ependion, said: “We spent years solving this problem in traditional ways. One Digital Worker did what we couldn’t. We saw the value, added a second, and we’re not stopping there. Having a human in the loop at every critical decision point is how enterprise AI should work, and IFS Loops built that in from the start.”

Kodiak Gas Services operates 4.5 million horsepower of compression with 800 field technicians working across the United States. Technicians previously spent significant time searching for parts. With IFS Loops, Kodiak Gas Services rolled out a Material Replenisher Digital Worker that allows technicians to quickly find and order parts through conversation. The result: $3 million annual ROI and 90,000 hours returned to the workforce.

Somya Kapoor, CEO, IFS Loops, said: “Building agents is easy—governing how they operate is the hard part. Digital Workers are not something you deploy once and forget. Like any workforce, they improve over time. Organisations start by building or modifying a Digital Worker, testing it in real workflows, refining the rules, guardrails, and decisions it makes. Then they monitor how it performs in production. That continuous cycle of change, test, and monitor is how Digital Workers become more capable and more trusted over time. It’s how enterprises move from experimenting with AI to operating with it every day and seeing real ROI within weeks.”

Expanding the Digital Worker portfolio: New field service capabilities

Extending its differentiation in field service, and building on the initial IFS Loops Digital Workers for supply chain, IFS is introducing a set of new Digital Workers designed specifically for field service. These additions help service organisations move from manual orchestration toward automated, exception-based supervision.

Service Planning Assistant Digital Worker: Continuously evaluates service demand, technician availability, and operational constraints to support predictive scheduling and planning—helping organisations anticipate demand rather than simply react to it. Key impacts include improved scheduling efficiency, reduced manual planning effort, and faster response to service demand changes.
Dispatcher Assistant Digital Worker: Monitors service queues, identifies scheduling conflicts, and recommends optimal dispatch decisions—escalating operational exceptions to supervisors only when human judgement is required. Key impacts include reduced dispatch coordination effort, faster service assignment, and improved technician utilisation.
Knowledge Manager Digital Worker: Provides field technicians with contextual operational knowledge by interpreting asset data, service history, and enterprise documentation in real time. Instead of searching across manuals, service records, and knowledge bases, technicians receive the most relevant guidance directly within their workflow—at the exact moment it is needed during a job.

Keith Kirkpatrick, Vice President and Research Director, Enterprise Software & Digital Workflows, Futurum Group, said: “Agentic AI platforms are increasingly being evaluated not on model sophistication, but on their ability to operate safely within complex, high-volume enterprise workflows. By defining digital workers as governed operational entities, complete with role boundaries, exception handling, and performance metrics, risk is reduced while adoption accelerates. From a technical perspective, the emphasis on lifecycle management, auditability, and incremental capability expansion reflects a maturing view of AI as a long-term operational asset rather than a standalone technology experiment.”

23 Apr 26. Leonardo DRS, Inc. (Nasdaq: DRS) announced today it is introducing a new 2 kVA AC Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) in the company’s uninterruptible power supply family of products, delivering clean, conditioned backup power to help keep mission-critical electronics online through shipboard power disturbances. The product is designed and positioned as IP54-hardened, and military-qualified—built for harsh and unforgiving operating environments.

“We designed this 2 kVA UPS to be a rugged, platform-ready building block for mission-critical loads operating outside controlled spaces,” said Cari Ossenfort, senior vice president, general manager at Leonardo DRS Naval Electronics business unit. “With IP54 protection, high-efficiency performance, and fully hardened reliability, it helps the U.S. Navy and its Sailors protect uptime and reduce program risk across naval, defense, and extreme applications.”

Ruggedized for harsh maritime and industrial conditions, the UPS incorporates IP54 enclosure protection and will complete qualification testing this summer to applicable MIL-STD requirements covering EMI, shock, vibration, salt fog, and fungus.

Leonardo DRS is a leading provider of next-generation power conversion technology for the U.S. Navy, with major systems for submarines and surface ships. The company’s experience and proven performance with power conversion systems continues to provide mission-critical support for the increased power requirements of current and future naval platforms. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

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Oxley Group Ltd

Oxley offer a range of Military Marine NVG friendly LED lighting that includes navigation lights and controls, flight deck landing lights and interior compartment lighting. Our lighting products are used by Navies around the world including our own Royal Navy on UK Aircraft Carriers, Canadian Frigates, Swedish Submarines, Australian Surface vessels and Submarines, on board French Naval Carriers and in Naval Gun Turrets.

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The technology is extremely energy efficient and built robustly, with proven long life. The lighting is NVG friendly, dimmable and programmable to allow for operations with aircraft pilots using military night vision goggles. They offer superior design giving high reliability for the most demanding environments with high sealing and the ability to meet the most stringent EMC standards.

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Oxley are proud to say that we are working in partnership with SeaKing to enable a control panel to be offered with our LED Navigation Lighting. All of Oxley navigation lights have been specifically developed for vessels over 50 metres.

Contact Marcus Goad on 07850 917 263 for more information or to arrange samples.

Oxley specialises in the design and manufacture of advanced electronic and electro-optic components and systems for air, land and sea applications within the military sector. Established in 1942, Oxley has manufacturing facilities in the UK and USA and enjoys representation worldwide. The company’s products include night vision and LED lighting, data capture systems and electronic components. Oxley has pioneered the development of night vision compatible lighting. It offers a total package incorporating optical filters, equipment modification, cockpit and external lighting along with fleet wide upgrade services including engineering, installation, support, maintenance and training. The company’s long experience of manufacturing night vision lighting and LED indicators, coupled with advances in LED technology, has enabled it to develop LED solutions to replace incandescent and fluorescent lighting in existing applications as well as becoming the lighting option of choice in new applications such as portable military hospitals, UAV control stations and communication shelters.

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NEW TECHNOLOGIES, AVIONICS AND SOFTWARE

March 26, 2026 by

Sponsored By Oxley Developments

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24 Mar 26. Leonardo DRS Introduces THOR, Delivering Decisive Edge Computing Power to the Modern Battlefie.Leonardo DRS, Inc. (Nasdaq: DRS) announced today the introduction of THOR – Tactical, High-Performance Embedded Computing, Open Architecture, Rugged – a rugged, open-architecture 3U VPX embedded computing chassis purpose-built to deliver high-performance processing at the tactical edge. Designed for combat vehicles, tactical platforms, and emerging mission environments, THOR provides the scalable computing backbone warfighters need to run artificial intelligence, fuse multi-sensor data, and make faster, more informed decisions under fire.

As the U.S. military accelerates its modernization agenda across ground, air, and emerging domains, the demand for deployable, high-density computing at the point of need has never been greater. THOR directly addresses this requirement. Aligned with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA™) and the Department of War’s Modular Open Systems Approach, THOR enables rapid technology insertion, reduces vendor lock-in, and provides a clear upgrade path—ensuring combat systems remain effective against evolving threats without costly platform redesigns.

“Today’s battlefield demands computing solutions that are as agile and resilient as the forces they support,” said Denny Crumley, senior vice president and general manager of the Land Electronics business unit at Leonardo DRS. “THOR was designed from the ground up to meet that challenge. It brings together open-architecture flexibility, military-grade ruggedness, and the processing power required for AI-enabled operations—all in a form factor that deploys where it matters most. THOR represents a significant step forward in our Advanced Sensing and Computing portfolio, and it reflects our commitment to delivering technology that gives warfighters a decisive advantage.”

Engineered to MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-1275, MIL-STD-461, and ATPD-2404 standards, THOR operates reliably in extreme temperature, shock, vibration, and electromagnetic environments where commercial computing solutions fail. The chassis supports a broad range of compute payloads—including Intel®, Arm®, and NVIDIA®-based single board computers, high-performance GPUs for AI and machine learning inference, and RF and digital signal processing modules for electronic warfare and secure communications. With internal data rates up to 100 Gbps and support for cyber security capabilities, THOR delivers the low-latency, high-throughput performance that advanced sensing and network-centric operations demand.

THOR is optimized for size, weight, and power-constrained platforms and is available as a configurable chassis kit or as a fully integrated Leonardo DRS subsystem—combining the company’s computing, sensor, software, and secure communications technologies into a mission-ready package. This flexibility enables system integrators and program offices to rapidly prototype, evaluate, and field advanced capabilities with reduced integration risk and a clear path from demonstration to full-rate production.

Beyond defense, THOR’s compute density, ruggedness, and standards-based architecture make it well-suited for demanding commercial and industrial applications—including advanced robotics, machine vision, railway and transportation monitoring, and field-deployable scientific instrumentation—where deterministic, high-reliability performance is essential.

The introduction of THOR reinforces Leonardo DRS’s position as a trusted provider of next-generation advanced sensing and computing technologies that improve situational awareness, accelerate decision-making, and reduce the cognitive burden on commanders and crews operating in complex, multi-domain environments. THOR will be showcased at the AUSA Global Force Annual Meeting & Exposition in Huntsville, Alabama. To learn more, visit the Leonardo DRS booth #1433 or go to www.LeonardoDRS.com. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

25 Mar 26. Bittium has today announced the launch of its next‑generation software router. Bittium FUSOR™ (Flexible Unifying Software Router) strengthens communications for the defense forces of different countries by enabling seamless, flexible, and cost-efficient expansion of Bittium networks. The software router supports the formation of hybrid networks by connecting tactical networks with, for example, fixed networks and 5G, as well as expanding tactical networks into larger network entities. A wide, multi-technology network allows effective operational activities across services and military branches.

The software router is part of Bittium’s proven portfolio of routing products, including the Bittium TAC WIN Tactical Router™, Bittium Tough SDR™ radios, and the Bittium Tough Comnode™ communication device. FUSOR introduces an alternative way for deploying routing capability on virtual platforms. It is a flexible solution that is easy to deploy and replicate within existing network infrastructure.

FUSOR utilizes the same advanced routing protocol as Bittium’s routing devices, enabling the formation of a seamless Mobile Ad‑hoc Network (MANET) that dynamically selects the optimal path for communications at all times. This adaptive routing capability allows network nodes to move freely without the need for manual reconfiguration when network topology or connection quality changes. The network is easy to deploy, resilient, and ensures continuous communications even in highly dynamic and contested operational environments.

“Effective command and control of forces and operational performance rely on seamless communications between all forces. Bittium’s network solutions enable interoperable, secure and future-ready communications that operate across different defense environments. Our new FUSOR software router provides our customers with greater agility and more options for building and expanding their networks. Thanks to the software‑based approach, all our capabilities are adaptable to future performance requirements,” said Tommi Kangas, Senior Vice President of Bittium’s Defense & Security business segment.

Bittium FUSOR is available for customer evaluation and pilot deployments.

More information about FUSOR: https://www.bittium.com/defense-security/bittium-fusor

16 Mar 26. The Subsurface Battlespace Just Got Clearer: SitaWare Maritime Launches PMI Planning Capability. Systematic has introduced a major new capability in SitaWare Maritime, enabling navies to safely coordinate submarine operations across coalition forces.

In modern naval operations, friendly submarines often operate in the same contested waters as allied ships, aircraft and other submarines. PMI planning tools help commanders coordinate these movements safely by analyzing potential conflicts in four dimensions and ensuring clear separation between assets before operations begin.

“The addition of PMI planning capabilities takes SitaWare to new depths,” said Commander Nicholas Kristof, US Navy (Retired), a former submariner who now serves as Director of Defense Sales at Systematic. “This addition will enable the world’s Submarine Operating Authorities to employ SitaWare in their planning processes. Before this update, that just wasn’t the case.”

Coalition Submarine Operations: From Opacity to Clarity

SitaWare Maritime’s latest software release offers submarine planners the ability to ensure safe separation between submarines and other maritime and air assets by analyzing operations across four dimensions: time, latitude, longitude and depth. The capability uses dynamic moving havens that chart a submarine’s planned route, providing a shared understanding of where submarines are expected to operate at specific times.

“In multinational operations, clarity and predictability are essential,” said Lasse Krabbesmark, Product Manager at Systematic. “PMI ensures that coalition partners can operate together safely whilst maintaining the necessary level of information sharing.”

Submarine movement and operations plans can be shared using standard NATO message formats, enabling allied forces to understand when areas are active, when sensors can be deployed, and how to distinguish friendly submarines from potential threats. SitaWare’s PMI tool controls and deconflicts these plans prior to dissemination.

As a commercial off-the-shelf solution built on NATO interoperability standards, SitaWare Maritime’s PMI capability integrates seamlessly with existing naval command and control systems, enabling rapid deployment across coalition task forces without lengthy integration programmes.

Mine Countermeasures: Unlocking Freedom of Manoeuvre

Building on this foundation of enhanced coalition coordination, Systematic also confirmed that an advanced Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Planning capability will be released later this year. Where PMI ensures submarines can operate safely together, MCM Planning enables coalition forces to clear the path ahead, further strengthening SitaWare Maritime’s position as the comprehensive naval command and control solution for multinational operations.

The capability allows mine warfare officers to select available units and define operational areas, after which the system suggests an optimised plan for distributing assets to clear or survey mined waters.

“This is not just about visualisation, it’s about collaboration and efficiency,” said Krabbesmark. “By proposing a coordinated plan, the system helps coalition forces achieve mine clearance objectives faster and with greater consistency.”

The MCM Planning capability supports operations in littoral and contested environments and is designed to scale across national and multinational task groups.

Continuous Innovation Across the SitaWare Suite

SitaWare Maritime is part of the world-leading SitaWare Suite from Systematic, delivering command and control capabilities across land, maritime, and joint domains. With twice-yearly updates, the first release cycle of 2026 demonstrates Systematic’s commitment to delivering cutting-edge capabilities that address real operational challenges across the force.

As submarine operations intensify in the Indo-Pacific, North Atlantic, and Baltic Sea regions, and as mine warfare capabilities proliferate in littoral zones from the Persian Gulf to the Arctic, SitaWare Maritime’s enhanced capabilities address the immediate coordination challenges facing NATO and allied naval forces operating in these contested environments.

Alongside the Maritime release, SitaWare Insight version 1.9 extends the suite’s intelligence and decision support capabilities across all domains, including:

Three new AI capabilities including AI-powered terrain analysis from satellite imagery, AI track prediction based on historical movement patterns, and enhanced Wingman search across uploaded mission documents, giving commanders faster, more actionable intelligence.

NATO imagery interoperability with native support for NATO Secondary Imagery Format (NSIF) in accordance with STANAG 4545, with extracted metadata fully searchable by text, time, and location.

Flexible data modelling through a new Custom Data framework that allows operators to define their own structured data formats and make them searchable without vendor configuration.

Improved platform monitoring and collaboration including a new status dashboard with per-service tracking and alerts, shareable Data Lake URLs, and a new Data Lists application for managing and acting on intelligence holdings.

Expanded automation and AI development with new Robot processors for event monitoring, entity linking, and format conversion, alongside MLFlow support and a data science handbook for users building custom AI models.

About Systematic

Systematic is a leading provider of mission-critical software solutions for defence, national security, and healthcare sectors. The company’s SitaWare suite delivers comprehensive command-and-control and situational awareness capabilities used by armed forces and security organisations worldwide. With a focus on interoperability, reliability, and user-centric design, Systematic’s solutions enable effective decision-making in complex operational environments and support NATO’s commitment to technological superiority and alliance interoperability.

11 Mar 26. On Land and in the Air: Daimler Truck Enters Partnership with German Drone Manufacturer Quantum Systems. Daimler Truck has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the German company Quantum Systems. The goal is close cooperation in the field of unmanned aerial and ground systems for defence operations. Through Quantum Systems’ software MOSAIC, information from air and ground systems will be integrated. By integrating its vehicles into MOSAIC, Daimler Truck aims to improve the operational picture and thereby enhance the protection of personnel involved. A Mercedes‑Benz Arocs integrated into MOSAIC is currently being presented at the military specialist conference Log.Net 2026 in Koblenz.

Daniel Zittel, Head of Defence Sales at Daimler Truck AG: “By integrating our vehicles into MOSAIC, we will be able to seamlessly network them with other ground-based systems and unmanned aerial systems. At the same time, we are developing our trucks into partially autonomous and unmanned vehicle platforms.”

Defence strategy: cooperation with selected partners

As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of commercial vehicles, Daimler Truck can produce military vehicle solutions at large scale. Unmanned vehicles are also expected to be provided with industrial scalability in the future.

To achieve this, Daimler Truck combines its development and manufacturing expertise with the technological know-how of specialized partners and start-ups. Cooperation with technology partners is a central component of Daimler Truck’s defence strategy, enabling new capabilities to be integrated into vehicles reliably and quickly.

Contribution to Europe’s technological sovereignty

Beyond the operational collaboration, the partnership also has strategic significance for Germany and Europe. It strengthens European automotive, autonomy, and AI capabilities as key technologies in the defence sector. At the same time, the partners contribute to reducing technological dependencies and expanding resilient supply chains for security-relevant capabilities and manufacturing.

23 Mar 26. Lockheed Martin, a global defence technology leader, has announced a new UK-based technology initiative led by its Skunk Works® division aimed at developing new and advanced defence capabilities and technologies. The announcement comes as the company joins the UK’s Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) as a Tier 1 partner.

Named the Technology Roadmaps initiative, it leverages expertise from Skunk Works® to support the sovereign development and delivery of cutting-edge defence technologies to UK customers.

The company said the initiative introduces a grassroots model, focused on collaboration with small and medium UK enterprises (SMEs) while building on existing relationships with UK government organisations, academic institutions and industry partners in areas identified in the UK’s Strategic Defence Review.

Identified technology priorities include artificial intelligence, autonomy, cyber, material technologies and space manufacturing, and initial projects will focus on creating immediate capability from existing technologies. The initiative will share best practices, contribute to ecosystem learning and deliver purposeful innovation for the UK’s defence needs.

The announcement follows the successful delivery last year of Skunk Works® first international project, the TIQUILA uncrewed aerial system programme for the British Army. Other recent successful Skunk Works® UK activities include “Project DEIMOS” live-fly demonstrations that showcased interoperability between the Royal Air Force’s F-35 fleet and NATO allies, and the collaboration with BAE Systems’ FalconWorks to develop a range of uncrewed autonomous air systems for global allies, announced at DSEI last September.

Tier 1 membership of the MTC will also see Lockheed Martin collaborate with that UK organisation on core research, capabilities and investments, and play a leading role in managing projects that address key challenges faced by defence industry supply chains.

“Lockheed Martin recognises that for the UK Government, defence is an engine for growth, and cooperation of this type delivers for the UK, the US and their allies – moving technology faster, driving supply chain resilience and creating shared economic growth for all parties,” said Paul Livingston, CBE, Chief Executive for UK and NATO at Lockheed Martin.

“The Technology Roadmap initiative with UK industry and partners such as MTC will help us build on the long legacy of transatlantic excellence to deliver mutual security benefits today and into the future,” said OJ Sanchez, Vice President and General Manager, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works.

Sir Rick Thompson, KCB, CBE, Managing Director of Defence at the Manufacturing Technology Centre, said: “Lockheed Martin joining the MTC as a Tier 1 member sends a clear signal about the strength of the UK’s defence industrial base and our innovation ecosystem as it continues to grow in response to an increasingly uncertain world. By working with partners like Lockheed Martin, we can help companies across the supply chain adopt the technologies they need to compete, scale and seize the opportunities created by the government’s Defence Industrial Strategy as a driver of growth.”

Specific projects conducted in collaboration with the MTC will focus on delivering scalable, adaptable and agile manufacturing with reduced costs and lead times for customers. The efforts will concentrate on additive manufacturing, automation, augmentation and digital integration, addressing common challenges such as accelerating the delivery of new technologies to the front line.

The membership is also intended to accelerate SME technology readiness levels, helping emerging concepts progress more rapidly toward deployable solutions. The effort aligns with Lockheed Martin’s SMEUnite initiative which has grown to include over 180 British companies.

Headquartered in London, Lockheed Martin UK, the UK arm of Lockheed Martin Corporation, contributes around £2 billion to the national economy each year and sustaining around 26,000 British jobs – 2,000 directly and 24,000 more across 800 supply chain partners, more than 500 of which are SME businesses.

As a trusted British-American strategic defence partner for over 85 years, it combines innovation, ingenuity and exploration to boost resilience, grow industrial capacity, sustain high-value jobs, and deliver meaningful economic impact on both sides of the Atlantic.

19 Mar 26. IFS launches IFS.ai Logistics, transforming enterprise transport management with Industrial AI.

IFS.ai Logistics unites AI-driven planning, zero-touch execution, freight audit, and network optimisation into a single closed operational loop—turning logistics from a hard-to-govern cost centre into a strategic advantage
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IFS, the leading provider of Industrial AI software, today announced the launch of IFS.ai Logistics, an AI-powered logistics intelligence platform purpose-built for enterprises operating complex, multi-carrier, multi-region transport networks. The new solution extends Industrial AI into the physical movement of materials and goods—the operational heartbeat of industrial enterprises worldwide. IFS already manages $2.4 trillion in critical assets for its customers; IFS.ai Logistics adds the logistics intelligence layer that connects operational decisions to financial outcomes across the full supply chain.

Building beyond 7bridges technology, which was acquired in 2025, IFS.ai Logistics delivers a single closed operational loop spanning transport planning, automated execution, freight audit, cost governance, and continuous network optimisation. It operates within IFS Cloud, alongside Enterprise Asset Management, Field Service Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, and Supply Chain Management and is composable with third-party platforms, reducing adoption friction for enterprises managing complex multi-system environments.

Overcoming costly logistics blind spots

Enterprises today spend five to ten percent of revenue on transportation, yet logistics remains one of the hardest costs to govern. Data is fragmented across carriers, regions, legacy systems, and spreadsheets. The result: logistics teams in reactive mode, unable to act on data they cannot see, trust, or compare. For large manufacturers and logistics providers, a one-percent inefficiency in freight spend can represent tens or hundreds of millions of dollars in avoidable annual cost. Against a global logistics market valued above $9 trillion today and projected to approach $20 trillion within the decade, the industry needs structural transformation, not incremental automation.

IFS.ai Logistics addresses this directly across four capability areas:

AI-driven transport planning and carrier selection replace manual decision-making with intelligence-led optimisation across modes, legs, and trade lanes.
Zero-touch automated execution eliminates booking errors and operational overhead with real-time shipment visibility and intelligent exception handling.
A finance-grade freight audit engine validates every invoice at line-item level, applying automated GL coding, surfacing billing discrepancies, and managing dispute workflows to recover leakage.
A network intelligence and simulation layer enables continuous what-if scenario modelling, from carrier strategy and cost forecasting to emissions planning and procurement consolidation.

Underpinning all four capabilities is a logistics-native data model that standardises and harmonises fragmented transport data into a single trusted intelligence layer with one source of truth for reporting, forecasting, and continuous network improvement.

Philip Ashton, President, IFS.ai Logistics, commented: “Logistics is one of the largest, most frequently disrupted and least-governed cost categories in global industry, and the consequences show up directly in EBITDA. Over the last five years we have seen that when AI is applied at scale, directly inside specific industry applications, like enterprise logistics operations, customers can capture value within weeks—they begin to protect margins, improve service reliability, and increase operational agility. With IFS.ai Logistics, this is exactly what we are delivering: an AI-driven platform that closes the loop between every operational logistics decision and its financial consequence. This is Industrial AI applied where it matters most.”

The launch of IFS.ai Logistics builds on IFS’s continued expansion across the physical supply chain. Alongside solutions such as the recently acquired IFS Softeon for warehouse management and fulfillment, IFS.ai Logistics introduces an intelligence layer that connects transport planning, automated execution, freight audit, and network optimisation. Together, these capabilities help organisations create a more connected flow of materials and goods from warehouse operations through to final delivery, enabling more informed decisions across inventory, fulfillment, carrier selection, transport execution, and freight cost management.

Keith Kirkpatrick, VP & Research Director, The Futurum Group, commented: “Futurum’s research shows that nearly half of enterprise decision-makers are planning agentic AI deployments in supply chain management, and the supply chain software segment is accelerating toward double-digit annual growth through 2031. Yet the current vendor landscape remains dominated by legacy planning and execution tools that were never designed for AI-native intelligence. IFS.ai Logistics addresses a genuine market gap—bringing closed-loop AI across transport planning, execution, audit, and optimisation into a single platform. For industrial enterprises spending five to ten percent of revenue on freight and transportation, the ability to connect every logistics decision to its financial consequence is transformational.”

11 Mar 26. ULTRA PCS Delivers Choice and Flexibility to Customers with Getac’s Rugged Solutions. Ultra PCS is a leading provider of safety and mission-critical solutions to the military and commercial aerospace industries. When developing its Ultra Electronic Architecture Kit (UltraEAK®), the company knew that providing rugged yet affordable computing hardware was essential to delivering successful outcomes especially in small, highly mobile platforms.

As these industries have become increasingly digitised, the need for more electronics in land and air vehicles has grown significantly. As a result, many onboard systems have also grown in complexity, with proprietary standards and complicated architecture making integration more and more difficult.

Ultra PCS is at the forefront of the effort to solve this issue by creating open architectures for vehicles that negate the need for highly bespoke, expensive solutions. A key example is Generic Vehicle Architecture (GVA) – part of the larger UK MoD Land Open Systems Architecture (LOSA) – which provides a cost effective open, distributed power and data backbone, enabling simpler integration of multiple sensors, weapons, communications and platform management systems.

Ultra PCS offers a range of products that enable the implementation of GVA, such as its Ultra Electronic Architecture Kit (UltraEAK®); a fully open, modular and scalable solution that combines proprietary software with rugged hardware to provide seamless integration of data for vehicle systems. UltraEAK® is offered as a fully inbuilt fixed solution, or as a removeable mobile solution installed on a rugged Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) device that allows customers to use the same UltraEAK® hardware across multiple vehicles via secure onboard docking stations.

Flexibility is central to Ultra PCS’s offering, so in order to give customers the widest possible choice of COTS devices, Ultra PCS knew it needed to partner with proven rugged hardware providers within its UltraEAK® ecosystem.

Solution

Building on previous collaboration, Ultra PCS identified Getac as an ideal rugged hardware technology partner for UltraEAK®. In particular, the UX10 fully rugged tablet and V110 fully rugged laptop were chosen for their combination of powerful processing capabilities, fully rugged reliability and cost-conscious price points, giving customers two proven options when choosing rugged COTS devices to be part of their UltraEAK® solution.

Fast and adaptable, the UX10 fully rugged tablet offers an exceptional computing experience in a wide range of challenging environments. Featuring a powerful Intel® i7/i5 processor, the MIL-STD-810H and IP66- certified UX10 delivers great performance with uncompromising durability, while a 10.1-inch FHD LumiBond multi-touch display with 1,000 nits of brightness makes reading and multitasking simple, even in bright sun or adverse weather conditions. The UX10 also offers a wide range of robust security options including integrated fingerprint reader, smart card reader, magnetic stripe reader, RFID reader, and Windows Hello face-authentication camera, all while weighing just 1.15KG (2.56 Lbs).

The V110 fully rugged laptop features a powerful Intel® CoreTM processor alongside an 11.6″ LumiBond touchscreen boasting 1,000 nits of brightness, making complex tasks easy. Extensive connectivity options include Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, optional 4G LTE/5G Sub-6 and GPS module, while optional 64GB DDR4 + 2TB storage supports intense data activities in the field. Like all Getac products, the V110 has been built rugged from the ground up for maximum reliability in a diverse range of use cases and user scenarios. MIL-STD-810H, and IP65 certifications ensure the device can withstand regular knocks, drops, spills, and vibrations, while optional ANSI/UL 12.12.01 and salt fog resistance are also available on request.

Benefits

With Getac as a hardware technology partner in the UltraEAK® ecosystem, Ultra PCS can offer customers an extensive level of choice when customising UltraEAK® solutions to fit both their needs and budget.

The UX10 tablet and V110 laptop both blend powerful processing with fully rugged reliability and versatile functionality in an affordable COTS device, saving customers money over a fully inbuilt UltraEAK® solution while giving them the ability to remove and use the UltraEAK® hardware across multiple different vehicles as needed.

“Every customer situation is unique, which means their EAK solution needs to be as well. Customer choice and flexibility are both core tenets of our business, so when developing UltraEAK® we knew that working with proven rugged device manufacturers would play an essential role in enabling us to deliver the level of choice our customers desire without compromising on overall solution quality or effectiveness” says John Puddy, Director – Land Systems, Ultra PCS. “Our technology partnership with Getac enables us to offer an extensive range of industry-leading hardware options that our customers can rely on time and time again, regardless of the situation, scenario, or weather conditions in which they are being used.”

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09 Mar 26.. Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) today announced the launch of the HGuide™ i700, an inertial measurement unit that delivers high-accuracy performance for unmanned air, land and sea vehicles. By pairing near navigation-grade capability with a no-license-required (NLR) classification, the HGuide i700 provides integrators worldwide with a powerful new option for critical sensing and navigation.

The HGuide i700 uses high reliability sensors and electronic architecture found in Honeywell’s HG3900 inertial measurement unit (IMU). Compact and low-power, the HGuide i700 delivers near-navigation-grade accuracy and reliability while being optimized to support longer range navigation in GNSS-denied environments

“As customers explore new autonomous, robotic and precision-guided solutions, they want the accuracy and reliability of inertial systems that can be tailored to their program requirements,” said Matt Picchetti, vice president and general manager, Navigation and Sensors, Honeywell Aerospace. “The HGuide i700 offers strong GNSS-denied performance for by limiting maximum acceleration and spin rates in a license-free package that simplifies the complexity of system development while preserving reliability.”

The latest in Honeywell’s HGuide suite of no-license inertial solutions, the HGuide i700 allows customers to streamline development cycles, simplify system architecture and transition to field deployment more quickly than existing technology.

The HGuide i700’s rugged design, compact size and low-power profile make it ideal for diverse commercial, industrial and defense applications, such as:

Unmanned aerial, land or sea vehicles
Mobile mapping and surveying systems
Long duration unmanned ground or surface platforms
Robotics and industrial automation
Stabilized payloads and pointing systems

Honeywell has been a top innovator in IMU technology for more than three decades and pioneered the use of MEMS technologies in navigation. For more information about the Honeywell HGuide™ i700 and Honeywell’s navigation solutions, visit Honeywell Aerospace.

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03 Mar 26. Kongsberg Discovery has announced the successful development of a revolutionary step forward in resilient, accurate and accessible navigation technology, unveiling a groundbreaking north-seeking micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) solution. The innovation will be showcased at this year’s Oceanology International in London, where Kongsberg Discovery will offer live demonstrations and workshops to illustrate verified performance. The coming product is seen as a gamechanger within positioning and inertial navigation, with far reaching potential.

Accessible benefits

“In many ways, this opens up a whole range of new applications within navigation,” Ane Dalsnes Storsæter, Vice President Inertial Solutions, Kongsberg Discovery, states.” From air and surface-based drones, to subsea ROVs and AUVs, to defence systems, marine surveying, energy applications, and beyond. The device allows for reliable, precise navigation without continuous aiding.

“Up to now, existing north-seeking gyroscopes have not been able to meet new market requirements for size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C). This MEMS solution takes the accuracy associated with larger and more costly units and repackages it in a tiny, lightweight, robust and affordable tactical grade unit that makes tactical navigation truly accessible. We’re absolutely thrilled to demonstrate the potential of this technology first-hand and look forward to making a real splash at Oceanology International.”

Resilient performance

With a solid-state design tailored for high volume production and cost-conscious pricing, the unit delivers robust performance across a wide temperature range, in vibrating and dynamic environments.

As Storsæter explains, the ability to provide resilient tactical grade navigation delivers compelling benefits.

“Obviously, there’s no GNSS when operating in the subsea domain, so using MEMS in applications where size and power consumption is of the essence is a huge advantage,” Storsæter comments. “But beyond that, the need for truly resilient navigation in an ever-changing risk environment – with increased jamming and spoofing – is becoming increasingly important. Our north-seeking MEMS IMU is SWaP-C optimised and operates without a magnetometer for resilient tactical grade navigation. Used in an integrated navigation solution, the KONGSBERG MEMS device will provide a highly competitive inertial edge.”

Long-standing co-operation

Kongsberg Discovery has a long-standing co-operation with Silicon Sensing Systems. The result is a small, robust and highly cost-effective solution that demonstrates north-seeking capabilities, based on Kongsberg Discovery’s proprietary IMU design.

“Nine months ago, we signed a co-operation agreement with an ambition to achieve navigation-grade performance of a MEMS-based gyro. Today we have reached a major milestone in that. North-seeking MEMS is a breakthrough that will bring real operational benefits for a range of sectors and we are proud to be part of this endeavour with Kongsberg Discovery,” says David Somerville, General Manager, Silicon Sensing.

Live demonstration Industry players eager to be the very first in the world to see the solution in action, with the operational data to prove its effectiveness, are invited to visit Kongsberg Discovery’s stand (D600) at Oceanology International, taking place 10-12 March at ExCel London. The company, a global leader with solutions from deep sea to outer space, will also be using the occasion to launch further products, run live feeds from the Oslofjord CMI Protection Test Bed, hold workshops and presentations, and run live technology demonstrations on the dockside by the exhibition centre.

For further information please see https://www.kongsberg.com/discovery/news/events/oceanology-international/

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26 Feb 26. Varjo, a global technology leader in mission-ready virtual and mixed reality, today expanded its 2026 product offering with the launch of Integrated XR Systems – complete, ready-to-run XR hardware solutions designed to simplify deployment and deliver assured performance from day one in air-gapped environments.

With Integrated XR Systems, Varjo expands its product portfolio beyond industry-leading headsets to deliver fully validated XR solutions, combining Varjo XR-4 Series headsets (2026 edition) with premium workstations, pre-installed software, bundled licenses, and expert support. The new offering is designed for defense programs, system integrators, and professional XR users who require reliability and fast deployment.

“As defense training requirements evolve, immersive simulation has become a core capability rather than an add-on,” said Bartek Panasewicz, VP Training Systems Land at Rheinmetall Electronics. “Varjo’s Integrated XR Systems allow us to deliver scalable, secure solutions that meet the growing demand for operational readiness across NATO and allied forces. Our military customers need fully equipped systems they can trust, not just devices,” said Valentin Storz, Chief Revenue Officer at Varjo. “At a time when parts of the XR market are recalibrating, Varjo continues to invest with discipline and purpose and evolve our portfolio based on the real-world needs of our customers, doubling down on mission-critical use cases where XR delivers measurable impact. Our Integrated XR Systems represent the next step in that evolution, delivering complete, secure platforms designed to close the training readiness gap.”

Deploying high-end virtual and mixed reality has traditionally required sourcing hardware from multiple vendors, validating compatibility, installing software, and managing support across different suppliers. This integration phase often slows down real-world deployment and increases operational risk.

Integrated XR Systems remove that complexity by delivering a single, fully configured XR platform that is validated, tested, and ready for use in secure settings on arrival. Each system includes:

a Varjo XR-4, XR-4 Focal Edition, or XR-4 Secure Edition headset,
a Varjo-certified workstation (XR Station) manufactured by Varjo’s long-term partners SCHENKER or RAVE Computer,
pre-installed core XR software and tools,
bundled licenses including offline support,
extended warranty coverage, and
expert support from Varjo’s professional services team (in Europe).

The systems are built around a tested and validated hardware and software configuration optimized for demanding virtual and mixed reality training with the XR-4 Series. Core supporting software comes pre-installed, enabling deployment without internet connectivity or additional downloads, making the systems optimal for secure or restricted environments.

Integrated XR Systems are delivered as a complete package with an extended warranty, providing a single point of accountability across hardware, software, and support. This approach supports long-term planning and scalable XR deployment across organizations. The bundled XR software suite includes Microsoft Windows 11 Pro, Varjo Base Pro, Varjo Lab Tools, NVIDIA™ App, Steam™, and SteamVR™, as well as Varjo sample demos and setup tools.

Integrated XR Systems are part of Varjo’s broader professional XR portfolio, which also includes professional services. These expert services help organizations design, deploy, and scale XR solutions from system integration and customization to training, optimization, and ongoing operational support, enabling customers to move faster from deployment to real-world use.

Integrated XR Systems are now available as part of Varjo’s updated 2026 product offering, with pricing starting at:

Integrated XR System (XR-4): €24,990
Integrated XR System (XR-4 Focal Edition): €29,990

23 Feb 26. BMT today announced the opening of its Digital Innovation & Simulation Centre (DISC) at the organisation’s Fareham site – a world‑class facility created to transform how teams and customers innovate, collaborate and de‑risk decisions across complex maritime and multi‑domain programmes. The centre strengthens BMT’s digital‑first ambition and turns its UK–Europe regional strategy into a tangible customer experience, providing a premium environment for high‑value simulation, immersive engineering and commercially focused engagement.

Building on more than 40 years of leadership in maritime simulation and digital consultancy, and a heritage that traces back to the British Ship Research Association and National Maritime Institute, DISC brings together BMT’s flagship innovations in one integrated space. The facility is powered by the award‑winning BMT REMBRANDT navigation simulator – a DNV‑accredited system used globally for port feasibility, pilotage training and quantitative navigation studies – alongside new digital visualisation and synthetic environments that support autonomy assurance, cyber resilience and advanced incident analysis.

Located within the Spectrum building at Fareham, DISC offers a customer‑focused, self‑contained collaboration space that includes a reconfigurable Full Mission Bridge (FMB) for defence and commercial vessels, two 360‑degree pod simulators, two small‑vessel simulators, a Remote Operations Centre (ROC), a Scenario Control Room, an Instructor/Briefing Room and multiple meeting and breakout spaces. One of the UK’s largest specialised LED video walls provides a fully immersive canvas for multi‑vessel operations, port and coastal studies, complex tow‑outs, incident reconstructions and investor‑ready digital storyboards.

Underpinning the Full Mission Bridge is BMT REMBRANDT’s high‑fidelity hydrodynamic engine, which enables everything from tug and pilot training through to litigation‑grade reconstruction and ship‑to‑ship transfer analysis. DISC also hosts the MASS SEAS (Marine Autonomous Surface Ship Synthetic Environment Assurance System) synthetic environment, allowing customers and regulators to run DNV‑grade, simulator‑based trials of autonomous navigation systems and demonstrate compliance with emerging MASS and COLREGs requirements in a modern, DNV “Class A” accredited simulator facility.

Beyond navigation, BMT ENGAGE – powered by Unreal Engine – allows users to create photorealistic digital twins, virtual ship walk‑throughs and cyber and wargaming scenarios, as well as immersive VR/AR training programmes and human–machine interface evaluations. These capabilities directly support BMT’s autonomy campaign, digital ports work, ship design assurance and global marine incident analysis, making DISC a transversal enabler for high-value programmes such as MRSS (Multi-Role Support Ship) design, ports growth and maritime autonomous systems.

“DISC is a bold step forward in our digital‑first journey,” said Sarah Kenny, Chief Executive, OBE, BMT. “By combining immersive simulation, autonomous systems assurance and advanced visualisation in a single, secure environment, we’re giving our customers a digital canvas where they can explore options, test complex scenarios and make faster, better‑informed decisions – all while reducing risk and time to market.”

Jake Rigby, Global Head of Innovation and Research at BMT, added:

“For us, DISC isn’t just a simulator suite, it is a launchpad for innovation. It brings together our proprietary REMBRANDT and ENGAGE technologies and our synthetic assurance environments in one place, so defence and commercial partners can build trusted autonomous and digital solutions.”

The investment aligns directly with BMT’s regional strategy for UK–Europe and its wider growth ambitions, enhancing how the business develops and applies its product portfolio, supporting its maritime autonomous systems and digital innovation campaigns and creating a dedicated innovation hub in a key maritime cluster. The DISC will support a growing pipeline of defence and commercial opportunities and is expected to play a central role in international programmes, including simulation‑based assurance for autonomous vessels, digital ports, complex operations training and ship design de‑risking.

To showcase the new facility, BMT is planning a press day at its Fareham office on 13 March. During the event, invited media will hear from BMT’s innovation and simulation experts on the vision behind DISC, the latest advances in REMBRANDT, ENGAGE and MASS SEAS, and how these capabilities are supporting customers in autonomy, digital ports and naval programmes. Journalists will be able to experience the expanded simulation suite first‑hand, “drive” scenarios on the Full Mission Bridge, experiment with BMT’s latest digital visualisation tools, capture photography and access fresh video footage for broadcast and online use.

DISC supports secure in‑person and remote engagements, enabling globally distributed teams to participate in joint design reviews, assurance campaigns and training events, with integrated booking and session management to streamline workshops and programme delivery. By anchoring this capability in Fareham – alongside BMT’s long‑standing maritime expertise – the organisation is reinforcing its commitment to the Solent region while delivering a scalable, exportable model for digital innovation that can be replicated across its APAC and North American businesses over time.

19 Feb 26. Today, Defense Unicorns, the leader in airgap software delivery for national security mission systems, announced UDS Army, a new approach cooperatively developed with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) C5ISR Center, will accelerate the continuous delivery of secure, mission-ready software to soldiers.

“The Authorization to Operate (ATO) process takes too long and costs too much, locking out innovative companies and delaying capabilities our soldiers need now,” said Rob Slaughter, CEO of Defense Unicorns. “By collaborating with DEVCOM C5ISR, we’re enabling a faster, safer, and more sustainable way to get secure software into soldiers’ hands.”

UDS Army gives commercial software vendors a fast and simple path to bring their capabilities to Army missions at Impact Level (IL) 4 and 5, by combining secure DevSecOps pipelines with pre-authorized Microsoft Azure Government cloud environments.

Proving that applications are compliant for national security systems is often prohibitively costly and time-consuming, especially for small, independent software vendors. Earning an ATO through the traditional self-managed authorization process can take 12 to 18 months and require hundreds of engineering hours, leaving warfighters waiting for critical software capabilities.

“For the Department of War, the ability to securely deploy software at speed is a strategic imperative, one that directly underpins operational advantage and long-term modernization. Defense Unicorns is accelerating this shift, and Microsoft is excited to be part of an ecosystem that brings secure, cloud-enabled capabilities to the heart of mission execution,” said Leigh Madden, Microsoft’s Vice President for National Security.

UDS Army combines multiple technical capabilities into a unified platform:

Authorized DevSecOps Pipeline: Automated security scanning, vulnerability checks, and compliance validation generate the body of evidence needed for AO approval.
Pre-Authorized Environments (IL4/IL5): Approved applications inherit the compliance posture of authorized Army cloud infrastructure, eliminating the need to pursue a separate ATO.
Army App Marketplace: A secure catalog where approved applications can be discovered, demoed, and acquired by Army program managers.
Sandbox Trial Environments: Vendors can demo applications in IL2, IL4, and IL5 sandboxes hosted on a uds.army.mil domain, allowing Army customers to “try before they buy.”
Portable UDS Packages: A single integration supports SaaS, cloud, on-prem, and tactical edge environments — no rebuilds or re-architecting.
Continuous Compliance Automation: Ongoing generation and maintenance of compliance artifacts (e.g., SBOMs) streamlines updates and control inheritance.
SaaS Hosting in cARMY Cloud: Enables SaaS-native vendors to deliver applications directly within the Army’s secure cloud environments.

UDS Army is built to help small and mid-sized software companies succeed in the national security ecosystem:

Reduce Time-to-Market: Shrink the ATO timeline from 18 months to as little as 2 weeks.
Lower Compliance Costs: Reduce documentation expenses by more than 70%.
Increase Discoverability: Approved applications are published in the Army App Marketplace
Simplify SaaS Hosting: Deploy applications to pre-authorized IL4 and IL5 environments

Software vendors have already begun onboarding to UDS Army, with the first cohort including: HERE, Kana Systems, Lastwall, Petra Data, Sandtable, and Selas Defense. You can view the growing list of companies onboarding to UDS Army at uds.army.mil.

UDS Army gives program managers the “easy button” to acquire, test, and deploy secure commercial applications. By leveraging a marketplace of pre-approved software, the Army can modernize mission systems faster, reduce acquisition costs, and deliver critical digital capabilities directly to soldiers.

Defense Unicorns is onboarding software vendors today. To fast-track your applications to the Army, visit https://defenseunicorns.com/uds-army.

About Defense Unicorns

Defense Unicorns is a service-disabled, veteran-owned defense technology company founded in 2021 to make software a strategic deterrent for the U.S. Department of War. The company builds open-source, airgap-native technologies that enable the secure development, delivery, and sustainment of mission software across cloud, on-premises, and tactical edge environments. Defense Unicorns’ technology is trusted by the operators of some of the most critical systems in the world, including the U.S. Navy, Army, Air Force, and Space Force. Learn more at https://defenseunicorns.com. (Source: PR Newswire)

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17 Feb 26. Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a domestic production capability for thin film lithium niobate (TFLN) wafers, a material essential to high‑speed, secure communications and advanced sensing systems. TFLN is used in next-generation photonics for many defense applications and a broad set of commercial applications, including AI and computing technologies, data centers, and telecommunications. With supply currently dominated by foreign sources, Raytheon aims to ensure the U.S. has a secure, domestic alternative that will be available to the entire defense industrial base and commercial industries.

“Global access to TFLN has become increasingly constrained, with supply consolidation leaving U.S. companies vulnerable to international disruptions,” said Colin Whelan, president of Advanced Technology at Raytheon. “Through this effort, Raytheon will stand up an independent U.S. supplier of next‑generation TFLN, building an open, third-party source that can serve a broad range of defense and commercial customers.”

Under the contract, Raytheon’s Advanced Technology team will leverage its expertise in ion slicing to assist US-based company G&H in developing the process for manufacturing high-quality TFLN wafers. Once the process is established, production will transition to G&H in early 2026, who will manufacture the TFLN wafers at low-rate initial production. Raytheon and G&H will continue to collaborate closely to ensure successful technology transfer and production readiness.

“Establishing G&H as a robust, domestic merchant supplier of thin film lithium niobate is essential for creating next-generation faster and more efficient photonic transmission and sensing systems,” said Dr. Stratos Kehayas, president, Photonics at G&H. “G&H’s vertically integrated crystal and wafer manufacturing capabilities enable the reliable transition of this technology into U.S.-based production, strengthening supply chain resilience for both defense and commercial applications.” (Source: PR Newswire)

16 Feb 26. The sensor house HENSOLDT and Schwarz Digits, the IT and digital division of the Schwarz Group, are entering into a strategic partnership to jointly advance the expansion of software-defined defence as well as sovereign, data-driven capabilities for the networked operational area. The aim of the collaboration is to provide fully integrated, sovereign and cloud-enabled solutions for Germany as well as for other nations allied with Germany.

Holistic Protection: From VS Secret to Quantum Resistance

The partnership responds to the urgent need for independent cloud technologyand deployable IT architecture for the defense sector. STACKIT, the cloud provider of Schwarz Digits, provides an end-to-end infrastructure for this purpose: This decouples data processing from stationary data centers and extends it via decentralized nodes to mobile devices directly in the operating room. Thearchitecture is explicitly designed for “air-gapped” operation – i.e. physical isolation from the public Internet – and thus guarantees full data sovereignty and operational capability even in the event of interrupted connectivity. Beyond infrastructure, Schwarz Digits brings specialized security capabilities to the partnership. Highly secure communication stacks will enable data exchange up to the secret protection level VS-Geheim. In order to counter future threats, Schwarz Digits relies on quantum-resistant encryption methods and comprehensive cybersecurity solutions. This integrated approach seamlessly protects the integrityof sensitive data streams against digital access.

Modulare Multi-Domain Operations Software-Suite

HENSOLDT is contributing its complete defense technology portfolio. These include, in particular, MDOcore (Multi-Domain Operations Core) – an open, modular and cloud-enabled software suite as a universal translator for disparate, distributed data sources with the ability to AI-powered data fusion and integrate capabilities across multiple military domains. In addition, HENSOLDT will contribute its product range of radar, optronics, electromagnetic signal reconnaissance and active and passive sensor systems. This is complemented by distributed data management and interoperability solutions. Other contributions include simulation and synthetic environments for the generation of data for education, for artificial intelligence training, and for software testing and validation. In addition, HENSOLDT’s extensive expertise in the integration of mission systems across the domains of land, air, sea, cyber, space and overarching multi-domain operations complements the range of services.

Oliver Dörre, CEO of HENSOLDT, says: “The security policy challenges of our time require confident, efficient and networked solutions that Europe can provide from its own technological strength. The partnership with Schwarz Digits combines leading defense electronics with sovereign digital infrastructure. In this way, we are creating the conditions for implementing software-defined defence holistically and providing armed forces with highly effective and expandable capabilities for the networked operational area.”

Christian Müller, Co-CEO of Schwarz Digits, says: “With Schwarz Digits, we are providing the digital foundation for a new era of cybersecurity . In this way, we prove that digital sovereignty offers the necessary speed and security to operate critical systems in a future-proof manner. Our superior cloud infrastructure ensures that highly complex software suites such as MDOcore can deliver peak performance exactly where they are needed: from the highly secure data center to the public and private cloud to the tactical edge in mobile use.”

Sven Heursch, Chief Digital Officer of HENSOLDT, says: “Software-Defined Defence requires sovereign data rooms, high-performance sensor technology and consistent, secure processing from the operational area to the cloud. We share with Schwarz Digits the common understanding that technological sovereignty and operational effectiveness are inseparable. Together, we are creating the foundation for data-driven, resilient defense solutions that meet the demands of modern multi-domain operations.”

For 2026, it is planned to transfer this preliminary work into concrete prototypes and joint offers. Among other things, a joint prototype is planned that combines the superior capabilities of Schwarz Digits with sensor technology, integration software and simulation-based data generation from HENSOLDT. In addition, the Schwarz Digits infrastructure is to be integrated into a sensor solution from HENSOLDT. The presentation of this solution is planned for the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA in Berlin in June 2026.

16 Feb 26. Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its wholly-owned subsidiary xAI are competing in a secret new Pentagon contest to produce voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming technology, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. SpaceX, xAI and the Pentagon’s defense innovation unit did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Reuters could not independently verify the report. Texas-based SpaceX recently acquired xAI in a deal that combined Musk’s major space and defense contractor with the bnaire entrepreneur’s artificial intelligence startup. It occurred ahead of SpaceX’s planned initial public offering this year. Musk’s companies are reportedly among a select few chosen to participate in the $100 m prize challenge initiated in January, according to the Bloomberg report. The six-month competition aims to produce advanced swarming technology that can translate voice commands into digital instructions and run multiple drones, the report said. Musk was among a group of AI and robotics researchers who wrote an open letter in 2015 that advocated a global ban on “offensive autonomous weapons,” arguing against making “new tools for killing people.” The U.S. Defense Secretary last year outlined a new strategy to accelerate drone development and deployment by aiming to cut bureaucracy and boost domestic drone manufacturing. The U.S. also has been seeking safe and cost-effective ways to neutralize drones, particularly around airports and large sporting events – a concern that has become more urgent ahead of the FIFA World Cup and America250 anniversary celebrations this summer. OpenAI, Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) Anthropic and xAI last year won contracts that are worth up to $200 m each and aimed at scaling up adoption of advanced AI capabilities in the Pentagon. (Source: Reuters)

13 Feb 26. Robins Air Force Base Laser-Focused on Aircrew Eye Protection. Airmen at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, are helping solve a growing problem among American pilots and aircrews worldwide. The Federal Aviation Administration says laser strikes on aircraft have increased by almost 48% since 2020, with more than 10,000 incidents reported in 2025 alone. Pointing a laser at an aircraft became a federal crime in 2012 and can result in up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Violators can also face FAA fines in addition to local and state criminal penalties.

“These strikes can cause serious and, in some cases, permanent eye damage, with health concerns ranging from temporary flash blindness to severe retinal injuries,” said Air Force Master Sgt. Bridgette Brzezinski, a bioenvironmental engineering flight chief assigned to the 78th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron. “Laser exposures can severely disrupt critical phases of flight, such as takeoff and landing, and can have significant psychological effects on aircrew even at distances where ocular damage is unlikely.”

To combat this threat, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Human Systems Division is pioneering the next generation of protective technology.

The AFLCMC/ROU, based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is working with its operations and support team at Robins Air Force Base on the Aircrew Laser Eye Protection – Technology Insertion program. This evolutionary acquisition program replaces and upgrades laser protection eyewear every five to seven years.

Kevin Frost, AFLCMC/ROU operation and support mechanical engineer, and Eric Miltner, AFLCMC/ROU operations and support equipment specialist, are providing vital sustainment considerations to help develop improved eyewear that reduce the dangerous impacts of laser attacks on aircrews.

They are now working to field a new family of products, the Block 3. It consists of six modular devices, each worn under specific conditions during takeoffs and landings. The kit includes separate day, night and ballistics spectacles, and visors that provide peripheral protection while wearing night vision goggles. Frost and Miltner say the latest changes include a new dye that can filter a wider range of light wavelengths and a new version of the night spectacles that allows more natural light through the lens, increasing visibility for aircrews.

“The main difference is that the Block 3s filter more wavelengths of light and provide more protection than the Block 2s,” Miltner said.

The duo also collaborates with technicians and airmen in the field to ensure that their technical orders and manuals are easily understood by the people who use the equipment every day.

“We go to an actual base where people are going to be using this equipment,” Miltner said. “We show them the manual, and we let them walk through the steps without us assisting just to make sure it all makes sense.”

Frost and Miltner see thousands of airmen using ALEP and the equipment they maintain, which gives meaning to their work, Frost said.

“It helps us make sure that they have everything they need, because a lot of this stuff is critical safety equipment and we want to keep our airmen and aircraft safe while they’re in the air,” he said.

AFLCMC/ROU plans to field more than 45,000 devices to Air Force units by 2029.(Source: U.S. DoD)

13 Feb 26. Shield AI, the deep–tech company building state–of–the–art autonomy software products and aircraft, today announced its selection as a mission autonomy provider supporting the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. Shield AI was selected following a competitive evaluation to support mission autonomy Technology Maturity and Risk Reduction (TMRR) efforts for the program. Under the program, Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software has successfully integrated on Anduril’s Fury (YFQ-44A) aircraft and is supporting system-level testing in preparation for flight demonstrations expected in the coming months.

“Shield AI is proud to be named a mission autonomy provider supporting the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program,” said Gary Steele, CEO of Shield AI. “The Air Force is moving with urgency to explore how autonomy can reshape air combat, and we have spent years preparing for this—building, testing, and flying mission autonomy in the real world. We will work relentlessly to deliver and to help advance the next era of airpower alongside the Air Force and its industry partners.”

Hivemind is Shield AI’s core artificial intelligence software that assumes the role of a human pilot or operator, enabling unmanned defense systems to sense, decide, and act. Unlike traditional autopilots that simply follow preplanned routes, Hivemind can reroute around no-fly zones, avoid or engage obstacles, respond to unexpected conditions, and complete missions safely and effectively without human intervention.

“Delivering mission autonomy in real-world combat conditions is hard, which is why Shield AI has spent more than a decade building Hivemind and the technical and operational foundation to do it right,” said Christian Gutierrez, vice president of Hivemind Solutions at Shield AI. “Our team brings proven experience fielding mission-critical autonomy on complex weapon systems, deep operational understanding across domains, and a development model built for speed. We value the opportunity to work with the U.S. Air Force on the future of mission autonomy.”

Hivemind is Autonomy Government Reference Architecture (A-GRA) compliant, platform-agnostic, and has demonstrated A-GRA-aligned autonomy across multiple government and industry test efforts, including work with General Atomics’ MQ-20 Avenger, Northrop Grumman’s Talon IQ ™ autonomous ecosystem, U.S. Navy BQM-177 test aircraft, and the Airbus UH-72A Lakota helicopter. (Source: PR Newswire)

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10 Feb 26. Velo3D, Inc. (NASDAQ: VELO), a leading additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical metal parts, today announced it has been selected as the first qualified additive manufacturing (AM) vendor to support the U.S. Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center’s (GVSC) campaign of accelerating qualified AM solutions throughout the Defense Industrial Base. This announcement was made during the Military Additive Manufacturing Summit (MILAM) on February 3, 2026 in Tampa, Florida. Under the Company’s previously announced Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC, Velo3D is partnering with GVSC to rapidly develop and validate additively manufactured complex parts and assemblies, addressing critical supply chain challenges affecting ground combat vehicles and other military systems. Velo3D met all GVSC qualification criteria in less than two weeks to earn selection as the first qualified vendor under this program. In partnership, the U.S. Army GVSC and Velo3D will validate the critical components on Velo3D’s Sapphire family of standard and large-format advanced metal AM printers in both Aluminum CP1 and Inconel 718. Upon successful completion, the Velo3D AM alternatives will be available to the U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command (TACOM) for insertion into the Army supply chain to help relieve current sustainment bottle necks.

“Accelerating AM solutions is a critical effort for the Army and GVSC,” said Mr. Brandon Pender, Associate Director, GVSC Materials Engineering. “Velo3D has the advanced AM technology we need within industry and the robust process, quality and material data available required to support our accelerated qualification process. We are excited to replicate this process with other industrial base partners and appreciative of Velo3D’s close cooperation that enabled us to rapidly validate this concept.”

“Velo3D is humbly honored to support the U.S. Army and be the first of an important cohort of industrial base partners facilitating GVSC’s rapid advancement of sustainment technologies at the speed of war – soldiers should expect nothing less from a company like ours,” said Dr. Arun Jeldi, CEO of Velo3D. “Our Rapid Production Solution is a proven solution the Department of War and the broader national security community increasingly rely on to accelerate the delivery of critical advanced technologies.”

All Velo3D Sapphire® printers are assembled in the United States and capable of printing parts up to 600mm in diameter and one meter in height, with repeatably across the entire fleet . This advancement significantly expands addressable applications by enabling larger part production, while delivering the many benefits of LPBF technology, including higher fidelity printing and Velo3D’s best-in-class, layer-by-layer in-situ process monitoring.

Velo3D’s systems meet DoW cybersecurity standards and can connect securely to military networks, ensuring integrity and security for critical manufacturing operations.

About the U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle System Center:

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), based at the Detroit Arsenal in Michigan, is the Army’s primary R&D organization for ground vehicle technology, electrification, survivability and advanced manufacturing. GVSC develops and integrates next-generation capabilities across the full vehicle lifecycle—from design and prototyping to sustainment and modernization. Its mission is to deliver and sustain overmatch in ground mobility and protection through innovation in areas such as robotics, modeling and simulation, and additive manufacturing. For more information, visit https://gvsc.devcom.army.mil/

About Velo3D:

Velo3D is a metal 3D printing technology company. 3D printing – also known as additive manufacturing (AM) – has a unique ability to improve the way high-value metal parts are built. However, legacy metal AM has been greatly limited in its capabilities since its invention almost 30 years ago. This has prevented the technology from being used to create the most valuable and impactful parts, restricting its use to specific niches where the limitations were acceptable.

Velo3D has overcome these limitations so engineers can design and print the parts they want. The company’s solution unlocks a wide breadth of design freedom and enables customers in space exploration, aviation, power generation, energy, and semiconductor to innovate the future in their respective industries. Using Velo3D, these customers can now build mission-critical metal parts that were previously impossible to manufacture. The fully integrated solution includes the Flow print preparation software, the Sapphire® family of printers, and the Assure quality control system – all of which are powered by Velo3D’s Intelligent Fusion® manufacturing process. The company delivered its first Sapphire system in 2018 and has been a strategic partner to innovators such as Honeywell, Honda, Chromalloy, and Lam Research. Velo3D has been named as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies for 2024. For more information, please visit Velo3D.com, or follow the company on LinkedIn or X. (Source: PR Newswire)

10 Feb 26. Boeing Demonstrates iPhone Control of Micro Air Vehicle via Internet. Boeing just released this video of engineer George Windsor in a small room at a Boeing building in Seattle using an iPhone to control a small UAS that was hovering over a baseball field on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts – some 3,000 miles away. Students at MIT’s Humans and Automation Lab and researchers at Boeing Research & Technology, Boeing’s advanced, central R&D unit, are working to prove that a smart phone can be used to quickly and safely fly miniature unmanned aircraft. With support from Boeing, the MIT students have designed a prototype, easy-to-use application for would-be UAS pilots who have smart phones with wireless or cell-phone connection capability. Named Micro Aerial Vehicle Visualization of Unexplored Environments, or MAV-VUE, the project is but a part of Boeing’s overall advanced R&D effort to assimilate new ideas and innovative processes that can benefit customers. In this case, the company is working with industry and university partners such as MIT to find and develop better, simpler ways for people to control UAS. These applications could allow UAS to be used more effectively for tasks that are dirty or dangerous, as well as for missions that may be too long and tedious to have a human be continuously at the controls.

“Imagine a soldier pulling a small, lightweight UAS out of a backpack, and then controlling it – without having to micromanage the flight behaviours of the vehicle – to see around an otherwise inaccessible spot on the battlefield,” said Joshua Downs, a human factors specialist with Boeing Research & Technology and the Boeing technical leader of the MAV-VUE project. “Or a firefighter seeking a better way to gauge how quickly a forest fire is spreading, or a rescue worker trying to more quickly find and help victims of tornadoes, earthquakes and other natural disasters. It is applications such as this that are helping to move the technology forward.

“I’ve really enjoyed being part of this research project with MIT,” Downs added. “It’s an excellent example of how Boeing is collaborating with people at top universities throughout the world, and it’s been a lot of fun, too.”

“Boeing has been a great company to work with because Boeing understands the need to do cutting-edge research,” said Missy Cummings, director of MIT’s Humans and Automation Lab. “The people at Boeing have been great at helping us frame the problem and prove the technology so that we can eventually transition it back to Boeing so that they can use it in the real world.” (Source: UAS VISION)

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06 Feb 26. BAE Systems Launchpad is a new technology incubator programme designed to take dual-use technologies beyond the defence sector and help cutting-edge innovations reach their full commercial potential. Launchpad directly addresses the challenge of moving defence technologies beyond prototype development by spinning them out into independent start-up businesses. This aligns with a key priority outlined in the UK’s Defence Industrial Strategy, which calls for “constant innovation at wartime pace” and highlights the need for more successful spinouts from UK-developed technologies. The programme is designed to leverage BAE Systems’ position as a technology innovator to support national priorities, including rapid technology incubation, sovereign capability and economic growth. It also provides start-ups with access to customers across a broader range of sectors, like energy and advanced manufacturing. By doing so, BAE Systems contributes to UK innovation and strengthening the country’s industrial base. The first company established by the Launchpad programme is Rho-C, which is already making strides in its industry. Rho-C will exploit innovative technology originally developed for use in submarines, which enables the transmission of power and data through solid materials. This technology eliminates the need to drill holes for wires and has the potential to significantly improve the efficiency and safety of operations in the oil and gas industry. Rho-C is in the process of closing its first venture capital funding round.

Julian Cracknell, Chief Technology and Information Officer at BAE Systems said: “BAE Systems has long been a leader in UK research and development and Launchpad represents an exciting evolution in how innovation is taken forwards. It allows us to bring to market agile start-ups that are increasingly vital to sectors beyond defence, including energy and advanced manufacturing. It helps more people use the innovative technology being developed by some of the smartest brains in the UK.”

Rob Malkin, Chief Technology Officer at Rho-C said: “BAE Systems Launchpad has given us a highly effective, mature technology that we can quickly turn into a product. We’re currently working on our first operational unit, which would never have happened this fast without BAE Systems’ support. They’ve given us access to their technology experts as well as help to set up and run our new company. We’ve got a huge amount of interest from our first prospective customers and an exciting first year ahead of us.”

The first Launchpad business is based on technology created within BAE Systems’ internal research and development programmes. Future ventures could also include partnerships with academics and other technology specialists, including opportunities using quantum clocks for radar and hyperspectral sensing. The Defence Industrial Strategy highlights the importance of turning innovative technologies into scalable businesses. Launchpad aims to address this challenge head-on, using BAE Systems’ technologies and expertise.

05 Feb 26. Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ: PDYN and PDYNW) (“Palladyne AI”), a U.S.-based defense and industrial technology company delivering embodied AI-powered collaborative autonomy solutions, advanced avionics, precision-manufactured components, UAVs, and advanced aerospace engineering services, today announced the successful flight test of IntelliSwarm, the integrated autonomy stack combining its SwarmOS autonomy software with its BRAIN X2 Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) flight computer, demonstrated for the first time on Palladyne Defense’s Banshee loitering munition platform and in autonomous collaboration with Red Cat (NASDAQ: RCAT) drone platforms.

“IntelliSwarm is flight-proven technology today – not a future concept. This successful integration fundamentally changes what’s possible and economically viable in AI-enabled unmanned systems,” said Ben Wolff, President & CEO, Palladyne AI.

Ben Wolff, President and Chief Executive Officer of Palladyne AI, commented: “IntelliSwarm is flight-proven technology today – not a future concept. This successful integration fundamentally changes what’s possible and economically viable in AI-enabled unmanned systems. Demonstrating IntelliSwarm on our Banshee platform, while collaborating with Red Cat drone platforms, showcases our vertical integration, rapid execution, and commitment to delivering battlefield advantages. For defense customers and UAV manufacturers, IntelliSwarm provides the foundational autonomy layer to accelerate next-generation swarming while reducing costs, speeding deployment, and enabling decisive edge performance in denied domains.”

This milestone represents the inaugural flight of Palladyne AI’s IntelliSwarm autonomy stack, deployed on its proprietary Banshee mini-bomber UAV concept, which autonomously collaborated with drones from Red Cat. Building on prior SwarmOS demonstrations with third-party UAV platforms, this test validates the combined, tamper-proof edge-AI solution in a real world, heterogeneous multi-vehicle scenario and represents a pivotal step in advancing both IntelliSwarm and Banshee towards operational readiness. IntelliSwarm results from the rapid, three-week integration of Palladyne AI’s patented SwarmOS autonomy software with its NDAA-compliant BRAIN X2 edge-AI avionics. By integrating GNC with autonomous swarming capabilities into a single, unified stack that embeds perception, decision-making, flight control, and coordinated behavior at the edge, Palladyne Defense is delivering real-time performance in GPS- and communications-denied environments. Unlike centralized command or homogeneous fleet approaches, IntelliSwarm enables platforms from different manufacturers with varying roles, payloads, and performance characteristics, to autonomously operate as intelligent, collaborative peers within a secure mesh network. This decentralized design supports graceful degradation, mission resilience, alignment with DoD open-systems requirements, robust security, and operator oversight. Palladyne Defense’s Banshee is a next-generation reusable mini-bomber UAV concept purpose-built for modern contested warfare, emphasizing autonomy, affordability, and resilience. It provides precision effects with a cost per effect that is substantially lower, while offering greater autonomy, reusability and mission resilience than low-cost FPV (First Person View) drones.

“By natively integrating SwarmOS with BRAIN X2 we’ve created a seamless stack for embodied intelligence, precise flight control, and heterogeneous coordination,” said Dr. Denis Garagić, Chief Technology Officer of Palladyne AI. “This allows platforms of any design, mission, or origin to function as a unified, adaptive force—achieving levels of interoperability and resilience that were previously out of reach.”

Palladyne AI expects IntelliSwarm to serve as a core building block for current and future unmanned programs, with plans to make it available to other UAS and attritable munitions OEMs once fully tested and commercialized. Every UAV or attritable munition equipped with IntelliSwarm will seamlessly communicate with others as part of a collaborative autonomous network, enhancing scalability and operational effectiveness across diverse systems. For more information about Palladyne AI, including GuideTech and Palladyne Defense, please visit www.palladyneai.com. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

04 Feb 26. Building on its award-winning portable AI-sensing radar for counter UAS, MatrixSpace announces a major update to its edge-to-cloud MatrixSpace AI Software Platform. The platform now supports multi-sensor, multi-drone detection in real time for counter UAS applications. It delivers true threat assessment and early warning – detecting, tracking and identifying – to empower on-site and remote operators to make split-second decisions regarding airspace activity. The platform is sensor agnostic and easily integrated into existing systems through open APIs. This dramatically improves assessing risk from small, low-flying drones in complex airspace, such as public events, critical infrastructure, and battlespaces. The MatrixSpace AI Platform consists of MatrixSpace AiEdge, the company’s intelligent sensor operating system, and MatrixSpace AiCloud, a software-as-a-service that collects data from AiEdge-enabled sensors for a unified view of airspace activity. Unlike other offerings retrofitted for AI, MatrixSpace AiEdge and AiCloud are AI-native, making information rapidly actionable and easier to comprehend.

Quote from Matt Kling, VP and General Manager, AI Systems, MatrixSpace: “Most traditional systems rely on noisy, exotic sensors with siloed, cumbersome command and control (C2) structures that hinder decisive action. But as threats of drone detection get only more complex, they require instant “threat truth”. Using AI to corroborate multiple inputs into one clear signal is the beauty of the MatrixSpace AI Software Platform, empowering customers to fully meet the threats we’re seeing today and in the future.”

MatrixSpace AiEdge, embedded in every MatrixSpace system, provides actionable intelligence at the point of sensor data collection. It detects, classifies and tracks multiple object types, removing “clutter” to present a relevant picture of aerial activities, while fusing feeds from different sensors. AiEdge fuses detections from MatrixSpace radars with complementary sensors such as Remote ID and ADS-B into a single, real-time track. By correlating multi-sensor data at the edge, AiEdge creates a common data representation and cues PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) cameras for rapid visual confirmation, passing high-confidence tracks to the cloud for enterprise-level analysis. Sitting above distributed AiEdge deployments, MatrixSpace AiCloud simplifies the management of geographically diverse sensor networks into a single, unified view. Instead of a bank of monitors displaying individual sensor feeds, AiCloud provides operators with clear visibility into low-airspace activity, alerts, and warnings across all protected sites—accessible on any device. MatrixSpace AiCloud combines fused, real-time data from radar, optical, ADS-B, and Remote ID sensors to deliver consistent object tracking and actionable threat intelligence at scale. Within AiCloud, whitelisting and threat classification determine whether objects are friendly, unknown, or hostile, enabling fast, coordinated operator response. Local sensors continue operating autonomously when cloud connectivity is disrupted, with all activity synchronized for review once connectivity is restored.

04 Feb 26. Science fiction prepares military for complex and unpredictable future of technology.

Short stories inspiring defence and national security thinking.

The Creative Futures science fiction book

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has unveiled Creative Futures, a new collection of science fiction stories designed to spark fresh thinking about the future of defence and security over the next 100 years.

Edited by Dr Allen Stroud of Coventry University, Creative Futures brings together leading science fiction authors who worked alongside defence experts to imagine future scenarios stretching as far as 2122.

These stories explore how emerging technologies, societal shifts, and global challenges might shape the world beyond this century.

Themes explored include:

wars fought by autonomous machines
quantum technology that can predict the future
AI making life and death decisions

One of Dstl’s key aims is to help UK defence and security prepare for the future by avoiding uncertainty and strategic surprise. By combining scientific rigour and deep technological understanding with creative storytelling, Creative Futures offers a unique lens to consider alternative futures – both desirable and undesirable.

Professor Tim Dafforn, MOD Chief Scientific Adviser, said: “Innovation isn’t just about inventing new technology – it’s about understanding how it will be used, and by whom. Fiction gives us the freedom to explore those scenarios in ways traditional analysis can’t, helping defence prepare for futures that are complex, contested, and unpredictable. If we only plan for what seems likely today, we will be blindsided tomorrow.”

Sarah Herbert, Dstl Futures Programme Manager, said: “Preparing for the future means thinking beyond the next upgrade or system. Science fiction challenges us to consider the human, societal, and geopolitical dimensions of technology. These stories aim to engage, evoke, and provoke – pushing us to imagine new ways of working and rethink what the future could be. By carrying that creative mindset into the present, we can apply their lessons to real‑world challenges and unlock better ways of working today.”

Science Fiction author Dr Allen Stroud, of Coventry University and editor of Creative Futures, added: “Working with Dstl was an incredible opportunity to merge creativity with real-world expertise. Science fiction isn’t just entertainment – it’s a strategic tool. These stories help us explore the risks and opportunities of emerging technologies beyond today’s horizon that we might otherwise miss.”

The book also includes a timeline into the 22nd century using a variety of academic, commercial and international government-backed studies which includes:

the trials and implementation of universal basic incomes across the world
the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections and diseases
the first commercial quantum networks and proliferation of AI
the world’s population peaking and then declining with the global birth rate falling below 2.0
autonomous and robotic policing
the impacts of climate change and swings in economic fortunes amongst nations

Through the power of storytelling, Creative Futures invites defence and security professionals to think beyond the here and now – and engage with possibilities that could redefine our world. As technology accelerates and global dynamics shift, foresight ensures that the UK remains agile, informed, and prepared for whatever lies ahead. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)

03 Feb 26. Snode secures US patent for threat detection system that does not compromise communications privacy.

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Encryption protocols protect legitimate traffic but they also provide cover for malicious actors to hide attacks from traditional security tools. This dual nature of encryption has created a complex security landscape where organisations must balance data privacy with threat detection.

Snode Technologies has secured South African and now United States patents for a novel threat detection system for encrypted communications, which detects threats without giving up encryption and compromising communication privacy.

According to the patent, the threat detection system analyses the metadata surrounding encrypted data packets, instead of decrypting the information to look for malware or monitor web usage. This information is then parsed through Snode’s AI and machine learning models to cross correlate and prioritise threats, helping teams protect their environments in the most effective way.

Nithen Naidoo, Snode Founder and CEO of cybersecurity, told DefenceWeb that the way traditional intrusion detection systems work is by looking inside messages, “asking you to give up your secrets.” Snode’s system does not decrypt secured messages but combines the metadata, the source and destination, frequency and volume of messages, user associations and patterns of behaviour, etc., to flag threats without compromising communication privacy.

Other signature-based detection identifies threats such as viruses, malicious IP addresses, hash files etc. by matching network traffic, files, or system activity against a database of known malicious signatures. However, especially in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), it is harder to detect those signatures as AI is constantly creating new threats.

Nithen said that now the patents are in place, Snode is putting the system to work in critical infrastructure, initially targeting industrial environments and operational technology environments such as ports, power grids, autonomous vehicles etc. “This is a technology we believe is the future for machine-to-machine communication, whether it’s applied to fields such as warfare, finance or industry (such as mining).

“In terms of commercialisation, we’re not looking to sell this; in a sense, we are implementing with our existing customers,” Nithen explained. “Today Snode looks after customers across six continents, with the majority in the critical infrastructure space, so it makes sense to apply there first.” He added that taking this new capability and putting it inside Snode’s existing products will strengthen its value proposition.

Snode Technologies provides automated cyber defence and continuous risk reduction for critical infrastructure covering IT, OT and Cloud. They use a real-time digital twin to predict, prioritise and prevent attacks before they disrupt operations. The Snode team have already deployed their technology and delivered services to local and international governments, with a flagship project detailed in a whitepaper on their website called: Cyber Intelligence Analysis. The paper covers their analysis of the #feesmustfall university protest and insights into the various disinformation techniques used to destabilise sovereign security. The award-winning company said it aims to protect businesses by identifying, managing, and responding to vulnerabilities and threats in real-time. Intended clients include organisations seeking to enhance their cybersecurity posture and safeguard against emerging risks. Snode is also active in the sovereign security space, including law enforcement. Snode is active on six continents and is moving into new regions, particularly the Middle East. Being based in South Africa, with locally developed technology, is an advantage given the country’s non-aligned status in a time of increased geopolitical tension. Nithen believes there are big opportunities for companies like Snode and countries like South Africa, with things like the new patent promising to put South Africa back in the cybersecurity spotlight. (Source: https://www.defenceweb.co.za/)

02 Feb 26. Snowbird Technologies, a U.S.-based provider of expeditionary advanced manufacturing solutions, and Meltio, a disruptive laser metal deposition technology manufacturer, announce a next-generation containerized hybrid manufacturing solution for defense, capable of producing and repairing critical components directly at the point-of-need, integrating the Meltio Engine Blue into Snowbird’s next-generation deployable system. Designed for deployment just in time, Snowbird’s next-generation SAMM Tech platform is a forward-deployable hybrid manufacturing system powered by the Meltio Engine Blue. Housed within a ruggedized container, the system features a patented gantry-mounted hybrid manufacturing cell and combines additive and subtractive capabilities to deliver on-demand repair, replacement, and prototype production in austere conditions. SAMM Tech, powered by the Meltio Engine Blue, delivers expeditionary metal manufacturing at the point of need. It reduces supply chain dependency, increases mission readiness, and enables critical repair and production in remote and contested environments. This integrated solution supports advanced hybrid material processing, enabling fabrication in both metal and plastic, while ensuring safety, reliability, and supply chain resilience. The system is designed for rapid deployment and global mobility, fully compatible with existing military logistics infrastructure. Its modular and robust construction allows it to operate in extreme land and maritime conditions, giving defense forces the ability to manufacture, repair, and sustain mission-critical components closer to the battlefield, reducing lead times, material waste, and dependence on centralized supply chains. Powered by Meltio Engine Blue, the system supports a wide range of industrial metals, including aluminum, titanium, and marine-grade bronze, materials critical for defense and naval applications, enabling reliable production and repair of structural and functional components in deployed environments.This collaboration reinforces Meltio’s growing presence within defense and expeditionary manufacturing, where hybrid solutions combining additive and subtractive processes are increasingly recognized as key enablers for operational sustainment and readiness. Snowbird’s SAMM Tech platform, powered by Meltio technology, has already demonstrated its value in real-world naval operations, including the rapid repair of a reverse osmosis pump aboard a U.S. Navy vessel—preventing an early return to port and restoring freshwater generation capabilities within hours. Meltio’s wire-laser metal additive manufacturing technology has also been adopted across multiple defense programs worldwide, including deployments with military and naval forces to support onboard manufacturing, forward repair, and supply chain resilience. Snowbird and Meltio will present this new hybrid, containerized manufacturing solution at the 10th Annual Military Additive Manufacturing Summit & Technology Showcase (MILAM), taking place February 3–5, 2026, in Tampa, Florida, at booth #125. As the largest military-focused additive manufacturing event in North America, MILAM serves as a strategic forum for government, defense, and industry leaders to explore how advanced manufacturing technologies are being deployed across the Joint Force.

“This collaboration further validates the role of laser-wire directed energy deposition technology in the most demanding defense environments. By integrating the Meltio Engine Blue into our next-generation SAMM Tech platform, we are demonstrating how laser-wire DED can deliver reliable, repeatable hybrid manufacturing at the point of need, enabling critical repair and production where traditional supply chains and infrastructure are unavailable.” said Scott Morse, Chief Executive at Snowbird Technologies.

From Meltio’s perspective, the collaboration further validates the role of laser-wire DED technology in demanding defense environments.

“Defense organizations require manufacturing solutions that are reliable, flexible, and deployable,” said Gabriel Ortiz, America’s Channel Manager at Meltio. “Integrating the Meltio Engine Blue into Snowbird’s containerized system demonstrates how our technology can support expeditionary operations, helping defense users strengthen supply chain resilience and maintain operational readiness in the most challenging environments.”

By combining Snowbird’s expertise in deployable manufacturing systems with Meltio’s industrial metal additive technology, this new hybrid solution underscores the accelerating adoption of deployable, point-of-need manufacturing across defense, security, and government operations.

About Snowbird Technologies

Snowbird Technologies is a U.S.-based provider of expeditionary advanced manufacturing and logistics solutions for defense, government, and industrial customers. The company specializes in deployable, ruggedized systems that enable hybrid additive and subtractive manufacturing at the point of need, supporting sustainment, repair, and operational readiness in austere and contested environments. Snowbird’s technologies are designed to reduce supply chain dependency, increase resilience, and deliver mission-critical capabilities wherever they are required.

About Meltio

Meltio takes metal additive manufacturing to the next level by developing high-performance, affordable, and easy-to-use metal 3D printing solutions using wire-laser metal deposition technology. Meltio’s mission is to make industrial metal 3D printing more accessible, reliable, and scalable for critical industries, including defense, energy, and manufacturing.

02 Feb ,26. Lockheed Martin and Fujitsu Limited today announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly accelerate technology development in several critical areas, leveraging Lockheed Martin’s integrated systems expertise and Fujitsu’s world-leading technologies and commercial scale to advance innovation of dual-use capabilities. Through the MOU the companies plan to strengthen the technological foundation for dual-use solutions in quantum computing, edge computing enabled by advanced sensing and real-time data fusion, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), advanced microelectronics, and multi-domain next-generation network solutions.

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“This collaboration accelerates technologies that are critical to meeting the future needs of our customers,” said Craig Martell, vice president and chief technology officer, Lockheed Martin. “Coupling the expertise of Lockheed Martin and Fujitsu across technology areas will be a force multiplier, advancing leadership in critical technologies like microelectronics, inference at the edge and quantum solutions. We look forward to our work together and delivering innovation with speed to our customers.”

“We are honored to collaborate with Lockheed Martin, a leader in defense technologies, on the development of advanced ICT technologies for future dual-use applications,” said Vivek Mahajan, corporate executive officer, corporate vice president, and chief technology officer in charge of System Platform, Fujitsu Limited. “Through this collaboration, we aim to strengthen the competitive standing of both companies.”

A Continuing Collaboration

The MOU expands on a May 2025 agreement that selected Fujitsu as the supplier of Lockheed Martin’s SPY-7 Subarray Suite Power Supply Line Replaceable Unit, and established a strategic collaboration to strengthen Japan’s defense industrial base.

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28 Jan 26. Precision Additive today announced that its first metal additive manufacturing system, the PA-300, is officially launched. The laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) printer is designed to produce high-quality, qualification-ready components for defense, aerospace, energy, medical, and other mission-critical applications requiring reliable, U.S.-based manufacturing. It’s the fastest printer ever made using its proprietary SSLM laser technology and built with intelligence powered by AI architecture. The PA Series combines proprietary high-performance laser technology, artificial intelligence, and Precision Additive’s qualification process to deliver faster, more reliable metal printing. Its advanced SSLM™ laser enables build speeds up to ten times faster than conventional systems, directly improving production performance. Embedded AI continuously monitors the build and automatically corrects deviations in real time, creating a “self-healing” process that protects part integrity. These capabilities are unified through Precision Additive Qualification (PAQ), a data-driven framework that ensures consistent, repeatable results from build to build. Together, this tightly controlled process makes it possible to reliably print magnesium alloys – a lightweight but highly reactive material that has historically been difficult to manufacture using additive technologies. The PA series of machines is configured to print metal alloys, including hard to print materials like magnesium, tungsten, and copper. Magnesium processing represents a key differentiator for the PA machines.

“As defense programs face fragile supply chains and increasing reliance on foreign sources for high-complexity parts, domestic manufacturing capability has become essential to readiness,” said Jon Haase, Chief Strategy Officer and President of Government Business. “The PA machines are designed to restore secure U.S.-based production. These machines are critical to US defense and exceed international printers.”

“Additive manufacturing is entering a new era defined by intelligence, reliability, and accountability,” said Bala Anand Jeldi, Founder and CEO of Precision Additive. “Precision Additive was created to ensure advanced manufacturing systems are not only innovative, but dependable enough to support the most demanding applications.”

Jeldi brings more than 20 years of experience in additive manufacturing and magnesium alloy applications across space, defense, and automotive industries. He previously designed the world’s largest 3D printer and has led the development of lightweight components used in multiple space missions, including lunar and Mars programs. His work has been recognized with a Lockheed Martin Gold Medal, along with honors from the Department of Science & Technology and includes more than ten patents.

Precision Additive has a deep collaboration with NVIDIA and has applied its AI architecture in its product line. Precision Additive has collaborated with NVIDIA to advance physics-based, AI-driven manufacturing technologies. The company’s AI framework supports real-time process optimization, predictive quality assurance, and scalable qualification workflows.

About Precision Additive

Precision Additive is redefining Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF). As a U.S. Original Equipment Manufacturer and a supplier of on-demand, production parts, the Noblesville, IN-based company builds LPBF systems with proprietary optics, advanced machine controls, and data-driven process validation to deliver qualified, repeatable parts for mission-critical applications. Precision Additive addresses longstanding challenges in scalability, certification, and reactive material processing, making LPBF a viable production method for the defense and aerospace sectors. From prototype through production, Precision Additive provides a turnkey solution that enhances efficiency, ensures reliability, and strengthens domestic manufacturing capability. Precision has a mission to make the US the global innovation leader in 3D printing through innovation and AI-driven architectures.

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28 Jan 26. Concurrent, a leader in embedded computing solutions, is launching an enhanced version of its flagship rugged computing product, Kratos. The new Kratos 32-core increases available performance from the original 20-core version and so becomes the highest-core-count Intel® Xeon® 3U VPX computing board available. Built around a 32-core Intel® Xeon® processor in a SOSA® aligned 3U VPX form factor, this latest version sets a new industry standard for computing power in compact, mission-ready hardware. While the earlier released Kratos (20-core) combines 20 CPU cores with a vRAN accelerator, making it ideal for rugged vRAN deployments in 5G private networks for defence, the latest version is a pure 32-core CPU engine designed to excel in data-intensive applications. With this leap in CPU performance, it also opens up additional markets where it can displace lower-end rack-mount servers, extending Concurrent’s reach into new mission-critical use cases.

Pioneering Engineering Leadership

The development of this upgraded Kratos was led by Rachael Peterson, Principal Hardware Design Engineer at Concurrent. Rachael has built a career on challenging norms and driving innovation in a sector where women remain underrepresented. Having previously led the design of the 20-core version of Kratos, she has once again pushed the limits of what’s possible in rugged embedded computing.

“Engineering is about curiosity and pushing boundaries,” said Rachael Peterson. “With this new Kratos, we’ve achieved something extraordinary, delivering up to 60% more performance while keeping the same compact, rugged form factor. It’s the result of months of hard work and an incredible team effort. I’m proud of what we’ve created and excited to see the difference it will make for our customers in the field.”

Miles Adcock, CEO of Concurrent, added: “Kratos (32-core) is a significant milestone, not just for Concurrent, but for rugged computing as a whole. It shows that we’re not only keeping pace with industry demand but staying ahead of it, delivering technology that gives our customers an operational edge. Our team has once again pushed the limits of what’s possible.”

Building the Future of Mission-Critical Computing

As mission environments become increasingly data-driven, the need for compact systems that can deliver server-class performance is greater than ever. The new 32-core variant of Kratos, with 256GB DRAM and 100Gbps Ethernet enables true SWaP-C at the far edge. It demonstrates Concurrent’s continued focus on innovation, reliability, and industry leadership in mission-critical technology. For more information about Kratos and Concurrent’s other solutions, visit https://concurrent.tech/products/Kratos.

28 Jan 26. Alexander Battery Technologies outlines new framework for OEM battery development. A UK battery pack manufacturer has set out a clearer framework for how OEMs can approach battery development. The new approach, from Alexander Battery Technologies (ABT), defines four routes into battery design and manufacture, reflecting the different constraints OEMs face around cost, lead time and technical risk. Across sectors such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), robotics and medical devices, OEMs are under pressure to move quickly from prototype to production while managing compliance, cost and long-term supply. In practice, battery programmes are rarely uniform, with many sitting between off-the-shelf solutions and full custom battery development. These projects are often treated as one or the other, creating uncertainty around scope, lead time and delivery expectations. The structure is intended to address this by making the implications around flexibility, delivery and investment clearer at an early stage of a programme.

Mark Rutherford, chief executive officer at Alexander Battery Technologies, said: “OEM battery programmes hardly ever follow a single, linear path. Some teams need to move fast using proven designs, others need room to adapt as their product evolves and many are managing existing platforms alongside new development. Treating all of that as a single type of project creates friction and delay.

“What we’re seeing is a need for clearer decision points much earlier in the process. Making those routes explicit allows engineering and procurement teams to understand the implications of their choices on cost, compliance and timescale before they are committed.”

The service structure ranges from use of established battery architectures with limited modification, through to full end-to-end custom development, as well as UK build-to-print manufacture of existing OEM designs. All design-led programmes include UN38.3 testing as standard, with additional regulatory support available where required. Depending on material lead times, build-to-print programmes can be turned around within weeks.

OEMs can also operate across more than one route at the same time, for example combining build-to-print manufacture of an existing product with development of a new custom battery pack, allowing shared tooling or components where appropriate.

Rutherford added: “The challenge for OEMs is not simply designing a battery but designing a programme that can be delivered and scaled over time. Being clear about route decisions from the outset helps teams manage regulatory requirements, make practical engineering and procurement decisions and avoid unnecessary rework as products move towards production.”

The framework is aimed at OEMs developing battery-powered products across sectors including UAVs, robotics, power tools and medical devices, with all services delivered through ABT’s UK-based manufacturing supported by a global supply chain. For more information, visit: https://www.alexandertechnologies.com/services/battery-pack-design

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NEW TECHNOLOGIES, 3-D PRINTING, AVIONICS AND SOFTWARE

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19 Jan 26. 6K Additive, a global leader in metal powder production, announced today at the Shot Show in Las Vegas that it has been selected as the strategic metal powder supplier for AGF Defcom. This partnership focuses on providing high-performance metal powders for AGF Defcom’s additive manufacturing (3D printing) of suppressors.

A cornerstone of this agreement is the implementation of a “closed loop” upcycling program. Using the proprietary UniMelt® microwave production system, 6K Additive will transform AGF Defcom’s manufacturing scrap—both solids and powder—back into premium metal powder. This initiative ensures a secure,100% domestic supply chain while significantly reducing material waste and production costs.

Zoltan Kovacs, owner and CEO of AGF Defcom said, “The suppressor market is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, and our investment in additive manufacturing is driving significant interest. To succeed with this technology, high-quality powder is a non-negotiable requirement. While partnering with 6K Additive ensures a premium domestic supply, the ability to upcycle our scrap is the real game changer. We have successfully transformed what was once a logistical and financial burden into a high-value asset that directly improves our bottom line.”

The suppressor industry has entered a period of explosive growth in 2026, primarily catalyzed by the removal of the $200 federal tax stamp. This regulatory shift has unleashed significant pent-up demand, leading to an unprecedented surge in applications and a diversified market for lower-priced consumer options. Industry analysts have officially dubbed 2026 the “Year of the Suppressor,” forecasting record-breaking sales and a massive influx of first-time buyers. This high-volume environment creates a unique opening for advanced manufacturing techniques—particularly 3D printing—to scale production, even as the industry navigates potential fulfillment delays.

Additive Manufacturing Research’s Executive Vice President of Research Scott Dunham said, “The additive suppressor market is one we’ve been watching since 2017, and its impact today on metal additive manufacturing is undeniable. Additive technologies have enabled both business model innovation and product innovation in the area of suppressors, and within 5 years Additive Manufacturing Research expects a penetration of metal AM technologies into this market exceeding 70 percent. Reminiscent of what polymer printing did to the hearing aid industry in the late 2000s, and what continues to happen today in space and rocket propulsion, suppressors are the latest market that will flip to an additive dominant production this decade. It’s therefore important for stakeholders to be able to continue to bring a solid value proposition in this area to accelerate the transition and push the AM industry forward as a whole.”

“With the suppressor market growing at a staggering 265% in just five years, teaming up with AGF Defcom is a perfect strategic fit. They have a 25-year legacy of manufacturing excellence, and we are excited to support their high-growth trajectory,” explained Frank Roberts, CEO of 6K Additive. “Beyond the business expansion, AGF Defcom truly understands the importance of converting scrap into high-performance powder. The fact that we are both U.S. suppliers makes this collaboration even more significant for the defense sector and domestic manufacturing.”

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16 Jan 26. S. Korea’s KF-21 Boramae completes flight test programme. The KF-21 Boramae 4.5-generation fighter from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has now completed its flight test programme. The milestone was achieved on 12 January, two months ahead of schedule, as announced by South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). The 42-month test programme comprised 1,600 flights flown by six KF-21 prototypes, including two twin-seat aircraft. More than 13,000 test points were examined. DAPA added that the final test flight involved the fourth KF-21 prototype, which departed from KAI’s Sacheon facility and conducted flight performance verification. Following completion of the extensive flight test programme, the fighter will transition to its system development phase in the first half of 2026. Deliveries of initial-production KF-21 aircraft to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) are then scheduled to begin in the second half of this year. The ROKAF has 40 air-to-air-optimised KF-21 Block I aircraft on order, with 20 planned for production by 2027 and a further 20 by 2028. The air force is then expected to place an order for Block II aircraft, which add enhanced air-to-ground capabilities and other improvements, giving the KF-21 a more multirole operational capability. Another variant, the KF-21EX – previously known as the Block III – is being developed specifically to qualify as a fifth-generation fighter. It features an internal weapons bay for increased low observability. KAI is also keenly eying the export market for the KF-21. However, Indonesia, a key programme partner, has faced issues with delayed payments and allegations of data theft, which have hindered its full commitment. In June 2025, South Korea and Indonesia renegotiated Jakarta’s participation in the programme, reducing its original contribution from KRW1.6 trillion (US$1.12 billion) to KRW600 billion. Under the new terms, Indonesia will no longer receive the fifth KF-21 prototype for its own flight testing and weapons integration. Reports also indicate that Indonesia has recently initiated negotiations for the acquisition of 16 KF-21 Block II aircraft. The Philippines could also emerge as a potential KF-21 customer, and media reports suggest Manila is in talks to purchase between 12 and 24 aircraft. In all, the Philippine Air Force requires 40 multirole fighters. (Source: AMR)

15 Jan 26. CRPA-Driven GNSS Solutions for Anti-Jamming and Interference Mitigation in Ultra-Reliable PNT Systems. Defense Advancement showcases EDGE Microwave’s CRPA-based GNSS anti-jamming and interference mitigation solutions for ultra-reliable PNT protection. EDGE Microwave is a provider of CRPA (Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna)-based anti-jamming and interference mitigation solutions for GNSS receivers. As a supplier partner, Defense Advancement is showcasing innovative solutions and capabilities across EDGE Microwave’s supplier profile. EDGE Microwave’s CRPA solutions utilize multiple antenna elements to shape the GNSS signal reception pattern and suppress interference, directing nulls towards jamming devices and beams towards legitimate satellite signals. The low-SWaP and highly cost-effective systems are easy to retrofit into a wide range of vehicles, aircraft, vessels and soldier equipment, providing robust protection and ensuring successful mission outcomes.

HEDGE-8008

The HEDGE-8008 is a state-of-the-art CRPA-based anti-jamming and interference mitigation solution that provides robust protection for GPS L1, Galileo E1 and BeiDou B1 GNSS signals in challenging and high-interference environments. With eight channels of satellite signal reception, it utilizes sophisticated adaptive beamforming and null-steering control technologies to provide up to seven simultaneous jammer suppressions, ensuring continuous and reliable PNT even in the face of electronic warfare attacks.

HEDGE-4008

The HEDGE-4008 is an advanced four-element CRPA solution that provides anti-jamming and interference mitigation on both the L1 and L2 GNSS bands, ensuring that vehicles and equipment receive reliable and accurate RTK corrections in real time for centimeter-level navigation and positioning.

The compact and lightweight unit provides up to 3 independent jammer suppressions per band, providing exceptional anti-jam performance in a small footprint. Designed to MIL-STD-810H and MIL-STD-461F standards, it is highly resilient against vibration, humidity, RF interference and other demanding battlefield conditions. To find out more about Edge Microwave and their CRPA-Based GNSS anti-jamming and interference mitigation solutions, please visit their profile page: https://www.defenseadvancement.com/company/edge-microwave/ (Source: https://www.defenseadvancement.com/)

15 Jan 26. ANELLO Photonics Unveils Resilient Aerial Navigation System for Contested Environments. ANELLO Photonics’ Aerial INS combines SiPhOG™ technology, advanced sensor fusion, and integrated GNSS to deliver resilient, high-accuracy navigation for aerial platforms operating in GPS-denied and contested environments. ANELLO Photonics has introduced the ANELLO Aerial INS, a high-performance Inertial Navigation System (INS) designed to provide reliable positioning for aerial platforms operating in challenging or contested environments. The system is built around the company’s proprietary Silicon Photonic Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOG) technology and features integrated multi-band GNSS receivers. This hardware is supported by an advanced EKF-based sensor fusion engine and algorithms specifically tuned for flight profiles. The system is intended for use in Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), maritime Vertical Take-Off Landing (VTOL) UAS, special-mission aircraft, and heavy-lift cargo drones. A primary technical advantage of the new system is its ability to deliver less than 0.5 degrees per hour of unaided heading drift. This allows aircraft to maintain accurate navigation and control during high-dynamic maneuvers or when facing GNSS jamming, spoofing, or total signal occlusion. The navigation solution is designed to function in fully GNSS-denied environments, such as over water, in desert corridors, or during low-visibility missions involving fog or cloud cover, without the need for external cameras or fiber-optic cables. The compact, low-power system features flight-profile-optimised algorithms and a rugged, vibration-tolerant design, enabling reliable deployment across multirotor, fixed-wing, and VTOL aerial platforms. The unit features dual triple-frequency all-constellation GNSS receivers capable of static heading and RTK/PPP corrections. For integration, the system includes drivers for PX4 and ArduPilot flight stacks and supports standard interfaces including Ethernet, RS-232, RS-422, and CAN. It also offers an NMEA-compliant interface, allowing it to serve as a drop-in replacement for conventional GNSS receivers while providing enhanced spoofing detection and resilient holdover.

Dr. Mario Paniccia, co-founder and CEO of ANELLO Photonics, commented, “Customers flying real missions need resilient navigation when GPS isn’t reliable. By combining our SiPhOGs with our airborne-optimized sensor-fusion algorithms and integrated multi-band GNSS, the ANELLO Aerial INS delivers accurate navigation solutions in a cost-effective SWaP-friendly package. This allows UAVs to hold course through GPS jamming, multipath, spoofing, or outages using only ANELLO without the need for cameras or fiber-optic cables and allows the warfighter to complete their mission safely and successfully.”

The technology has been validated through U.S. Department of Defense operational test events, reinforcing its suitability for fixed-wing and VTOL platforms.

Dan Magy, CEO at Firestorm, added, “The ANELLO SiPhOG™ technology is a game changer for our warfighters. The ability to navigate in GPS-denied or spoofed environments without cameras or fiber-optic cables—in small, lightweight systems—are essential for future combat missions. The ANELLO team has developed an Aerial solution that seamlessly integrates into existing avionics with minimal effort. This type of capability is essential in today’s conflict areas where our adversaries actively disrupt GPS, making ANELLO a powerful upgrade for all modern aerial platforms.”

The ANELLO Aerial INS is currently available for evaluation, with full production shipments scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2026. (Source: https://www.defenseadvancement.com/)

15 Jan 26. Next-Generation Rugged Computing with X-ES & Intel Core Ultra Series 3. New Single Board Computers (SBCs) leverage Intel 18A process technology and hybrid architecture to deliver high-performance AI and real-time processing in extreme environments. Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) has launched its latest line of Single Board Computers (SBCs) featuring the Intel Core Ultra (Series 3) processors, formerly code-named Panther Lake, designed for mission-critical reliability in harsh operational conditions. These platforms represent the first Intel processors produced on the 18A process, an advanced 1.8 nm-class semiconductor manufacturing technology. This shift in fabrication enables higher computational performance alongside reduced power consumption. The hardware is specifically engineered to excel in real-time processing and data-intensive workloads where non-negotiable reliability is required. The Series 3 architecture utilizes a three-tier hybrid core system, combining performance cores, efficiency cores, and low-power efficiency cores for a total of up to 16 cores. This design allows the system to match compute resources to specific workload demands with high efficiency. For specialized operations, mixed-criticality compute cores separate latency-sensitive tasks from general throughput workloads, ensuring deterministic operation across diverse mission profiles. Thermal management and power scaling are handled through distributed core usage. This allows the boards to balance performance and efficiency across the full processor temperature range without the need for Dynamic Temperature Range (DTR) restrictions or system reboots. The boards support up to 64 GB of LPDDR5 SDRAM with native in-band ECC, providing the high-bandwidth memory and data integrity necessary for extended temperature ranges and long-life deployments. For AI and graphical tasks, the platforms integrate the new GFX Xe3 architecture GPU, which delivers speeds up to four times faster than previous generations. This is complemented by an integrated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) 5.0, providing dedicated AI acceleration with up to a threefold increase in performance measured in TOPS. The built-in Intel Arc graphics can access more than 50% of system memory to push advanced AI performance to the network edge. High-speed connectivity is facilitated by 20 lanes of PCIe, including 12 lanes of PCIe Gen5, to support throughput-intensive peripherals such as NICs and GPU co-processors. To ensure long-term program stability, the processors offer a 10+ year supply life assurance, providing predictable availability for embedded and mission-critical systems. (Source: https://www.defenseadvancement.com/)

13 Jan 26. Naval Research Lab Sharpens Navy’s Sights With Domain-Centric Path for Smarter Sensing. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory launched a remote sensing experiment to sharpen artificial intelligence applications in hyperspectral imaging across the Navy Department and broader scientific community. Hyperspectral imaging, often described as capturing “the color of color,” provides a unique spectral fingerprint for each pixel. Combined with AI, these fingerprints support powerful tools for detecting subtle material differences and observing environmental change. In coastal and aquatic environments, such AI tools could help identify hazardous materials, monitor infrastructure degradation and assess natural resources with unprecedented accuracy. The initiative, known as the Coastal Hyperspectral Reflectance Object Material Analysis experiment, ran Sept. 4-19, 2025, as part of the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Open Community experiment.

“NRL was a key partner in the success of ROCX,” said John Kerekes, RIT research professor. “The variety of material deployments on water and land enriched the overall value of the experiment, and the professionalism of their staff was a great example for participating students and collaborators.”

Led by Kerekes, the multiagency effort brought together federal, academic and industry partners to collect detailed imaging data and match it with on-the-ground measurements.

“The Navy has always depended on its ability to sense, interpret and respond to the environment,” said Gautam Trivedi, NRL’s information operations branch head. “With CHROMA, we’re building the foundation for the next generation of environmental intelligence, where AI and advanced sensing work hand-in-hand.”

The laboratory is leveraging multiscale data collected from airborne platforms, unmanned aerial vehicles and satellites over engineered and natural targets at the Tait Preserve in Penfield, New York — an environment chosen for its coastal and aquatic-adjacent features.

“This experiment moves hyperspectral technology out of the lab and into a realistic operational setting,” said Joey Mathews, NRL information technology division superintendent. “It represents a critical step in elevating the technology readiness level of AI-enhanced sensing applications, moving us toward demonstrations that directly support naval missions.”

A Multiplatform, Domain-Centric Approach

The NRL team synchronized flights and different types of sensors to capture observations nearly simultaneously. This approach ensures data from satellites, airplanes, drones and ground sensors can be accurately compared, offering researchers a richer dataset to build better AI. CHROMA’s design centers on generating detailed, multimodal datasets of known material spectral responses. Researchers collected measurements from custom-fabricated metal panels with painted coatings, as well as from natural rock and mineral samples. These targets serve as known reference points — like the bull’s-eye on a target — for improving AI algorithms that solve a longstanding remote sensing challenge called hyperspectral unmixing. Hyperspectral unmixing is the process of separating mixed spectral signatures within a single pixel. When unresolved, mixed pixels can obscure object detection and reduce identification accuracy — especially in complex, cluttered coastal environments.

“We are enhancing the efficacy of AI-driven approaches in resolving subpixel material compositions,” said Katarina Doctor, NRL CHROMA project lead. “By methodically changing the targets and viewing them with different sensors, we can learn how an object’s signature changes based on its material, the weather and the type of sensor used to view it.”

Doctor emphasized the data’s direct application to naval missions, stating it will significantly improve our ability to detect and identify objects in crowded littoral zones. She noted that this improved hyperspectral detection is key to assessing threats, monitoring critical infrastructure and ensuring the Navy maintains a clear operational advantage in any coastal environment.

Elevating Naval Survivability

The NRL Signature Technology Office contributed coated panels for the experiment, supporting research on how artificial surfaces appear in natural maritime settings.

“This project, enhanced by Doctor’s work with advanced AI, uses the collected data to develop more effective camouflage coatings that will make naval platforms harder to detect by advanced surveillance systems,” said Scott Ramsey, head of the NRL Signature Technology Office. “This research is key to improving naval asset survivability by making them harder to spot against natural backgrounds.”

The resulting AI systems will be better able to distinguish between natural environments, like the ocean surface, and coated, fabricated objects, like a ship’s hull. The approach provides reference points for evaluating how AI-based unmixing performs across varying environmental and spectral conditions.

Data for the Global Research Community

Doctor said ROCX will produce comprehensive hyperspectral datasets, encompassing engineered surfaces, geological samples and a range of environmental conditions. The dataset will be shared openly with the remote sensing community, supporting defense and civilian research in coastal resource management, environmental intelligence and infrastructure monitoring. ROCX’s multiplatform framework ensures experiment data is broadly applicable and scientifically rigorous. The combined dataset also enables researchers to study how an object’s spectral signature is affected by its material properties, the atmosphere and other environmental factors.

“The integration of diverse data types is what makes CHROMA unique,” Mathews said. “It’s not just about building better algorithms — it’s about understanding how they perform in the complexity of the real world.”

AI’s Domain-Centric Future

CHROMA also reflects a shift in AI development from traditional, model-centric approaches toward what researchers call Domain-Centric AI. This approach embeds expert scientific knowledge into the AI development process from the start, ensuring the final system understands the real-world context of its mission, which makes the AI more reliable.

“This paradigm addresses the ‘why’ behind the data. Real-world applicability and trustworthiness depend heavily on understanding the problem’s context and leveraging specialized human expertise,” Doctor said. “The ROCX experiment is a prime example of Domain-Centric AI. We are not just gathering raw information — we are creating a dataset informed by deep understanding of the target materials, their environment and the sensors collecting them, which makes the resulting AI models more effective.” (Source: U.S. DoD)

13 Jan 26. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has demonstrated a secure testing environment for microelectronics used in radiation-prone areas, such as space and nuclear facilities, under DARPA’s Advanced Sources for Single-event Effects Radiation Testing (ASSERT) program. This innovation can drastically reduce wait times faced at national testing facilities from years to months. Microelectronics used in space and nuclear environments must be radiation-hardened to withstand extreme radiation levels and prevent performance malfunctions or damage. These systems must be rigorously tested to ensure they can function before entering the field. Since there are only four heavy-ion radiation testing facilities in the United States, testing can take years.

Northrop Grumman’s new technology drastically aims to reduce testing time, enabling processes that:

Produce a tenfold reduction in the time it takes to design, test and deploy microelectronics used in space and nuclear facilities.
Test space-bound and nuclear microelectronics in a more compact and portable laboratory environment, which currently does not exist.
Simulate the same randomized radiation conditions that microelectronics experience in extreme environments, ensuring resiliency and operability when it matters most.

Expert:

Jonathan Green, vice president and chief technology officer, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, “Northrop Grumman’s decades of engineering excellence applied to DARPA’s ASSERT program resulted in this industry-changing solution. Improving these testing capabilities will significantly reduce the lead time on these critical microelectronics, ensuring our customers are receiving the systems they need faster than ever.”

Details on Program:

DARPA’s ASSERT program aims to revolutionize radiation-hardened microelectronics by developing compact, laboratory-scale alternatives to heavy-ion test facilities.

Northrop Grumman is partnering with Vanderbilt University and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to utilize laser plasma accelerator (LPA) technology, which is a compact, high-energy electron beam source for testing. This allows tests on packaged or stacked devices, like 3D-heterogeneous microelectronics, which current laser testing and other surrogate sources cannot currently perform. Built on decades of engineering and mission expertise for deep space observatories and national security missions where capturing the sharpest imagery is crucial to protect the homeland, subject matter experts from Northrop Grumman’s Adaptive Optics Associates-Xinetics (AOX) programs supported the development of the LPA prototype by rigorously testing it to ensure the technology is ready for, and capable of, withstanding the harshest environments.

13 Jan 26. Curtiss-Wright and Green Hills Software today announced the availability of a new high-performance commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution that brings safety-certifiable computing to a broader range of aerospace applications. The integrated platform combines Curtiss-Wright’s SOSA® aligned V3-1222 3U VPX processing module with Green Hills Software’s FACE® certified INTEGRITY®-178 tuMP™ real-time operating system (RTOS). The combined solution delivers an efficient and proven path to deploy open standards-based advanced multicore systems in environments that demand the highest levels of functional safety assurance, including airworthiness certification.

“This solution delivers a modular and safety-certifiable computing foundation that reduces integration risk and helps customers bring critical capabilities to market faster,” said Lee Brown, general manager of C5ISR, Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions. “As technology cycles accelerate, it’s essential that we support our customers with proven tools to meet safety requirements while keeping pace with mission needs. This collaboration helps accomplish both.”

The Curtiss-Wright V3-1222 features the 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor, which combines six performance-cores and eight efficient-cores, along with integrated Intel® Iris® Xe graphics—all in a single-slot 3U VPX footprint. Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY-178 tuMP RTOS supports both bound multi-processing (BMP) and symmetric multi-processing (SMP), allowing developers to assign specific workloads to optimal core types to maximize throughput and determinism. In addition to running multiple workloads in parallel, INTEGRITY-178 tuMP uniquely enables a multi-threaded, safety-critical workload to execute across multiple cores. Together, these technologies support system developers targeting the highest Design Assurance Level (DAL A) certification objectives, including compliance with A(M)C 20-193/DO-178C and A(M)C 20-152A/DO-254 guidance.

“The combination of the INTEGRITY-178 tuMP RTOS running on the V3-1222 presents unique opportunities to take advantage of the hybrid architecture of the 13th Gen Intel®Core™ i7 processor,” said Renu Navale, VP and general manager, Critical Infrastructure, Federal & Aerospace Division, Intel Corporation. “Avionics systems can benefit from optimizing power efficiency and determinism by assigning tasks that are high-priority but lower in processing requirements to the more efficient E-cores.”

This solution is engineered to meet the demanding needs of programs requiring certifiable multicore computing, including:

Defense applications: tactical radar systems, flight control computers, and sensor fusion
Commercial aviation: digital cockpit systems, primary and multifunction displays, enhanced flight vision systems
Industrial and air mobility: autonomous flight control, safety-critical robotics, and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) platforms

Curtiss-Wright and Green Hills Software have a long history of collaboration on Intel processor-based safety-certifiable platforms. The new V3-1222 solution builds on prior joint efforts, adding significantly more processing power and graphics capability while maintaining support for rigorous safety and airworthiness requirements. The V3-1222 also includes unique board-level features such as a CardFail signal tied to onboard Built-In Test capabilities, and support for high-bandwidth PCIe Gen 3 lanes, enabling advanced data throughput in system architectures. The V3-1222 processing module includes trusted computing features to protect against physical and remote attacks. The INTEGRITY-178 tuMP RTOS provides a Multiple Independent Levels of Security (MILS) operating environment capable of hosting Multi-Level Security (MLS) applications and has been used to meet National Security Agency’s “Raise the Bar” security standard for cross domain solutions (CDS).

For more information, visit https://defense-solutions.curtisswright.com and https://www.ghs.com/integrity-178.

13 Jan 26. New simulation capability boosts UK military advantage. ACE developed two complementary modelling tools that bolster the Ministry of Defence’s rapid tactical decision-making abilities, balancing speed and complexity.

Impact: Faster scenario testing and improved decision confidence for the Ministry of Defence that will enhance mission impact by directly influencing field performance.

Modelling and simulations that stress-test military readiness and potential hostile scenarios are a critical part of providing an effective deterrent, ensuring UK military advantage.

Being able to quickly and accurately model deployment options is crucial for rapid tactical decision-making, but the Ministry of Defence (MoD) found a gap in its simulation arsenal.

An existing high-fidelity tool was too slow and resource-intensive for scenarios involving thousands of objects, but the low-fidelity version lacked sufficient detail for optimising capability planning and risk assessment.

A new model at pace

Enter the Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE). Traditionally, procurement in this area is slow and expensive, using large suppliers and rigid methods. This project broke that mould, bringing in smaller, innovative tech companies and using Agile delivery at pace through the ACE team for the first time.

To maximise collaboration, two supplier teams exploring different approaches ran in parallel using reinforcement learning. This sparked innovation by sharing learning as a step to producing medium fidelity tools that balance speed and complexity.

Ultimately, two complementary tools – NEMESIS and ARCUS – were developed within nine months – a process that would traditionally have taken years.

NEMESIS, a simulation and modelling environment for missile defence scenarios developed by suppliers ADSP and Riskaware, was developed beyond a minimum viable product to include enhanced features such as ballistic motion and intercept strategies.

ARCUS, meanwhile, was developed by a consortium of Skyral, Frazer-Nash Consultancy and Principle One. This agent-based simulation laboratory provides a visualisation and analytics layer for operational planning and enables real-time scenario exploration as well as integration with NEMESIS outputs. It also features improved user experience for analysts and decision-makers, reducing complexity in interpreting simulation data.

Collaborating to succeed

Collaboration was at the heart of delivery of both tools. Teams shared progress through in-person, end-of-sprint presentations, giving each other visibility and prompting fresh ideas. Regular user engagement sessions ensured feedback was built in early and often, keeping solutions tightly aligned with customer needs.

This approach has been a showcase for Agile in defence — delivering high value for money, faster results and far greater flexibility than traditional methods.

One supplier team has already been extended through to the end of the financial year for further iteration, and the MoD has been delighted with process and outcomes so far.

With strong collaboration, innovation from SMEs and empowered customer involvement, this project is setting a new benchmark for delivery in defence. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)

09 Jan 26. Navy F-35 pilots train to wield drones with touchscreen tablets. Navy pilots have successfully completed training to wield multiple drones from the cockpits of F-35 Lightning II fighter planes using touchscreen tablets. The landmark tactical exercise took place at the Pentagon’s Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Maryland. The advanced modeling and simulation technology at the JSE enables pilots to effectively gain flying experience on a variety of missions and practice tactics in a secure environment.

“Modern warfare is demanding more from our aviators. This milestone shows the Joint Simulation Environment’s impact on equipping them with the advanced tactics they need to win future battles,” NAWCAD Commander Rear Adm. Todd Evans stated in a release.

The tactical exercise saw the F-35 pilots use the tablets to control multiple Collaborative Combat Aircraft at once. These autonomous unmanned systems, operating with artificial intelligence, can be used as “loyal wingmen” by aviators.

Both pilots and drones engaged in combat as partners during the training, communicating with each other and striking targets with precision-guided missiles. Last year saw major developments in tactical human-machine teaming in the air, with U.S. Air Force pilots integrating two Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie drones into combat maneuvers at Florida’s Eglin Air Force Base. It also saw increased integration between Marine F-35 and Air Force F-22 pilots, who operated as a joint force for the first time last year in training at the JSE. The JSE plans to add new aircraft and weapons systems to its training center in fiscal year 2026, which include the EA-18G Growler, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. (Source: Defense News)

09 Jan 26. Parry Labs, a defense technology company delivering modular open systems and edge infrastructure for the modern battlespace, is partnering with AeroVironment Inc (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) to architect, develop, deliver, and integrate Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)-aligned digital engineering, software, and mission system hardware for the newly developed P550™ uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for the U.S. Army’s Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR) program. As mission systems integrator, Parry Labs is embedding its proven mission system components into P550 to ensure the Army receives a platform that evolves with the mission and interoperates across the Family of Systems. For this program, Parry Labs will provide expertise in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) development and open software operating environments to help AV implement the capabilities required by the LRR program and enable future integration of new capabilities. Parry’s offering includes STRATIA®, delivered under a multi-year Enterprise License Agreement, to rapidly scale adoption of open systems software across AV’s product lines. STRATIA provides the digital infrastructure for rapid integration of command and control (C2), autonomy, and AI applications at the edge. The all-battery electric, high-performance P550 delivers long-range ISR capabilities alongside lethal effects crucial to the LRR mission, with capabilities enhanced by Parry Labs’ modular mission systems.

“Our work with AV demonstrates how Parry Labs offers unique expertise in building scalable and interoperable systems based on government requirements while anticipating future mission needs,” said Dave Walsh, Chief Technology Officer of Parry Labs. “STRATIA simplifies integration of new capabilities while reducing the cost and time needed to implement across AV’s platforms.”

“Partnership is central to delivering the Army’s LRR requirements,” said Trace Stevenson, President of Autonomous Systems for AV. “Parry Labs’ mission systems expertise strengthens P550’s MOSA foundation, delivering payload flexibility, software updates, and interoperability across the Family of Systems.”

About Parry Labs

Parry Labs is a defense technology company delivering open, modular software and precision hardware that enables the U.S. military and its allies to modernize, connect, and deploy new capabilities with speed and impact. Through the unification of autonomy, AI, and command and control, Parry Labs builds integrated, mission-ready platforms built for the fight, designed to move faster, adapt smarter, and deliver advantage where it matters most. For more information, visit www.parrylabs.com and follow us on LinkedIn. (Source: PR Newswire)

04 Dec 25. Metalysis, the end-to-end manufacturer of solid-state metal and alloy powders, and global leader in materials science, is now producing high-purity aluminium scandium alloy powder (Al₃Sc), meeting growing critical requirements from the semiconductor, aerospace and defence sectors as Western manufacturers seek secure, non-Chinese sources of REEs and critical minerals. Metalysis is based across two sites in South Yorkshire, UK – and is a key midstream asset for the UK and Her allies. The UK’s critical mineral strategy: Vision 2035, published on 22nd November, commits the UK to building-out its midstream as a strategic imperative. Metalysis currently produces a high scandium-loaded aluminium scandium alloy, currently achieving 36 weight % / 25 atomic % scandium (64 weight % / 75 atomic % aluminium) in fully homogenised form, with oxygen levels at just 500 ppm and carbon at 50 ppm. This ultra-low impurity content ensures sputtering targets meet the strict quality demands of semiconductor manufacturing. The material is available in powder or consolidated disc formats. The alloy at 36 weight % / 25 atomic % scandium is in high demand from international manufacturers of sputtering targets which are used in thin film deposition to apply aluminium scandium nitride (AlScN) coatings to semiconductor components. AlScN delivers next-generation bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filters and resonators with superior piezoelectric properties – essential for advanced 5G and higher network rollout, Wi-Fi expansion, AI applications, and the Internet of Things. The aluminium scandium alloy can be diluted with aluminium by customers so producing a lower scandium loading and this master alloy edition can be used in aerospace and defence applications. “Scandium alloys are increasingly replacing titanium and legacy aluminium alloy components in DoD systems due to their superior lightweight, high-strength characteristics.” – Dr. Vic Ramdass, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, August 5th 2025. Unlike traditional melting processes, which require costly scandium metal and face challenges in achieving uniform homogenisation, Metalysis uses its patented FFC Cambridge electrolysis process to directly co-reduce scandium oxide and aluminium oxide feedstocks in a molten calcium chloride electrolyte at 650–950°C. This solid-state process consumes less energy, allows market-making high scandium loadings, whilst delivering a fully homogenised alloy with consistent performance characteristics. Metalysis is a midstream asset for the UK and Her allies – able to process material in the West – circumventing China which controls 90% of the midstream processing market – and thus is a key element of the UK and West’s critical minerals strategy. Recent Chinese government export controls (April, with expansion threatened October) on rare earth elements, including scandium, and ongoing instability re their supply have accelerated Western supply chain diversification. Metalysis sources scandium oxide from multiple global suppliers, ensuring a secure and diversified feedstock supply. Gen 2 units serve as development units and have recently doubled in number at Metalysis to four. At capacity each can produce up to 350kg of Al3Sc annually, with the market for aluminium scandium estimated at 3-4 tonnes a year. Through its various Gen units, Metalysis is strategically placed to meet this demand. The larger Gen 3 units will enable output of tonnes per year per unit. The company’s largest Gen 4 units can produce tens of tonnes annually so meeting demand as the market grows. Metalysis recently completed Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) and hot pressing of its 36 wt % aluminium scandium powder in partnership with RHP-Technology GmbH, to produce discs which demonstrate the material’s physical and chemical properties via this process. Chemical composition was uniform throughout the disc and relative densities exceeding 98% were achieved. SPS trials were also conducted to achieve 10wt % scandium loadings via dilution with aluminium powder, demonstrating the versatility to produce an array of scandium containing aluminium alloys, in line with market requirements.

Nitesh Shah, CEO: “Metalysis has a clear strategy focused on premium critical materials. Our aluminium scandium alloy is fully homogenised and extremely low in impurities, making it ideal for high-performance applications in semiconductor manufacturing, whilst defence and aerospace manufacturers are exploring applications of lower scandium loadings. The recent REE export controls from China have accelerated urgent adoption of our aluminium scandium alloys, and we are now scaling production to meet this demand, moving from our Gen 2 units today to tonne-scale output from Gen 3 in the coming months.”

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08 Jan 26. Roke – General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO, the Chief of the General Staff (CGS) and professional head of the British Army, has opened a new £5m logistics and production hub at the Romsey headquarters of Roke, a sovereign UK company at the forefront of defence and national security. The CGS officially opened the new hub, which is named the Walker Building in his honour. It has been designed to provide an end-to-end capability in one dedicated facility: from innovation, design, testing and production to quality control, and shipping. It is purpose-built to provide Roke with the agility and scalability needed to meet customer demand faster than ever before, and will enable the company to innovate at a wartime pace – as called upon by Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the Strategic Defence Review.

Marc Overton, Roke Managing Director, said: “We were proud to welcome General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO to our headquarters to open the new Walker Building. For us, this cutting-edge building is more than just a facility – it’s a force multiplier designed to give the UK’s armed forces and its allies a strategic advantage. By bringing every stage of development under one roof, we can accelerate delivery at a wartime pace, ensuring our troops and borders remain secure. The modern era of conflict demands we produce faster than ever before – with this new facility we stand ready to deliver at scale.

“This hub also strengthens Britain’s sovereign defence and national security capabilities, reducing reliance on non-sovereign providers and giving us full control from concept to deployment. It’s a clear example of industry stepping up to meet the nation’s call for speed, resilience, and innovation.

“Roke’s innovations have now been protecting UK troops and allies since 1946. As we move into our 70th anniversary, this milestone highlights how we will continue to protect our armed forces today and tomorrow.”

The facility is a key investment from Roke to support future growth, enabling the business to continue to deliver the intelligence, technology and engineering solutions to support UK troops, protecting our forces, allies, borders and businesses. The new building is built for a 10-year expansion plan, with the potential for an extra 50% more capacity. This provides Roke with the space to scale, amass high numbers of parts, and accelerate all orders through to delivery, shipping anywhere the customer needs.

Upon his visit General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO, The British Army Chief of the General Staff, said “I’m delighted to open Roke’s new logistics and production hub. Facilities like this show UK industry stepping up to match that ambition and supporting the vision of growth through transformation.”

After officially opening the building, General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO toured the facility and viewed some of the cutting-edge defence technology being developed by Roke. For 70 years, Roke’s innovations have safeguarded the UK, its armed forces and its allies. Roke’s people play a key role in developing cutting-edge technology – including AI, cybersecurity, robotics, and autonomous systems – that keeps the country safe now and ensures it stays ahead of emerging threats in the future.

09 Jan 26. Thales Powers CES-Winning Post-Quantum Chip from Samsung Electronics.

Thales’ secure operating system (OS) supports Samsung’s security chip, winner of the CES 2026 ‘Best Cybersecurity Innovation’ Award.
The chip is the first embedded Secure Element (eSE) to integrate post-quantum cryptography (PQC), protecting devices against tomorrow’s quantum-enabled cyber threats.
Thales’ quantum-resistant software and OS enable unmatched performance, energy efficiency and long-term data protection.

Quantum computers, with their unprecedented processing power, will ultimately challenge today’s encryption standards. This is why Thales welcomes the CES 2026 recognition awarded to the new post-quantum–ready security chip from Samsung Electronics’ System LSI Business, which embeds Thales’ secure operating system and quantum-resistant cryptographic libraries. This breakthrough represents a major step forward in protecting connected devices against both current cyberattacks and tomorrow’s quantum-era threats. Thales’ hardened OS enables Samsung’s award-winning security chip to deliver hardware-based, quantum-resistant protection from the moment devices power on. Ultimately, it ensures that encrypted data and device credentials remain secure against both classical and quantum attacks, preserving confidentiality, integrity and long-term trust, even in a post-quantum world. The risk is not only future-oriented: malicious actors can already intercept and store encrypted data today, waiting for the moment quantum capability arrives to decrypt it later (“harvest now, decrypt later”). Indeed, with the expected power of quantum computing, anything protected by current standards (personal identities, sensitive credentials and even the cryptographic keys embedded in connected devices) could be exposed.

Thales’ OS and PQC libraries enable the Samsung chip to perform next-generation cryptography at high speed with reduced power and memory consumption. This ensures:

Quantum-resistant encryption and authentication.
High-performance cryptographic operations on the smallest footprint.
Long-term confidentiality against “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks.

“We are very proud to partner with Samsung System LSI on this pioneering achievement. The S3SSE2A chip is a game-changer, offering robust, future-proof security in an energy-efficient design. This breakthrough confirms that post-quantum security is not just for high-end systems, it is essential for all connected devices, from consumer electronics to vast IoT ecosystems. Together, our companies have redefined what is possible for embedded cybersecurity, setting a new benchmark for the industry.” Eva Rudin, Vice President, Mobile Connectivity Solutions at Thales

Hwa Yeal Yu, vice president and head of the System LSI Security & Power Product Development Team at Samsung Electronics, added: “Samsung and Thales have built a long-standing collaboration in security, and we are pleased to introduce the S3SSE2A, the industry’s first PQC total solution. Developed jointly from the outset to integrate hardware and software, this solution delivers an exceptional level of security. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Thales to advance security solutions for the next generation of connected devices.” (Source: ASD Network)

07 Jan 26. Dstl overcome challenges of interoperability with new software.

Dstl’s Single Information Environment (SInfoE) architecture solves the problem of accessing information across different systems and domains. For years, UK defence has been trying to solve the challenge of accessing information from lots of different systems and sources. The goal is to make sure all this information can be shared quickly, so military decision makers at every level have the full picture and can make smart decisions for successful military operations.

Information integration is the foundation of interoperability.

Information needs to be shared quickly from:

radar
satellites
aircraft
warships
drones
air defence systems
soldiers on the ground

In the future, the military will use a mix of old and new systems, including autonomous platforms and fully digital tools like AI decision support. This will make managing and connecting all the information even more challenging.

How Single Information Environment architecture can help

Dstl’s Cyber and Information Systems (CIS) began tackling this problem in 2018 to explore the scope of the challenge, build consensus and develop possible solutions.

By 2021 the team, along with industry partners, had built the foundation of what is now known as the Single Information Environment (SInfoE) architecture. This is a set of MOD-owned software components that enable rapid search, discovery and access to data.

They ensure information can move smoothly from its point of origin to its point of need.

Involvement of MDIS

In 2021, Dstl’s work caught the attention of the Defence Equipment and Support led Game Changer programme called Multi-Domain Integrated Systems (MDIS).

What is Multi-Domain Integration?

The aim was to unlock the potential of drones working collaboratively to provide the UK Armed Forces with freedom of access and manoeuvre on the battlefield.

ARCHERON: the trial

In July 2024, MDIS conducted a month-long trial, ARCHERON, in which Royal Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force systems were integrated with drones from industry partners.

The trial successfully showed how the Single Information Environment can help different military systems from different suppliers quickly share critical operational data.

Amanda, Dstl Senior Principal Consultant and originator and coordinator of SInfoE architecture says: “The Single Information Environment facilitates fast discovery of, and access to, information from a range of military systems, allowing any system to be connected. It means defence can quickly get all the information it needs to carry out successful operations. NATO interoperability is a priority for UK MOD. NATO standards at the heart of the Single Information Environment make it easier to interoperate with NATO partners.”

Richard, Dstl Communications and Networks Programme Manager says: “Having just one Single Information Environment interface per system has the potential to significantly reduce integration time, to hours and days, while saving many millions of pounds.” (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)

05 Jan 26. Smart Eye, the global leader in Human Insight AI and Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS), and Green Hills Software, the worldwide leader in embedded safety and security, today announced a joint demonstration at CES 2026 highlighting how safety-critical driver monitoring can be seamlessly integrated into modern, consolidated automotive software-defined vehicle architectures. Together, Smart Eye and Green Hills are demonstrating a production-ready foundation for OEMs and Tier 1s seeking to accelerate the development and deployment of safe and secure driver monitoring on modern, software-defined vehicle architectures. The combined solution helps automakers reduce integration complexity, shorten validation cycles, and meet the growing safety and regulatory requirements for driver monitoring, including the EU General Safety Regulation (GSR) and the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP). Built on production-grade software, the demo showcases Smart Eye’s driver monitoring software running alongside a digital instrument cluster on a single automotive engine control unit (ECU) powered by Green Hills Software’s ASIL-certified INTEGRITY® real-time operating system (RTOS). The solution demonstrates how mixed-criticality applications – like Smart Eye’s safety-critical DMS – can run safely and securely on the same compute platform while maintaining proven isolation and freedom-from-interference from other areas of the platform. To illustrate this architecture in action, the demo is part of a network of multiple in-vehicle ECUs, a cloud-connected gateway, and a driving simulation environment. Real-world driving events generated by the CARLA simulator are fed into the vehicle network, triggering visual alerts on the instrument cluster. When Smart Eye’s software detects driver distraction, the system broadcasts a DMS event across the network, prompting the cluster to display a “driver break needed” or “attention” warning on the cluster panel. These events are simultaneously logged by the gateway ECU and transmitted to the cloud by the gateway ECU for analytics and diagnostics. The demonstration also highlights Green Hills Software’s ASIL-certified next-generation development environment, giving developers a unified view across all applications and ECUs. In an intuitive graphical timeline display, engineers can trace events, monitor network messaging, and debug interactions across the cluster, gateway, zonal controller, and driver monitoring applications – significantly increasing developer productivity while reducing development and integration time.

“We’re proud to collaborate with Green Hills Software to demonstrate a truly production-focused approach to integrating driver monitoring into modern vehicle architectures,” said Martin Krantz, CEO of Smart Eye. “This joint solution shows how OEMs can bring safety-critical driver monitoring to market faster by combining our proven DMS software with a secure, consolidated compute platform designed for the challenging demands of today’s vehicles.”

“By pairing Smart Eye’s industry-leading driver monitoring software with our INTEGRITY RTOS and development tools, we’re delivering to OEMs and Tier 1s a clear path to deploy mixed-criticality applications safely and efficiently,” said Dan Mender, VP of Business Development at Green Hills Software. “This demo underscores how our combined technologies help customers accelerate the development of next-generation in-cabin safety systems, reduce integration efforts, and ensure freedom-from-interference.”

Smart Eye and Green Hills Software will showcase their integrated automotive platform at CES 2026, January 6–9, in the Green Hills Software booth #6227 in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. For OEMs and partners interested in a demonstration, meeting requests can be submitted at https://www.ghs.com/events/CES_2026.html.

06 Jan 26. ESOX Group has set out how a new generation of solid-state battery technology will be applied to defence platforms. Following the announcement at CES 2026 by Donut Lab of the world’s first production-ready solid-state battery, ESOX confirmed that it is working under a defence-specific licensing framework to deploy the technology across military and security applications. The company is completing final defence testing of the solid state technology with selected partners ahead of a production ramp-up in the second half of 2026, aligned with qualification and integration timelines. While Donut Lab’s announcement focused on bringing solid-state batteries into passenger vehicles, ESOX is addressing how the same technology translates into defence and security applications, where safety, survivability, endurance and supply-chain resilience are critical. At CES 2026, ESOX is presenting its X1 interceptor drone and X2 UGV technology demonstrator, which serve as integration platforms for future solid-state battery deployment across uncrewed air and ground systems.

“As defence spending rises, so does demand for batteries across uncrewed systems and critical military technologies,” said Dan Walmsley, CEO of ESOX Group. “For Europe and its allies, ensuring an assured and resilient battery supply chain is becoming as important as performance itself. Our new solid-state technology offers a way to improve survivability, endurance and safety while strengthening domestic and allied industrial capability.”

Applying solid-state batteries to defence platforms

For defence applications, the range, payload, endurance, survivability and logistics are all directly shaped by battery performance. The solid-state battery technology introduced by ESOX and Donut Lab delivers characteristics that are particularly relevant to defence use. With an energy density of 400 Wh/kg, the technology enables lighter battery packs without compromising capacity. For aerial drones, where every gram affects range, endurance and manoeuvrability, this represents a material operational advantage. The batteries are designed for extreme longevity, with a design life of up to 100,000 charge cycles and minimal capacity fade over time. For defence operators, this reduces replacement frequency, lowers lifecycle cost and improves fleet readiness. The solid-state design eliminates flammable liquid electrolytes, thermal runaway chains and metallic dendrites. This removes the root causes of battery fires and improves survivability when batteries are damaged, stressed or exposed to hostile conditions. Performance has been validated across extreme temperatures. Testing shows the batteries retain over 99% of capacity at –30°C and continue to retain over 99% capacity at temperatures exceeding 100°C, with no signs of ignition or degradation. This resilience is critical for military systems expected to operate reliably across diverse and unpredictable environments. Charging performance is equally important. Solid-state chemistry allows rapid charging without the limitations typically imposed on lithium-ion systems, supporting faster turnaround times and operational tempo. Just as important for defence platforms is design freedom. The batteries can be produced in custom sizes, voltages and geometries, enabling freeform integration into airframes, vehicle structures or chassis. Rather than designing platforms around rigid battery formats, engineers can shape power systems around mission requirements, payload placement and protection needs.

X1 and X2 as integration platforms

At CES, ESOX demonstrated how this approach translates into real systems through its X1 and X2 platforms. The X1 interceptor drone is a cost-effective counter-UAV platform built on a multi-role airframe. It supports long-range communications and sensor integration and uses ESOX’s AI algorithms for target acquisition and strike accuracy. The platform has been designed with future battery integration in mind, allowing power systems to be optimised for range, endurance and survivability rather than constrained by legacy formats. The prototype’s first flight is planned for January 2026, with an industrialised variant due in April. The X2 UGV technology demonstrator is a compact autonomous ground platform designed to showcase ESOX’s integrated propulsion and control systems. Powered by four 12-inch Theron Motors in a tank-steer configuration, X2 highlights how drivetrain simplicity, precise control and modular power architectures can be combined in a single platform. The vehicle is attracting enquiries from UGV manufacturers seeking integrated propulsion solutions and serves as a testbed for solid-state battery deployment.

Together, X1 and X2 provide ESOX with practical platforms for integrating solid-state batteries into defence-grade systems, moving beyond laboratory validation toward operational use.

Batteries as a strategic defence capability

Batteries have quietly become one of the most important enabling technologies in modern defence. As NATO nations increase defence spending and accelerate the adoption of uncrewed and autonomous systems, demand for advanced batteries is rising sharply across air, land, sea and space domains. UAVs now play a central role in modern warfare, driving rapid expansion in drone manufacturing across Europe and North America. Each platform requires a battery, and often multiple batteries across its operational lifecycle. As volumes scale, the question of where those batteries are designed, manufactured and sourced has become a strategic concern. China currently dominates much of the global battery value chain, from raw materials through to cell manufacturing. For defence planners, this concentration presents a growing dependency at a time when battery demand is rising in parallel with defence budgets. ESOX believes this moment represents an opportunity to strengthen European industrial capability, reduce supply-chain risk and deploy new battery technologies that improve battlefield performance.

Designed and built in Europe

A key aspect of the solid-state battery technology is its supply-chain profile. The batteries are made entirely from abundant, affordable and geopolitically safe materials and do not rely on rare or sensitive elements. They also demonstrate a lower cost than conventional lithium-ion technologies.

For ESOX and its defence partners, this supports a designed in Europe, built in Europe approach aligned with NATO and allied industrial strategies.

Part of a wider ESOX technology suite

Solid-state batteries form one element of a broader ESOX technology stack. This includes high-torque, low-signature electric propulsion, no-code software environments for rapid control-system development, and Digital Twin 2.0 simulation that allows the same software to run on both hardware and virtual platforms.

By integrating these capabilities, ESOX aims to shorten development cycles, reduce deployment risk and deliver systems guided by mission needs rather than fixed technology constraints.

Visitors to CES 2026 can view the scaled X1 model, the X2 demonstrator and live video demonstrations on the ESOX stand in the West Hall (5759).

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29 Dec 25. Bittium Wireless Ltd, a subsidiary of Bittium Corporation, has signed an agreement with Spanish Indra Group for licensing of Bittium Tough SDR technology to Indra, and received a first purchase order of EUR 50m from Indra according to the agreement. This purchase order has a positive effect on Bittium’s financial outlook for 2025, and the company has issued a positive profit warning as a separate stock exchange release today. In addition to the purchase order received today, the estimated additional value of the agreement is in the range of EUR 70m during the next ten years, if the agreement is implemented in accordance with current forecasts. The transfer of Tough SDR technology has begun. By licensing Bittium’s Tough SDR technology, Indra will develop and manufacture sovereign, high-performance handheld, vehicular, and manpack radios, with the main focus on Spain and potentially extensible to other countries. Bittium will continue developing and supplying its own tactical communication products and radios for its customers globally. Bittium has extensive experience in the development of software-defined radio technology and waveforms for tactical communications and devices and software for secure communications. Its solutions include a modular IP-based backbone network and next-generation handheld and vehicular radios as well as ultra-secure mobile devices and software solutions to government and public authorities. The tactical communications solutions have been delivered to multiple countries, including Finland, Estonia, Austria, and Croatia, to enable modern, resilient, and high-performance communications seamlessly across domains and military branches. Bittium’s secure communication solutions are in use in 50 countries worldwide.

“This agreement demonstrates strong confidence in the excellence of our software-defined radio technology. The new business model, in which we license our technology, enables countries that require sovereign modern tactical radios to use our technology. This expands significantly the global reach of our technology and products to countries with strong defense industry champions. We are excited to collaborate with Indra, and together we will make a significant contribution to strengthening the defense capabilities.”, says Petri Toljamo, CEO of Bittium Corporation.

Bittium announced with a stock exchange release on 18 July 2025 on a Letter of Intent for strategic cooperation related to Bittium’s SDR technology between Indra and Bittium. Prior to this, Bittium and Indra have been collaborating within the a4ESSOR joint venture. This consortium is composed of leading European providers of tactical communications solutions and operates under the auspices of six European nations to develop ESSOR waveforms that enable interoperability among armed forces. ESSOR High Data Rate Waveform has been adopted by NATO as the interoperability standard for tactical communications and is compatible with the SDR technology licensed by Bittium to Indra.

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23 Dec 25. Swedish air chief talks next-gen warplane, Gripen’s anti-drone role. Maj. Gen. Jonas Wikman has served as commander of the Swedish Air Force since December 2022, overseeing a major modernization program for new combat capabilities while shaping the country’s new NATO membership. He leads more than 2,700 military personnel and a growing fleet of Gripen fighter jets, with a goal to operate 120 in total in the long-term, mixing older C/D models with new E variants. The Scandinavian country also plans to increase its defense spending by $2.9 bn in 2026, representing an 18% increase over 2025.

In an interview ahead of the new year, the air chief shared the status of Sweden’s future fighter program, the new electronic-warfare capabilities fitted on the Gripen E, the biggest threat to Swedish security, his priorities, and his take on Canada’s interest in buying the Swedish-made aircraft.

This interview was edited for length and clarity.

Where does Sweden currently stand regarding its future fighter program, in light of Saab being awarded a contract to continue a concept study to work on this technology? A year ago you said a loyal wingman or a combination of unmanned assets was being considered. What are your thoughts now?

When it comes to the overall direction of where we go with the next-generation fighter platform, we are still in the same process. We are still investing in the knowledge and flexibility to choose which option suits us best. What I can tell you is that we will be ready to answer at the political level regarding our viewpoint on what that looks like in the upcoming year. From there, I think we will have a good national standpoint on the way to move forward with the program.

When it comes to the unmanned question, one thing has increased – that is, our interest in fusing new knowledge into current capabilities and operations. We originally intended to explore and provide options to politicians, wait for a decision, and then move on to the next platform or system part of the collaborative fighter. We have realized that if new technology is developed during this process, we probably cannot wait that long to introduce other unmanned platforms.

To give you an example, we have the same idea when it comes to the development of the Gripen D version – whenever we develop a new capability or software for the E version, we make sure as fast as possible to also introduce it on the older variants as well.

At this point, could you rank the following options based on your preference or feasibility: developing a national fighter; joining a joint venture with other countries or companies; procuring an existing design and producing it under license in Sweden?

That is the question I have never been able to answer. Partly because our answer will be more complex than those three options. It will also not be graded like that. The result will likely be some kind of cooperation, some kind of national project that would combine different elements of each. We’ve also been tasked to ensure that all of those alternatives are available.

I could, as a person, answer you with my thoughts on it, but that would not be the correct way to move forward with the process.

We are still exploring all three on a principle level. One thing I have been worried about is that the program will be too platform-centric, but we [Sweden] have a history and culture of not doing so. There’s also considerations and an importance to be given to ground operations, command-and-control missions, and how well that will fit into the new platform.

Regarding the upgrades made to the electronic-warfare suite on the new Gripen E aircraft, what sort of capabilities are you most excited about?

We are very much looking forward to the EW spectrum technology on it, as I expect it will be the central strength of that aircraft. For us, these types of capabilities, both when it comes to protection and hiding, but also offensive ones, have been a very high priority.

The combination of the EW suite with multiple types of sensors working together, sharing and receiving both internal and external information across the network, and providing that to other platforms – very much like the F-35. I think we are in the same realm of operations. With the new capabilities, we can go deeper into battle and can affect the opponent in a more offensive way while also sending that data to a Global Eye and other shooters and sensors.

That is why we are eager to get such a capability, because it means we will be able to operate much closer to the threat. I think most people are underestimating the power we will get with the E version in that fight. I am looking for a sum of abilities, not a method, for example, the actual capability of not being detected and that can be reached in many ways — small radar cross-section, stealth features, EW suite. The E version has great capabilities in not being detected, spoofing, or affecting other sensors.

What is the biggest threat to Swedish security currently?

For us, we have our eyes, and I think we are on all levels quite clear that the threat to our security is Russia, for sure. We have a systematic kind of conflict between the collective West and Russia.

What is the biggest challenge the Air Force will tackle next year, and what are your priorities for 2026?

I don’t think we are struggling, but the pace to meet for our national capability development is definitely higher, and something we have to adapt to. Moving towards meeting the goal of reaching 3.5% of our GDP for core defense spending by 2030 means we have to, at the same time, keep a high level of operations nationally, but also as an ally. Our priority to be a net contributor to NATO is very high. That is why the Swedish Air Force and Navy conducted two operations this year in Poland and will also again deploy to Latvia next year.

We have to balance our air force resources and readjust our training so we can do operations and training while also simultaneously developing our own capabilities.

When we went to Poland, we had capability targets, and the fighter unit brought extra personnel and equipment and did some development work both in terms of air and ground operations. I think that is the correct way to go moving into the future because we are only one force.

Also exciting for 2026 is that we will be celebrating the service’s 100th anniversary.

You spoke about the NATO air policing missions the Gripen took part in earlier this year in Poland, which was a success for its first overseas deployment. During some of the missions, the aircraft was able to identify and engage very low and slow targets. Is this a mode of operation you are increasingly practicing?

Yes, but that is a bit of a complex question. One of the reasons is that we originally designed radars, the previous generation ones, so they wouldn’t detect those kinds of small moving targets. Going down to the operations in Poland, the second one we did included the protection of a very important logistics hub, which meant that those kinds of targets were present.

Here I am thinking of Shahed drones that were part of the mission set.

So we had to verify that we could successfully detect and engage these types of targets. We did a rapid verification program before deploying. It is not an easy mission, either from a tactical or technical standpoint.

They fly slow, which is the problem for us as we are not designed to fight small, moving targets to begin with. That means we need to train for it and make sure we have the technical capability to locate and strike them. That is what we did. Now we have verified that the Gripen and our forces can do it, and it is part of our capabilities [against Shahed drones].

What are your thoughts about Canada considering the prospect of acquiring the Gripen as its next-fighter jet instead of the F-35? Would you see a space for deeper cooperation?

I don’t really want to have any thoughts about that. I had a great conversation with the Canadian air chief and made sure we have all the information exchange necessary and the same understanding of the platform [Gripen]. It is their decision to make, and I respect all the components that are involved in it, whether that’s political, technical, or technological. It is not on my table at all. If we are not talking about the procurement of fighter jets, I think certainly the future room for us [Canada and Sweden] to cooperate will increase. We are both engaged in the setting up of a new logistics headquarters in Enköping, Sweden [to support NATO’s Northwest Area of Operations], and that will be a common footprint that could be utilized to have a dialogue around the overlapping threat. It’s a long distance between Sweden and Canada, but we have an interest in the same geography and share a lot of cultural and mindset similarities. On both sides, we agree that it would be profitable to have closer cooperation between our air forces. Sweden’s introduction into NATO and that command will also mean we will meet each other on a more regular basis. (Source: Defense News)

16 Dec 25. Neousys Debuts Compact IP67 Computer for Harsh Industrial Edge AI Applications. Neousys expands its rugged embedded portfolio with the IP67-rated POC-766AWP, delivering compact edge AI computing performance for reliable operation in harsh, moisture- and dust-prone industrial environments.Neousys Technology has introduced the POC-766AWP, the first IP67-rated compact computer in its POC series of rugged embedded systems. Engineered for reliability and performance in environments with high moisture or dust, the POC-766AWP combines a compact size with the processing power of the Intel Core i3-N series. This new system is intended to set a benchmark for edge computing in harsh industrial conditions and complements the company’s existing SEMIL IP67 series. The system is powered by the Intel Core i3-N305 processor, which features eight E-cores and DDR5 memory. This configuration supports applications such as AI vision inspection, complex data processing, and real-time edge analytics. The computer is designed to operate stably across extreme industrial conditions, with a temperature range of -25°C to 70°C. The chassis is constructed from a hybrid of stainless steel and aluminum, providing full dust protection and passing rigorous immersion chamber testing. This makes the POC-766AWP suitable for demanding sanitary environments, food processing, and high-humidity facilities. For secure and reliable field connections, the computer utilizes industrial-grade M12 locking connectors, including dual X-coded 2.5GbE ports, three isolated DIO, and one CAN 2.0B interface, ensuring stability even in high-vibration scenarios. The POC-766AWP offers deployment flexibility with multiple mounting options, such as flattop, wall-mount, and DIN-rail, along with a wide range 8–35V input and ignition power control. These features allow it to function reliably as an onboard controller, factory node, or outdoor edge AI endpoint.

Neil Liu, Product Manager at Neousys Technology, commented, “Our customers should never have to choose between performance and reliability. POC-766AWP embodies that commitment by bringing high-performance computing into environments where it was previously difficult to deploy. We look forward to seeing this product empower our industrial partners worldwide to advance their edge AI applications.” (Source: https://www.defenseadvancement.com/)

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15 Dec 25. Advantech IPC-221 Compact IPC Brings Desktop-CPU Performance to Space-Constrained Industrial Application. Advantech (TWSE: 2395), a global leader in industrial IoT, has expanded its compact IPC lineup with the introduction of its new IPC-221 compact industrial computer chassis. Compared to the previous generation, IPC-221 packs desktop CPU performance (65W) into a compact box PC (240 x 233 x 93 mm) with a single-sided I/O layout, making it particularly suitable for space-constrained applications such as machine integration or cabinet installation. It delivers stable, high-performance computing to meet a wide range of industrial control requirements.

Compact Design with High Performance Multi-Generation CPU Support

The IPC-221 features a new flat design (240 x 233 x 93 mm) that saves vertical space, making it particularly suitable for cabinet installation. It can be paired with Advantech’s PCE-2x series motherboards and supports a wide range of CPU options, including Intel® Celeron®, Pentium®, and Core™ i3, i5, and i7 (10th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Generation) processors, as well as the latest Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 2 (Ultra 5, Ultra 7, Ultra 9), providing both performance and flexibility. IPC-221 is capable of supporting high-load industrial applications, such as soft motion axis control, and HMI data visualization, ensuring real-time processing and system stability. When paired with the latest PCE-2134 or PCE-2034 CPU modules, the IPC-221 leverages its built-in NPU to enable the efficient execution of lightweight AI workloads at the edge. This makes the IPC-221 an ideal solution for smart manufacturing and automation environments.

Expanded I/O for Greater Functionality

IPC-221 offers extensive I/O expansion, including two full-height PCIe slots for additional expansion cards and multiple COM ports for easy connection to external devices. The Remote Switch function further enhances integration flexibility, allowing the IPC-221 to be deployed in diverse smart manufacturing scenarios and to meet various industrial requirements.

Upgraded Design for Compact Devices to Smart Factories

With its compact design, high-performance computing, and extensive I/O expansion, IPC-221 is an excellent choice for compact device integration, smart factories, and industrial automation. Engineered for diverse industrial scenarios, the IPC-221 acts as an edge controller, coordinating motion control, data acquisition, and vision systems to form a closed-loop architecture. It is also widely deployed in smart production lines for online coding, data collection, and for significantly enhancing operational efficiency. IPC-221 is now in mass production from October. For more information, please visit Advantech’s official website www.advantech.com.

About Advantech

Advantech has the corporate vision to “Enable an Intelligent Planet”. The company is a global leader in the fields of IoT intelligent systems and embedded platforms. To embrace the trends of AIoT and artificial intelligence, Advantech has fully deployed its sector-driven strategy, focusing particularly on seven major sectors. This deployment aims to nurture market sectors and enhance core competitiveness. In the meantime, Advantech integrates its existing product group – the AIoT + Edge computing hardware platform – with the mature WISE-IoT software platform. Together with our industrial AI solutions and business expertise, this integration will form an “orchestrator” model for seamless industrial chain connections, benefiting both our partners and clients. Advantech is also working with business partners to co-create business ecosystems that accelerate the goal of industrial intelligence. (www.advantech.com/en-eu)

15 Dec 25. Sanlayan Group company Versabyte Data Systems transferred its indigenously developed high-voltage power supply for active self-protection jammers to the Armed Forces. The handover took place at DRDO Bhawan in New Delhi last week and was formally showcased among seven other technologies, all developed under the Technology Development Fund of the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

A Major Milestone in India’s Indigenous Electronic Warfare Capability

The high-voltage airborne power supply from Versabyte Data Systems Private Limited (Versabyte), now officially transferred to the Armed Forces, is a mission-critical subsystem used in active self-protection jammers (pulse and continuous wave), enhancing aircraft survivability and mission success. The system was co-developed through close collaboration between DRDO scientists and Versabyte’s engineering teams, reflecting the company’s nearly four decades of expertise in rugged, high-reliability power electronics. This technology is among the seven innovations handed over under DRDO’s Technology Development Fund (TDF), each designed, engineered, and validated entirely by Indian industry. The milestone underscores the Government’s commitment to Aatmanirbhar Bharat and India’s ability to produce complex strategic subsystems domestically.

How Public–Private Partnership Is Accelerating Defence Innovation

Public–private collaboration is becoming a defining driver of India’s defence modernisation. Through TDF, DRDO has created a structured pipeline for industry, start-ups, and MSMEs to take on advanced R&D, work alongside DRDO labs, and mature prototypes into deployable systems. This model is enabling a diverse set of companies, from agile deep-tech firms like Sanlayan to established defence OEMs like Versabyte, to develop indigenous sensors, power systems, electronics, propulsion units, and materials that previously required foreign sourcing.

Driving Technological Sovereignty Through Faster Innovation Cycles

India’s expanding TDF portfolio reflects a clear national strategy: accelerate indigenous capability in critical technologies, reduce external dependencies, and shorten the timeline from lab innovation to field deployment. Committee deliberations have emphasised the need for streamlined acquisition pathways to enable TDF-developed technologies to transition rapidly into service. This clarity is enabling innovators, whether start-ups or legacy defence manufacturers, to align development cycles with operational requirements and prepare solutions for scale. Collectively, this reinforces a robust, future-ready defence ecosystem driven by innovation and self-reliance.

Versabyte and Sanlayan: Strengthening India’s Defence Manufacturing Value Chain

Speaking on the occasion, Shri R. Chandra Kumar, CEO of Versabyte, said, “This recognition reinforces Versabyte’s mission to build world-class indigenous power systems for India’s most advanced defence platforms. We are proud to support the nation’s growing strength in electronic warfare and airborne mission systems.” Shri R. Chandra Kumar, CEO of Versabyte, formally handed over the technology to Air Marshal Awdhesh Kumar Bharti, SYSM, AVSM, VM, DCAS, in the presence of DRDO Chairman Shri Samir V. Kamat and Vice Admiral Vineet McCarthy, AVSM, DCIDS.

Versabyte’s recent integration into the Sanlayan Group has significantly expanded the Group’s capabilities across the defence electronics value chain, accelerating India’s push for import substitution in strategic subsystems.

According to Rahul Vamshidhar, Co-founder & Chief Business Officer, Sanlayan, “Just two months earlier, Sanlayan received the Most Innovative Project Award from DRDO’s Electronics & Communication Systems (ECS) Cluster for its airborne EW payload solution. The recognition was conferred during Samanvay 2025, highlighting the Group’s momentum in cutting-edge defence technologies.” He further added, “This milestone now reflects what’s possible when India’s scientists and industry engineers build together. With Versabyte Data Systems now part of the Sanlayan Group, our combined strength is accelerating indigenous defence innovation like never before.”

Together, Sanlayan and Versabyte are shaping a stronger, more self-reliant defence manufacturing ecosystem, advancing critical technologies that enhance India’s operational readiness and strategic autonomy.

About Sanlayan Technologies Private Limited

Sanlayan is addressing deep-tech challenges critical to India’s defence sector. Headquartered in Bengaluru, Sanlayan has grown into a vertically integrated group with capabilities across Radar, Electronic Warfare, Avionics, Power Systems, and AI/ML-based Signal and Data Processing Software. Sanlayan is backed by top-tier Indian venture capital, with a vision to accelerate indigenous technological development and defence dominance for Bharat. Visit Sanlayan at https://www.sanlayan.com (Source: PR Newswire)

09 Dec 25. Lockheed Martin Taps Hadrian for Software-Defined Manufacturing Alliance. To accelerate the delivery of critical munitions and resolve supply chain bottlenecks, Lockheed Martin has entered a strategic alliance with manufacturing technology company Hadrian. Under a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) announced December 8, Hadrian will deploy its “Factory-as-a-Service” model directly into a Lockheed Martin production facility to automate the manufacturing of high-demand missile components.

Integration and Scope

The partnership focuses on the rapid production of parts for Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) division. Hadrian will establish a scalable machining and inspection cell at a Lockheed Martin site, utilizing its proprietary software stack, computer numerical control (CNC) machines, and advanced robotics. The automated cell is specifically targeted to support several high-priority Department of Defense programs, including:

PAC-3 MSE: Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement.
THAAD: Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system.
PrSM: Precision Strike Missile.
GMLRS: Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System.

This integration aims to bypass traditional manufacturing latency by enabling a “software-defined” production line capable of faster setup times and higher throughput than legacy systems.

Strategic Context

The alliance comes as the U.S. defense industrial base faces pressure to surge production rates for kinetic munitions due to ongoing global conflicts and depleted stockpiles. Hadrian, a startup that raised $260 m in Series C funding in July 2025, differentiates itself by automating the entire manufacturing workflow—from quoting to final inspection—allowing for rapid scaling that traditional machine shops struggle to match.

Tom Carrubba, vice president of production operations at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, described the collaboration as a necessary step to meet escalating demand. “We are excited to collaborate with Hadrian to deploy their automated machining and inspection technology to strengthen our manufacturing capabilities and supply chain,” Carrubba said. “This project is a key enabler for Lockheed Martin to increase production output capacity, ensuring we can meet the high demand for our customers’ munitions needs.”

Future Implications

For Hadrian, the deal validates its model of embedding capacity directly within a prime contractor’s infrastructure rather than operating solely as an external vendor. “This partnership is a model for how emerging and established players can work together to build faster, more resilient defense production,” said Hadrian CEO Chris Power. “By combining Hadrian’s advanced manufacturing capabilities with Lockheed Martin’s expertise, we’re streamlining production for current and future critical programs.” The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement or the specific timeline for the cell to reach full operational capability. (Source: Satnews)

12 Dec 25. Systematic announced its partnership with Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with global reach, and US firm Comtech for the development and delivery of a satellite-based communication and tracking system. The location tracking system (LTS) will leverage Systematic’s SitaWare Frontline to send and receive location information and messages via Systematic’s communications backbone, SitaWare Tactical Communication. This data will then be transferred to operations centres using SitaWare Headquarters via Space42’s constellation of satellites utilising Comtech’s communications hardware. This new capability will give commanders an exceptional overview of the disposition of friendly forces. The LTS will equip mounted and dismounted troops as well as a variety of vehicles – including naval and airborne assets. This will give force commanders a reliable picture of the location of their forces, as well as providing an additional tracking system as part of a PACE (primary, alternate, contingency, emergency) communications plan.

“The joining of Space42’s strength in space-based communications technologies, paired with Systematic’s operationally proven SitaWare suite will be a significant force-enabler for any military. As the need for reliable friendly-force tracking is increasingly important in complex battlefield environments, traditional methods of communication need to be supplemented at all levels. Designing-in space-based communication systems into a digitalised battlespace plan gives greater resilience, reliance, and transparency,” says Systematic’s Vice President for Middle East Business Development Andrew Atkinson.

“Rooted in our strategy to become a trusted leader in secure connectivity, we are committed to strengthening national security and modern governance capabilities by addressing real operational needs. Our partnership with Systematic and Comtech delivers an unmatched Location Tracking Services solution setting a new benchmark in the market. With integrated Push-to-Talk (PTT) and SOS capabilities, this solution significantly enhances Combat Search and Rescue operations, enabling rapid response and improved mission safety. By combining Space42’s advanced satellite communications technology with Systematic’s cutting-edge location and tracking solutions, we are shaping faster decision-making, stronger institutional resilience, and superior situational awareness. We look forward to unlocking the full potential of this collaboration”, said Ahmed Almehrzi, Senior Vice President Government Solutions at Space42.

SitaWare Frontline is a vehicle-mounted battle management system that can be installed in ships, vehicles, or aircraft of all sizes. Mounted commanders using SitaWare Frontline can send and receive a wide variety of data and information, as well as perform a range of map-based planning and intelligence tasks that can be supported using 3D visuals. SitaWare Edge is a mobile solution for dismounted commanders to gain improved situational awareness through the tracking and monitoring of friendly and non-friendly forces on the battlefield. Both SitaWare Frontline and SitaWare Edge allow users to view feeds from unmanned systems, as well as the delivery of other intelligence information to help inform decision-making. The most recent updates to SitaWare Frontline and SitaWare Edge give greater battlefield management capabilities in giving commanders the ability to create and delegate tasks to subordinate units. This new functionality helps with the delivery of a missions to support a commander’s intent, and overall strategic direction.

About Systematic

Systematic delivers world-leading command-and-control, military messaging, and electronic warfare solutions – providing commanders at all levels of the battlespace with comprehensive situational awareness and advanced mission management tools. Operating across domains, our reliable, user-friendly, and operationally proven C4ISR software has been delivered to more than 50 customers worldwide.

About Space42

Space42 (ADX: SPACE42) is a UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company that integrates satellite communications, geospatial analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities to enlighten the Earth from space. Formed in 2024 by the successful merger of Bayanat and Yahsat, Space42’s global reach allows it to address the rapidly evolving needs of its customers in governments, enterprises, and communities. Space42 comprises two business units: Space Services and Smart Solutions. Space Services focuses on upstream satellite operations for both fixed and mobility satellite services. Smart Solutions integrates geospatial data acquisition and processing with AI to inform decision-making, enhance situational awareness, and improve operational efficiency. Major shareholders include G42, Mubadala, and IHC. For more information, visit: www.space42.ai; follow us on X: @space42ai

15 Dec 25. SitaWare Frontline by Systematic onboard VLAH, the first armored vehicle designed and manufactured in Romania by BlueSpace Technology. Romania’s first domestically produced armoured fighting vehicle gets NATO-standard C2. Systematic’s SitaWare Frontline selected for BlueSpace Technology’s VLAH platform, delivering proven command-and-control capability and full Alliance interoperability to Romanian forces. SitaWare Frontline by Systematic onboard VLAH, the first armored vehicle designed and manufactured in Romania by BlueSpace Technology Systemtic employee. Systematic’s SitaWare Frontline, the world’s most widely adopted command-and-control (C2) software amongst NATO member and partner nations, has been chosen as the standard integrated system for VLAH (Autonomous Hydramatic Combat Vehicle), Romania’s first domestically designed and produced 4×4 armoured fighting vehicle developed by BlueSpace Technology in partnership with Uzina Automecanica Moreni, whose prototype was recently unveiled to the public in Moreni. The decision to equip VLAH with SitaWare Frontline marks a significant milestone in Systematic’s commitment to supporting NATO nations in advancing defence capabilities and ensuring full interoperability across the Alliance. SitaWare is the leading C4ISR solution used by NATO member states and partners in various configurations across all force types. It delivers a step-change in digital capability and interoperability, enabling seamless coordination in multinational operations. By integrating SitaWare Frontline into VLAH, Systematic reinforces its support for Romania’s defence industry through combat-proven software solutions developed and refined at Systematic’s Bucharest development centre. Here, more than 110 IT professionals—including software engineers, architects, QA specialists, and project managers—work on creating advanced products trusted by allied armed forces worldwide.

“Supporting European defence industrial champions like BlueSpace Technology is central to strengthening NATO’s technological edge. With SitaWare Frontline as the VLAH’s standard C2 solution, we’re delivering combat-proven software that empowers Romanian innovation while maintaining full integration across Alliance operations.” – James Hamilton, Systematic’s Vice President Business Development, UK, Western Europe Region and North Africa.

SitaWare Frontline equips VLAH vehicles with complete situational awareness and command-and-control capabilities for the onboard commander, ensuring a detailed operational picture.

The software includes advanced mapping systems supporting multiple map types in both 2D and 3D, integrated force tracking, and planning tools that allow commanders to focus on mission execution rather than system management.

“VLAH represents not only a combat vehicle, but also concrete proof of Romania’s ability to reclaim its strategic autonomy in the production of defence technologies, at a level comparable to similar products worldwide. ‘Because it can be done in Romania’ is a registered trademark of our company, reflecting our vision of the country’s real potential to develop this sector of the Romanian economy,” said Constantin Pintilie, CEO of BlueSpace Technology.

The partnership between Systematic and BlueSpace Technology demonstrates Systematic’s commitment to strengthening European defence capabilities and supporting NATO’s technological edge. By working with innovative defence manufacturers, Systematic helps build a robust and interoperable industrial base that enhances collective security.

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05 Dec 25. Atrenne Unveils 726 Series VNX+ Rugged Military Computing Solution. Atrenne’s 726 Series VITA 90-VNX+ delivers compact, rugged, and modular high-performance computing for military and aerospace missions with strict SWaP requirements. Atrenne, a Celestica Company, has introduced the 726 Series VITA 90-VNX+, a compact and ruggedized high-performance computing solution engineered for military and aerospace applications with strict Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) constraints. Designed around OpenVPX standards, the VNX+ leverages a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) to simplify integration, upgrades, and customization. The 726 Series supports a variety of processors, including Intel and NVIDIA, and offers flexible I/O options tailored to mission-specific requirements. Its small form factor and conduction-cooled design make it ideal for deployment in unmanned vehicles, missiles, aircraft pods, and other environments where space is limited and reliable operation in harsh conditions is critical. The system is currently available in 3- and 6-slot configurations. Built to rigorous military standards, the VNX+ operates in temperatures ranging from -40°C to +85°C and meets MIL-STD-810G shock and vibration requirements typical of aircraft and ground vehicles. Its high-density VITA 90.2 backplane connector supports modularity, allowing Atrenne to design custom I/O boards to suit specific mission needs. For instance, SDI ports can be swapped for RF tuners for signals intelligence (SIGINT) applications, or Ethernet interfaces can be replaced with MIL-STD-1553 avionics connections. At Atrenne, customer requirements drive every design decision, ensuring solutions are delivered on time and to exact specifications. The 726 Series VITA 90-VNX+ exemplifies the company’s commitment to providing versatile, mission-ready computing platforms for demanding defense and aerospace applications. (Source: https://www.defenseadvancement.com/)

08 Dec 25. Denchi BB-2590 Smart Battery Provides Rugged, Mission-Critical Power. Product Spotlight: The BB-2590 Smart Battery, a rugged, waterproof lithium-ion power source by Denchi Group is designed for modern defence and aerospace applications Denchi Group, a UK-based leader in mission-critical battery solutions, supplies the BB-2590 Smart Battery, a rugged Level 3 lithium-ion power source engineered to meet the most demanding requirements of military and aerospace operations. With over two decades of experience providing advanced power solutions to the UK Ministry of Defence and leading primes such as BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Leonardo, and Thales, Denchi has built a strong reputation for delivering reliable, high-performance energy systems for defence applications across land, sea, and air domains.

Advanced Smart Power Technology

The BB-2590 integrates an SMBus communication interface, enabling seamless interaction with host equipment and intelligent chargers. This smart functionality provides real-time monitoring of state-of-charge and system status, supporting flexible deployment, safeguarding against misuse, and reducing through-life costs. The battery offers dual voltage outputs (14.4 V and 28.8 V) with capacities of 21 Ah and 10.5 Ah respectively, delivering up to 302.4 Wh of energy. Designed with NMC (Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt) chemistry, it provides a balance of high energy density, long service life, and stable performance across extreme environments.

Ruggedized for Operational Demands

Constructed as a waterproof tactical battery pack, the BB-2590 is built to endure harsh field conditions while maintaining dependable performance. It delivers maximum discharge currents of up to 20 A and operates reliably within a wide temperature range of –40 °C to +60 °C. Denchi’s in-house testing facilities replicate military and aerospace stress conditions, including shock, vibration, thermal cycling, altitude exposure, and electrical stress testing. This ensures the BB-2590 achieves compliance with both civil and military standards, providing operators with assured performance in critical missions.

Key Features

Dual output modes: 12 V (10–16.4 V) and 24 V (20–32.8 V)
SMBus smart interface for communication and intelligent charging
Rugged waterproof design for demanding tactical environments
High energy density (302.4 Wh) with low self-discharge during storage
Compact and lightweight, supporting easy system integration
Designed and manufactured in the UK with ISO-certified processes

Proven Defence Applications

The BB-2590 is deployed in a wide range of mission-critical defence technologies, including:

Communications systems such as military radios and transceivers
Unmanned platforms including UAVs and ground robotics
Sensor systems for reconnaissance and situational awareness
Airborne and marine systems requiring lightweight, reliable backup power

As with all Denchi products, the BB-2590 benefits from the company’s heritage in supporting programmes such as the Bowman radio platform, where Denchi has provided batteries, chargers, and through-life support for more than 20 years. (Source: https://www.defenseadvancement.com/)

11 Dec 25. The UK Accelerator welcomes eight companies into the 2026 NATO DIANA Programme. A new cohort of innovative companies specialising in Contested Electromagnetic Environments is joining the UK Accelerator 2026 NATO DIANA Programme. Janus Allies consortium (Janus), in partnership with the Defence and Security Accelerator, part of UK Defence Innovation (UKDI-DASA), welcomes a new cohort of innovative companies into the 2026 NATO DIANA Programme. This year NATO DIANA received a record-breaking 3,680 submissions across all NATO member states for this year’s call. The 2026 NATO DIANA cohort has emerged from a highly selective process, placing them in roughly the top 4% of applicants and among the most competitive dual-use innovators in the Alliance. The eight companies joining the Janus UK Accelerator Programme are:

LSMedical from Estonia
Slipstream Design from the United Kingdom
FOSSA Systems from Spain
Tern AI Inc. from the United States of America
Testnor AS from Norway
Oledcomm from France
SDQ Solutions Canada from Canada
CX2 Inc. from the United States of America

Tanya Suarez, Founder and CEO of IoT Tribe, lead of Janus consortium welcomes the new Janus cohort: “As we enter our second year delivering the NATO DIANA programme with UKDI-DASA, we’re building on the momentum to strengthen the UK’s role in NATO priorities in line with the Strategic Defence Review. More contact with the end-user and better interoperability for adoption at pace. We are welcoming a new cohort with technologies that address the contested electromagnetic environments that can deny, degrade and disrupt operations. They are absolutely critical to maintaining operational advantage for the UK and NATO allies. These innovators shape capabilities that matter, and our goal remains clear: ensure the UK leads in defence innovation, while reinforcing allied technological sovereignty.”

Anita Friend, Head of UKDI-DASA said: “We are delighted to welcome another cohort of innovators to the UK Accelerator, and are excited to see how their innovative technologies could help shape the future of defence. The UKDI-DASA partnership with NATO DIANA and the delivery of the UK Accelerator programme, is key to unlocking the potential of dual-use technologies to solve critical defence challenges and create solutions that strengthen security across the Alliance and we look forward to supporting these innovators in their innovation journey.”

Over the next six months, the innovators will work closely with the Janus Allies team and partners to support the scaling of their solutions and accelerate adoption across the Alliance. The Janus programme offers a mix of in-person and virtual training: workshops, lectures, mentorship, and guidance aimed to support their dual-use strategies. By working with experts from defence innovation ecosystems in the UK and the wider NATO alliance, the 2026 cohort will be prepared for defence procurement while broadening their commercial opportunities. The strongest dual-use ventures learn to align mission and margin, and the London site is set up to help them do exactly that.

More about the NATO DIANA 2026 Innovators:

All the companies selected to start in January 2026, will receive contractual funding and gain access to DIANA’s expanding network of 16 accelerator sites and more than 200 test centres across the 32 NATO nations. They will be working on solutions across 10 areas drawn from key priorities identified by Allies.

They are:

Energy and Power
Advanced Communication Technologies
Contested Electromagnetic Environments
Human Resilience and Biotechnologies
Critical Infrastructure and Logistics
Operations in Extreme Environments
Maritime Operations
Resilient Space Operations
Autonomy and Unmanned Systems
Data Assisted Decision Making

Information about the companies can be found at 2026 Cohort of Companies. For further information, please contact .

About NATO DIANA

NATO DIANA finds and accelerates cutting-edge technologies to deliver battle-winning defence and security solutions for the Alliance, while fostering deep-tech innovation. As a cornerstone of NATO’s innovation and technology strategy, DIANA brings together world-class talent and the latest advancements to maintain the Alliance’s technological edge. Leveraging a network of leading accelerator sites, test centres, expert mentors, and Allied expertise across 32 nations, DIANA empowers innovators working at the intersection of defence readiness, commercial potential, and technological breakthroughs.

About Janus

Named after the Roman god of duality to reflect its approach to support dual-use applications, the Janus consortium is a four-partner, delivery-ready consortium with skills and expertise across business support and growth, science and technology, defence and security and deeptech investment. Led by the Defence and Security Accelerator, part of UK Defence Innovation (UKDI-DASA), Janus is a consortium in partnership with IoT Tribe, a specialist deeptech accelerator ecosystem; Atmos Ventures, a trans-Atlantic deeptech and defence investor; and the SETsquared Partnership, a dynamic collaboration between six leading research-led UK universities. Janus aims to enhance the productivity and competitiveness of NATO’s defence industrial base and expand the range of innovative capabilities available for acquisition and deployment by civilian, defence and security customers in the UK and internationally by strengthening the pipeline of talent and new, innovative companies operating in the defence and security markets. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)

10 Dec 25. Saab build a ‘software-defined’ aircraft fuselage.

The process is said to reduce the number of parts by at least a factor of 100, replacing riveted machine parts with organic structures.

Saab and Divergent Technologies use software, robotics and additive manufacturing to build an aircraft fuselage, ditching traditional tooling practices
The platform, whose purpose is yet to be determined, is scheduled to fly sometime next year
Saab anticipate building more than 1,000 aircraft fuselages per year in the future
These new digital engineering methods are beginning to scale up under Divergent across the continental United States and later Europe

Saab has announced its construction of an aircraft fuselage using digital manufacturing techniques for the first time with the help of the California-based Divergent Technologies.

In a press briefing on 9 December, business executives from both companies revealed that the frame was produced using a combination of software, robotic assembly and laser powder fusion additive manufacturing to produce several parts that later fit together to form a single, interlocking fuselage. According to Axel Bååthe, head of Saab’s internal startup, The Rainforest, set up to ‘defy conventional approaches’ and drive innovation, the uncrewed autonomous aircraft is scheduled to fly sometime in 2026. It is five metres in length, one metre wide, and 60cm high. It will have a payload capacity of roughly 200 kilogrammes. While the Saab team have not yet pinned down a role for the platform that will take shape next year – combat, ISR, multi mission – the company claim that this new development process is a “world-first” endeavour.

What has changed?

Until now, industrial practices have been limited by simpler Euclidean geometry which made the the shape of a platform limited by what can be stamped, molded, or bent. In a shift away from this practice, the transatlantic team is pursuing what is called ‘software-defined’ manufacturing, named after the central focus on software, which can make any design changes by updating a file and hitting print. Divergent’s printer capacity is around 700 x 700 x 835 millimetres in terms of the volume that can be leveraged for a single individual part. However, Divergent’s chief executive Cooper Keller assured: ‘we can extend the benefits of… additive manufacturing into structures that are far larger than that.’ Still, this newfound flexibility of the software-defined approach allows for considerable changes to be made to a design to meet multiple mission sets in the battlespace. Saab identified this one-system-many-missions requirement, particularly when it comes to military uncrewed systems (UxS). In contrast, current manufacturing techniques mean it would cost ms of dollars in new physical jigs to alter a design. Traditional manufacturing tends to add extra weight due to the nature of the construction process with straight lines and perfect circles. Instead, software allows for topology optimisation, meaning engineers can reduce this extra weight, leading to concepts that appear more naturalistic and organic as seen by the skeletal fuselage.

‘We see compared to a traditional fuselage, a part reduction of over 99% if we count all type of attachments, fasteners, rivets’ noted Bååthe. ‘I think nature is very, very good at at optimisation and creating only the structure required per kilogramme of weight that needs to solve the task at hand.’

Divergent factories

Right now, there is only one Divergent factory with all of these new production systems based in Torrance, California, Keller told Airforce Technology. However, the US company is currently ‘breaking ground’ on a second facility with plans to build five of these digital manufacturing factories across the US over the next two years. When asked about introducing the concept to Europe, Keller confirmed that the first factory will come to the European Union by 2028, ‘but it could happen sooner’ he suggested. ‘The factories are extremely deployable,’ Keller continued. ‘The equipment that we have built is is intended to be launched at scale and at rate. So we’ve built the printers such that they can be deployed rapidly and build the systems around them such that they can be deployed rapidly as well.’ (Source: airforce-technology.com)

10 Dec 25. IFS, the leading provider of Industrial AI software, today announced the release of IFS Cloud 25R2, applying the very latest in AI innovation to the realities of hardcore, industrial work. The release introduces powerful new agentic AI capabilities, including IFS Loops Digital Workers that think, decide, and act across systems, operating as integral members of the industrial workforce. Industrial AI is an operational reality. With 25R2, IFS demonstrates that when deployed at scale, Industrial AI multiplies human capacity against the backdrop of acute labour shortages. At its flagship event, Industrial X Unleashed, IFS revealed a foundational truth: generic AI fails in industrial reality. Industrial sectors face an unprecedented capacity crisis as £17 trillion of capital is deployed to create AI factories, rebuild ageing infrastructure, and stabilise volatile supply chains. Meanwhile, ms of industrial jobs sit unfilled and 50% of the industrial workforce is due to retire in the next five years, taking critical experience and expertise with them. IFS Cloud 25R2 addresses this directly with applied Industrial AI and Digital Workers that have the potential to expand industrial workforce capacity infinitely. Speaking at Industrial X, New York, Pedro Buhigas, CIO at Kodiak Gas Services, IFS customer, said: “If half of our workforce engages with the [IFS Loops] agent once per day, that’s three m dollars a year of ROI. More importantly, that’s ninety thousand hours we can give back to field service technicians to do their job.” With 25R2, IFS.ai expands its embedded intelligence and Digital Workers across the IFS Cloud suite, launching new AI-driven capabilities in its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), and Field Service Management (FSM) solutions that make AI a true co-worker with contextual knowledge for every role.

Christian Pedersen, Chief Innovation Officer, IFS, said: “The strength of our solutions lie in their application—AI deeply embedded into the complex processes and workflows of industry to work autonomously, intelligently, and profitably. Generic, consumer-grade, AI tools simply can’t cut it in these environments. This is what attracts world-leading AI partners to work with us as they seek to expand in the industrial space. It’s why customers trust us to transform their operations. This is the next frontier in Industrial AI, and IFS is defining it.”

Ending the Invisible Work Problem – the Next Generation of Automation

Industrial organisations face a hidden productivity drain: “invisible work”—repetitive, time-consuming tasks that consume 40-60% of field and operations staff capacity, but drive minimal strategic value. These repetitive workflows (order processing, inventory management, maintenance scheduling, data entry) delay critical operations, result in unplanned downtime, prevent first-time fixes, and consume hours that frontline experts could spend on high-value judgement calls. IFS Loops Digital Workers represent the next generation of automation—advanced software agents that work alongside teams. They are embedded to execute complex workflows across systems, streamline repetitive processes, and deliver continuous operational value. All within a secure, governed, and fully auditable environment built for enterprise scale. IFS Loops Digital Workers are fundamentally different from consumer-grade automation tools. They:

Think – Embedded with domain knowledge specific to industrial operations (maintenance protocols, supply chain constraints, asset-specific rules)
Decide – Autonomous execution within governed parameters; human-in-the-loop for exception management
Act – Execute complex workflows across systems 24/7 – no downtime, no handoffs
Remain Auditable – Full traceability and governance for mission-critical and regulated industries

Industrial AI is expanding the workforce, not replacing it. Digital Workers multiply human capability when labour shortages and infrastructure demands have never been greater. The first five Digital Workers available are:

Customer Order Manager – Accelerates order processing, reduces errors, and ensures accurate, end-to-end order fulfillment
Supplier Order Manager – Ensures supplier orders are accurate, on time, and coordinated, reducing delays and operational risk
Inventory Replenisher – Reduces stockouts and overstock by automatically monitoring and replenishing inventory
Operations Analyst – Provides teams with consolidated, actionable information from multiple sources
Material Replenisher – Ensures critical materials are available on time, preventing production or service delays

Cathie Hall, Chief Product and Customer Officer, IFS, commented: “Our commitment to customers is to embed industrial-focused AI where it matters most—in the daily workflows of field technicians, maintenance planners, and operations teams. We’re ensuring that what we build is immediately adopted and delivers measurable impact, all with AI at the core. This reflects confidence in our technology and our ambition to lead the market by operating with deeper customer connection than anyone else.”

AI Embedded for Real-Time Orchestration of Industrial Operations and Supply Chain

Alongside Digital Workers, IFS Cloud 25R2 embeds applied Industrial AI throughout the customer journey:

Field Service Management – Technician-focused AI tools boost productivity and first-time fix rates. IFS.ai Copilot provides instant information and key answers in the field. Work Briefing Generation enhances preparation and reduces oversights with an AI-generated job summary, consolidating critical task information, while Service Report Summarisation accelerates customer sign-off with clear, AI-generated summaries.
Enterprise Asset Management – AI-driven capabilities improve maintenance accuracy, reduce downtime, and enhance planning precision. The Work Task Template Optimiser utilises AI-driven insights to improve maintenance instructions. New Work Order Reporting: Data Population allows technicians to enter short summaries or voice notes that automatically populate key details. The FMECA Data Enhancer accelerates reliability analysis with AI-driven suggestions for failure modes and causes.
Enterprise Resource Planning – AI enhancements strengthen planning accuracy, inventory control, and financial agility across operations. Manufacturing gains AI-powered Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Simulation for multi-scenario demand planning, Sales Price Elements for dynamic pricing accuracy, and First Article Inspection for streamlined compliance workflows. Finance benefits from automated supplier invoice data capture and intelligent business planning baselines.
Aviation Maintenance – AI-powered capabilities accelerate maintenance operations and improve part selection accuracy. The new IFS.ai Smart Part Finder delivers context-aware part suggestions using structured IPC data and AI, reducing search time and improving accuracy to accelerate aircraft return-to-service.

“[With IFS] it wasn’t just about the technology, it was about business processes, operating best practices, and business acumen. My team was totally energised; we had junior through to senior members all in the same room, and it allowed us to stop, innovate, and streamline processes in flight. Through that transition and technology partnership, we drove 30% savings to the bottom line—proof of how simplifying complexity pays off,” Tony Alloway, VP North American Operations, BGIS, IFS customer, speaking at Industrial X Unleashed.

Sustainable and Profitable Growth

IFS Cloud 25R2 continues to embed sustainable practices automatically, while driving financial returns for customers. New AI-powered KPI Narrative Generation and enhanced emissions tracking integrate sustainability into every operational decision—bringing visibility to the forefront rather than treating it as a month-end reporting exercise. This results in companies strengthening compliance and sustainability reporting, while proving that profitability and sustainability advance together. IFS Cloud 25R2 is now available. For more information about IFS Loops Digital Workers and the latest release, visit here: https://www.ifs.com/ifs-cloud/ifs-cloud-release

08 Dec 25. GKN Aerospace to Expand Additive Manufacturing Capabilities in Norway.

GKN Aerospace to invest in advanced additive manufacturing capabilities at its engines centre of excellence in Kongsberg
Norwegian Catapult Manufacturing Technology in Kongsberg and The Industrial Growth Company (SIVA) to co-invest NOK 12 m (almost GBP1 m) to strengthen Norway’s position in sustainable industrial innovation
Partnership accelerates industrial adoption of additive manufacturing and supports GKN Aerospace’s global additive expansion strategy

GKN Aerospace Norway and Norwegian Catapult Manufacturing Technology in Kongsberg (Kongsberg Technology Cluster) have signed a strategic agreement to invest in and expand advanced additive manufacturing capabilities at GKN Aerospace’s engines facility in Kongsberg. Additive manufacturing reduces material waste, shortens supply chains, and lowers environmental impact. Through this collaboration, Norwegian Catapult and GKN Aerospace will accelerate industrial adoption of additive manufacturing and build a platform for advanced, sustainable additive manufacturing in Norway. This agreement marks the next step in the continued expansion of GKN Aerospace’s global additive manufacturing capability, following recent investments in Sweden and the USA. By partnering with Norwegian Catapult, GKN Aerospace is reinforcing its strategy to expand capacity, accelerate innovation, and bring advanced additive manufacturing closer to customers, while simultaneously supporting Norway’s ambition to lead in sustainable industrial innovation and development.

Sébastien Aknouche, Senior Vice President, Material Solutions, GKN Aerospace, added: “Additive manufacturing is a cornerstone of our vision for the future of aerospace. This partnership with Norwegian Catapult enables us to fully industrialise additive technology and bring sustainable, high-performance solutions closer to our customers.”

Ole B. Hoen, Head of Kongsberg Technology Cluster, said: “Together with GKN Aerospace, we are building a platform for future-oriented manufacturing in Norway. This collaboration combines world-class expertise with a shared ambition to drive technological progress and support a greener industry. By co-investing in this initiative, we ensure that the unique infrastructure and competence GKN Aerospace now gets in Kongsberg becomes available to the broader Norwegian Industry who will follow in GKN Aerospace’s footsteps through learning and testing in the Catapult”

The agreement supports GKN Aerospace’s long-term strategy to expand its global additive manufacturing capabilities, including broader investments in advanced machinery, hardware, and industrial infrastructure. This growth is central to the company’s technology roadmap. GKN Aerospace’s proprietary additive manufacturing technologies enable breakthrough methods for producing critical components for many of the world’s leading aerospace engines. Strengthening its centre of excellence in Kongsberg enhances the company’s ability to meet rising demand from engine OEMs and reinforces GKN Aerospace’s commitment to innovation and sustainability in next-generation engine manufacturing. (Source: ASD Network)

10 Dec 25. Wave Sciences has been selected as one of 150 innovators worldwide to join the NATO DIANA 2026 Challenge Programme Cohort. The programme will accelerate the development of its spatial acoustics engine for detecting drones using sound, at longer distances – where radar, cameras and radio-based systems struggle and are susceptible to counter-measures. A key criteria for winning the challenge is the technology’s ability to be adapted for use in civilian settings, unlocking the potential of spatial acoustics in sectors from critical infrastructure to robotics, healthcare and education.

DIANA is NATO’s accelerator for dual-use emerging technologies, giving selected companies funding, expert support, and access to more than 200 test centres across the Alliance.

Wave Sciences was chosen for GLIMPSE®, its patented physics-based AI engine for passive 3D spatial audio. The company will now advance and apply GLIMPSE to drone detection in cluttered and contested environments as part of the DIANA programme. Originally developed for forensic audio – the technology is used to isolate a single clear voice from the background of chaotic, real-world recordings and has been proven previously in murder trials. GLIMPSE has since demonstrated its ability to extract and clarify sound in other challenging environments such as underground and underwater. Now, DIANA will partner with Wave Sciences to develop this technology for distance drone detection in battlefield environments, some of the harshest in the world.

Redefining Acoustic Detection

Acoustic drone detection is not new, but today’s systems face the same limitations that GLIMPSE overcomes in murder investigations: the ‘cocktail party problem,’ where critical signals are lost in noise, reflections and competing sounds. GLIMPSE is designed to plug into and strengthen current systems, solving acoustic challenges they cannot, and drawing on a physics-based AI method to isolate a single sound in environments – and from distances – once considered impossible to overcome.

Instead of relying on sight or radio signals, GLIMPSE is a way to detect what other sensors can’t – using sound. Like the Portrait Mode effect on your digital camera, it isolates a subject, but through audio. This mode creates a 3D focus effect regardless of the sound, distance, or chaotic environment, enhancing the subject while suppressing background noise.

“GLIMPSE can effectively hear the unhearable. It’s a transformational technology that extends capabilities beyond what was previously thought possible,” said J. Keith McElveen, Founder of Wave Sciences. “Through DIANA, we can now extend and validate this innovation in the most difficult, noisy, and unpredictable airspace environments where current systems struggle.”

What DIANA Unlocks

As part of the six-month accelerator, Wave Sciences will extend and test GLIMPSE at long distances at NATO-aligned sites and receive:

€100,000 in funding
Access to 200+ test centres in Europe and North America
Expert support on defence and dual-use applications
Pathways to scale across NATO’s 32-nation market

Beyond Defence: Unlocking the Potential of “Spatial Acoustics”

Wave Sciences was selected because its capability impact spans multiple civilian and commercial markets, offering the potential for many new applications. This includes sectors such as:

Critical Infrastructure, Smart Cities & Public Safety

Airports, power stations, transport hubs, prisons, and water systems could use GLIMPSE as a passive, low-cost protection innovation that works regardless of visibility or interference. It could also support smart CCTV cameras and acoustic anomaly detection in busy urban environments without relying on cameras or line-of-sight sensors.

Robotics & Industrial

Autonomous robots often struggle in crowded environments. GLIMPSE could help machines to hear with precision and reliably interpret voice ID and industrial sounds amidst heavy environmental clutter in warehouses and on factory floors.

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04 Dec 25. Scientists to build mobile MEG brain scanner for military use. The scanner will enable researchers monitor brain function within minutes of blast exposure and observe personnel recovery. Researchers are set to build a fully mobile magnetoencephalography (MEG) brain scanner with the backing of the UK government to assess the impact of blast exposure on military personnel in real time during training. The scanner, said to be the first of its kind in the world will be based on quantum technology. It will enable researchers to observe changes in brain activity within minutes following a blast and monitor how personnel recover over time. To be deployed in military firing ranges, field hospitals and rehabilitation centres, the mobile laboratory will allow “evidence-based decision making” to support safety of service personnel, according to a statement from the UK’s Cyber & Specialist Operations Command on 2 December 2025. Cerca Magnetics, a spin-out company from the University of Nottingham, will build the system in collaboration with UK-based Magnetic Shields, US-based QuSpin, and the University of Nottingham School of Physics. The team expects to have the MEG brain scanner system operational by 31 March 2026. The system will be initially employed by the Defence Medical Services within Cyber & Specialist Operations Command, alongside scientists from the Universities of Nottingham and Birmingham. This MEG brain scanner project is funded by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) with an investment of more than £3m ($3.9m).

UK Veterans and People Minister Louise Sandher-Jones said: “The safety of our personnel is a top priority. Thanks to technologies like this, even subtle physical changes are now becoming detectable, and we will get crucial insights that simply weren’t possible before, improving decision-making and vital protections for our forces.”

The technology behind the scanner is based on quantum principles and has been in development for a decade, backed by the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme. The programme is funded by the Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the MoD. The MEG brain scanner is designed to conduct rapid scans, offering objective assessments of changes in brain function, and supporting decisions regarding safe return to duty. By studying the effects of different weapon types and monitoring recovery patterns, the system aims to identify personnel at higher risk and determine evidence-based exposure limits. University of Nottingham physics professor and Cerca magnetics chairman Matthew Brookes said: “This new generation of MEG lifts limitations that have historically confined scanners to universities, paving the way for mobile systems that can be taken directly to those who will benefit most.” (Source: army-technology.com)

04 Dec 25. BAE Systems, Inc. (LON: BA) announces the launch of BAE Systems OneArc (OneArc™), a defense technology innovator, delivering commercial products and solutions in synthetic training, simulation, interoperability, geospatial, data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI). OneArc unites the strategic acquisitions of Bohemia Interactive Simulations, TerraSim, and Pitch Technologies to advance complementary mission-ready capabilities that better prepare and protect the warfighter for a rapidly changing threat landscape.

“OneArc embodies integration, collaboration, and collective advancement, emphasizing the power of unity and shared purpose,” said Rahul C. Thakkar, OneArc president at BAE Systems. “Our unified approach enables the militaries of the U.S., NATO, and allied nations to work together seamlessly across multiple domains, driving mission success.”

OneArc is a trusted commercial partner, designed for speed, agility, and accessibility. Its impact extends beyond disrupting the pace of development to create new solutions that provide sustainable, long-term value. It delivers trusted, ready-now products and modular solutions at scale to empower U.S., NATO, allied militaries, integrators, and partners. The company builds on 30-plus years of experience that has redefined U.S. and NATO defense training benchmarks by helping to establish NATO interoperability standards and earning the trust of more than 60 nations. OneArc will continue to offer flagship products and solutions, including VBS, Mantle, BlueIG, Pitch, and TerraTools, as well as launch next-generation products and solutions. (Source: PR Newswire)

03 Dec 25. The National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska has launched a study for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and Programs (OASW ND-CBD) to understand emergent technologies that could offer warfighters increased protection from gamma radiation. m OASW ND-CBD serves as the U.S. Department of War (DOW) lead for Radiological and Nuclear Defense Capability Development (RNDCD), which aims to efficiently deliver modern, innovative capabilities to the Joint Force. Through a one-year, $288k project, NSRI will conduct a literature review and technology assessment to help the DOW leverage existing and next-generation capabilities for shielding from and delivering medical countermeasures against gamma radiation effects.

“As a DOW-designated University Affiliated Research Center (UARC), NSRI is in a unique position to provide an objective overview of the leading-edge tech that may be of critical use for our warfighters,” said Maj. Gen., USAF (Ret.) Rick Evans, NSRI executive director. “We are a trusted partner to the federal government and a strategic resource the DOW calls upon to gain this type of independent analysis.”

Dr. Terry Thiem, NSRI director for medical countermeasures, is leading the study. Given recent significant advances, including innovations in nanocomposites and medical countermeasures, the DOW can incorporate new technology into personal protective equipment (PPE) to survive, campaign and prevail in a radiological and nuclear environment, he said.

With colleagues, Dr. Thiem will deliver a comprehensive study that summarizes the current state of science that may be available and makes recommendations for an integrated, innovative solution to protect the joint warfighter from the effects of gamma radiation.

“Assessing the current state-of-the-art in protection is the first step to developing solutions, which may include an entirely new physical suit,” Dr. Thiem said. “The data we collect will be used to help define the specifications and composition of radiation PPE that is vital to keeping our warfighters safe.”

Learn more about NSRI medical countermeasures research at nsri.nebraska.edu/medical.

About the National Strategic Research Institute

The National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska helps ensure the United States’ safety and preparedness against strategic threats through research and development. Established in 2012, NSRI is one of 15 University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) designated by the U.S. Department of War. The nonprofit institute is sponsored by United States Strategic Command and affiliated with the University of Nebraska System of four campuses. NSRI connects leading scientists and collegiate students with federal agencies to deliver novel research, technology, training and expertise for strategic deterrence and countering weapons of mass destruction. nsri.nebraska.edu (Source: PR Newswire)

04 Dec 25. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Skunk Works® successfully completed a live demonstration of artificial intelligence driven mission contingency management (AI/MCM) on a Stalker XE Block 25 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and an Alta X 2.0 drone modified by Drone Amplified. This test demonstrates how AI can automatically adjust an unmanned mission when an unexpected problem occurs, advancing the shift towards more autonomous unmanned operations. The test simulated multiple variations of fuel contingencies. Within seconds, the ground command-and-control (C2) system’s AI analyzed the situation, generated re-plan options and displayed them to the operator. Once the operator selected a preferred option, the AI automatically reassigned the Stalker’s mission tasks to the Alta X and commanded the Stalker to return to base. By letting the AI agent handle the unexpected contingency, the operator could resolve the problem quickly while staying focused on other critical mission duties. The Stalker UAV contributed its mission data to a unified C2 node that also managed an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) in Kansas, with support from UAVs provided by Fulcrum, proving unmanned‑air‑and‑ground (UxV) control. Together they show how a single mobile command node can mutually support, and direct multiple geographically separated drone meshes in mounted, dismounted, and below-the-noise configurations.

“This demonstration proves AI can move from the lab to the battlefield, delivering a multitude of capabilities ranging from autonomous decision-making to rapid data flow between unmanned vehicles across air, ground and synthetic environments,” said OJ Sanchez, vice president and general manager, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. “By fusing AI‑enabled UAV replanning with UGV capabilities, we give warfighters the safety, speed and confidence they need to act first in contested environments.”

The team also leveraged Lockheed Martin’s STAR.SDK™ solution. As part of the STAR.OS™ constellation, STAR.SDK helps developers create and deploy AI services quickly and efficiently so they can focus on the mission at hand. STAR.SDK was used to connect the contingency application to a user interface, which enabled operators to interact with a chat assistant that provided re-tasking options. The STAR.OS solution enables different AI systems to work together seamlessly — including unmanned systems. This demonstration marks Lockheed Martin’s ongoing commitment to deliver autonomous capabilities and open architecture that expands multi‑domain integration and empowers America’s warfighters and allies. For additional information, visit our website: https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/capabilities/multi-domain-operations.html

02 Dec 25. AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global defense technology leader delivering software-enabled disruptive autonomous systems, today announced the next phase of its AV_Halo™ unified mission software platform with the release of AV_Halo CORTEX, a next-generation intelligence fusion and analysis environment, and AV_Halo MENTOR, a warfighter readiness suite that spans immersive virtual and/or augmented reality (VR/AR) weapons training and mission rehearsal.

Looking ahead, AV will continue expanding AV_Halo with autonomous mission agents, advanced simulation environments, enhanced airspace deconfliction tools, and additional intelligence and C2 services, delivering synchronized autonomy, cross-domain coordinat

In September, AV launched AV_Halo, a hardware-agnostic platform that unifies multi-domain command and control (C2), AI-enhanced intelligence, synthetic training, and autonomous targeting into a single open-standards ecosystem. The addition of CORTEX and MENTOR advances that ecosystem, bringing deeper intelligence fusion, enhanced situational awareness, and more sophisticated operator preparedness into the same unified architecture.

“In today’s rapidly evolving operational environment, the advantage goes to those who can understand faster and prepare smarter,” said Wahid Nawabi, AV Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. “CORTEX and MENTOR extend AV_Halo’s role as the connective tissue across missions—fusing global information, AI-powered analytics, and immersive training into a single ecosystem that helps warfighters outpace threats, reduce risk, and make better decisions at mission speed.”

The addition of CORTEX and MENTOR marks the next step in AV_Halo’s roadmap, introducing two mission-critical capability sets that advance the platform’s ability to deliver faster understanding, smarter preparation, and decisive advantage across every domain – air, land, sea, space, and cyber.

AV_Halo MENTOR: Warfighter Readiness Suite with Immersive Training and Mission Preparation Simulation — AV_Halo MENTOR, with its flagship Virtual Systems Trainer (VST) technology, offers operators immersive VR/AR weapons training system to build proficiency across Stinger, Javelin, Igla, and other mission-critical weapons systems. It delivers a full 360-degree virtual environment generated from real-world electro-optical and Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED) within a simulation framework supporting multiple missions for both individual and team-based training. Integrated with AV’s simulation architecture, the system enables instructors to create custom scenarios, rehearse complex engagements, and conduct detailed after-action reviews that accelerate learning and reinforce readiness. Available as a fixed installation or a portable, rapidly deployable kit, MENTOR allows units to train at the same high standards anywhere, from home stations to forward environments.
AV_Halo CORTEX: AI-Driven Intelligence Fusion, OSINT Integration & Autonomous Analysis — AV_Halo CORTEX leverages AV’s mission-ready Scraawl technology, an AI-driven intelligence environment that fuses open source intelligence (OSINT), multi-source data, autonomous analysis, and real-time information into one operational picture. It collects and searches ms of global data points, including publicly available information (PAI) via news content, social media posts, shared imagery and video, and an array of sensor feeds. Integrated analytics across text, imagery, video, geospatial layers, and network relationships accelerate insight, while GeoPoint, AV’s proprietary geolocation engine, delivers metadata-independent geolocation using only visual cues. CORTEX also provides PAI-driven drone-threat detection for persistent awareness. With GPT-powered Insight Agents, analysts can query datasets conversationally, producing rapidly sourced intelligence that strengthens mission decisions. These intelligence markers can be shared seamlessly across AV_Halo and other third-party platforms for advanced situational awareness and action queuing.

“CORTEX can detect and characterize emerging drone patterns around critical infrastructure in minutes, a task that once took analysts hours. MENTOR enables air-defense teams to immediately rehearse engagements against those same threats inside a fully immersive environment,” said Scott Bowman, AV Chief Technology Officer & Vice President of Global Engineering. “Together, these products point to the future of mission software—tightly linked, increasingly autonomous intelligence and training that anticipate threats before they emerge.”

AV_Halo follows the principles of the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), a design strategy mandated by the U.S. Department of War (DoW) to improve interoperability, agility, and sustainability in defense systems. As missions evolve, AV_Halo scales effortlessly, offering reliable solutions that adapt to emerging threats and operational demands so that operators can deploy exactly what is needed for any mission while minimizing cost. It seamlessly integrates across allied military and commercial systems, setting a new standard for interoperability in complex, multi-domain environments. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

01 Dec 25. Digital Catapult has named five startups that will join its accelerator programme to improve industrial supply chain resilience in the defence industry and drive the practical application of deep tech innovation to equip the sector to be future ready. The Digital Supply Chain Hub Defence Testbed Accelerator will address secure data sharing challenges to support faster, more agile additive (3D printing) manufacturing across the UK’s defence supply chain and enable participating companies to scale. The accelerator programme is delivered by Digital Catapult as part of the Made Smarter | Digital Supply Chain Hub alongside the Ministry of Defence (MOD), other major defence manufacturers, and cutting-edge UK-based small businesses. The programme will convene capabilities, with support from the National Composites Centre (NCC) and the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), to unlock new opportunities for the MOD and its partners to securely manage and share manufacturing design data. As it stands, the UK defence sector faces increasingly long lead times to secure military and defence assets, and fragmented data systems which constrain equipment availability, disrupt supply chains and threaten the UK’s defence and security capabilities. To solve these challenges, the MOD is looking to identify innovative ways to create a federated digital inventory of manufacturing information which will give authorised partners a single and secure view of essential technical data, enabling distributed 3D printing of defence components. The five participating startups will work on two separate challenges to validate and trial new solutions that explore the applications of deep tech to achieve secure, connected, and responsive defence manufacturing. Dataline Labs, CamyPro and TECHNIA will work to address the Technical Data Packs (TDP)-Digital Inventory Connectors challenge, developing software solutions to securely extract and standardise metadata from Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems. Vistory Group and Quaisr will tackle the Federated Digital Inventory challenge to consider the best way to develop a unified, permissioned platform to view and share technical data across the entire supply chain. Both challenges will bolster industrial supply chain resilience, building on Digital Catapult’s success in this space to date, which has seen 37 Digital Supply Chain Hub projects delivered, and 135 engagements with manufacturing and technology SMEs, which represents a year-on-year increase of 44. Technology companies on the Digital Supply Chain Hub have also secured over £6m in funding since participating on the programme, reflecting the value of the intervention in enabling companies to commercialise their solutions and scale.

Annie Iakovaki, Head of Industrial Supply Chains at Digital Catapult, said: “One area of defence innovation that requires immediate attention is the supply chain, responsible for the delivery of assets, information and people that underpin the success of the UK defence sector. Interventions like this accelerator programme demonstrate the value of convening capabilities across the sector, and bridging the gap between industry, startups and government to better solve some of the most pressing challenges in the space, and to unlock new opportunities that maintain the UK’s position as a leading player in defence innovation and success.”

Richard Hamber, Advanced Manufacturing Lead in Defence Support, National Armaments Director Group said: “This is an exciting moment in the evolution of the ideas stated in the MOD’s recently issued Advanced Manufacturing Strategy. The testbed provides the basis to bring to life some of those ideas so we can see the art of the possible and understand the next steps to make them a reality. The Catapults have provided energy, pace and buckets of expertise to get us this far very quickly whilst adding another five Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) into the Defence sphere, consistent with wider Governmental objectives, and the Defence Industrial Strategy.”

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21 Nov 25. From Fuel Cells to Stealth Materials: NMG Expands Applications for its Graphite Composites.

NMG’s graphite performance validated in fuel-cell bipolar plates for hydrogen technologies and EMI shielding for telecom, automotive, and defense sectors
NMG’s graphite–polymer composites demonstrate high performance and meet industry standards
Extended R&D collaborations with leading Canadian researchers support the development of multifunctional graphite–polymer composites
Diversified marketing strategy, leveraging the future Phase-2 Matawinie Mine flake graphite production, to deliver scalable, sustainable composites integrating energy, thermal, and stealth functionalities

Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (“NMG” or the “Company’’) reports positive technological advancement for the development of its product portfolio to serve high-technology markets at the forefront of performance and innovation. The Company’s latest work, carried out in collaboration with advanced materials researchers Professors Frej Mighri, Said Elkoun and Samaneh Shahgaldi associated with Canadian universities, demonstrates the versatility of NMG’s natural graphite materials beyond energy storage into electromagnetic interference (“EMI”) shielding.

Eric Desaulniers, Founder, President, and CEO of NMG, stated: “These results highlight the adaptability of our graphite materials and the depth of our scientific partnerships. We are transforming graphite innovation into multifunctional solutions that we believe will help us optimize our future sales mix and margins as we contemplate entering new value-added markets to serve the clean energy, advanced communication systems and specialized aeronautics markets. It is our intention to develop new verticals of graphite solutions in partnership with the most sophisticated customers with highly demanding specifications.”

Building on a foundation of scientific research on graphite–polymer composites for fuel-cell bipolar plates published in leading international journals (Polymer Engineering & Science, International Polymer Processing, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Journal of Composites Science; 2025), NMG’s R&D team has extended its evaluation of these advanced materials to new functional domains. Supported by active collaborations with Université Laval, Université de Sherbrooke and Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, as well as Plastiques Gagnon Inc. specialized in industrial plastics, the Company is developing and optimizing its bipolar plate composites while exploring their potential for EMI shielding and electromagnetic protection. A comprehensive series of thermo-mechanical and microstructural tests confirmed the high crystallinity (~80%), thermal stability above 400°C, and controlled coefficient of thermal expansion of NMG’s graphite–polymer composites, demonstrating robust integrity under variable conditions. The materials achieved tensile strength around 40 MPa and electrical conductivity up to 25 S/cm (12 S/cm through-plane)—a balanced combination that supports both energy and electromagnetic shielding applications. ASTM D4935 evaluations of the same composite family showed 60–70 dB shielding effectiveness below 2 GHz and 55–65 dB across 1–6 GHz, meeting or exceeding telecom and automotive standards. These results, obtained on materials originally designed for fuel-cell applications, highlight the versatility, durability, and scalability of NMG’s graphite composite platform for next-generation lightweight protection systems in telecom, automotive, and defense sectors. Testing and validation were conducted with Novika Solutions in ISO-9001-certified facilities, compliant with ASTM D4935. Novika’s infrastructure ensures reliable and independent verification of electromagnetic performance. Graphite emerges as a strategic bridge between polymer composites and metallic shielding, enabling a new generation of multi-functional materials that combine electromagnetic protection—including radar absorption—with thermal and infrared control. As NMG advances toward defense-grade performance (≥ 80 dB), its R&D roadmap remains focused on scalable, sustainable composites that integrate energy, thermal, and stealth functionalities for intelligent systems. By testing and optimizing graphite integration into high-performance engineered materials to meet established standards, NMG expands its product portfolio for niche market segments. The Company is pursuing a diversified marketing strategy to leverage the large flake sizes distribution from its future Phase-2 Matawinie Mine for high-value industries in the Western World. These research projects were partly funded thanks to grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, PRIMA Québec, and MITACS. NMG holds the necessary licences for the use of these projects’ results for research, development and commercial exploitation, or has a right of first refusal regarding the commercial exploitation of these projects’ results. Scientific references featured in this press release were originally published in: Shojaei et al., Polymer Engineering & Science (2025); Shojaei et al., International Polymer Processing (2025); Shojaei et al., Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites (2025); Khairi et al., Journal of Composites Science (2025).

About Nouveau Monde Graphite

Nouveau Monde Graphite is an integrated company developing responsible mining and advanced processing operations to supply the global economy with carbon-neutral advanced graphite materials. The Company is developing in Québec, Canada, a fully integrated ore-to-processed-graphite value chain to serve tomorrow’s industries in energy, defense, technology, and manufacturing. With recognized ESG standards and structuring partnerships with major customers, NMG is set to become a strategic supplier of advanced materials to leading specialized manufacturers while promoting sustainability, innovation, and supply chain traceability. www.NMG.com (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

24 Nov 25. Systematic strengthens focus on national security and critical infrastructure with new business unit. The Danish software company is transferring defence technology to civilian use and has established a new business unit, National Security & Infrastructure (NSI), dedicated to protecting society’s vital systems against hybrid threats. The first IT solution is now ready to go. Hybrid warfare and digital threats are blurring the line between civil and military security, creating a need for solutions that can protect critical systems and infrastructure. As a supplier of software systems to the armed forces, authorities and the private sector, Systematic has therefore set up a new business unit: National Security & Infrastructure (NSI). This new unit will be responsible for developing software solutions that safeguard critical infrastructure and strengthen collaboration between authorities, emergency services and private stakeholders.

“Threats to society’s infrastructure are no longer separate from military threats. We are seeing cyberattacks, surveillance and sabotage attempts, targeting everything from energy supply to communication networks. With NSI, we are building on our experience from defence, public authorities and the utilities sector to develop solutions that enable civilian stakeholders to respond quickly and coordinate with the authorities when necessary,” says Nikolaj Bramsen, CEO of Systematic.

From battlefield to power stations

The establishment of NSI reflects a significant shift in the threat landscape. While Systematic’s software has primarily been used in the healthcare sector and for military operations to date, the company is now seeing growing demand from civil sectors – particularly energy, utilities and emergency services. Systematic has previously transferred its defence technology to civilian use with great success. Its maritime coordination system, SITE, used by companies such as Ørsted, Vattenfall, RWE and Dominion Energy, is based on the same technology as the company’s military command-and-control system, SitaWare, deployed by more than 50 countries and NATO. With its new NSI unit, this interaction is now being expanded to incorporate solutions that can prevent and deal with attacks on critical infrastructure.

New product builds on widely used defence technology

As part of NSI, Systematic is launching a new software product called Rezilient, which gathers and analyses data from sensors, drones and surveillance systems. This solution provides owners and authorities with a shared situational overview and can – if agreed by both parties – be integrated with national emergency response and defence systems.

“We are leveraging the same core principles that have made SitaWare a global standard within defence and applying them to the civil domain. This is not about militarising society – it is about ensuring cohesion between systems, so that energy companies, emergency services and authorities can share information and collaborate effectively when facing threats or attacks,” explains Anders Goul Nielsen, director of the new business unit.

A strategic focus area

The establishment of NSI is part of Systematic’s strategy heading towards 2030, aiming to strengthen the company’s focus on national security and societal resilience.

“SitaWare is already in use for disaster response and humanitarian missions, where rapid coordination and action save lives. That experience can – and should – be used to protect the infrastructure our entire society depends on,” says Anders Goul Nielsen.

The new unit is also expected to become a growth area for Systematic, which is currently recruiting new talent within leadership, software development and specialist roles across Aarhus, Copenhagen and Bucharest.

21 Nov 25. Office of Strategic Capital Agrees to Joint $700m Conditional Loan Commitment with Vulcan Elements and ReElement Technologies. The Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) announces a joint $700m conditional loan commitment with Vulcan Elements (“Vulcan”) and ReElement Technologies (“ReElement”) to increase domestic Neodymium Iron Boron (NdFeB) magnet production and significantly bolster U.S. critical minerals supply chains. The OSC commitment includes two separate loans, one to Vulcan for $620m and one to ReElement for $80 m. These loans will directly support the production of advanced rare earth element separation, metallization, and magnet manufacturing capabilities in the United States. With the increased manufacturing and processing capabilities enabled by OSC’s loans, Vulcan and ReElement anticipate collectively producing up to 10,000 metric tons of NdFeB magnet material in the next several years, thereby significantly reducing the U.S. NdFeB magnet supply chain gap.

“These OSC conditional commitments build on the swift and decisive actions taken by the Trump Administration to secure a domestic supply chain for the magnets used in chip manufacturing, drones, electric vehicles, fighter jets, industrial motors, nuclear submarines, and satellites,” said the Honorable Emil Michael, Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering. “Following the Department of War’s agreement earlier this year with MP Materials, these conditional loan commitments with Vulcan and ReElement present a forward-leaning approach to further strengthen America’s magnet production.”

The funding for OSC’s conditional loans comes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), passed by Congress and signed by President Trump in July 2025. The Act provides up to $100 bn in total OSC lending authority specifically for critical minerals production and related industries and projects. The Department of War will also receive warrants from Vulcan and ReElement as part of the joint commitment. Additionally, the Department of Commerce’s Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Program Office signed a preliminary non-binding letter of intent to provide $50m in proposed federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act for the purchase of equipment in parallel with OSC’s financing. The CHIPS incentives will provide further investment stability to strengthen domestic critical minerals production. The Department of Commerce will also receive $50 m of equity in Vulcan Elements. The conditional loan commitments between OSC and the respective companies specify additional steps both companies must take to proceed toward financial close on the loan, to include fulfilling financial, legal, technical, and other due diligence requirements. No OSC funds are disbursed until all parties have completed or met the conditions for disbursement as specified in the loan commitment. The time between conditional commitment and financial close varies by project to ensure full due diligence and ultimately protect the American taxpayer.

“These commitments demonstrate that OSC’s federal financing tools can successfully scale private capital investment in sectors vital to our economic and national security,” said Mr. Ryan Lindner, Chief Investment Officer, OSC. “I am immensely grateful to Under Secretary Michael, Deputy Secretary Feinberg, and Secretary Hegseth for their support in executing these commitments, which are part of the Trump Administration’s whole-of-government effort to secure domestic critical minerals production, revitalize the U.S. industrial base, and ultimately achieve peace through strength.” (Source: U.S. DoD)

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20 Nov 25. Quickparts, a leader in on-demand manufacturing, today reinforced its commitment to “Limitless Manufacturing” with the completion of a significant US$2.5m investment in new equipment and facility upgrades at its Seattle, WA headquarters. The improvements formally establish the site as an Aerospace & Defence Centre of Excellence, strengthening the company’s long-standing expertise in high-fidelity casting patterns and advanced stereolithography (SLA). At the same time, Quickparts is officially launching its Quick Mould solution — announced last month in EMEA — across North America, delivering production-quality moulded parts in as little as five days. Together, these initiatives align under one objective: accelerating global manufacturing with precision, speed, and reliability.

“For more than three decades, we’ve been driving and redefining global manufacturing — delivering continuous innovation across on-demand services,” said Avi Reichental, CEO of Quickparts. “As we continue to build upon our rich history and proven track record of innovation to help companies rapidly address their most complex manufacturing challenges, today’s announcements reflect this ongoing vision and commitment to our customers.”

Seattle Expansion: US Hub for Precision Investment Casting Patterns and Advanced SLA

With this latest investment, Quickparts has expanded its QuickCast® investment casting patterns and nextgeneration SLA capacity in the Americas. This enables higher throughput, increased repeatability, and even greater fidelity for precision investment casting patterns used in drone, satellite, propulsion, aviation, and defence systems. The expansion builds on Quickparts’ 35-year legacy of delivering advanced manufacturing solutions globally, including decades of producing high-fidelity casting patterns. The enhanced operation strengthens the company’s ability to support aerospace and defence programmes where consistency, dimensional accuracy, and repeatability are mission-critical.

Global Expansion of Quick Mould: Production-Quality Parts in as Little as Five Days

Coinciding with the Seattle expansion, Quickparts is introducing Quick Mould to customers across North America, following its strong uptake in Europe. Quick Mould delivers production-quality injection-moulded parts in as few as five days, enabling engineers to compress design cycles, validate materials earlier, and respond quickly to programme changes — all supported by Quickparts’ engineering teams and expert DFM guidance. Quick Mould uses rapidly machined aluminium tooling and engineering-grade thermoplastics to move customers from design to functional, production-grade parts at unprecedented speed. This process has already delivered measurable customer results, including: 1-day design-change cycle using PA66 GF50 4-day turnaround for high-stress automotive components A luxury vehicle button redesigned, tooled, and moulded in four days These achievements demonstrate Quickparts’ commitment to helping manufacturers reduce development time and maintain momentum, even under demanding schedules.

“The addition of enhanced SLA capabilities and the Seattle expansion represent significant steps in strengthening our global manufacturing footprint,” said Peter Jacobsen, EMEA President at Quickparts.

“Seeing the strong momentum of Quick Mould across Europe, I’m especially excited that our multinational customers will now have access to this transformative technology.”

Quick Mould is now available to customers across North America and Europe.

20 Nov 25. Two-year flight delay for DARPA X-plane that steers with air bursts. An experimental DARPA plane that would steer using bursts of air is expected to have its first flight in late 2027, more than two years later than originally planned, after the program was paused and restructured. The unmanned X-65, being built by Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences as part of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program, is designed to test a concept called “active flow control” to steer an aircraft. This plane will not have mechanical flaps and rudders in its wings or tail to control its pitch, roll and yaw, as a conventional aircraft does. Instead, it is meant to use small air bursts to create a speed bump that alters how the air flows over the plane’s wings, which causes it to shift. The air bursts themselves do not push the wings, as do a spacecraft’s thrusters. DARPA hopes the technology demonstrated with this program, called Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors, or CRANE, will allow aircraft designers to rethink how they build planes and design maneuvering systems. This system is intended to be more energy efficient, improve aerodynamics, and reduce the weight and mechanical complexity of aircraft. DARPA announced in January 2023 that it had awarded a $42m contract to Aurora Flight Sciences to start detailed design of an aircraft using active flow control technology. Aurora is a Boeing subsidiary, located in Manassas, Virgina, that specializes in developing advanced innovative designs for aircraft and uncrewed systems. The program passed a critical design review in late 2023 and moved on to its third phase, in which Aurora received another contract to start building a full-scale experimental prototype to test the technology. In January 2024, Aurora and DARPA announced that fabrication on the demonstrator was already under way at Aurora’s facilities in West Virginia and Mississippi, and was expected to start flight tests in summer of this year. It would have a 30-foot wingspan, weigh 7,000 pounds, and could fly at speeds up to Mach 0.7, or more than 500 miles per hour, they said. DARPA said the plane was expected to be rolled out of the factory for testing early this year. Aurora expects to finish building the fuselage for the X-65 aircraft in January 2026. More integration work will follow, and Aurora expects to start ground testing on the aircraft in late 2026 or early 2027. (Aurora Flight Sciences) The program hit troubles, though. The costs to produce the prototype aircraft for test flights ended up being higher than expected, a DARPA spokesperson told Defense News, so earlier this year, DARPA chose to “strategically pause” the X-65’s development and reevaluate the program, the spokesperson said.

“DARPA programs are high-risk by nature,” the spokesperson said. “As with this program, Aurora had to address technical and supply chain challenges, resulting in added development time.”

During that pause, DARPA said, it restructured the program into a partnership with Aurora, in which the company became a “co-investor” in the X-65. That new arrangement was finalized in August.

“Aurora’s investment in the X-65, through this program’s restructuring, ensures DARPA’s CRANE objectives are met,” Christopher Kent, DARPA’s CRANE program manager, said in a statement.

“Demonstrating active flow control in flight opens new design and production possibilities for both military and commercial aircraft,” he said.

The new partnership structure “gets costs back to an affordable rate for the government,” the spokesperson said.

“After we’ve proven the DARPA-hard technical challenge of successfully demonstrating [active flow control technology] for stability and control in-flight via the X-65, Aurora will take over the platform for future test and development.”

But the program is now more than two years behind schedule for reaching its first flight. In a release posted online Thursday morning, Aurora said construction of the plane’s fuselage is on track to be finished in January.

Aurora spokesperson Carmen Smith told Defense News more integration work will need to be done on the X-65 after the fuselage is built, and ground testing is expected to start late next year or in early 2027, with flight tests following in late 2027. Smith confirmed technical and supply chain challenges were a factor in the program delays, as well as the inherent riskiness involved in working on a DARPA project. Smith also said negotiations with DARPA on the co-investment strategy delayed work on the X-65. Aurora would not say how much it will spend on the X-65, but Smith said the company and DARPA are investing sufficiently to finish building the prototype, conduct integrated ground testing, and conduct the first flight test. Fiscal 2026 Defense Department budget documents show DARPA spent $38.3m on CRANE in fiscal 2024, and another $23.9m in fiscal 2025, with another $4m in spending for 2026. In Thursday’s release, Aurora said the X-65, which it is building in Bridgeport, West Virginia, will have 14 “effectors” across its flying surfaces to produce the needed air bursts.

“We’re excited to continue our longstanding partnership with DARPA to complete the build of the X-65 aircraft and demonstrate the capabilities of active flow control in flight,” Larry Wirsing, Aurora’s vice president of aircraft development, said in the release.

“The X-65 platform will be an enduring flight test asset, and we’re confident that future aircraft designs and research missions will be able to leverage the underlying technologies and flight test data.” (Source: Defense News)

20 Nov 25. Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research entity of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has signed a Collaboration Agreement with global technology leader Thales in order to accelerate the development and deployment of new technologies in the areas of quantum, autonomous systems and directed energy. The agreement, signed at the Dubai Airshow, establishes a long-term framework for joint R&D that drives innovation and real-world applications. Technology Innovation Institute and Thales Partner to Advance Research in Quantum, Autonomy, and Directed Energy ©Flat Earth This partnership exemplifies the UAE’s commitment to building sovereign R&D capabilities, while supporting the country’s growing role as a catalyst for global technology collaboration. Working with the Paris-headquartered multinational organisation Thales presents an opportunity to strengthen the UAE–France cooperation in advanced science and technology. The collaboration underscores TII’s role as a global hub for frontier R&D and Thales’ commitment to advancing applied science through partnership. The agreement focuses on several advanced technology areas where both parts have complementary expertise: * Quantum Sensing: Development of ultra-precise sensing technologies (gravimetry, magnetometry, and navigation) using quantum physics principles,
* Advanced Autonomous Systems: Cross-domain robotics and autonomous mobility (air, land, sea, and space), focusing on swarm coordination, adaptive autonomy, AI-driven mission execution and advanced Command and Control Systems,
* Advanced Laser and Power Generation Technologies: Joint R&D on high-energy laser systems, advanced beam control, and compact, scalable power sources for future power beaming and defence applications. Dr. Najwa Aaraj, CEO of TII, said: “We are on a mission to accelerate R&D in frontier technologies and spark global collaboration by uniting with bold organisations that turn breakthrough ideas into real-world impact. In partnership with Thales, we have brought together two global leaders in applied research, as we are driven by a shared ambition to push the boundaries of science and shape the next wave of technological progress and value creation.” The focus of the collaboration is to accelerate the transition from research to deployment and serving clients’ operational needs. By convening leading researchers from both organisations, the time to market for next generation technologies will be brought forward, increasing the potential for enhanced workflows and further industry breakthroughs. Dr. Chaouki Kasmi, Chief Innovation Officer at TII said: “At TII, we see innovation as a bridge between scientific discovery and societal progress. By joining forces with Thales, we are strengthening that bridge, advancing technologies that not only define new frontiers in quantum, autonomy, and photonics, but also deliver solutions that shape a safer, smarter, and more sustainable world.” Abdelhafid Mordi, Vice President of Thales in UAE and Iraq, and CEO of Thales Emarat Technologies said: “Thales’s partnership with the Technology Innovation Institute builds on shared strengths in quantum, autonomy, and photonics. These are areas critical to the next generation of secure and intelligent systems. Together, we are translating scientific excellence into applied innovation that supports the UAE’s vision for a future-ready, knowledge-based, sovereign economy.” The signing of the agreement at Dubai Airshow 2025 highlights the industry’s heritage in global innovation and strategic cooperation. With the UAE’s vision for advanced technology leadership, this partnership will help the country make significant strides forward. ABOUT TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INSTITUTE (TII)?? The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) is the dedicated applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC). TII is a pioneering global research and development center that focuses on applied research and new-age technology capabilities. The Institute has 9 dedicated research centers in advanced materials, autonomous robotics, cryptography, AI and digital science, directed energy, quantum, secure systems, propulsion and space, and renewable and sustainable energy. By working with exceptional talent, universities, research institutions, and industry partners from all over the world, TII connects an intellectual community and contributes to building an R&D ecosystem that reinforces the status of Abu Dhabi and the UAE as a global hub for innovation.???????? Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced technologies for the Defence, Aerospace, and Cyber & Digital sectors. Its portfolio of innovative products and services addresses several major challenges: sovereignty, security, sustainability and inclusion. The Group invests more than €4 bn per year in Research & Development in key areas, particularly for critical environments, such as Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum and cloud technologies. Thales has more than 83,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2024, the Group generated sales of €20.6 bn. 19 Nov 25. US War Department Narrows Technology Development Focus to Half Dozen Areas. Directed energy, hypersonics and artificial intelligence are among the six technology focus areas for the War Department meant to ensure America’s warfighters will quickly have what’s needed to fight and win on the battlefield.

“Our adversaries are moving fast, but we will move faster,” said Emil Michael, undersecretary of war for research and engineering. “The warfighter is not asking for results tomorrow; they need them today. These six critical technology areas are not just priorities; they are imperatives. The American warfighter will wield the most advanced technology to maximize lethality.”
Among those technology areas are applied AI, biomanufacturing, contested logistics technology, quantum battlefield information dominance, scaled directed energy, and scaled hypersonics.
President Donald J. Trump’s Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan, released July 23, 2025, directs the War Department to aggressively adopt AI to maintain global military preeminence, and to ensure the use of AI is both secure and reliable.
“When adopted rapidly, AI will fundamentally transform the department from the enterprise level to intelligence synthesis and to warfighting,” Michael said.
Biomanufacturing uses specially designed genetically modified living organisms, such as bacteria, to manufacture needed materials.
” harnesses living systems to produce capabilities at scale,” Michael said. ” will accelerate the development and deployment of biomanufacturing solutions to support critical missions of the department.”

With biomanufacturing, he said, the department can expect development of bio-based alternatives for critical chemicals, minerals and energetics for use in warfighting systems.
With a focus on directed energy, Michael said, the department will enable the rapid scaling of high-energy lasers and high-power microwave systems with widely accessible, low-cost-per-shot response options. And with scaled hypersonics, the department will focus on scaling production, lowering costs and widely fielding hypersonic weapons to the force.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the new, more narrowly defined technology focus areas will give America and its warfighters a battlefield advantage and secure the future of American technological dominance.
“Our nation’s military has always been the tip of the spear,” Hegseth said. “Undersecretary Emil Michael’s six critical technology areas will ensure that our warriors never enter a fair fight and have the best systems in their hands for maximum lethality. The War Department is committed to remaining the most deadly fighting force on planet Earth.” (Source: U.S. DoD)

17 Nov 25. Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS) announced today that it is strengthening its additive manufacturing (AM) industry leadership position as the go-to choice for manufacturers by investing in and establishing a key business collaboration with industrial metal 3D printing company, Tritone Technologies. The agreement brings cutting-edge, industrial scale, production-grade metal and ceramic technology to Stratasys’s offering, advancing the company?s position as a comprehensive, end-to-end provider of a broad range of AM solutions.
The transaction aims to further reduce barriers to AM adoption by eliminating complexity in choice and vendors that, at times, presents challenges for customers. Tritone’s metal and ceramic offering is geared toward serial production and aligns with the Stratasys strategy to address this greater trend in the industry toward manufacturing at scale.
“Manufacturers that trust Stratasys as their AM partner including in government, defense, and aerospace frequently ask us to complement our polymer offering with a reliable, industrial-grade metal solution,” said Dr. Yoav Zeif, Chief Executive Officer of Stratasys. “After a long search, we found Tritone to offer a unique combination of part quality, cost-efficiency, with a sustainable business model built around consumables and services. This agreement significantly expands our total addressable market.”
Participation in the most recent investment round, which includes Discount Capital and Fortissimo Capital, provides Stratasys with an initial minority ownership stake along with a path, at Stratasys? option, to increase its equity stake and potential future ownership. In addition, a phased commercial agreement has been structured to foster close collaboration between the companies, with a focus on supporting Tritone’s reseller network and leveraging sales and marketing synergies.
“We believe that the partnership between the two companies and the strong synergy at its corewill accelerate their growth and deliver meaningful value to the market. Stratasys’ extensive experience and global leadership, combined with Tritone’s unique technological capabilities, create an exceptional opportunity for us as investors,” said Hanoch Papoushado, Chief Investment Officer at Discount Capital.
Tritone offers proprietary metal solutions to customers worldwide that enable industrial throughput of accurate end-use parts suitable for a wide range of industries such as tooling, medical devices, defense, general industrial, and fashion. The company was established in 2017 by industry veterans including CEO Ofer Ben Zur, previous founder of Kornit Digital, a world leader in textile digital printing.
At the core of Tritone’s offering is its MoldJet® technology, a breakthrough metal and ceramic additive manufacturing process that complements Stratasys? polymer jetting expertise. MoldJet is the only powder-free AM technology that enables a high throughput production of metal and ceramic parts at industrial scale and speed that overcomes previous challenges. It is designed for producing complex geometric parts, with high density and industry standard mechanical properties. MoldJet allows a quick and easy changeover between different metal alloys and ceramics which reduces downtime and enables maximum productivity. Parts of different geometries and applications can be manufactured in the same batch.
For more information about Tritone, visit https://tritoneam.com/. For more information about Stratasys, visit https://www.stratasys.com/.
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13 Nov 25. UK Armed forces set to benefit from £50m novel blood products research. A £50m funding opportunity is available for the development of a novel blood products research centre, set to benefit armed forces on the frontline over the next 14 years. Novel blood products research aims to improve treatment in emergency and trauma care and address current critical blood product challenges nationally. The funding opportunity is being delivered by the Medical Research Council (MRC) in partnership with MOD’s Defence Medical Services and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). Research applications are invited to advance the development of novel blood products which include a focus on current and future challenges such as:

Improving traditional blood products, by reducing the requirement for cold storage and developing products that can be administered universally rather than to a specific blood group.
Accelerating the development of laboratory-derived blood, whether synthetic or from cell-lines, which will reduce the reliance on donors.
Develop novel products with characteristics that natural blood cannot achieve.

Blood transfusions are critically important, including in emergency situations such as trauma-related haemorrhage, blood disorders such as anaemia, and treatment-related complications including cancer. The existing supply chain is fragile due to a shortage of blood donors. Each of the UK’s four nations relies on a single provider to meet demand, while successful transfusions require blood from compatible, cross-matched donors to avoid reactions. Global challenges including blood products that have specific requirements for storage, handling and shelf-life are exacerbated in a warfighting at scale scenario, where access to specialist biomedical support, state-of-the-art facilities and cold-chain storage may be limited, and geography may prevent blood provision close to the point of need. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)

10 Nov 25. Latent AI, a leader in edge AI solutions, announced today that it has been recognized by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, on the 2025 Edge Computing 100 list. Latent AI earned placement among the 50 Hottest Edge Hardware, Software and Services Companies, distinguishing it as one of the market’s most innovative and impactful edge AI companies. This recognition honors a breakthrough year for Latent AI, as the company assembled a strategic ecosystem that’s redefining what’s possible in edge AI deployment. From contested battlefields to orbital platforms, Latent AI is delivering real-time intelligence where cloud solutions simply cannot reach. The company’s game-changing partnerships tell the story:

Ditto – Bringing edge AI to peer-to-peer mesh networks for autonomous systems operating in contested environments. The collaboration earned U.S. Army xTechOverwatch finalist recognition for innovation in battlefield intelligence.
Wind River – Integrating Latent AI’s platform with mission-critical RTOS platforms (VxWorks®, Wind River Linux, eLxr Pro), delivering AI capabilities that meet the rigorous certification standards demanded by aerospace and defense operations.
Voyager Technologies – A strategic investment that launches Latent AI capabilities beyond Earth’s atmosphere, enabling real-time intelligence operations on orbital and space-based platforms where latency means mission failure.

From ground-based autonomous systems to orbit, Latent AI now powers edge AI across environments previously considered impossible— delivering DoD Impact Level 5/6 certification and battle-tested through successful deployments with the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force.

“Being named among the 50 Hottest Edge Computing companies validates our vision that edge AI should be as simple to deploy as it is powerful to use,” said Jags Kandasamy, CEO and Co-founder of Latent AI. “This recognition reflects the trust our partners place in us to solve real-world challenges—from reducing energy consumption compared to cloud alternatives, to enabling faster model updates in military operations. We’re transforming our partners from edge computing providers into intelligent edge solution leaders, and this honor from CRN confirms we’re on the right path.”

“The vendors featured on the 2025 Edge Computing 100 list are leading the way in delivering technologies that enable trailblazing edge solutions,” said Jennifer Follett, VP of U.S. Content and Executive Editor at CRN, The Channel Company. “Their innovation empowers the IT channel ecosystem to create exceptional solutions that enhance operational efficiency, elevate data analytics, and strengthen security across remote and hybrid environments.”

The technology vendors named to the 2025 CRN Edge Computing 100 list are being honored for empowering channel partners with the building blocks to develop next-generation edge solutions that lower latency, accelerate data collection and analytics and enhance security for their customers.

Learn why Latent AI is among the 50 Hottest Edge Computing Companies:

Research: From cloud-first to edge-first: The future of enterprise AI: https://latentai.com/white-paper/from-cloud-first-to-edge-first/
Case Study: Reducing information latency: Streamlining AI for the Air Force

Reducing information latency: Streamlining AI for the Air Force

Case Study: Latent AI reduces model update time from months to days

Latent AI reduces model update time from months to days

Case Study: Project Linchpin delivers trusted AI pipeline for US Army

Project Linchpin delivers trusted AI pipeline for US Army

About Latent AI

Latent AI delivers edge AI solutions that enable rapid deployment of artificial intelligence capabilities on any device. Founded in 2018, the company’s developer platform helps government and commercial organizations implement efficient, secure AI solutions at the edge. Latent AI’s tools enable developers to build and update secure, adaptive models for field or laboratory use, serving defense and commercial customers. For more information, visit latentai.com and follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/latent-ai-inc.

About The Channel Company

The Channel Company (TCC) is the global leader in channel growth for the world’s top technology brands. We accelerate success across strategic channels for tech vendors, solution providers, and end users with premier media brands, integrated marketing and event services, strategic consulting, and exclusive market and audience insights. TCC is a portfolio company of investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital, a New York City-based private equity firm. For more information, visit thechannelco.com. Follow The Channel Company: LinkedIn and X. (Source: PR Newswire)

10 Nov 25. IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading quantum company, today announced a strategic agreement with the University of Chicago to establish the IonQ Center for Engineering and Science on campus and deliver a dedicated next-generation quantum computer and IonQ quantum network. The agreement includes a major research initiative to accelerate the development of novel quantum technology by University of Chicago researchers, ultimately strengthening IonQ’s leadership in quantum computing, quantum networking, quantum sensing, and quantum security technology. The partnership enables IonQ to collaborate directly with one of the nation’s top research institutions – where Enrico Fermi developed major contributions for the Manhattan Project – to identify and incubate real-world quantum use cases. Under the agreement, IonQ will deploy a next-generation quantum computer and entanglement distribution quantum network at the university. This will give researchers across disciplines access to IonQ’s industry-leading quantum hardware and software tools. Critically, the collaboration includes ongoing support for research with the University of Chicago’s leading quantum faculty. The collaboration aims to generate intellectual property that IonQ will use to drive new products, capabilities, and long-term commercial growth.

“This foundational agreement with the University of Chicago will fuel IonQ’s innovation engine, marking the first time IonQ’s production-grade quantum computer and entanglement distribution quantum network will be deployed on a university campus,” said Niccolo de Masi, Chairman and CEO of IonQ. “We’re combining our commercial-grade quantum computers with some of the world’s leading academic talent to generate innovations with valuable real-world applications. That research will directly benefit IonQ’s product roadmap and strengthen our competitive advantage in enterprise and government markets.”

“At the University of Chicago, our leadership in quantum science is built on groundbreaking research and powerful collaborations,” said President Paul Alivisatos. “This new partnership with IonQ reflects our conviction that foundational discovery and industry can advance the field together. With this support, our faculty and students will be able to reach further—to test bold ideas, accelerate new scientific discoveries and innovation, and help shape the future of the Chicago quantum technology ecosystem.”

As part of the initiative, IonQ will install a next-generation quantum computer along with a cutting-edge entanglement-distribution quantum network on campus. IonQ will contribute to the University’s construction of a new building on campus, the IonQ Center for Engineering and Science, which will house the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and other university science and technology research areas. Additionally, IonQ is poised to be named a core partner of the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE), based at the University of Chicago, contributing to the direction of the multi-institutional research consortium that includes Argonne and Fermilab national laboratories, the University of Illinois, Northwestern, Purdue, and others. Ultimately, the initiative will act as a foundational platform for academic, government, and commercial collaboration. Research areas include quantum hardware for computing, networking, sensing, and security, and quantum applications for chemistry, materials science, optimization, security, and advanced communication protocols — all areas aligned with IonQ’s roadmap of critical quantum technologies. This agreement builds on IonQ’s longstanding commitment to advancing quantum research through academic collaborations. These include IonQ’s work with the University of Maryland, where it maintains a dedicated Quantum Research Center; Duke University’s advanced multi-qubit gate design and quantum algorithms; and the University of Washington’s simulation of the matter-antimatter imbalance in space. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

11 Nov 25. With the presentation of the MDOcore software suite, HENSOLDT has reached a key milestone on the way to software-defined defense solutions. As a digital foundation for multi-domain operations (MDO), MDOcore enables the end-to-end, cross-domain integration of sensor- and effect-based systems for the first time. This accelerates decision-making processes in the field and significantly shortens the time from reconnaissance to effect – from sensor network to effector network.

“Data is as important as ammunition on the battlefield,” says HENSOLDT CEO Oliver Dörre. “With MDOcore, we are creating a key capability for networked data fusion and analysis – independent of non-European platforms. In this way, we ensure sovereignty over our own operational data and make a decisive contribution to technological sovereignty.”

The software suite was developed based on current operational experience and follows the principles of a software-centric defense. MDOcore can update or expand software modules on the fly – for example, when new threats are detected. In this way, adjustments can be implemented quickly, up to short-term updates in use. The system thus supports agile capability development, as required by modern military scenarios. A first functional prototype with multi-domain data fusion and AI-supported evaluation has already been successfully tested. In its functionality, MDOcore acts as a “universal translator” within complex defense networks. The software suite enables different systems – such as a German radar, a French anti-aircraft battery and an American command or weapon deployment system – to communicate seamlessly with each other and exchange data in real time. Due to its open, modular system architecture, MDOcore is compatible with reference architectures of state-of-the-art defense programs and uses established software standards. This keeps the system flexible, scalable and prevents dependencies on individual providers. MDOcore is intuitive to use: users can interact with the sensor-based network via voice input or text command. The system provides precise, contextual information that goes far beyond a classic situation picture. MDOcore is already designed for future technologies today. The architecture is prepared for cloud integration, swarm operations and, in the future, quantum computing. This means that the software suite is ready for the requirements of tomorrow’s battlefield.

Sven Heursch, Head of Software-Defined Defence & Digitalisation at HENSOLDT, said: “MDOcore is more than a software suite – it is the foundation of a new way of thinking in defence technology. By decoupling hardware, software, data and algorithms, we create a modular architecture that is interoperable, scalable and future-proof. This will create a sovereign European defence infrastructure while at the same time strengthening long-term system capability.”

With MDOcore, HENSOLDT is making the next technological leap: from a sensor provider to a provider of real-time, data-centric defense architectures. By combining existing competencies with data-driven analysis capabilities, a new quality of digital battlefield intelligence is created.

10 Nov 25. Naval Group and LASIGE Sign a Partnership Cooperation Agreement to Advance R&D Collaboration. Naval Group and the Portuguese research unit LASIGE from the Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon’s University have signed a Partnership Cooperation Agreement under the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore future collaboration in the field of Research and Development (R&D) in the naval and defense fields. This agreement has been signed onboard Naval Group’s FDI frigate during its port-of-call in Lisbon on November 6th, 2025, in presence of Alysson Bessani, Professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon and director of the LASIGE research unit, and Guillaume Weisrock, Naval Group’s SVP for Sales and Business Development in Europe and North America.

Supporting naval innovation

This strategic partnership aims to leverage the complementary expertise of both organizations to support innovation in the maritime and defense sectors, and sets a formal framework for cooperation on topics of mutual interest related to the digital transformation of naval systems: intelligent systems for naval applications, computer vision for naval applications, simulation frameworks for naval digital systems, smart energy systems applicable to the naval environment, human-machine interfaces and human factors related to the digitisation of naval systems, digital systems related to drones, cybersecurity of naval systems and sensors. With this agreement, Naval Group aims to foster joint innovation in support of future naval capabilities with the academic and research community in Portugal.

“The agreement reflects our shared ambition to drive innovation through cooperation. LASIGE’s expertise and close connection with the Portuguese Navy make them a natural partner for Research & Development as we deepen our engagement in Portugal” – Guillaume Weisrock.

”LASIGE’s commitment to rigorous research with high scientific and societal impact requires collaboration with key players in industry and government. We see Naval Group as a strategic partner for future R&D projects in defense technologies, which has become increasingly critical for Europe’s security and technological sovereignty” – Alysson Bessani.

LASIGE has a recognized expertise in the fields of computer science and engineering, and as a trusted stakeholder of the Portuguese Navy, is a valuable partner well-positioned to contribute to cutting-edge research and development efforts in collaboration with Naval Group.

Naval Group brings decades of experience in the design, construction and integration of advanced naval platforms and systems, and has several research projects that could be of interest to LASIGE.

A strong industrial partnership with the Portuguese industry

This MoU is part of Naval Group’s broader ambition and dynamic that benefits the Portuguese DTIB and academic centres, should the Portuguese Navy choose the FDI frigate to renew its frigate fleet. With a strong industrial base and a long-standing tradition of delivering high-end solutions to navies worldwide, Naval Group is committed to strengthening its presence in Portugal, establishing industrial and research partnerships that will create value for the Portuguese defense and maritime sectors, supporting the Portuguese Navy’s evolving needs. There are real complementarities between Naval Group and the Portuguese defense industry and research centres, that could lead to joint achievements strengthening innovative defence capabilities in the European Union. The collaboration with the Portuguese industry goes back a long way; since 2019, Naval Group has been collaborated with 16 Portuguese companies on 15 European projects, promoting the integration of the national industry into high-value international initiatives. More recently, on October 22nd, Naval Group and AED Cluster Portugal have hosted an Industry Day in Lisbon to strengthen industrial and technological cooperation in defense, and met with more than 45 companies, industrials and academic institutes to participate in the supply chain associated with the FDI frigate program, as well as other areas such as advanced engineering, naval digitalization, and systems integration. (Source: ASD Network)

10 Nov 25. GKN Aerospace Joins GBP38M DECSAM Programme to Scale Sustainable Aerospace Additive Manufacturing. GKN Aerospace has joined the Digitally Enabled Competitive & Sustainable Additive Manufacturing (DECSAM) project. Led by Airbus, this £38m, four-year UK aerospace programme will develop and deploy the latest additive manufacturing (AM) technologies—such as beam shaping and in-situ process monitoring—to make metal laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) AM more cost-effective, productive, and sustainable for flight-ready parts. The project, which runs until June 2028, is a research and innovation initiative funded through Innovate UK, the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), and the UK Department for Business and Trade. By prioritising resource efficiency, material reuse, and circular design principles, DECSAM aims to reduce waste and carbon intensity across the AM value chain, supporting the aerospace sector’s transition toward net-zero manufacturing and more sustainable aviation. The project brings together 11 leading organisations covering aerospace OEMs, Tier 1&2 suppliers, SMEs and research institutes, providing full UK AM manufacturing chain coverage. The partners including Airbus Operations Limited (lead), Renishaw plc, ASTM International UK, Authentise Ltd, The Manufacturing Technology Centre Limited, GKN Aerospace Services Limited, Additive Manufacturing Solutions Ltd, APEX Additive Technologies Ltd, Domin Limited, University of Sheffield, and ToffeeX Limited.

“Additive manufacturing can unlock new efficiencies in aerospace, lowering costs, optimising material use, reducing weight, and consolidating complex assemblies into single parts,” said Jacqueline Castle, Chief Technology Officer at the Aerospace Technology Institute. “DECSAM unites a strong consortium to accelerate adoption in civil aerospace, aligning closely with the ATI’s additive manufacturing strategy to drive future economic growth and sustainability.”

DECSAM will demonstrate an integrated, digitally connected AM supply chain, from alloy selection and build strategies to post-processing, inspection and factory scale-up. “In order to demonstrate AMs future cost competitiveness for aerospace applications”.

What DECSAM will deliver

To cut part cost, raise quality, and shorten design-build-test loops for aerospace applications, DECSAM is structured around four innovation pillars:

Performance: new and improved alloys, multi-physics modelling and physics-driven design)
Productivity: high-power lasers, beam shaping, advanced scan strategies, in-situ monitoring and closed-loop control
Scalability: end-to-end digital thread, automated sustainable factory concepts, and efficient post-processing/inspection
Application: Integration of technologies developed to demonstrate overall cost benefit on target product applications.

Planned outputs include ground and flight-test demonstrators, validated recycled/repurposed powder routes, widened powder specifications, verified parameter themes for quality and throughput, in-process monitoring software offerings, and guidance for routes to qualification and certification, all targeted at accelerating industrial exploitation.

GKN Aerospace is a risk and revenue sharing partner in a number of leading aero-engines and will leverage this position to integrate multiple DECSAM-developed technologies to demonstrate the cost effectiveness of powder bed additive manufacturing for future engine products. GKN will lead the assessment and development of new material systems including sustainable feedstock, part-based simulation methods, and co-ordinate both in-situ inspection and monitoring, and Laser Powder Bed productivity studies.

Sébastien Aknouche SVP Material Solutions at GKN Aerospace said: “The DECSAM Project strengthens GKN Aerospace’s broader additive manufacturing capabilities, delivering environmental, performance, and supply chain advantages over traditional material supply chains. With growing demand for additive solutions from all engine customers, this project enhances our UK technology base and positions us for future production growth.”

Why it matters

L-PBF is flight-proven, but wider uptake is constrained by end-to-end productivity gaps, fragmented data/QA, and reliance on overseas steps (powder, HIP, advanced heat-treat). DECSAM closes those gaps by linking UK materials supply, machine capability, in-process quality assurance, a robust digital thread, and factory scale-up—so parts are repeatable, cost-competitive, and producible at volume in the UK, supporting net-zero 2050. The programme is business-case led: recycled/UK-made powders; optimised build and nesting; in-process monitoring with closed-loop control to reduce or eliminate HIP/CT where feasible; and parameter/alloy development to cut finishing time. Cost-modelled demonstrators (e.g., an aircraft floor beam) show the shift from today’s “as-is” to a digitally connected, production-ready “to-be” at a cost point which enables AM to buy its way into serial aerospace production.

Focus use cases include ultra-efficient wing & engine structures and hydrogen subsystems (conformal heat exchangers, fuel-cell manifolds). Alongside performance gains, DECSAM mitigates single-source casting risks, on-shores critical pre-form manufacture, and advances compact AM-enabled actuation toward power-by-wire—delivering more right-first-time, certifiable parts, shorter lead times, a resilient UK supply chain, and cleaner aerospace manufacturing.

DECSAM at a glance:

Value & timing: £38 m ; June 2024 – June 2028 (48 months).
Leadership: Airbus (project lead) with 11 project partners across OEMs, Tier-1s, SMEs, RTOs and academia.
Innovation pillars: Performance, Productivity, Scalability, Demonstration for L-PBF.
Planned outputs: Ground and flight demonstrators; recycled/reused powder routes; in-process monitoring with closed-loop control; a connected digital thread; factory design for scale-up; and clear pathways to qualification and certification.

Funding acknowledgement: This work is supported by the ATI Programme: a partnership of the Aerospace Technology Institute, the Department for Business & Trade and Innovate UK. (Source: ASD Network)

10 Nov 25. Indian Army receives 3D printed bunkers from MiCoB. Each bunker is designed to match the operational requirements of Indian Army personnel working in locations. India-based MiCoB has delivered more than 500 3D printed bunkers with impact and blast resistance to the Indian Army. The delivery supports the expansion of India’s defence infrastructure by using new building methods, reduced construction time, and sustainable materials, said the company.

MiCoB co-founder and CEO Dr Shashank Shekhar said: “Delivering 500+ 3D Printed Bunkers (3D PDs) to the Indian Army is more than an achievement, it’s a powerful demonstration of how innovation meets purpose to strengthen and protect our nation. Each structure has been thoughtfully designed with a deep understanding of the Army’s on-ground realities, ensuring every feature enhances safety, comfort, and operational readiness, even in the most challenging terrains. Collectively, we have delivered more than 650 3D Printed buildings across the nation, which is highest in terms of 3D printed volume globally.”

According to MiCoB , each bunker is designed to match the operational requirements of Indian Army personnel working in locations that experience severe environmental conditions. These structures are deployed in varied regions such as high-altitude mountains, snow-covered areas, and desert sand dunes. The 3D-printed bunkers, referred to as permanent defences (PDs), offer protection suitable for military needs, thermal insulation, and meet military standards for resistance against ballistic threats. MiCoB made these bunkers using its proprietary designs, materials suited for 3D concrete printing, and automated construction systems to enable rapid building processes. With this method, the company was able to shorten the construction period for each bunker from about 45 days to under seven days. This approach allows quick installation in key areas while still meeting quality and safety standards.

Dr Shekhar added: “In the projects delivered by us, we saved over 20,000 tons of construction material compared to conventional methodology, aligning with our motto of building sustainably with speed. This is a proud moment for India as we are leading the innovation and adoption of 3D concrete printing technology, and the active support from various government and private stakeholders will position India as a leader in the sustainable construction practices.”

According to the company, field testing of MiCoB’s 3D Printed Bunkers began in Pokharan in 2022. The bunkers underwent weapon trials and have passed several tests conducted across different geographic and climatic environments. (Source: army-technology.com)

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