Connecticut-based Sikorsky has announced the successful flight testing and delivery of the US Army’s experimental UH‑60MX Black Hawk helicopter, fully integrated with the company’s MATRIX autonomy suite. The delivery of the UH-60MX aircraft, owned and operated by the Army, marks…
California-based Skydio has announced an order exceeding $52 million for over 2,500 X10D drones, or Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS), from the US Army. The order is the largest Small UAS procurement from a single manufacturer in the US Army’s history…
For the first time, a US soldier, not a trained aviator, has planned and executed real-world missions in military exercises with Lockheed Martin Sikorsky’s Optionally Piloted (OPV) Black Hawk helicopter, powered by MATRIX™ technology. In partnership with the Joint Personnel…
US firm BAE Systems Information and Electronic Warfare Systems has won a US$1.74 billion ($2.6 billion) contract from US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to build 55,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS) 70mm rockets. The APKWS will be…
The US Army’s 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) deployed a Typhon missile launcher Mid-Range Capability (MRC) to Australia and conducted an SM-6 live fire in July, successfully sinking a maritime target in support of EX Talisman Sabre 25. This was…
The US Army’s Program Executive Office Aviation, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Project Office has released a Sources Sought Notification to identify commercially available low-cost, sovereign Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (SUAS). The Army is looking to field thousands of low-cost UAS…
Dusseldorf-based Rheinmetall and Californian company Anduril Industries have announced a strategic partnership to co-develop and deliver the Barracuda cruise missile, Fury Uncrewed Autonomous System (UAS) and an undisclosed selection of Solid Rocket Motors (SRM) for European defence. The partnership is…
The US Army has officially designated its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) as the MV-75, to be manufactured by Bell Textron. This is a key modernisation effort aimed at fielding the next generation of vertical lift tactical assault and…
Australia will manufacture guided missiles and 155mm artillery shells in-country from 2025, with Australia and the United States signing two memoranda of understanding. The Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Co-Assembly agreement enables the assembly of a first batch of munitions in…
Melbourne, Florida-based L3Harris Technologies has introduced AMORPHOUS, a software product that features a single user interface to operate thousands of autonomous assets simultaneously. Designed with an open architecture, this software enables US and allied militaries to control a mix of…