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ARLINGTON, Va. -- RTX and Shield AI announced a new partnership to integrate Shield AI capabilities into select RTX defense products, like loitering munitions and sensors. This collaboration will deliver autonomous capabilities to U.S. and allied defense forces.

RTX will integrate Shield AI's Hivemind to field the first operational weapon powered by Networked Collaborative Autonomy. This work will be fully funded by the companies.

Shield AI will also integrate its Visual Detection and Ranging software with RTX's Multi-Spectral Targeting System to enable automated AI-based sensor autonomy against maritime and airborne swarm targets, with a focus on productization.

Source: RTX
Associated URL: https://www.rtx.com/news/news-center/2025/07/01/rtx-and-shield-ai-partner-to-develop-new-defense-capabilities

Source: Orbital ATK

NORTHROP GRUMMAN AWARDED MISSILE WARNING SYSTEM CONTRACT

Monday, June 30, 2025

Source: Orbital ATK

WASHINGTON - Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Weapons System Division, Northridge, California, is awarded an $8.2 million firm-fixed-price order (P00011) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001920G0005). This order provides for the production and delivery of AAR-47 Missile Warning Set weapons replaceable assemblies (154 sensors, 42 computer processors, and 11 Countermeasures Signals Simulator test gun sets) for foreign military customers.

Work will be performed in Northridge, California, and is expected to be completed in November 2027. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0001921F0013).

Source: U.S. DoD
Associated URL: http://www.defense.gov

Source: USAF

NORTHROP GRUMMAN AWARDED F-15 ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM CONTRACT

Monday, June 30, 2025

Source: USAF

WASHINGTON - Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Mclean, Virginia, was awarded a ceiling $23.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering services and technical support to meet mission requirements of the ALR-56M Integrated Support Station and other interfaced systems and processes. This contract provides for the sustainment of the Integrated Support Station and the compilation of systems that create the F-15 Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS).

Work will be performed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, and is expected to be completed by June 29, 2035. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8523-25-DB-002).

Source: U.S. DoD
Associated URL: http://www.defense.gov

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