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The aerospace and defence industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by the uptake of advanced technology, and growing importance of technologies such as hypersonics and advanced materials. In the last three years alone, there have been over 174,000 patents filed and granted in the aerospace and defence industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Innovation in Aerospace, Defence & Security: GPS augmentation.

The aerospace and defence industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by the pressing need for modernisation and the growing importance of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and unmanned systems. In the last three years alone, there have been over 174,000 patents filed and granted in the aerospace and defence industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Internet of Things in Aerospace, Defence & Security: Drone battery swapping.
However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend.

Telecommunications contractor Lumen has scored a $223 million task order to support the Defense Department’s adoption of modernized digital voice and audio services at military bases across the U.S. and abroad.
Through the contract, Lumen will provide the Defense Information Systems Agency with hybrid cloud-enabled Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and unified communications services that will “enable more than 250,000 concurrent connections to DISA’s voice cloud system,” the company said in a release.

The aerospace and defence industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by the increasing capability and applicability of drones, coupled with falling costs, and growing importance of technologies such as quadcopters, drone modularisation, and high-altitude platform stations (HAPS). In the last three years alone, there have been over 174,000 patents filed and granted in the aerospace and defence industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Drones in Aerospace, Defence & Security: Battery-powered drones.

Green Berets fire a .50 caliber machine gun mounted on a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station from a M-ATV Special Forces Vehicle during a readiness exercise near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, April 12, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Howard).

The Islamic State group may have been territorially ‘defeated’ in Iraq and Syria years ago, but U.S. forces continue to mop up the last vestiges of the terror network there.
U.S. Central Command announced on Thursday that the U.S.

From left to right: Marine Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Draher and Gunnery Sgt. Joshua Negron, who were found not guilty of negligent homicide, involuntary manslaughter, and dereliction of duty on Feb. 1, 2023. Draher and Negron are part of the ‘MARSOC 3,’ who were initially charged with the death of Rick Anthony Rodriguez, a former Green Beret working as a contractor in Iraq. (Photos courtesy of United American Patriots.).

The Bell 360 Invictus demonstrator, pictured in July 2021 at the halfway mark of construction, is now past 95% completion. (Bell)
The Bell 360 Invictus demonstrator, Bell Helicopters’ entry for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) contest, is 95% complete, according to Keith Flail, Bell’s director of future vertical lift.
The helicopter is scheduled to begin ground testing in March–May 2023, with first flight scheduled for later in the same year – pending delivery of its General Electric (GE) T901 engine from the US Department of Defense (DoD).

Leidos company Dynetics has contracted Curtiss-Wright to provide actuation technology in support of its Enduring Shield platform.
The value of the contract has not been disclosed.
Under the contract, Curtiss-Wright will design and develop electromechanical actuators in support of the platform.

The actuators will feature the company’s Exlar roller screw and motor technologies.
The company will manufacture the actuators at its facility in Chanhassen, Minnesota, US.