Aerospace & Defense Electronics

BELGIUM -- The NATO Maven Smart System (MSS) achieved its full technical operational capability, June 22.

In a letter sent June 26, 2026, Mr. Bart van Miert, NATO Communications Information Agency acting chief operating officer, informed French Army Lieutenant General Ludovic Pinon de Quincy, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) vice chief of staff that NATO MSS met full technical operational capability, and all of Allied Command Operations' requirements.

MSS is a described by NATO as an AI-enabled platform that connects command and control systems across the NATO enterprise. It supports any AI model, such as France’s Mistral AI and the U.S.’s Meta Platforms, with additional models planned. The platform was tested extensively throughout the last year, including during several exercises such as NATO’s exercise STEADFAST DETERRENCE.

Separately, the NATO Security Accreditation Board granted NATO MSS full security accreditation for the system to operate on NATO’s classified network.

This new milestone also paves the way for further implementation of NATO MSS across all Allied Command Operations subordinate headquarters.

Source: NATO SHAPE
Associated URL: https://shape.nato.int/news-releases/Maven-System-achieves-full-capability

WASHINGTON - Lockheed Martin Corp., Liverpool, New York, was awarded a $2.9 billion fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-no-fee contract for Sentinel A4 radar production and engineering services.

Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 29, 2031. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-26-D-0016).

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

WASHINGTON - BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, New Hampshire, is awarded a $40.9 million firm-fixed-price modification (P00021) to previously awarded contract (N0001923C0029). This modification exercises an option for the procurement of 200 Dual Band Decoy (DBD) countermeasures and associated assemblies for the Navy.

Work is expected to be completed in November 2028. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

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