Catch up on the latest insights into the defense industry.
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Long Wall Scores $75M MDA Contract
Turns out 2026 is a great year to be a low-cost interceptor company. This morning, launch hotshot-turned-missile-defense-darling Long Wall (née ABL Space Systems) announced that it’s been awarded a $75M contract from the US Missile Defense Agency to “complete flight testing of [its] Cyclops low-cost interceptor.” “Demand for interceptors has surged, while low production capacity… Read More
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Reliable Robotics Adds $115M to Series D, Closing the Round at $275M
You know the best thing about raising a $160M Series D? When you end up raising $275M. This week, aviation autonomy startup Reliable Robotics tacked on an additional $115M to its Series D originally announced in April, bringing the California company’s total funding to a cool $380M and its valuation across the $1B mark. Defense… Read More
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A Q+A with Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Fmr. Defense Minister
An exclusive interview with former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Read More
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Valinor Launches Military Facility Maintenance Platform
You know how we keep saying that Valinor has made solving the US military’s least sexy, most overlooked problems their whole thing? Well, they’re taking that to the next level with their newest product company: A software-defined facility management system called Terra that aims to bring predictive maintenance, smart sensors, and mold detection into the… Read More
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US Navy Quadruples Gecko’s Ship Inspection Contract to $300M
The Navy quadrupled Gecko’s $71M IDIQ to expand from the Pacific Fleet to Naval Surface Force Atlantic. Read More
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Exclusive: Helicon Emerges from Stealth, Raises $16.5M
Forget about Taco Tuesday. It’s fiber-reinforced composite structures Tuesday. (Is that a thing? We’re making it a thing.) This morning, LA-based composites startup Helicon announced in an exclusive release to Tectonic that it’s, well, officially emerged from stealth and raised a cool $16.5M. CEO and co-founder Alex Niehaus told Tectonic that they’ll use the funding… Read More