It’s always a good sign when the customer comes back for more. Yesterday, ground autonomy hotshot Forterra announced that they’ve (along with prime partner Oshkosh Defense) scored a Block 2 production contract from the Marine Corps for their Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires (ROGUE-Fires) system. The award consists of two orders—134 units already […]
Turns out even the primes want a factory of the future. This morning, automated manufacturing startup Deterrence announced in an exclusive release to Tectonic that they’re entering into a teaming agreement with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GDOTS). Deterrence will deploy software and AI-enabled capabilities for “facility optimization, intelligent automation, and factory integration” across […]
Well, the dudes (and dudettes) in Germany are diving headfirst into the research game. This morning, German defense tech giant Helsing officially unveiled a new research division it’s calling Area 9, a pie-in-the-sky incubator for European defense tech. Think of it as the Moonshot Factory or Skunk Works, but make it European. As part of […]
We talk a lot about all the zoom and go boom hardware around here, but we don’t spend a lot of time talking about the stuff used to make it. That changes today. Yesterday, AV (the artist formerly known as AeroVironment) announced that it has been awarded a ceramics advanced materials and processes (CAMP) contract […]
Well, the go-fast guys are back with some super-speedy contract news. This morning, hypersonic aircraft startup Hermeus announced that it’s scored a $159M contract modification from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to continue developing hypersonic airdraft and “demonstrate high-Mach flight and high-speed payload release.” The OG contract was awarded back in 2023 and now has […]
Another day, another pile of cash being poured into defense and security AI. This morning, US-Israeli AI startup Airis Labs emerged from stealth with $60M in funding and a mission to take all of the video out there and turn it into actionable intelligence. A big chunk of that cash comes from a $31M Series […]
We’re back with some super-cyber nuts and bolts, friends. This morning, AI-for-cybersecurity startup RevEng.AI announced that it’s raised a $15M Series A to further advance its cyberthreat-detecting AI software and expand into the United States. The round was led by the NATO Innovation Fund with participation from Sands Capital, In-Q-Tel (IQT), IQ Capital, and Episode […]
Well, guys. The moment you’ve all been waiting for is here. This morning, the Silicon Valley Defense Group released its fourth annual NatSec100 report, looking at the state of things in our cute lil’ defense tech world and the companies dominating the game. And lucky for you, we here at Tectonic got an exclusive first […]
Well, seems the Europeans are getting super serious about investing in their defense. Yesterday, Sifted reported that Earlybird Ventures is teaming up with Paris-based AVP (the artist formerly known as AXA Venture Partners) to raise a €500M fund focused on defense. The reported raise comes just a few weeks after Earlybird announced that it’s closed […]
Compute is, like, so hot right now. Yesterday, teeny-tiny startup Anduril (they’ve had like, no news lately) unveiled the Voyager Gateway 1, a new “rugged, body-worn compute and communications system designed to fit within an operator’s kit.” The idea is to bring compute allll the way to the front without the heat and discomfort of […]
