Dare we say the primes and the neoprimes might be…making friends? Yesterday, everyone’s favorite defense tech company announced that it’s been selected (along with Boeing) to “advance to the next phase of competition for Integrated Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 2 Second Interceptor.” Anduril says the interceptor is powered by an SRM built out of […]
Lock in, y’all. We’re getting nerdy today. This morning, Paris-based Arlequin AI announced that it’s raised a €28M ($32.55M) Series A to scale its AI architecture based on topological neural networks (TNNs)—non-LLM AI models designed to analyze large, interconnected, complex sets of data. Arlequin CEO and cofounder Hugo Micheron told Tectonic that the company will […]
Look out, world. The robots really are coming. Yesterday, ground autonomy hotshot Overland AI announced that it scored a $20M contract under the US Army’s Engineer Autonomous Breaching Capability (EABC) initiative. Bishop said the capability is already in development and that they’ll “be progressively developing subsets of the capability throughout the fall,” leading up to […]
a16z, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, 8VC, Aleph, and Lightspeed led the round.
We told you. Lasers really are so hot right now. This morning, German directed-energy startup Ground A announced that it raised a €9.1M ($10M) pre-seed round, just eight-ish months after the company was founded. Ground A co-founder and CEO Tobias Brune told Tectonic that they’ll use the money to finalize their flagship laser cUAS system—the […]
Look out, world. The go-fast guys are teaming up. Yesterday, super under-the-radar defense tech startup Anduril announced that hypersonic aviation company Hermeus has selected its Lattice for Mission Autonomy stack to make its Quarterhorse Mk 2 aircraft all “look Ma, no hands.” Lattice for Mission Autonomy has flown Anduril’s Fury CCA, but this is the […]
Speaking of critical technology areas—it’s been a while since we talked about contested logistics. Luckily, our friends from the unsexy side of defense are back with some news to bring the conversation back to the top of your inbox. This morning, defense sustainment startup Rune and drone hotshot Havoc announced in an exclusive to Tectonic […]
The $464.8M contract covers dozens of AV’s LOCUST X3 cUAS systems.
Is it just us, or is the hush-hush world of explosives and energetics suddenly, well, booming? (Sorry—it was too easy.) This morning, Texas-based energetics manufacturing company Critical Materials Group announced that it’s raised a $10.3M seed round led by Overmatch Ventures, with participation from Victory Six Advisors and Fulcrum Ventures. The company says it will […]
Vantor really just keeps stacking wins. This morning, the geospatial intelligence giant announced that it’s been awarded a five-year contract (with a one-year base) by the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific to “deliver maritime intelligence capabilities supporting missions across the Indo-Pacific.” The company could not disclose the value of the contract. Specifically, Vantor says […]
