Looks like we’re on a bit of a maritime kick today. This morning, unmanned surface vessel (USV) company Saildrone announced that its 65-foot Surveyor vessel has received full classification from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Now, what does that mean for us non-seafaring laypeople? Basically, the company’s big-boy sailboat drone has been inspected and […]
In case you haven’t heard (we know you have), quantum computing is the next hot thing. And New Mexico and Roadrunner Venture Studios are getting in on the trend. Yesterday, the venture studio announced that it will lead a $25M initiative backed by the New Mexico Economic Development Department to build a quantum campus in […]
We told you that energetics were having a moment. This morning, rocket motor startup Firehawk Aerospace announced that it has completed a successful flight test of its 3D-printed GMLRS-class analog hybrid rocket engine as part of its ongoing Phase III SBIR contract with the Army Applications Laboratory (AAL). According to Firehawk, the hybrid rocket system […]
The robots really are coming for us. This morning, Germany-based unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) company ARX Robotics unveiled its first combat-capable UGV: Combat Gereon. The company says that the mini, battle-hardened robot-tank was built in a “European-Ukrainian development campaign” and honed with direct feedback from Ukrainian users on the frontline. “[This] system extends the reach […]
Remember when we said everyone wanted a factory of the future? Well, looks like we were right. Yesterday, Alabama-based Performance Drone Works (PDW) announced the official opening of Drone Factory 01 in Huntsville, a “state-of-the-art” production facility that the company says will be able to churn out over 60,000 FPV drones a year. The 90,000 […]
Things are heating up in Europe, y’all. Yesterday, Bloomberg reported that German drone company Stark is in talks to raise $60M at a $500M valuation, led by US-based mega-VC Sequoia Capital. A company spokesperson confirmed the raise to Tectonic. Other funds in talks to join the round include 8VC, Thiel Capital, the NATO Innovation Fund, […]
As we mentioned yesterday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Trump met in the Oval Office, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had offered to buy about $90B worth of US weapons as part of a deal to end the war with Russia. Plus, the US would buy Ukrainian weapons once they’re cleared for export. The FT […]
Well, solid rocket motors (SRMs) are certainly having a moment. Yesterday afternoon, SRM production startup X-Bow Systems announced a $13.9M joint investment with the US Army to “design, prototype, and test an advanced manufactured SRM for the standard-range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS),” which is produced by Lockheed Martin. The joint investment is facilitated […]
We’ve said it before and we’ve said it again: Sometimes, the most game-changing tech isn’t flash-bang missiles or one-way attack drones. Sometimes, it’s the less sexy stuff needed to get critical supplies—food, ammo, med kit—to the front as quickly and safely as possible. Grid Aero was founded to meet this need. This morning, the autonomous […]
Well, we’re back to remind you that maritime autonomy is all the rage. This morning, Saildrone announced in an exclusive release to Tectonic that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has signed a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with a cap of $37M to buy the company’s unmanned vessels in support of the US Coast Guard […]
