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 […]
Pew pew is back, baby. This morning, laser communications company Aalyria—a spinoff of Google—announced that their Tightbeam system has achieved two major technical milestones as part of a $7M contract to develop over-the-horizon connectivity with the Navy Research Laboratory: These both represent a major breakthrough in overcoming atmospheric complications in laser communication close to the […]
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a bit of a legal drama happening in the defense tech world. On August 4, publicly held drone company Red Cat Holdings ($RCAT) filed a lawsuit against drone company Vector Defense (and its co-founder and CTO George Matus) for stealing trade secrets under the Defend Trade Secrets Act. Red […]
Looks like the Navy is getting into the energy biz. Late last week, the Department of the Navy released a solicitation asking industry to develop “innovative, deployable energy solutions capable of powering Navy and Marine Corps installations with unmatched resilience, security, and reliability.” The idea is to build super-rugged energy infrastructure that can provide power […]
Institutional investors are going batshit crazy for defense. Yesterday, five major financial institutions, including ING and JPMorgan Chase, announced that they’re backing the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank, a new not-for-profit bank that will help NATO countries and allies finance defense needs. Backed by these finance heavy-hitters, DSRB will issue AAA-rated bonds for countries to […]
Another day, another money move. This week, defense and security-focused Forward Deployed Venture Capital announced that they have raised a $45M Fund II, backed by 150 LPs from companies including Palantir, Anduril, and SpaceX. FDVC General Partner Mark Scianna—who worked at Palantir for 11 years himself—told Tectonic that they’ll use the new pile of cash […]
When we said the Anduril empire was expanding, we didn’t necessarily mean to the Indo-Pacific, but here we are. Yesterday, the defense tech giant (and newly-minted SRM supplier) announced that it’s officially opening a Taiwan office, teaming up with local partners including the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), and speeding up delivery […]
In case you didn’t know, the U.S. Army is trying to change the way it does things. Since 2023, under Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, the service has launched a program called Transformation in Contact, which pushes new technology out to soldiers for real-time testing in the field. And in May of this year, […]
The Anduril empire just keeps on growing. This morning, everyone’s favorite neoprime announced that it’s officially opened its new full-rate solid rocket motor (SRM) production facility in McHenry, Mississippi, which it says will be able to produce 6,000 tactical motors a year by the end of 2026. The company says it invested $75M of its […]
We told you everyone loves a tiny little plane. On Friday, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft giant Joby Aviation ($JOBY) announced that it’s teaming up with everyone’s favorite defense contractor, L3Harris Technologies ($LHX). The two companies say they will work together to develop a “new aircraft class for defense applications.” “We have worked closely […]
