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Exclusive: Inside Defense Tech’s Texas Retreat

Shield AI’s first trip to Ukraine in 2022 was an “epic disaster.” Its second one two years later almost was, too.  In 2024, the company’s engineers operating alongside Ukrainian forces launched a V-BAT reconnaissance drone expecting it to keep GPS until 100 feet. It made it a solid two feet before losing navigation, flying in […]

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Lockheed Snags $1.2B Army Contract for PrSM Increment 2 Missiles

It’s a boom time in the boom business, especially for the biggest purveyor of boom and zoom in the game. Yesterday, defense giant Lockheed Martin announced that it won a $1.2B IDIQ contract for the second increment of the Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM), which are replacing the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) in the Army’s […]

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Skyeton Scores $10.64M US Army Contract

Looks a heck of a lot like the Ukrainians are coming, y’all. Late Friday, the US Army announced that it had awarded the US arm of Ukrainian drone company Skyeton a $10.64M fixed-price contract for its Raybird ISR drones (and all the fun associated hardware and services). The contract was awarded by US Army Contracting […]

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Hanwha and Magnet Set to Kick Off MUSV Production This Fall

The drone-boat world is getting busier and busier, but a partnership between one of the world’s largest shipbuilders and a new, relatively unknown American maritime autonomy company is betting they can rise to the top. After formally teaming up in April, Hanwha Defense USA, the US subsidiary of Korean defense giant Hanwha, and super sneaky […]

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Rune Scores $4.1M Contract with 1st Cav

Well, looks like the whole “doubling down on the unsexy side of defense” thing is paying off.  Yesterday, defense logistics startup Rune Technologies announced that it’s scored a $4.1M contract from the US Army through the Army Applications Laboratory (AAL) to “expand Rune’s TyrOS deployment across the 1st Cavalry Division.” While the award may seem […]

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Pratt & Whitney Taps Hermeus to Produce F100 Jet Engine

The summer of love for the primes and the startups is taking on a new shape.  Yesterday, hypersonic aircraft startup Hermeus and RTX’s subsidiary and engine-making giant Pratt & Whitney announced a licensing deal that sets the stage for Hermeus to start producing Pratt’s F100 jet engine, which powers both Hermeus’ Quarterhorse supersonic unmanned aircraft […]