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Exclusive: Array Labs Raises $21M Led by Mitsubishi Electric

Well, lest you were concerned that the defense tech money tap was getting switched off, fear not. Space-based radar company Array Labs announced in an exclusive release to Tectonic today that it’s raised a $21M strategic funding round anchored by Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. Array Labs just raked in a $20M Series A back […]

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Saronic and Samsung Heavy Industries Team Up

Dare we say 2026 might turn out to be the year of startup-legacy maritime partnerships? Yesterday, unmanned maritime darling Saronic announced that it’s teaming up with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to “accelerate the development of autonomy-capable maritime systems and technologies to strengthen America’s shipbuilding industrial base.” Together, the two companies will work on “autonomy and […]

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Noda AI Wins $10M for Orchestration across LUCAS and Other Unmanned Platforms

If you thought you’d heard the last of the LUCAS program, think again. Yesterday, orchestration startup NODA AI announced that it’s won a $10M contract with the Pentagon to develop MAESTRO (Multi-Domain Autonomous Enhanced System for Tactical Reasoning and Orchestration), algorithms designed “to project commander’s intent into coordinated autonomous action across air, maritime, ground, and […]

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Ukrainian-born UFORCE Inks a Deal to Build MAGURA USVs in the US

Remember all those videos of Ukrainian sea drones taking out Russia’s Black Sea Fleet? Well, the company making those is headed stateside under a new deal with a US boat-builder.  Yesterday, British-Ukrainian defense tech startup UFORCE announced that it’s inked a deal with Oregon-based Special Operations-focused boat-builder ReconCraft to produce its now-famous MAGURA USVs on […]

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Lockheed Unveils a Patriot on a Budget and a Flying Drone-Zapper 

To everyone who likes to bash the primes for not innovating fast enough—watch out, because you might just get what you ask for.  At the Farnborough International Airshow in the UK yesterday, Lockheed Martin unveiled two new additions to its portfolio of air defense technologies: a lower-cost version of the Patriot (PAC-3 MSE) called the […]

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X-Bow Unveils New Low-Cost “Supersonic” Interceptor

If we’ve learned one thing from the war in Iran (and, like, years of watching Ukraine), it’s the very real and very urgent need for cheaper air defense systems that can ease the burden on the super-pricey, exquisite interceptors that make up the bulk of America’s defensive capabilities.  At the Farnborough International Airshow in the […]

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Anduril Unveils Thunder Unmanned Attack Aircraft

If you thought Anduril was done churning out new platforms, think again. This morning at the Farnborough International Air Show, the defense tech giant unveiled a new Group 5 helicopter-like attack drone called Thunder, “specifically designed to multiply the combat power and increase the survivability of current and next-generation crewed attack and assault aircraft.” Think […]

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Saronic Picks Brownsville, TX for Port Alpha

Well, guys, the moment you’ve all been waiting for (or, at least, that some of you have been waiting for) has finally arrived.  This morning, autonomous surface vessel (ASV) hotshot (and newly-minted member of Iran’s shit list) Saronic announced that it’s officially picked Brownsville, TX, as the site for its futuristic shipyard, Port Alpha. Saronic […]

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Drone-Boat Startups Take the Navy to Court 

If you thought all of the Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC) cancellation drama was in the rear-view window, buckle up: We’re just getting started. Late last month, two unmanned surface vessel startups—Blue Water Autonomy and Saildrone—filed separate lawsuits against the Navy after their medium-USV designs were rejected from the MUSV marketplace that replaced the canceled […]