Germanium—dominated by China—is used in thermal-imaging systems, ISR sensors, missile seekers, and more.
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 […]
Turns out loyal wingmen aren’t just for fighter jets.
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 […]
Castelion was awarded a contract worth up to $200M under the Navy’s MACE program.
If you thought Anduril and General Atomics were running away in the CCA race, think again. The biggest dawg in the defense world isn’t giving up that easily. At the AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber conference yesterday, Lockheed Martin unveiled a full-scale model of its Vectis collaborative combat aircraft (CCA), along with two big announcements: […]
The European autonomy giant’s maritime business is launching with two autonomous maritime vehicles: Seavex and Subvex.
The Air Force plans to ultimately field at least 180 MMA drones.
Look out, world. The old guard and the new kids on the block are teaming up (again). This morning, as AFA kicks off in National Harbor, flight autonomy startup Merlin announced that it’s teamed up with aviation giant Textron Aviation to build a version of the Cessna SkyCourier souped-up with Merlin’s Pilot autonomy stack called, […]
Ukrainian ground robotics company Ratel has secured nearly $100M in contracts this year.
