After staying out of the spotlight among its NATO allies, the Canadians have really started making some serious money moves in defense, and we’re not talkin’ aboot hockey, eh? This morning, Calgary-based interceptor startup North Vector Dynamics announced that it’s closed a C$29M (US$20M) Series A led by Tech Horizons—a Prague-based deep tech VC firm […]
Helsing rolled out an AI-powered air defense system called Contra, along with two new interceptors: Inferno and Ambush.
Secretary Pete Hegseth has pledged to make the US military an “AI-first warfighting force,” and the Navy is taking that on board. Literally. Yesterday, autonomy software giant Applied Intuition announced that the US Navy has tapped it to deploy a new AI-powered sensor fusion and data-collection system “across the manned and unmanned fleet,” starting with […]
Remember the olden days when companies emerged from stealth with, like, $5M in funding and a dream? Yeah. It would appear those days are long gone. Earlier this week, manufacturing software startup Arda emerged from stealth with $232M in total funding and a pretty flashy first customer: Anduril. Design within reach: Arda’s company’s flagship software […]
Turns out 2026 is a great year to be a low-cost interceptor company. This morning, launch hotshot-turned-missile-defense-darling Long Wall (née ABL Space Systems) announced that it’s been awarded a $75M contract from the US Missile Defense Agency to “complete flight testing of [its] Cyclops low-cost interceptor.” “Demand for interceptors has surged, while low production capacity […]
You know the best thing about raising a $160M Series D? When you end up raising $275M. This week, aviation autonomy startup Reliable Robotics tacked on an additional $115M to its Series D originally announced in April, bringing the California company’s total funding to a cool $380M and its valuation across the $1B mark. Defense […]
An exclusive interview with former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
You know how we keep saying that Valinor has made solving the US military’s least sexy, most overlooked problems their whole thing? Well, they’re taking that to the next level with their newest product company: A software-defined facility management system called Terra that aims to bring predictive maintenance, smart sensors, and mold detection into the […]
The Navy quadrupled Gecko’s $71M IDIQ to expand from the Pacific Fleet to Naval Surface Force Atlantic.
Forget about Taco Tuesday. It’s fiber-reinforced composite structures Tuesday. (Is that a thing? We’re making it a thing.) This morning, LA-based composites startup Helicon announced in an exclusive release to Tectonic that it’s, well, officially emerged from stealth and raised a cool $16.5M. CEO and co-founder Alex Niehaus told Tectonic that they’ll use the funding […]
