Look out, world. The El Segundo bros are teaming up. This morning, CX2 and Neros announced in an exclusive release to Tectonic that they’re teaming up to put CX2’s c-UAS tech onto Neros’ made-in-the-USA quadcopter drones. Specifically, the two companies will build Vadris—CX2’s RF-seeking drone pilot locator—onto Neros’ Archer FPV drone. The idea is to […]
Big week for propulsion around here. This morning, solid rocket motor startup X-Bow Systems announced in an exclusive release to Tectonic that they’ve successfully tested their 34.5-inch Ballesta SRM, first unveiled in 2022. The big-boy motor—which has more thrust and can get up to super-fast speeds more quickly—is best suited for launch for big ol’ […]
The hype for hypersonics keeps getting more real. Yesterday, the Pentagon announced that mass-producible hypersonic missile hotshot Castelion was awarded a $50M contract with the US Navy for the “full-scale prototypes, flight testing, and operational fielding” of its Blackbeard missile, which COO Sean Pitt told Tectonic will be an air-launched variant. The Los Angeles-based startup […]
Things keep getting busier and busier in Vantor-land. On the heels of a deal to integrate with Google’s high-powered Earth AI model, the geospatial intelligence heavyweight announced a big ol’ follow-on contract with the US Army worth up to $217M to continue work on the service’s One World Terrain program, designed to “train and rehearse […]
Welp, everyone really be out here just forming cliques. Yesterday, 3D-printed propellant hotshot (get it) Firehawk announced that it’s teaming up with manufacturing startup UNION to “[bring] together UNION’s software-defined factory platform and metal parts manufacturing with Firehawk’s advanced energetics and propulsion manufacturing platform.” In particular, the two companies say they’re banding together to work […]
If you’re a regular Tectonic reader, you’ll know there are a whole lot of drones, drone boats, drone submarines, and whatever other autonomous thingamajigs you can think of coming onto the market. What all these autonomous systems are missing is a playcaller that turns them into a cohesive multi-domain, multi-platform force. NODA AI is building […]
Well, we’re running with a bit of a theme today. Can someone let us know why everyone is raising pretty much the exact same amount of money on the exact same day? Yesterday, German interceptor hotshot TYTAN announced that it’s raised a €30M Series A led by Armira and NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), with support […]
If there’s one thing sharing a border with Russia has taught the Baltics in the past few years, it’s that drone defense is pretty damn important. Luckily, a crop of high-octane startups is rushing to meet the moment, and securing some serious cash to get there. Yesterday, Estonian interceptor startup Frankenburg Technologies announced a €30M […]
Say it louder for the people in the back: Welcome to the golden era of defense tech’s picks and shovels. This morning, Chariot Defense—which builds new-age power systems for, well, defense—announced that they’ve raised a $34M Series A led by Andreesen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from DCVC, LMNT, Marlinspike, Overmatch, Shield Capital, Ensemble, and Trenches […]
Anduril sure has a knack for making friends. Yesterday, defense and transportation-focused startup Shift5 announced that they’re joining Anduril’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) prototyping effort to bring its predictive maintenance magic to the Army’s 4th Infantry Division’s vehicles. Race to integrate: We’ve covered the Army’s NGC2 program a lot, so we’ll keep it […]
