Look out, world. The go-fast guys are teaming up. Yesterday, super under-the-radar defense tech startup Anduril announced that hypersonic aviation company Hermeus has selected its Lattice for Mission Autonomy stack to make its Quarterhorse Mk 2 aircraft all “look Ma, no hands.” Lattice for Mission Autonomy has flown Anduril’s Fury CCA, but this is the […]
Seasats secured over $24M in fully-funded orders for its Lightfish small-USV in August.
The productivity gurus on the internet these days argue you should be using AI agents to book travel, manage calendars, and send emails. Aslan emerged from stealth yesterday with a different take on what these little bots can do. The DC-based startup raised $20.8M in pre-seed and seed funding, led by Khosla Ventures and XYZ […]
Speaking of critical technology areas—it’s been a while since we talked about contested logistics. Luckily, our friends from the unsexy side of defense are back with some news to bring the conversation back to the top of your inbox. This morning, defense sustainment startup Rune and drone hotshot Havoc announced in an exclusive to Tectonic […]
The $464.8M contract covers dozens of AV’s LOCUST X3 cUAS systems.
Is it just us, or is the hush-hush world of explosives and energetics suddenly, well, booming? (Sorry—it was too easy.) This morning, Texas-based energetics manufacturing company Critical Materials Group announced that it’s raised a $10.3M seed round led by Overmatch Ventures, with participation from Victory Six Advisors and Fulcrum Ventures. The company says it will […]
Watch out, world. The US Army’s kill chain is going mobile. On Tuesday, the Army awarded two contracts worth a combined $192M—$127M to Palantir and $65M to Anduril—to move the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) AI-powered mobile ground station from prototype into production. Clash of the TITANs: The TITAN program, to back things up, […]
The “Group 2 to Group 3 UAV” will be designed around Divergent’s 3D printing tech from the start.
Every day, satellites, UAVs, airborne sensors, and other collection platforms generate enormous volumes of geospatial data. The challenge is no longer simply collecting information. It is identifying what matters, connecting it with other relevant data, and getting trusted insight to decision-makers fast enough to act.
Vantor really just keeps stacking wins. This morning, the geospatial intelligence giant announced that it’s been awarded a five-year contract (with a one-year base) by the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific to “deliver maritime intelligence capabilities supporting missions across the Indo-Pacific.” The company could not disclose the value of the contract. Specifically, Vantor says […]
