Even with a whole lot of B-2 and F-47 news this year, the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) race might’ve defined the year for the Air Force. And guess what? It’s not over yet. Last Friday, the Air Force tapped nine vendors for the next stage, or Increment 2, of the CCA program, according to Breaking […]
It was only a matter of time before the Gundo Bros linked up. Yesterday, El Segundo, CA-based integration startup Picogrid and electronic warfare company CX2 announced that they teamed up to make CX2’s RF detection tech play nice with radars and other sensors at the Army XVIII Airborne Corps’ Scarlet Dragon exercise at Fort Bragg […]
To whoever thought this would be a slow news week in defense tech land, think again. Yesterday, Anduril announced that it’s teaming up with teeny tiny startup Boeing to provide solid rocket motors for the prime as part of its bid for the U.S. Army’s Integrated Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 2 Second Interceptor competition. […]
Guess the AI bubble for defense hasn’t popped quite yet. This week, a new company (well, Public Benefit Corporation) called Lancea.AI emerged from stealth, promising to use AI to drive effective strategic communication—especially in high-pressure situations, like intelligence and national security. According to Lancea co-founder Greg Young, the company’s software is built for “adaptive influence.” […]
The NGC2 race is on—and Rune is tagging in. This morning, the IQT-backed sustainment software startup announced that Lockheed Martin has tapped them to bring a little bit of their contested logistics magic to the prime’s NGC2 prototype OTA contract, awarded in September. Clean slate: As a refresher, the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) […]
Well, our friends in Munich are having quite the week. This morning—hot on the heels of announcing a joint venture with Frontline Robotics, and two weeks after raising a cool €180M—German drone giant Quantum Systems announced that it’s acquired ground autonomy company FERNRIDE. QS says that this “[expands] its leadership position from air and software […]
The defense tech pond-hopping is continuing in full force. On Tuesday, Virginia-based eVTOL, drone, and avionics holding company AIRO announced that their Phoenix, Arizona, facility has pumped out the first US-made batch of their Danish subsidiary’s flagship Group 1 ISR drone, the RQ-35 Heidrun. On a roll: Founded back in 2005, AIRO has rolled up […]
In case you hadn’t noticed, two things have really defined the modern battlespace: Cameras are pretty much everywhere, and GPS navigation could be going the way of the sextant. On Tuesday, Vantor and Niantic Spatial announced they’re teaming up to build a unified visual positioning system (VPS) that combines Vantor’s aerial intelligence with Niantic’s ground-based […]
In case you missed it, Germany-based drone company Quantum Systems is making some serious money moves. Just two weeks after raising €180M at a cool €3B, the company announced yesterday that it’s launching a joint initiative with Ukrainian company Frontline Robotics called “Quantum Frontline Industries.” The mash-up—part of a defense cooperation initiative formally launched during […]
It’s been a big year for unmanned surface vessels (USVs), and maritime darling HavocAI might’ve found a new way to make them even more popular. On Monday, in an exclusive to Tectonic, the Rhode Island–based sea-drone maker and The Spaceport Company, a sea-based rocket launch startup, announced a successful suborbital rocket test launch in the […]
