The Hacking for Defense Empire is expanding—and this time, to continental Europe. This morning, the Common Mission Project (CMP) announced in an exclusive release to Tectonic that they’re officially launching the Hacking for Defense (H4D) academic program in Germany in partnership with the University of the Bundeswehr (UniBwM). The program—founded by Pete Newell, Steve Blank, […]
If you thought we were done with the partnership news, well, think again. The mash-ups continue, baby. This morning, robotics startup Crow Industries and Parry Labs announced in an exclusive release to Tectonic that they’re teaming up to build Parry’s edge compute and autonomy stack onto Crow’s Fenris UGV. “We were both finalists in the […]
Remember all those videos of Ukrainian sea drones taking out Russia’s Black Sea Fleet? Well, UFORCE, the company making those USVs and a whole range of unmanned systems, officially emerged from stealth today with a $1B+ valuation after raising over $50M from a transatlantic team led by Shield Capital and Lakestar. Good news for all […]
Things are speeding up on the supersonic front, and fast. High-speed aircraft company Hermeus announced this week that it has successfully completed a flight test of its unmanned Quarterhorse Mk 2.1, which it calls the “world’s first high-Mach remotely piloted aircraft,” less than a year after the first iteration took flight. Everyone loves a spicy […]
Another day, another pretty lethal-sounding mash-up. Earlier this week, AI-powered machine gun turret startup Allen Control Systems announced that it’s officially teaming up with drone giant Red Cat as part of their Futures Initiative to build their Bullfrog platform onto Red Cat’s unmanned surface vessels (USVs). Who said you can’t teach an old frog new […]
It’s been a busy, beefy week for the Pentagon and a certain AI giant, but a startup out of El Segundo has a solution to those tensions: Just build an AI lab purpose-built for national security. And investors are on board. Yesterday, Smack Technologies announced a combo Seed and Series A round to build what […]
The markets may be in a panic over AI (and, like, at least three other things), but the hype for AI-powered defense tech continues. This morning, AI-powered geospatial intelligence startup Worldscape.ai announced in an exclusive release to Tectonic that they’ve closed a $6M seed round led by Scout Ventures, with participation from Radius and Washington […]
If you thought the unmanned surface vessel world couldn’t get any busier, well, think again. This morning, Belgian maritime autonomy startup MAHI unveiled a 27-foot high-speed USV called the Alpha-8, designed as a demonstration vessel for its autonomy stack in exercises and training with the Belgian Navy, at least to start. Fishy business: MAHI, in […]
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’ […]
