As we mentioned yesterday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Trump met in the Oval Office, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had offered to buy about $90B worth of US weapons as part of a deal to end the war with Russia. Plus, the US would buy Ukrainian weapons once they’re cleared for export. The FT […]
Another day, another big shakeup at the Pentagon. On Monday, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin unexpectedly announced his retirement halfway into his four-year term. The Air Force said Allvin—the service’s highest-ranking uniformed officer—will continue serving until his successor is confirmed to minimize disruption. Never a dull moment, huh? Allvin is the latest […]
Well, solid rocket motors (SRMs) are certainly having a moment. Yesterday afternoon, SRM production startup X-Bow Systems announced a $13.9M joint investment with the US Army to “design, prototype, and test an advanced manufactured SRM for the standard-range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS),” which is produced by Lockheed Martin. The joint investment is facilitated […]
Frying them with microwaves, shooting them down, jamming them—c-UAS companies have a growing and creative array of ways to take down drones. But Israeli-American drone-takeover company D-Fend has a novel solution: commandeering them. And in an exclusive release with Tectonic this morning, they rolled out their newest option: EnforceAir PLUS, an amped-up version of the […]
We’ve said it before and we’ve said it again: Sometimes, the most game-changing tech isn’t flash-bang missiles or one-way attack drones. Sometimes, it’s the less sexy stuff needed to get critical supplies—food, ammo, med kit—to the front as quickly and safely as possible. Grid Aero was founded to meet this need. This morning, the autonomous […]
If you’re worried about money in defense tech drying up, well, don’t worry quite yet. Today, in an exclusive release to Tectonic, VC firm Veteran Ventures Capital, which focuses on veteran-run dual-use startups, announced it has closed an oversubscribed $60M Fund II, tripling the size of its first fund. Big trust: Veteran Ventures was founded […]
It’s training season, baby. This morning, augmented reality flight training company Red 6 announced that they’ve scored a contract with the US Air Force to integrate their ATARS (Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System) into the F-16 Fighting Falcon. That means that fighter jet pilots will now be able to simulate real-world engagements—like dogfights—using augmented reality […]
Merlin the magician had a few tricks up his sleeve, but Merlin Labs just made an $800M pre-money valuation appear. On Thursday, the Boston-based aviation autonomy startup announced plans to go public next year through a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) led by Inflection Point Asset Management. The deal, which is expected to close in […]
Well, we’re back to remind you that maritime autonomy is all the rage. This morning, Saildrone announced in an exclusive release to Tectonic that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has signed a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with a cap of $37M to buy the company’s unmanned vessels in support of the US Coast Guard […]
For an industry that hasn’t changed a whole lot in decades, solid rocket motors (SRMs) have had quite a month. A week after Anduril opened its SRM facility in Mississippi, Ursa Major announced yesterday that it has held successful static tests of its SRM on BAE’s APKWS guided missile. Given the critical gap in supply […]
