Trump may be waffling on Tomahawks, but at least the Swedes are there for Ukraine. Yesterday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson signed a letter of understanding signaling that the Nordic country could sell Kyiv up to 150 of its most advanced fighter jets, the Saab Gripen-E. Kristersson hinted that financing […]
The expansion of the Anduril empire continues. Earlier this week, mere days after unveiling their futuristic EagleEye headset at AUSA, the defense tech giant announced that they’ve acquired a US-based infrared company called American Infrared Solutions (AIRS). According to a release by Anduril on Monday, the acquisition “will further integrate AIRS’s advanced hardware into Anduril’s […]
Shield AI’s been teasing a big upgrade to its catalog for a while, and we now know what the hype was all about. At a buzzy and smoke machine-heavy unveiling in DC on Tuesday night, Shield AI introduced the world to the X-BAT: A long-range, jet-powered vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) autonomous fighter jet. As […]
Manufacturing is so back, baby. This morning, “supply chain orchestration” platform Silkline announced in an exclusive interview with Tectonic that they’ve raised a $4M seed round led by Origin Ventures with participation from Forward Deployed VC, 25madison, MatchstickVentures, Barrel Ventures, and Plow Ventures. The company—founded a little over two years ago—uses AI to make “sourcing […]
If you thought startups were running out of Lord of the Rings-themed names, think again. Last week, a startup called Valinor—led by former Palantir exec Julie Bush—emerged from stealth with guns blazing and a clear mission: to build the ultra-necessary “picks and shovels” of defense tech, rather than chasing flashier “moonshots.” We love a little […]
If you read our newsletter yesterday (we see you), you’ll know that General Atomics announced that they’ve been tapped by the Navy to develop conceptual designs for the service’s very own CCA program. (For the blissfully unaware, that’s the collaborative combat aircraft, or loyal wingman, program. Essentially, it’s the effort to build drone fighters that […]
The small unmanned surface vessel (sUSV) scene may be pretty crowded, but Seasats is still diving right in. On Monday, the San Diego-based startup launched its second USV offering: A bigger, speedier sibling of its flagship Lightfish vessel called the Quickfish, which was unveiled at a recent Navy exercise in California. Gone fishing: Seasats’ first […]
Remember when we said the Ukrainians were coming? Well, it’s beginning to look like we were right. This morning, Ukraine-focused US VC UA1 announced in an exclusive release to Tectonic that they’re raising a $50M fund to scale Ukrainian tech “into capabilities that strengthen U.S., European, and NATO security.” The firm—co-founded by US Marine Corps […]
The Europeans are, indeed, coming. Yesterday, in a plot twist very few expected, the US and the Netherlands signed a letter of intent stating that the northern European nation will participate in the US Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. According to Dutch State Secretary for Defense Gijs Tuinman, his country has now unlocked […]
It’s been a big week for everyone’s favorite defense tech darling. Just days after Anduril launched their buzzy AI-powered EagleEye helmet display for the Army, the service announced Wednesday that the company has won a DIU competition for a new counter-drone fire control solution. NGC2 concerns aside, it sure seems like Anduril’s still in good […]
