Maritime autonomy on the surface has had its time in the sun—a startup out of this year’s Y Combinator class is taking the hype underwater. In an exclusive release to Tectonic, Albacore, a Philadelphia-based startup making long-range unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), announced it has raised a $6.5M seed round led by Outlander VC with participation […]
If there is one thing that will define Fall 2025 in the defense tech world, it’s partnerships. Yesterday, edge computing company Armada announced that they’ve inked a deal with drone giant Skydio to “equip federal, state, and local agencies with the ability to capture and process drone intelligence in real time,” even in jammed environments. […]
In case you didn’t know, it’s like really, really hard to navigate at sea. And that gets even harder when you’re putting drones under the water—like autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) company Vatn Systems is. Well, yesterday, the Rhode Island-based startup announced that they’ve found a solution: They have developed their very own inertial navigation system […]
The great transatlantic team-up continues. On Tuesday, counter-drone big dog, Dedrone by Axon, and German startup TYTAN announced a partnership integrating Dedrone’s sensors and detection tech onto TYTAN’s autonomous Group 3 drone interceptors. Shoot ‘em down: Dedrone, which was snapped up by public safety tech company Axon (the Taser-maker) last year, is an OG in […]
A plan to deploy a nuclear energy source at a US military installation, first laid out in a May executive order, has grown some legs. At AUSA this week, Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced the Janus Program, which will aim to get a nuclear reactor up and running at a domestic US military base by […]
Well, the defense tech money tap isn’t showing any signs of shutting off. On Friday, defense acquisition and sustainment software company Govini reported some pretty eye-watering numbers: They’ve officially raised $150M in new funding and reported $100M in annual recurring revenue (ARR) this fiscal year at a valuation of over $1B. Looks like the defense […]
Well, Anduril is certainly returning to its VR/AR roots. Yesterday at AUSA, the defense tech giant unveiled a new family of souped-up helmets called EagleEye that “unifies command and control, digital vision, and survivability within a single, adaptive architecture.” The helmets build on the work Anduril has done for the US Army’s Soldier Borne Mission […]
Remember when we said maritime autonomy is all the rage? Well, some heavy-hitting investors have just proved our point. Yesterday, USV company HavocAI announced that they’ve raised $85M in new capital from B Capital, In-Q-Tel, Lockheed Martin, Hanwha, Taiwania, Vanderbilt University, Up Partners, Island Green Capital, and Zero Infinity Partners—all new investors. Scout Ventures and […]
Autonomous ATV? Cute. Autonomous ATV with Anduril sensors, electronic warfare capabilities, and a supporting drone? That’s a whole different ball game—and Overland AI just proved it’s possible. Today, in an exclusive release to Tectonic, the ground autonomy company announced that it teamed up with Anduril to successfully demo a version of Overland AI’s ULTRA autonomous […]
Looks like the prime-startup love-fest is in full swing. This morning, directed energy c-UAS startup Epirus announced that it’s teaming up with General Dynamics Land Systems to build a mobile, counter-drone robotic ground vehicle. The RGV will be equipped with Epirus’ signature Leonidas system, and will be called the Leonidas Autonomous Robotic (AR). A full […]
