Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Unmanned SystemsHeaviside Introduces TYR Loitering Munition For Anti-Tank, Anti-Personnel Use
Heaviside Industries on Monday unveiled its first precision strike weapon, TYR, a man-portable, fixed-wing loitering munition that can be tailored for anti-armor and anti-personnel applications and is designed to meet […]
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SpaceSTAR-FISH Effort Seeks ‘Secure By Design’ Satellite
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s space vehicles directorate at Kirtland AFB, N.M., is considering a program to develop a “secure by design” satellite under the Space Technology Advanced Research – […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyGallatin AI Raises $50 Million To Bolster AI-Enabled Logistics Decision Support Tools
Gallatin AI, Inc., on Thursday said it has raised $50 million in a new investment round to hire more engineers, accelerate and expand product development of its tools that increase […]
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Navy/USMCOverland AI Unveils IBEX Autonomous Ground Vehicle For Marine Corps MADIS Program
Autonomous ground vehicle (AGV) developer Overland AI this week introduced its latest product, IBEX, the first AGV to be built under a production contract with deliveries to Marine Corps set […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyWolfspeed Gets $1.5 Billion Conditional DoD Loan Commitment To Bolster Silicon Carbide Production
The Defense Department on Wednesday evening said it has made a $1.5 billion conditional loan commitment to Wolfspeed, Inc. [WOLF], to strengthen the supply chain for materials and devices critical […]
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Business/FinancialFortastra, Startup Developing Maneuverable Spacecraft For On-Orbit Effects, Raises $30 Million
Startup spacecraft developer Fortastra on Thursday said it raised $30 million to complete design, development and production of its next two prototype space vehicles that the Los Angeles-based company hopes […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Shield AI $150 Million To Help Ready X-BAT For Production
The Navy has awarded Shield AI a $150 million modification to an existing Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) to help the company continue to progress its X-BAT autonomously-piloted vertical takeoff and […]
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Air ForceAI Maturity for Fighter Missions Looms As Big Challenge for CCA
The maturity of artificial intelligence (AI) for fighter missions is looming as a significant challenge for the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. “The motto of the Air […]
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Unmanned SystemsAventra Defense Raises $18 Million To Support Long-Range Strike System
Aventra Defense Systems, a startup developing an attritable long-range precision payload platform, has raised $17.5 million in a strategic funding round to accelerate flight-testing and bolster production. The fundraise was […]
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PentagonTech Execs, Former Defense Officials Picked For Pentagon’s Project Meridian Future Warfare Panel
The panelists selected for the Pentagon’s new Project Meridian initiative to study the future of warfare include tech company executives, several senior defense officials from the first Trump administration and […]