Advanced / Transformational Technology

Overall venture capital (VC) invested in European defense, security and resilience reached a record $5.2 billion in 2024, highlighting the importance of the sector amid an overall decline in VC […]

The U.S. Space Force is moving to shift a traditional 50-50 cost plus versus fixed price development contract split even more toward the use of fixed price contracts with low […]

Archer [ACHR] on Tuesday said it has raised $300 million from institutional investors that it will put toward development of advanced manufacturing—to include batteries and composites—related to its hybrid-propulsion vertical […]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may issue a memorandum on rapid prototyping and acquisition reform this week, as the Pentagon considers scaling up the work of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). […]

Anduril Industries will take over as the prime contractor for the Army’s potential $22 billion Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program pending approval of a new agreement with Microsoft [MSFT], […]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in early 2026 plans to move two projects out of the lab and into space to demonstrate the manufacture of raw materials and […]

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Monday released a solicitation for a digital engineering platform that would accelerate the design and validation of analog, mixed-signal, photonic, and hybrid chips. The […]

L3Harris Technologies [LHX] has detailed its new AMORPHOUS autonomy solution for controlling swarms of unmanned assets, with an intent for the technology to command and control “thousands” of systems simultaneously. […]

Applied Intuition on Thursday said it has acquired EpiSys Science, Inc. (EpiSci) in a deal that complements its capabilities and expertise in applying artificial intelligence and autonomy software to ground […]

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Singapore’s Ministry of Defence on Wednesday they have made small prize challenge awards to two companies to optimize their counter-drone, and secure drone communications […]