Defense Daily
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Business/FinancialPixxel Targets US Growth, New Sensing Tech With $100M Raise
Hyperspectral satellite startup Pixxel completed a $100 million funding raise that the company says will fuel its growth in the U.S. and expansion into sensing technologies beyond hyperspectral. Temasek and Seraphim led […]
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Unmanned SystemsAEVEX Completes $600 Million Acquisition Of USV Manufacturer BlackSea
AEVEX Corp. [AVEX] on Tuesday said it has closed its $600 million acquisition of BlackSea Technologies, adding design, development and manufacturing capabilities of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and unmanned undersea […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNorthrop Grumman Wins $111 Million Submarine Contract
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has been awarded a $111.4 million contract to maintain, overhaul and repair ship service turbine generators aboard the Navy’s Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine fleet. The firm-fixed-price and […]
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Air ForceGE Aerospace Bids $11.5 Billion for Cleveland-Based Engine Castings Maker
Cincinnati’s GE Aerospace [GE] said on Tuesday that it is to buy Cleveland-based Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) a 6,600 employee maker of military and commercial engine castings, for $11.5 billion, […]
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Nuclear ModernizationLockheed Martin Awarded $90.2 Million for Trident II Life Extension Work
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received a $90.2 million contract modification for “advanced design and development” work supporting the Navy’s Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile life extension program, the Pentagon […]
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SpaceStoke Space Raises $1 Billion As Startup Approaches First Launch
Stoke Space on Tuesday said it has raised $1 billion in a new funding round that will help support the first launch of its Nova rocket in early 2027 and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAeroVironment Nabs First International Order For LOCUST Counter-Drone Laser System
AeroVironment [AVAV] on Monday said it has received an order worth more than $50 million for the first international sales of its LOCUST laser weapon system. The direct commercial sale […]
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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Defense Watch: Polish Aerostats, Honeywell False Claims Act, Drone JV, Lockheed Martin Training Round
- U.S. OKs Nearly $7 Billion In FMS With Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Including Large JDAM-ER Deal With Riyadh
- DoD Begins Falcon Peak Counter-Drone Experiment With Focus On Southern Border
- Navy Demonstrated More Unmanned Refueling At Sea
- L3Harris Announces Production Completion of First 35 Viper Shields
- Trump Picks Army Civil Works Chief Adam Telle As Service’s Acting Secretary
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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Defense Watch: Polish Aerostats, Honeywell False Claims Act, Drone JV, Lockheed Martin Training Round
- U.S. OKs Nearly $7 Billion In FMS With Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Including Large JDAM-ER Deal With Riyadh
- L3Harris Announces Production Completion of First 35 Viper Shields
- Navy Demonstrated More Unmanned Refueling At Sea
- DoD Begins Falcon Peak Counter-Drone Experiment With Focus On Southern Border
- Trump Picks Army Civil Works Chief Adam Telle As Service’s Acting Secretary