Defense Daily
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Thursday, August 13, 2026
- Golden Dome’s Space-Based Interceptor Competition Passes First Test; Homeland System Needs AI
- Boeing Developing New Ultra Low-Cost Seeker For Weapon Systems
- Precision Munitions Startup Heaviside Raises $60 Million; Partners With Nammo
- DARPA’s Lift Challenge Winner Demonstrated ‘Unprecedented” Payload-To-Weight Ratio
- Northrop Grumman Pitches New Guided-Ammo Gun For Air Defense
- Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Airspace Awareness System For Drones With Commercial Partners
- Impulse Space Gets Space Force Award For More Tactically Responsive Space Missions
- Fluor Adds Former Naval Nuclear Propulsion Director To Board
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Thursday, August 13, 2026
- Golden Dome’s Space-Based Interceptor Competition Passes First Test; Homeland System Needs AI
- Boeing Developing New Ultra Low-Cost Seeker For Weapon Systems
- Precision Munitions Startup Heaviside Raises $60 Million; Partners With Nammo
- Northrop Grumman Pitches New Guided-Ammo Gun For Air Defense
- DARPA’s Lift Challenge Winner Demonstrated ‘Unprecedented” Payload-To-Weight Ratio
- Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Airspace Awareness System For Drones With Commercial Partners
- Impulse Space Gets Space Force Award For More Tactically Responsive Space Missions
- Fluor Adds Former Naval Nuclear Propulsion Director To Board
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Missile DefenseNorthrop Grumman Pitches New Guided-Ammo Gun For Air Defense
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Northrop Grumman [NOC] this week unveiled a new short-range air defense system consisting of a precision-guided 50mm chain gun-based air defense system, dubbed Raid Hunter. The company […]
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Business/FinancialPrecision Munitions Startup Heaviside Raises $60 Million; Partners With Nammo
Heaviside Industries, a startup developing precision munitions, on Wednesday said it has raised $60 million in a Series B round, three months after the company emerged from stealth. The Los […]
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Nuclear ModernizationFluor Adds Former Naval Nuclear Propulsion Director To Board
Fluor [FLR] has appointed retired U.S. Navy Adm. James Caldwell to its board of directors as the engineering and construction company expands its work across nuclear energy and government markets. […]
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Missile DefenseGolden Dome’s Space-Based Interceptor Competition Passes First Test; Homeland System Needs AI
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) competition cleared the first of four “gates” in the Space Force’s competitive prize competition, with all competitors moving forward, the head of the […]
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Unmanned SystemsLockheed Martin Demonstrates Airspace Awareness System For Drones With Commercial Partners
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and commercial partners recently demonstrated a commercially-developed system for detecting and tracking drones in local areas using existing wireless infrastructure and plans to offer the solution on […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBoeing Developing New Ultra Low-Cost Seeker For Weapon Systems
Boeing [BA] said this week it’s developing a new Ultra Low-Cost Seeker (ULCS) built with commercial off-the-shelf components modified for potential use on both offensive and defensive weapons. The company […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA’s Lift Challenge Winner Demonstrated ‘Unprecedented” Payload-To-Weight Ratio
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) this week announced the results of a recent challenge designed to push the boundaries of payload weights a drone can carry based on […]
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SpaceImpulse Space Gets Space Force Award For More Tactically Responsive Space Missions
Impulse Space has received a $28 million contract from the Space Force for two more in-space maneuvering missions, VICTUS SALO 2 and 3, that build on an award the company […]