The Florida drone startup listed on Nasdaq after merging with Aureus Greenway, bringing a $90M Air Force IDIQ for its Guardian interceptor and a $22.3M commercial counter-drone deal with a Middle East oil and gas client.
DHS National Urban Security Technology Laboratory tested DJI drones against approved Blue UAS alternatives in New York City and withheld performance scores from the public report, revealing the Chinese-made Matrice 4T outperformed domestic competitors.
The 2d Cavalry Regiment conducted its first operational strike with Purpose-Built Attritable Systems at Grafenwoehr on September 30, moving FPV drones from simulation to live-fire employment.
Air Force Global Strike Command deployed the IRIS prototype communications system on B-52H bombers, integrating satellite broadband via Iridium CERTUS. The system was funded through a $26 million Strategic Funding Increase contract awarded in 2023.
Indra Group acquired Dares Technology to integrate synthetic-aperture radar and image-processing software into its Tarsis uncrewed aircraft systems for all-weather ISR missions.
The U.S. Navy decommissioned and is scrapping the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Vicksburg after spending $754 million on a modernization program that reached 85% completion but failed to deliver operational capability.
U.S. Navy evaluated the MQ-9B SeaGuardian maritime unmanned aircraft at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island as part of capability assessment for 7th Fleet under a Company-Owned, Company-Operated contract.
JEF Defence Ministers from 13 nations agreed to advance defence industrial cooperation and identify practical collaboration opportunities on shared industrial resilience, interoperability, and capability innovation.
Echodyne secured a $250 million ceiling IDIQ contract from Joint Interagency Task Force 401 to supply MESA counter-UAS radar systems for domestic counter-drone operations through the Domestic Shield program.
Turkish defense manufacturer Otokar won a $1.47 billion export contract for wheeled armored vehicles and logistics support, with deliveries planned from 2027 over three years pending government approvals and advance payment.
Autonomous maritime systems maker Saronic is investing $3 billion to build Port Alpha, a next-generation shipyard in Brownsville designed to double U.S. commercial shipbuilding capacity and eventually support 10,000 jobs.
Neros Technologies and Perennial Autonomy won the top rankings in the Pentagon's Drone Dominance competition, securing orders for 14,000 and 8,000 drones respectively as the Defense Department invests $1 billion to scale domestic drone production.
Naval Group cut steel on Sweden's first FDI frigate one month after contract signing on August 31, 2026. The €4.3B deal covers four advanced frigates with deliveries from 2030 to 2034.
The Air Force will award software licenses to a single vendor for Collaborative Combat Aircraft increment one mission autonomy, with the procurement occurring one year ahead of the program's initial operational capability.
UK Ministry of Defence extended its £190 million maintenance contract with Airbus for RAF's A400M Atlas fleet through April 2029, boosting daily mission-capable aircraft from 10 to 13 by end of 2027.
France has started pilot training for Ukraine's Rafale fighter jets, with 16 aircraft ordered initially and 100 planned overall. First deliveries are expected in 2028 to 2029.
The U.S. Air Force is nearing critical milestones for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, including the first live-fire test of the FQ-42 Vengeance missile, deployment of both CCA designs at Emerald Flag 2026, and selection of a mission-autonomy software supplier.
The U.S. Navy awarded RTX's Raytheon a five-year multiyear contract worth up to $24.4 billion to produce Standard Missile-6 interceptors, part of a Pentagon push to replenish munitions stockpiles depleted by Middle East conflicts.
Lockheed Martin will invest up to $9 billion through 2030 to expand Patriot PAC-3 interceptor production from 600 to 2,000 missiles annually, with overseas manufacturing in allied countries under negotiation.
The Navy is procuring more than 30 medium unmanned surface vessels through Other Transaction Authority agreements with Galliano Marine Services, HII, and Saronic Technologies at roughly $40 million per vessel.
A continuing resolution through December 11 blocks new program starts across the Pentagon, freezing funding for the $17.5 billion Golden Dome missile defense initiative and the $54.6 billion DAWG drone program among 150-plus affected efforts.
The Defense Department obligated $142 billion of $152 billion in reconciliation funding before the Oct. 1 FY27 deadline, leaving $10 billion subject to 8.3% sequestration cuts that eliminate roughly $830 million in purchasing power.
DISA added combatant command network migration work to Leidos' Defense Enclave Services contract, keeping the $11.5B ceiling unchanged. The agency cited Leidos as the sole vendor capable of meeting a Sept. 30, 2028 migration deadline for zero-trust compliance.
Boeing received a contract for four additional MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters, marking the aircraft's transition to full-rate production following September 2026 IOC. The award brings total aircraft under contract to 42.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Pentagon is seeking state bids to build the first newly constructed domestic military installation since the 1980s, designed to host up to 25,000 troops focused on homeland defense, command and control, and cyber operations.
Google launched its first orbital compute satellite prototype aboard SpaceX, featuring a custom Tensor Processing Unit. Project Suncatcher targets orbital data center clusters of 81 satellites, requiring approximately 1,800 Starship launches over 10 years.
The Navy delivered a 175-ton Konecranes portal crane to Pearl Harbor as part of its $349 million Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program to modernize four public shipyards. The first crane at the facility in 24 years expands concurrent submarine overhaul capacity.
Powerus, a US drone company founded in 2025 with Ukrainian technology, completed a reverse merger to become publicly traded. The company holds a $90M Air Force IDIQ contract for Guardian-2 counter-drone systems and a $2.5M DoD purchase order.
Finland received its first two F-35 stealth fighters at Rovaniemi Air Base, beginning deliveries on a $9.4 billion contract for 64 aircraft. Initial operational capability is targeted for early 2028.
The U.S. Navy completed a developmental flight test of the Castelion Blackbeard air-launched hypersonic missile mounted on a Super Hornet, advancing the weapon toward Early Operational Capability.
Tiberius Aerospace won a $500 million U.S.-UK technology collaboration to scale production and distribution of Sceptre, a precision-guided 155mm ramjet munition capable of Mach 3+ speeds and 140+ km range from existing NATO artillery systems.
The U.S. Navy awarded over $170 million in contracts for Trident II D5 missile support, with L3Harris Interstate Electronics receiving $46.85 million for instrumentation engineering and logistics backing the Columbia-class submarine program.
The Defense Department is backing The Elmet Group, the only U.S.-owned integrated tungsten producer, with $450 million to rebuild domestic capacity before a January 2027 ban on imports from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea takes effect.
The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Elmet Technologies, a subsidiary of The Elmet Group, a contract valued at about $36 million to supply TZM alloy billets, bar and ingots plus molybdenum and tungsten wire to the National Defense Stockpile.
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin $209 million for the AN/SLQ-32(V)6 electronic warfare system, with options bringing cumulative value to $1.7 billion through September 2029.
DroneShield secured a three-year, $500 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from JIATF-401 to supply counter-unmanned aircraft systems capabilities for U.S. homeland defense.
Hertha Metals secured $133.65M in Series A funding, including $65M from the U.S. government IBAS program, to build a facility producing 10,000 tonnes annually of magnet-grade iron ahead of the 2027 DoD ban on Chinese magnets.
Bulgaria approved a $2 billion Foreign Military Sale for 183 Stryker armored fighting vehicles with Javelin systems and support equipment. General Dynamics will assemble vehicles in Canada initially, then transition to co-assembly in Bulgaria by end of 2028.
Boeing has won the U.S. Navy's F/A-XX next-generation carrier-based stealth fighter competition. The tailless, single-pilot design features advanced AESA radar and AI-driven automation for multi-role operations and unmanned teaming.
Saronic secured a $400M production Other Transaction Agreement from the U.S. Navy to deliver 10 Marauder autonomous surface vessels following successful 140+ scenario testing without failure.