The Navy awarded HII a $5.1 billion fixed-ceiling incentive contract to refuel and modernize the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman at Newport News Shipbuilding, with work completing by November 2031.
The U.S. Navy accepted the Gerald R. Ford-class carrier at preliminary acceptance after sea trials, with formal delivery set for spring 2027. The $13.2B vessel completes its final systems testing before handover.
The space-based pharmaceutical manufacturer raised $251M in Series D funding at a $1.6B valuation, bringing total capital raised to nearly $600M. The company manufactures drugs and semiconductors in microgravity and supports DoD hypersonic re-entry testing.
Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced a wartime initiative to develop humanoid and ground robots, aiming for first combat results within six months and autonomous assault operations within a year.
Newport News Shipbuilding received a $5.1 billion fixed-ceiling contract to refuel and modernize the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, with work running through November 2031.
Huntington Ingalls Industries won a U.S. Navy contract to build 10 ROMULUS uncrewed surface vessels for the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program, leveraging its Odyssey Autonomous Control Solutions autonomy suite.
The Export-Import Bank approved a $468 million credit facility to fund Astranis' domestic manufacturing and operations for next-generation GEO satellites backing over $1.2 billion in existing contracts.
Secretary Hegseth announced creation of a four-star Autonomous Warfare Command and Project Meridian, a panel led by Palmer Luckey and Elon Musk to study the future of warfare.
Defense Secretary Hegseth announced creation of AUTOWARCOM, a new four-star command to scale drone and autonomous systems across the joint force. Project Agincourt will serve as interim step before full standup in October 2027.
Boeing won a $20 billion contract to develop the US Navy's F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter. The award raises industrial base concerns as Boeing must simultaneously develop the Air Force's F-47 while maintaining production of F-15EX, F/A-18E/F and T-7A at its St. Louis facility.
Defense Secretary Hegseth announced creation of Autonomous Warfare Command with service-like authorities and a target establishment date of October 1, 2027 to accelerate adoption of drones and robotic assets across the joint force.
Defense Secretary Hegseth convened a 120-day strategic study co-led by Elon Musk and Anduril's Palmer Luckey to recommend technologies for future warfare. Pentagon simultaneously established Autonomous Warfare Command to accelerate autonomous systems deployment.
Temporal, a Bellevue-based AI infrastructure company, raised $550M in Series E funding at a $12.55B valuation. Annualized revenue exceeds $250M, up 200% year-over-year, with customers including OpenAI, Nvidia and Netflix.
Amprius Technologies received a $75 million Department of War grant to retrofit a U.S. production line for high-energy density battery cells powering Group 1-3 drones, targeting 12 million annual cells by early 2028.
Saronic Technologies won a Firm-Fixed Price production contract from the U.S. Navy for its 180-foot Marauder autonomous surface vessel after completing rigorous at-sea testing without failure across 140 test scenarios.
DARPA released a request for information on Sept. 30 for a hypersonic cruise missile demonstrator spanning four weapon classes, with industry responses due Nov. 6.
Belgium will deliver three operational F-16AM/BM fighter jets to Ukraine by December 31, 2026, with 53 total aircraft to follow through 2029 as the Belgian Air Component transitions to the F-35A.
The Air Force Research Laboratory certified Anduril's Barracuda-M cruise missile family as compliant with the Weapons Open Systems Architecture standard after a four-day independent verification of 14 weapons-systems domains.
Northrop Grumman received a $29.2M contract with options to $103.6M for low-rate initial production of the AN/WSN-12 GPS-free inertial navigation system for U.S., Canadian and Australian naval vessels.
Shield AI and GE Aerospace will manufacture the X-BAT, an AI-piloted vertical-takeoff fighter jet, in the Seattle area with production starting mid-2027 at a target rate of 150 aircraft annually and 4,000 jobs expected by the early 2030s.
Cyber intelligence company REDLattice is merging with Bold Eagle Acquisition Corp. at a $1.25 billion pre-money enterprise value, with up to about $610 million in gross proceeds assuming no redemptions, to refinance debt and fund organic growth.
The U.S. Air Force awarded RTX's Raytheon a $20.7 billion multi-year contract to produce AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles for allied nations through June 2033, sustaining production capacity across the current decade.
The U.S. Army issued 10 indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts worth $4.15 billion for counterdrone systems to 10 companies. The awards are part of a planned $7 billion program using the Pentagon's drone marketplace.
The Navy awarded 30 medium unmanned surface vessels at roughly $40 million per unit across three contractors following successful at-sea testing, establishing a recurrent procurement model.
The Navy awarded Boeing a $20 billion full-scale development contract for the F/A-XX, a sixth-generation carrier-based strike fighter designed to replace F/A-18 Super Hornets starting in the 2030s.
The U.S. Army awarded up to $7 billion in indefinite delivery contracts to 10 companies for counter-drone sensors, effectors and command-and-control systems supporting the Domestic Shield program.
Hertha Metals closed a $134M Series A including a $65M equity investment from the Defense Department to build a domestic facility producing high-purity iron for rare earth magnets.
Satellite manufacturer Astro Digital announced a SPAC merger with Proem Acquisition Corp I valuing the company at $587 million, with $180 million in total financing to scale constellation production.
The Army awarded OTA agreements to Anduril, Castelion, Lockheed Martin, Mach Industries and RTX to develop prototype missiles targeting ranges exceeding 1,000 kilometers.
The Kent-based fully reusable rocket company announced a $1 billion Series E round, bringing cumulative funding to $2.3 billion. CEO Andy Lapsa warned that Washington state's policy environment could push future startups to competing states.
President Zelensky said President Trump would grant Ukraine a license to produce Patriot air defense missiles. The U.S. has not confirmed it, and full production capacity would take years to establish.
The State Department approved $44.51 billion in foreign military sales to six Middle Eastern countries in the first half of 2026, including $25.32 billion expedited through emergency authorities. Operation Epic Fury demands forced delays on equipment already purchased by other allied nations, exposing industrial base capacity constraints.
The Council of the EU designated the Drone and Counter-Drone European Resolve project as one of five European Defence Projects of Common Interest eligible for EU funding through the European Defence Industry Programme.
The Air Force released a draft RFP for a potential $1.98 billion indefinite-delivery contract to acquire, integrate and sustain integrated base defense security systems across fixed-site, tactical and delay-denial platforms.
Norwegian defense contractor Kongsberg secured a framework agreement with the U.S. Marine Corps valued up to $404 million for Naval Strike Missile launcher units, weapon control systems and support equipment through 2034.
Defense Unicorns won a $350 million firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract from the Army to provide open-source software delivery capability through September 2031, following its $136 million Series B funding round.
STARK revealed the Vanta-12, a 12-meter unmanned surface vessel armed with MBDA's Sea Venom anti-ship missiles, after completing capability testing in Portugal.
RTX's Raytheon secured a five-year AMRAAM production contract worth up to $20.7B with two option years, targeting at least 1,900 missiles annually to meet surging U.S. and allied demand.
The Department of Veterans Affairs raised the ceiling on its Oracle electronic health record modernization contract to $27 billion from $10 billion, citing unanticipated complexities. Congress issued subpoenas demanding Oracle executives explain the $17 billion increase.
SpaceX achieved the first orbital flight of Super Heavy-Starship, successfully deploying 26 third-generation Starlink satellites and recovering the vehicle. The milestone advances NASA's Artemis program, which requires Starship as a lunar lander for 2028 moon missions.