The European autonomous drone and AI company closed a $580M Series D led by UC Investments and Baillie Gifford. The funding accelerates development of ISR and logistics platforms with 50,000+ flight hours in Ukraine and major UK military contracts.
General Atomics delivered its FQ-42 uncrewed fighter to Creech Air Force Base for continued testing under the Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, advancing autonomous drone wingmen capabilities.
Healthcare Triangle signed a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire Roboticom's robotics and precision automation assets for up to $30 million in cash and equity, expanding into industrial automation serving aerospace and advanced manufacturing.
The Navy created the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center at Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia to accelerate operational integration and testing of unmanned capabilities across air, surface, and subsurface domains.
The U.S. Navy stood up RASWDC at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek to train sailors on autonomous systems and develop combat-ready robotic platforms for fleet-wide deployment.
The Navy stood up RASWDC at Little Creek-Fort Story to build tactics for unmanned systems, paired with the DRPM RAS office created in August 2026.
Red Cat Holdings is investing $30 million to expand its Blue Ops maritime division's Valdosta, Georgia facility and ramp production of the Variant 7 Uncrewed Surface Vessel, creating over 200 jobs.
Ondas paid $56 million upfront plus up to $32 million in earnouts through 2028 to acquire Insignito, Ottopia Defense, and Caribou Labs, combining drone detection, autonomous vehicle operations, resilient communications, and GPS-independent navigation.
The Pentagon invited 17 companies, including public firm AIRO Group, to compete for $32 million in prototype orders of reusable drone bombers at an October event in Michigan.
Tekever closed the first tranche of a $580 million Series D led by UC Investments and Baillie Gifford, valuing the autonomous systems maker at $6.4 billion.
AEVEX Corp. unveiled Specter, a jet-powered, modular autonomous platform developed with Divergent Technologies for one-way attack missions.
The U.S. Army selected Vulcan Elements to supply rare earth magnets for brushless motors in its SkyFoundry drone program, targeting one million small drones annually and reducing dependence on Chinese materials.
The Air Force's fiscal 2027 budget includes $996.5 million to acquire Collaborative Combat Aircraft from General Atomics and Anduril, plus $150 million in advance procurement for 2028, as both companies ramp production rates.
SYOS Aerospace closed its first institutional funding round to accelerate R&D, production capacity, and international expansion, though the amount raised was not disclosed.
Advanced Navigation won an $18.5M supply agreement to provide Boreas Fiber-Optic Gyroscope inertial navigation systems for KONGSBERG's PROTECTOR counter-UAS platforms, enabling precise targeting when GPS is denied.
France and Iraq formalized a strategic defense roadmap including autonomous counter-UAS platforms from Harmattan AI, with Gobi and Gobi Tempest systems capable of intercepting hostile drones at speeds up to 350 km/h.
The US Army awarded Skyeton Inc. a $10.64 million firm-fixed-price contract for its Ukraine-tested Raybird UAS, with quantity undisclosed.
Denmark's Ministry of Defence purchased radars from Danish firm Weibel Scientific for detection, classification and tracking of unmanned aircraft threatening critical military infrastructure.
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded over $25 million in multiple contracts for counter-uncrewed aerial system capabilities including interceptors and electronic warfare systems to support U.S. Southern Command operations.
Matter Venture Partners closed its second fund at $450 million to back early-stage companies building semiconductors, robotics, quantum computing and physical AI systems that merge software intelligence with hardware manufacturing.
Autonomous ride-hail technology company May Mobility is merging with ACP Holdings at a $1.4B enterprise value and raising $337M in gross proceeds to fund expansion and technology development.
The U.S. Army awarded Parsons a $665 million contract to develop, test and evaluate Counter-UAS systems, but Oasis Systems has filed a GAO protest alleging a conflict of interest.
Airbility secured $4.7M in Series A funding to accelerate development of counter-UAS interceptor platforms with onboard autonomy. The round brings total funding to $7.6M.
The U.S. Navy signed a $562 million fixed-price incentive contract with Boeing to produce three Lot 1 MQ-25A Stingray unmanned tankers, with initial deliveries in 2029.
Swedish drone detection startup Freya Industries closed a SEK 6 million seed round to fund orders and expand across Europe. The company's sensors detect drones and locate their operators through purchase or subscription models.
The Navy contracted Boeing for three MQ-25A Stingray unmanned refueling drones worth $562 million, moving the program from development into low-rate production with deliveries starting in 2029.
Canada pledged $350 million for Ukrainian air defense systems through the JUMPSTART program and established joint production partnerships with Ukraine for drones and munitions, with $50 million in initial contracts to Canadian manufacturers.
Mach Industries closed a $600 million Series C continuation round at $3.7 billion valuation to scale production of long-range strike, counter-UAS, and propulsion systems.
Bulwark Dynamics secured $6.8 million in seed funding and signed a production partnership with Japan's Onomichi Dockyard to scale manufacturing of its Caravel unmanned surface vessels for Pacific logistics.
AEVEX completed a $600 million acquisition of BlackSea Technologies to establish a Maritime Division focused on unmanned surface and undersea vehicle design, development and manufacturing.
Duke University is heading a $24 million Army research consortium to develop detection, disruption and neutralization technologies for adversarial drones, involving eight universities and Lockheed Martin.
Poseidon Aerospace secured $60M in Series A funding led by TQ Ventures to support flight-testing of its Egret unmanned cargo aircraft, establish production capacity, and expand staffing. The aircraft carries 4,000-pound payloads for defense and commercial logistics.
Israeli defence organisation ordered approximately $5 million worth of Axon Vision's ForceField counter-UAS platforms, which detect and engage FPV drones using passive electro-optical sensing and Edge AI over 12 months.
Mach Industries closed a $100 million Series B led by Khosla Ventures and Bedrock to scale production of autonomous tactical platforms and expand its Forge Huntington factory.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Project Agincourt, a Pentagon initiative to accelerate development and operational integration of autonomous systems across the Joint Force, building toward a new four-star Autonomous Warfare Command.
Saildrone announced modular architecture capability to integrate customer-supplied kinetic payloads including strike munitions, loitering weapons, torpedoes, and mine-laying systems on unmanned surface vehicles.