Defense

Oct 7, 2026

WEKA Federal Gains Awardable Status in Tradewinds Marketplace

WEKA Federal's Awardable status allows Department of War teams to procure its NeuralMesh software through the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace.

Oct 6, 2026

XRDNA Completes First Field Test of Mission Fabric

XRDNA completed Phase I of Project OPAL, testing its Mission Fabric system with personnel, drones, sensors and mobile assets in a live field environment.

Oct 6, 2026

Aventra Raises $17.5 Million to Scale Piranha Production

Aventra Defense Systems raised $17.5 million to expand production and testing of Piranha, its autonomous precision payload system deployed by balloons.

Oct 6, 2026

K1000ULE Gains Award Ready Status on Army Autonomy Marketplace

The K1000ULE unmanned aircraft is now award ready on the US Army's DevX Autonomy Marketplace, giving eligible government agencies a potential direct route to an acquisition award.

Oct 6, 2026

Vuzix and Shiny Box Develop Military Medical Training for Ultralite Pro

Vuzix and Shiny Box Interactive are developing military medical training and remote mentoring software for the Ultralite Pro smart glasses platform.

Oct 6, 2026

V2X to Show AI Aircraft Readiness Platform at AUSA 2026

V2X will present its Cold Steel aircraft readiness platform and other defense systems at the 2026 AUSA Annual Meeting.

Oct 2, 2026

Vatn Systems Wins DIU Mine Countermeasure Challenge

Vatn Systems won a Defense Innovation Unit prize challenge after its SIGURD autonomous underwater system detected, reacquired and neutralized simulated mine threats.

Sep 30, 2026

Neros Receives More Than $100 Million Order for 14,000 Drones

Neros received an order for 14,000 drones and explosive payloads through the Drone Dominance Gauntlet II program. The order includes Archer AI and Archer 5 inch systems.

Sep 30, 2026

SmartShooter Wins Counter Drone Contract With $150 Million Ceiling

SmartShooter received a US defense contract lasting 36 months for SMASH fire control systems, training and support. Future orders can total up to $150 million.

Sep 30, 2026

Shield AI Picks Kansas and Washington Sites for X-BAT

Shield AI selected Newton, Kansas, for X-BAT flight testing and fleet support, while Des Moines, Washington, will house aircraft production.

Sep 29, 2026

DomeCommand Takes First and Third at Singapore Defense Tech Hackathon

Inturai's DomeCommand platform placed first and third in the team integration category at the Singapore Defense Tech Hackathon 2026. The entries demonstrated coordinated drone interception and attack simulation.

Sep 29, 2026

Praeses Secures Air Force Data Fusion Contract With $79 Million Ceiling

Praeses secured a five year federal contract for data fusion, management, and AI analytics products and services. The contract has an initial ceiling of $79 million.

Sep 24, 2026

CGI Federal, DLA and University of Tennessee Study AI and Quantum Logistics

The Quantum Pathfinder initiative will study how agentic AI and quantum computing can improve warehouse management and logistics resilience in contested environments.

Sep 19, 2026

False AI Intelligence Report Nearly Triggers US Action Against Chinese Ship

A US military analyst used a chatbot that falsely identified cargo aboard a Chinese ship as components of a nuclear weapons program. Officials discovered the error shortly before a planned interception.

Sep 17, 2026

Carbon 9 Defense Wins 2026 Splunk Public Sector Partner Award

Carbon 9 Defense received the 2026 Splunk Public Sector Partner of the Year award for its work with Splunk on public sector security and data services.

Sep 17, 2026

ARCYN Defense Joins MassChallenge Security Program

ARCYN Defense was selected for the 2026 MassChallenge Security & Resiliency Traction Program, where it will work on manufacturing and commercialization plans for its Iron Rain counter drone system.

Sep 17, 2026

Rapta Raises $8 Million for Manufacturing Quality Assurance AI

Rapta raised $8 million to expand its manufacturing intelligence platform across defense, aerospace and precision manufacturing.

Sep 15, 2026

Xtremis Wins Defense Innovation Unit Spectrum Strike Challenge

Xtremis won the Defense Innovation Unit's Spectrum Strike Prize Challenge after an evaluation involving 43 respondents and a live demonstration at Fort Carson.

Sep 13, 2026

Anthropic Blocks Yemen Cell Using Claude Code for Missile Software

Anthropic says a weapons engineering cell in northern Yemen used Claude Code to develop guidance software for rockets and missiles. The company blocked associated accounts after detecting the operation.

Sep 10, 2026

HavocAI and CSBC Plan Autonomous Vessel Production in Taiwan

HavocAI and CSBC Corporation, Taiwan formed a partnership to produce and support autonomous surface vessels in Taiwan.