Georgia parts maker wins $76.5M in B-1 bomber wing contracts
Top Flight Aerostructures landed two competitive DLA contracts worth up to $76.5M to build wing components for the B-1 fleet, signaling growing reliance on non-prime suppliers for strategic bomber sustainment.
French startup brings U.S. carbon nanotube production online in 12 months
NAWAH inaugurated a $10M vertically-aligned carbon nanotube factory in Ohio, establishing first U.S. industrial-scale production of a material that reinforces aircraft and defense composites.
Kodiak AI, General Dynamics build autonomous counter-UAS truck
Kodiak AI and General Dynamics Land Systems unveiled the Leonidas AGV, a fully autonomous vehicle integrating Epirus microwave counter-UAS tech, targeting U.S. Army procurement while Kodiak raised $100M in new capital.
Havoc AI raises $100M as Navy plans 1,000+ autonomous boats
Havoc AI closed a $100M Series A led by Boardman Bay Capital, doubling down on multi-domain autonomy as the Navy commits to fielding thousands of USVs by 2030.
Army picks Austin startup's drone-killer for frontline deployment
Allen Control Systems won a $1.5M Army contract plus South Korea and UAE deals to scale Bullfrog, an autonomous weapon station that costs $10 per kill and requires zero emissions to detect targets.
Darkhive wins $49.7M Army contract, closes $30M Series B from RTX Ventures
San Antonio startup Darkhive secures largest-ever APFIT award for tactical edge command software, backed by $30M Series B led by RTX Ventures, signaling mega-prime confidence in commercial autonomy platforms.
Space Force awards $3.2B for orbital kill vehicles by 2028
The U.S. Space Force distributed 20 contracts worth up to $3.2 billion across 12 companies to build space-based missile interceptors in low-Earth orbit, aiming for operational capability within two years.
Anduril's Copperhead-500M Changes the Undersea Autonomy Game
Anduril released footage of its Copperhead-500M autonomous underwater munition hitting speed records in April 2026, six weeks after winning a Navy CAMP contract to deploy it from its Dive-XL submarine — the first credible link between carrier vehicle and payload in commercial undersea autonomy.