Overland AI wins first ground autonomy prime contract with Marines
Overland AI becomes the first autonomous ground vehicle company to prime a U.S. military production contract, winning $19.7M from the Marine Corps to deliver AGVs for air defense resupply by late 2027.
Red Cat's $150M Pentagon bet hinges on one math problem
Red Cat Holdings is a Drone Dominance Program finalist with production capacity ramping on two platforms, but CEO's own target ratio, 10,000 to 17,000 ISR drones per 350,000 attack drones, reveals the Pentagon's real bottleneck.
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.