Firestorm Labs wins $30M Pentagon contract for forward drone factories
Firestorm Labs secured a $30M APFIT contract to deploy containerized drone factories and 200+ Tempest drones to the Indo-Pacific, marking the startup's first operational fielding outside the U.S.
Lockheed Martin doubles venture fund to $1B, signaling pipeline war
Lockheed Martin expanded its venture capital arm from $400M to $1B on April 14, 2026 — the largest increase in the fund's 19-year history — directly competing with pure-play defense VCs and the Pentagon for control of the commercial startup pipeline to programs of record.