Navy locks $196M into maritime ISR backbone as Indo-Pacific demand surges
Navy sustainment contract extends MQ-4C Triton operations through 2027, securing persistent surveillance infrastructure for distributed Indo-Pacific sensor network at operational scale.
Marines split MARV-EL drone deal between startup and Lockheed
Marine Corps awards separate OTA contracts to Near Earth Autonomy and Sikorsky for autonomous cargo helicopters, signaling a shift toward competitive prototyping over single-vendor logistics programs.
Shield AI Enters Navy's $800M ISR Contract Pool With V-BAT
Shield AI won selection to compete for up to $800 million in U.S. Navy COCO ISR task orders using its V-BAT vertical-launch drone, marking a program-of-record entry against established competitors like AeroVironment and Textron.