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.
HawkEye 360 books $100M in allied SIGINT contracts post-IPO
HawkEye 360 announced $100M+ in international defense contracts across eight allied nations approximately 4.4 weeks after its NYSE IPO, signaling commercial space-based SIGINT is replacing legacy prime vendor timelines.
Quantum Startup Secures $115M in Six Months, Eyes Hardware Bottleneck
Monarch Quantum, a San Diego photonics company, closed a $55M growth round in March 2026 after launching in January with $60M in customer contracts, positioning itself as the infrastructure layer quantum computing cannot yet build at scale.
Draganfly, F4 Defense win Army Research Lab counter-drone contract
Draganfly and F4 Defense International selected by DEVCOM Army Research Lab to develop integrated counter-UAS platform combining tethered surveillance, AI tracking, and coordinated defeat capabilities.
Army picks three firms for modular EW prototype competition
Army selects Pacific Defense Strategies, SRC, and Herrick Technology Labs to build prototypes of a new modular electronic warfare system designed to counter advanced RF threats across air, ground, and autonomous platforms.
Army names ACS Bullfrog winner of xTechOverwatch competition
Allen Control Systems wins Army's premier emerging tech competition and $2M SBIR award for Bullfrog, an autonomous weapon system designed to defeat drones at $10 per engagement.
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.
Anduril lands $100M Space Force mesh network contract modification
Anduril's IDIQ ceiling for space domain awareness mesh networking doubles to $200M, extending the company's AI-powered infrastructure into orbital layers of next-gen integrated defense.
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.
Pacific Defense wins Marine Corps EW prototype, signaling shift to open architecture
Pacific Defense awarded 12-month USMC contract to prototype software-defined electronic warfare systems, establishing foothold for cross-service MOSA/CMOSS adoption in tactical EW.
Echodyne radar locked into $490M Air Force counter-drone program
Echodyne's EchoShield radar becomes primary sensor across Trust Automation's SUADS platform under $490M Air Force IDIQ, marking first SOSA-compliant counter-UAS architecture with no prime contractor.
GPS III SV10 Completes $10B Navigation Overhaul, Adds Laser Link Test
SpaceX launched GPS III SV10, the final satellite in the U.S.'s decade-long GPS III modernization, carrying an experimental optical communications terminal that could reshape how the nation's foundational navigation system resists jamming.
Hermeus Gets FAA Supersonic Green Light, Closes $350M Series C
Hermeus closed a $350M Series C and received FAA authorization for supersonic flights within 48 hours, positioning itself as the Pentagon's first commercially operated hypersonic testbed.
Hermeus hits $1B valuation on $350M Series C, Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 in flight
Hermeus closed $350M Series C led by Khosla Ventures, reaching unicorn status days after successfully flying Quarterhorse Mk 2.1—a delta-wing hypersonic demonstrator the size of an F-16—positioning the startup to move from prototype to DoD-ready production.