Elbit Systems has been awarded a $350 million contract from an international customer to upgrade main battle tanks with advanced systems, including AI-enabled electro-optical sights and communication suites. The program will be completed over four years.
5WPR has launched a Defense Practice to serve U.S. defense and aerospace clients, focusing on AI visibility and citation share across major AI engines. The launch follows its Defense & Aerospace AI Visibility Index 2026, which found Anduril Industries and Palantir Technologies leading in AI citation share.
Scientific Systems has appointed Dan 'Animal' Javorsek as Chief Strategy Officer, alongside two senior hires to support growth in autonomous defense systems.
Airbus has signed a partnership with French company Mistral AI to expand the use of artificial intelligence across its commercial, defence, and space operations, focusing on secure and sovereign applications.
Israeli-American defense company Airis Labs has emerged from stealth with $60 million in funding to expand its AI platform that analyzes visual data from multiple sources to produce real-time intelligence. The Series B round was led by PSG Equity with participation from TLV Partners and other investors.
Govini has been ranked 18th on the 2026 NatSec100 list by the Silicon Valley Defense Group and J.P. Morgan, marking the largest climb of any company in this year's index.
Istari Digital has named Mark Ryland, a former AWS Chief Solutions Architect, as its new Vice President of Artificial Intelligence to lead its agentic AI infrastructure efforts for aerospace, defense, and other critical sectors.
Trace Systems Inc. has been awarded a $1.81 billion, 10-year contract by U.S. Special Operations Command to support the EAGLE-I program, which aims to modernize Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance infrastructure across the joint force.
Amca has closed a $300 million Series B funding round led by Caffeinated Capital, valuing the company at over $1 billion. The funding will support expansion of its RAPID AI platform and new manufacturing facilities across the United States.
Metamagnetics has integrated Lanthanide Solutions as a wholly owned subsidiary to establish a domestic supply chain for rare earth materials supporting defense and aerospace applications.
ONE Bow River National Defense Fund has made a strategic investment in PteroDynamics to support the development and manufacturing of its Transwing vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft systems for defense and commercial use.
Saab and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems have completed the first flight of an unmanned Airborne Early Warning system combining Saab's LoyalEye radar with the MQ-9B aircraft. The test marks the start of a multi-month evaluation phase leading to a full capability demonstration later this year.
Arkeus has raised $18 million in Series A funding led by QIC Ventures to scale its AI powered sensing systems for autonomous defense platforms across the United States, Australia, and Europe.
MajorKey Technologies has been chosen by a U.S. Department of Defense agency to deliver NomadID, a disconnected identity and access management solution, to support secure operations in communication-degraded environments.
Riverside Research and Plexus Corp. have announced a partnership to develop reusable modular hardware and software for intelligence and defense applications, beginning with the Aegis R52L Enhanced Retransmission Device.
Shield AI has been chosen by the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering to incorporate its Hivemind autonomy software into the LUCAS kamikaze drone program, enabling coordinated swarm operations.
Raytheon, a business of RTX, has received a contract from the Office of Naval Research to further develop advanced radar software that enables modular, multi-mission operation and improved spectrum sharing with 5G networks.
DataShapes AI announced it is the artificial intelligence partner behind L3Harris Technologies' new Wraith Shield system, which enables tactical radios to detect and disrupt drone threats without cloud connectivity.
Microwave Products Group, part of Dover, announced three new radio frequency products designed for faster signal analysis and classification at AOC Europe 2026 in Helsinki.
Rochefort Asset Management has provided financing to Red 6 Aerospace to expand deployment of its Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System for live-flight military pilot training.
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