The Pentagon wants a 12th combatant command for drones and robotics by Oct. 1, 2027, and until Congress agrees, the work runs through the office already buying them.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries signed a 2026-2028 teaming agreement worth several million dollars with EdgeCortix, giving the Japanese chip startup an aerospace prime to carry its onboard AI. No aircraft or customer was named.
Hermeus picked Anduril's Lattice to fly its Mach 3 Quarterhorse, the first time Anduril has put its mission autonomy on a large third-party airframe under a commercial deal.
A binding TRISO fuel contract signed six days before the Army's Janus award is what lets Radiant promise sealed, pre-fueled microreactors to Fort Benning. The reactor was never the hard part.
A two-year-old autonomy startup announced a $100 million Pentagon contract. The federal notice matching that description is a prize challenge offering up to $100 million across multiple awards.
A $50 million award pushes Shield AI's 22,000-pound VTOL jet toward ships with no flight deck, on the strength of ground tests rather than flight time.