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August 10, 2026
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Naval Platforms

$900M HII deals target smarter Navy production

HII is accelerating the use of robotics and physical AI in US Navy shipbuilding through agreements worth up to $900 million with GrayMatter Robotics and Path Robotics. The seven-year...

August 7, 2026
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Weapons and Munition

$40M funding expands Aurelius DEW production

Aurelius Systems has raised $40 million to accelerate the growth of its directed-energy counter-drone business. The California-based defense company plans to use the new capital to advance its Archimedes...

August 7, 2026
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Unmanned Systems

Pentagon backs PDW with $820M manufacturing award

The US Department of Defense’s Office of Strategic Capital has conditionally committed up to $820 million in loans to Performance Drone Works. The objective is to help the company...

July 30, 2026
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Naval Platforms

$76.7B Deal Boosts Virginia, Columbia Subs

The US Navy has committed $76.6 billion to expand its nuclear-powered submarine fleet through major contract awards to General Dynamics Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding....

July 24, 2026
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Air Platforms

UK funds future fighter technology development

Britain is continuing to invest heavily in the future of military aviation by funding the next phase of advanced combat aircraft development under the Future Combat Air System initiative....

July 18, 2026
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Weapons and Munition

₹58.21 crore contract boosts Lokesh defence

Recent attention surrounding possible connections between Indian maritime technologies and Taiwan’s submarine development efforts has renewed broader discussion regarding underwater defense innovation across the Indo-Pacific. While no official confirmation...

July 16, 2026
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New AI robotics hub to strengthen Korean defense

South Korea is investing nearly 50 billion won to establish a national AI defense robotics innovation cluster that will accelerate the development, testing, validation, and commercialization of next-generation autonomous...

July 10, 2026
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$502M deal strengthens Apache readiness

Ongoing investment in the AH-64 Apache’s sensor architecture is enhancing the helicopter’s effectiveness across modern multidomain combat environments. Advanced electro-optical targeting systems, thermal imaging sensors, laser designation equipment, and...

July 10, 2026
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Greensea IQ expands Marine UGV capabilities

The US Marine Corps continues to modernize its expeditionary warfare doctrine by expanding the deployment of autonomous underwater systems designed for mine countermeasure operations. The Bayonet 250 is engineered...

July 3, 2026
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Unmanned Systems

UK funds massive next-generation drone expansion

As part of a broader military modernization strategy, the United Kingdom is investing billions of pounds in advanced drone technologies. The initiative aims to expand the use of autonomous...