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🛡️ Army mounts a shotgun turret on a self-driving truck

Aug 24, 2026

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🛡️ Army mounts a shotgun turret on a self-driving truck

Saab unveiled its A3-001 uncrewed fighter concept as SOCOM's commander warned AI deepfakes are eroding intelligence trust.

🔬 Army chemists design light-absorbing molecules by prediction

Aug 21, 2026

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🔬 Army chemists design light-absorbing molecules by prediction

Plus: DARPA is funding room-temperature quantum links while the Air Force tests portable ground control for collaborative combat aircraft.

🚀 Castelion raises $1B at a $13B valuation

Aug 20, 2026

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🚀 Castelion raises $1B at a $13B valuation

Plus: Task Force Lexington has AI agents hunting on the DOD network as Peraton takes a $953M DISA recompete.

🛸 Rocket One builds synthetic swarms to test counter-drone gear

Aug 19, 2026

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🛸 Rocket One builds synthetic swarms to test counter-drone gear

X-Bow lands $11M for a cheaper interceptor as DIU contracts classified facilities in ten cities.

🎯 Air Force wants target drones flying past Mach 1.6

Aug 18, 2026

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🎯 Air Force wants target drones flying past Mach 1.6

Plus: Anduril's Army headsets enter phase two as Ukraine codifies a drone that reaches 2,000 kilometers.

🏭 General Dynamics plant made no shells for $533M

Aug 17, 2026

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🏭 General Dynamics plant made no shells for $533M

Today: L3Harris replaced its CEO, a $533M artillery plant made zero shells, and US-Ukraine intel sharing is back.

🌊 AEVEX buys BlackSea for up to $650M

Aug 14, 2026

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🌊 AEVEX buys BlackSea for up to $650M

AEVEX is buying BlackSea for up to $650M, and the Space Force turned on a 2.64 petaflop supercomputer.

💰 Heaviside hits $600M valuation, 21x its May price

Aug 13, 2026

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💰 Heaviside hits $600M valuation, 21x its May price

Plus: The Army named its first Golden Dome battalion as Northrop brought a 50mm gun to raid defense.

🚁 Joby is paying $500M for a defense arm

Aug 12, 2026

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🚁 Joby is paying $500M for a defense arm

Also in this edition: Golden Dome's chief warns funding could stall the program as Boeing and Northrop pitch cheaper intercept options.

🕵️ The Navy is building a seabed spy submarine

Aug 11, 2026

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🕵️ The Navy is building a seabed spy submarine

Saronic began Marauder trials at Gulfport as the intelligence community said agentic AI broke Zero Trust.

🤖 AI agents attacked real networks in 19 tests

Aug 10, 2026

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🤖 AI agents attacked real networks in 19 tests

Plus: The Navy tested AI sonar against submarines at RIMPAC as the Marines bought Epirus microwaves to kill drone swarms.

🛰️ Rocket Lab wins $397M to hedge the SpaceX bet

Aug 7, 2026

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🛰️ Rocket Lab wins $397M to hedge the SpaceX bet

Plus: Four new suppliers join the Hydra-70 line as Heritage warns interceptor stocks would last days against China.

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