Defense

Wraithwatch Lands $30 Million Federal Deal to Roll Out AI Cyber Defense Across U.S. Agencies

Wraithwatch has secured a 30 million dollar federal contract to deploy its AI-powered cyber defense platform across multiple U.S. government agencies with critical national security missions. The company, headquartered in Austin, Texas, is described as an AI cyber defense provider founded by veterans of JSOC, Palantir, SpaceX and Anduril. Under the contract, agencies will receive … Read more

Revolutionizing Army Software Delivery with Speed and Security

The U.S. Army is changing how it delivers secure software to soldiers with the launch of UDS Army, a platform developed through a partnership between Defense Unicorns and the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) C5ISR Center. This new system aims to speed up the continuous delivery of mission-ready software by addressing the slow and … Read more

NOBLE Brings DefendEye Instant‑Launch AI Drones to U.S. First Responders and Defense Agencies

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NOBLE has announced a new distribution partnership with DefendEye, a company that makes what it describes as the world’s first instant-launch, fully autonomous AI search drone for military, government and first responders. The deal is intended to deliver rapid, easy-to-use aerial intelligence for emergency and security missions while DefendEye shifts its production operations to the … Read more

Shield AI Tapped to Provide Mission Autonomy for Air Force CCA Program

Shield AI has been selected as a mission autonomy provider for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, placing its Hivemind autonomy software at the center of upcoming autonomous wingman testing. The company was chosen after a competitive evaluation to support Technology Maturity and Risk Reduction efforts focused on mission autonomy.​ Under the … Read more

Swarm Defense Joins U.S. $1.1B Drone Dominance Program

Detroit-based Swarm Defense Technologies has been chosen as one of 25 companies to participate in the U.S. Department of War’s Drone Dominance Program, a $1.1 billion initiative aiming to deploy attack drone systems across military branches at an unprecedented scale. The selection marks a major milestone for the company, which will now compete in the … Read more

Lockheed Martin and Google Cloud Partner to Enhance AI Capabilities in Aerospace and Defense

Lockheed Martin, and Google Cloud have announced a collaboration to integrate Google’s generative AI into Lockheed Martin’s AI Factory ecosystem. This partnership aims to enhance Lockheed Martin’s ability to train, deploy, and maintain AI models, expanding its AI-driven capabilities in areas critical to national security and aerospace. The integration leverages Google Cloud’s AI technologies to … Read more

Auburn University Secures $11.4M DOD Contract to Lead Nation’s First University-Based Space Radiation Testing Facility

Auburn University has been awarded a groundbreaking $11.4 million Department of Defense (DOD) contract through the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to establish the first university-led radiation hardening, or “rad hardening,” facility in the United States. This cutting-edge initiative, located at Auburn’s Applied Research Institute (AUARI) in Huntsville’s Cummings Research Park, will ensure the reliability of … Read more

AI Meets Electronic Warfare: Shield AI and L3Harris Unveil Defense Tech

Shield AI and L3Harris Technologies have announced a collaboration that merges artificial intelligence with electronic warfare capabilities. This partnership aims to create autonomous unmanned systems capable of executing complex missions in contested environments, potentially reshaping the landscape of military operations. At the heart of this initiative is the integration of L3Harris’ Distributed Spectrum Collaboration and … Read more