Anduril Lattice: The $20B Bet on Tactical Edge AI Infrastructure
The $20B Army-Anduril contract signals the convergence of AI infrastructure and autonomous defence systems at the tactical edge.
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Palladyne AI HANGTIME: The $4.2M AFRL Contract Unifying Multi-Domain Swarm C2
AFRL awarded Palladyne AI a $4.2M contract for HANGTIME — extending SwarmOS into orbit to coordinate satellites, drones, ships, and ground assets as a single AI-native autonomous network across four domains.
DARPA MASH — Autonomous Robot Medics for Battlefield Hemorrhage Control
DARPA's MASH program aims to deploy autonomous robots that find and stop internal bleeding on the battlefield without a surgeon. Phase 1 technical work begins summer 2026 with a $32.4 million budget, targeting a 48-hour pre-hospital stabilization window.
The M&A Wave Reshaping Defence Robotics — $27.6 Billion in VC and Prime Contractors Buying Autonomy
Defence prime contractors and defence-tech startups are acquiring robotics companies at an accelerating rate, with $27.6B in robotics VC in 2025 and the exit path shifting from IPO to strategic acquisition.
AI-Powered Predictive Maintenance Is Changing Defence Aerospace MRO
GE Aerospace and Palantir are deploying agentic AI across the T-38 fleet to predict parts demand before failures occur. The defence predictive maintenance market is projected to reach $84 billion by 2034.
Lockheed Martin Bets on Autonomous Counter-Drone Systems for Critical Infrastructure
Fortem Technologies started in a Utah facility building a net that catches drones midair. It is a capture system, not a kill system. Autonomous, AI-guided, and designed to lower a threat to the ground intact rather than scatter debris over a stadium or a power plant. 🎯 Lockheed Martin selected
The Quiet Detector: Passive RF Sensing Changes Drone Defence Economics
R2 Wireless raises $5.3M to expand its Odin passive RF spectrum platform as the counter-UAS market enters a structural growth phase. AI-powered passive detection is becoming the stealth layer that active radars cannot provide.
Palladyne AI's SwarmOS Bridges Space, Air and Ground Autonomous Defence Systems
Palladyne AI executed a $4.2M AFRL contract to make satellites, drones and ground vehicles coordinate as one AI-driven mesh under the HANGTIME program.