Year: 2026

NODA AI’s Contract Grows Tenfold as Pentagon Scales Autonomous Mission Command Software

Less than a month after winning a $10-million Department of Defense contract to build MAESTRO, NODA AI has landed a follow-on contract worth 10 times as much: $100 million to scale its autonomous mission command software across the entire Joint Force.

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US Navy Seeks Firms to Develop Upgraded Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Variant

The US Navy is seeking companies to develop, produce, and provide in-service support for the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Next Significant Variant.

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US Navy Unveils AIM-424 Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile for F/A-18, F-35, F/A-XX

The US Navy has publicly revealed the little-known AIM-424 “Malice” long-range air-to-air missile designed for fourth, fifth, and sixth-generation aircraft at the Tailhook Symposium in Reno, Nevada.

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Indra’s AI Can Spot Threats and Suggest Safe Routes in Real Time

A pilot project led by Spain's Indra Group has demonstrated an AI system that can analyze complex battlefield scenes, assess potential threats, and help generate safer routes for troops in real time.

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Japan’s Defense Agency Taps NEC to Build an ‘LLM for the Ocean’

Japanese multinational NEC is developing an underwater acoustics foundation model designed to bring generative AI capabilities similar to large language models to underwater acoustic data.

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US Approves $2.3B Black Hawk Sale to Norway

The US State Department has approved a possible $2.3-billion sale of 21 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment to Norway.

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AeroVironment Sets Up Greek Venture for Drone Production

AeroVironment will establish a joint venture in Greece to pursue local production of drones, loitering munitions, and counter-drone systems.

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WRAP Technologies Raises $12M to Expand Defense Security Platform

WRAP Technologies has raised $12 million to expand its WrapShield platform into defense, federal, enterprise, and international security markets.

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Castelion Raises $1B to Expand US Hypersonic Missile Production

Castelion has raised $1 billion to accelerate production of its Blackbeard hypersonic missile.

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Valkyrie CCA Drone Demos Seamless Marine Control Handoff Beyond Line of Sight

A US Marine assumed command of a Valkyrie collaborative combat aircraft that flew beyond line of sight during an electronic warfare test, controlling the drone as it operated alongside crewed fighter jets.

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