Anduril hauls in $5B for Series H round
Anduril hauls in $5B for Series H round
The autonomous tech specialist recorded $2.2 billion in revenue for 2025 and doubled its workforce.
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DOD builds framework for faster development and deployment of cruise missiles
Agreements with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 help show the Defense Department's willingness to work with new entrants.
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Navy awards $349M unmanned maritime support contract
Navy leaders set up the contract in part to drive further development and maturation of the systems, plus their underlying technologies.
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Golden Dome's key questions to determine its success
John Plumb, a former assistant defense secretary for space policy, laid out some of those factors at a WT Power Breakfast and affordability is one of them for this missile defense system.
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Discover how rugged edge AI infrastructure delivers faster decisions, resilient performance and mission-ready intelligence in extreme operational environments.
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Leidos lands $2.7B Dark Eagle production contract
The Army transitions the hypersonic weapon from other transaction authority to a more traditional contract structure in a push to accelerate fielding.
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Air Force taps Salesforce’s Army contract for personnel modernization work
The enterprise license agreement is part of a $5.6 billion vehicle and will bring agentic artificial intelligence to workforce and logistics management.
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Applied Research Associates wins $115M Navy computing contract
The Naval Research Laboratory sought an industry partner to help it research high-performance computers and networks.
Companies
Star Catcher closes $65M Series A round for space grid strategy
The company is working on technology that can wirelessly transfer electricity to satellites and other spacecraft.
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GovCon market grew in 2025, but challenges are mounting
Deltek’s newest Clarity report finds contractors navigating cost pressures, compliance demands and a widening gap in artificial intelligence governance.
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Golden Dome plan would cost $1.2 trillion, CBO finds
That’s seven times what Trump initially said, and almost double the congressional office’s first estimate.
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Closing the Gaps in CMMC Readiness
CMMC is reshaping software risk—close vendor gaps, secure CUI, and modernize supply chain controls to achieve true compliance readiness.
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The Army wants to reinvent how it feeds soldiers in the field
A new sources sought notice targets alternative protein technologies as a means to reduce logistics burdens and strengthen supply chain resilience.
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Army extends MAPS deadline on same day proposals were due
More companies file protests as the Army amends its solicitation and pushes the deadline for bids to May 20.
Companies
Cowboy Space, Darkhive detail their Series B rounds
Science Applications International Corp. and the venture capital arm of RTX are the GovCon investor names to take note of here.
Companies
US tech official calls for ‘transformational’ use of AI in scientific discovery
Chief Technology Officer Ethan Klein said deploying AI agents across workflows will enhance scientific efficiency, which is particularly critical “because that underpins every one of these technologies that we're looking to develop.”
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How Lyntris centers its tech on 'left of bang'
CEO Brian Morrison explains to us the rationale behind the merger to create Lyntris and why it chose to be a merchant supplier in today's landscape, which is replete with talk of quick development and fielding.
Podcasts
WT 360: NextGov/FCW’s David DiMolfetta on CISA’s catchup, federal AI policy and offensive cyber
David DiMolfetta, cyber reporter at NextGov/FCW, jumps in to break down the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s path forward after an 11-week funding lapse and other major storylines in his coverage universe.
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Peraton's sector president hires and more leadership moves across the market
Other key promotions and hires mentioned cover roles in technology, investment decisions, operations and large defense programs.
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Army small business office pulls the plug on LinkedIn posts
The office directs followers to its website, but critics say the move cuts off a key connection to the defense industrial base.
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Pentagon will ‘never again’ rely on a single AI provider, official says
Defense Under Secretary for Research and Engineering Emil Michael said new agreements with Big Tech companies are a “counterstatement” to the ongoing Anthropic-Pentagon conflict as the agency prioritizes flexible contracts.
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