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Shield AI closes $1.5B Series G round and moves on acquisition

Shield AI aims to integrate Aechelon Technology's simulation and training tools into its autonomous software ecosystem called Hivemind.

Defense tech startups raise $405 million in new funding rounds

Booz Allen Hamilton's venture arm backs an AI radio platform developer and drone manufacturer in separate deals.

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The real danger of military AI isn’t killer robots; it’s worse human judgement

As Pentagon rushes to deploy LLM-based tools, research suggests they can undermine human thought and communication.

ROC goes public to support its expansion push

The vision artificial intelligence- and biometrics-focused firm collects $24 million to hire engineers and expand the infrastructure that fuels its algorithms.

Google launches threat disruption unit, stops short of calling it ‘offensive’

The unit will use legal authorizations and technical capabilities to impede cyber threat groups, though company execs say it will not go so far as to hack into adversaries' systems.

Striveworks completes Series B capital raise to scale operational AI tool

Striveworks now has Washington Harbour Partners in place as a new investor to shape this phase of the strategy and as Striveworks' CEO tells us, knowing when the tech does not work is just as key to product development as when it works.

Air Force wants its acquisition tools in the cloud

The Air Force envisions iteration number two of its LaunchPad environment as extending beyond the current base of engineering users.

Redhawk Federal Solutions acquires SETA outfit

For Redhawk, this transaction follows Genesis Park's investment in the two-year-old company in the fall.

Merlin Labs’ public offering collects $200M to build an AI autopilot for any aircraft

The Boston-headquartered defense tech company has big ambitions for its AI-powered autonomous flight system.

Carahsoft, ServiceNow expand partnership to new industry sectors

The agreement opens ServiceNow to Carahsoft's channels in healthcare, financial services and critical infrastructure.

How Knox Systems helps others crack the FedRAMP bottleneck

The startup secures $25M in Series A capital for its strategy to get companies authorized within 90 days.

AeroVironment acquires fellow unmanned aircraft maker for $200M

This move follows the $4.1 billion purchase of BlueHalo and continues AeroVironment's push for quicker transitions of technologies from design to fielding.

SAIC's CEO highlights mission IT, engineering work as priorities

In talking with Wall Street, CEO Jim Reagan explains why the company is moving away from some enterprise IT work in favor of mission IT and how it has launched a bottom-up review of the business.

Demand signals are up, but supply chain risks may still hinder production

As the Trump administration pushes for faster weapons production, supply-chain vulnerabilities could trip progress.

Karman's incoming CEO and more leadership moves across the market

Key hires and promotions featured in this listing include one new chief technology officer at a global giant and others involving operations.

Siemens joins Genesis Mission

The infrastructure technology company is the latest to jump on the Genesis Mission.