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Antares collects $96M for small nuclear reactor development
The two-year-old startup is eyeing an initial reactor demonstration for the summer, one year ahead of its plan to roll out a prototype.
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Red River acquires cyber specialist
This transaction includes both an applied research arm and a contract to overhaul one of the federal government's most sensitive networks.
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Electrosoft gets backing from Ken Bajaj's new company
Electrosoft has long focused on cyber and now is seeking to expand its capabilities in artificial intelligence, digital transformation and data analytics.
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Peerless Technologies acquires cyber, systems engineering specialist
Peerless becomes a 700-employee company and adds a portfolio of work involving the electromagnetic spectrum.
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AWS announces new AI Factories to reduce infrastructure barriers for public, private sector
AWS and NVIDIA have teamed up to offer public and private sector partners access to bespoke artificial intelligence resources.
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Markon acquires cyber tool developer
Markon grows its workforce to around 600 people with this transaction, the newest in a handful of them with Sterling Investment Partners' backing.
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Building maritime drones in months—not years—could be key to creating the Navy’s hybrid fleet
“That’s the kind of pace we need,” said House Armed Services Committee Vice Chair Rob Wittman.
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Space, tech and growth leadership moves across the market
A pair of executive appointments at blue chip defense hardware companies also feature, plus two board appointments at one of the market's largest nonprofits.
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VTG acquires another intel-focused firm
The purchase of Miklos Systems is VTG's fifth of 2025 and adds software, cloud, data and other services for intelligence community agencies.
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AWS to invest $50B in AI and supercomputing infrastructure for government customers
Amazon Web Services is granting government expanded access to its tech products offerings while scaling the infrastructure required to support it.
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IonQ invests in maker of hydrogen-powered drones
Heven AeroTech will ad quantum sensors and other related technologies into the vehicles.
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SEC to drop high-profile SolarWinds hack lawsuit
The landmark lawsuit garnered pushback from dozens of cybersecurity leaders last year.
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Growth, tech and operations leadership moves across the market
One of the market's notable founders lines up a new role and a second returns to the company he helped start nearly a decade ago, among other hires and promotions highlighted in here.
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Voyager acquires rocket motor, energetics supplier
Estes Energetics is the U.S.’ only producer of military-grade black powder, a key ingredient for the onshore integration and assembly of defense systems that the Pentagon wants more of.
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Carahsoft files and withdraws protest of Palantir's $385M VA win in 24 hours
Neither company wants to talk about the brief challenge regarding the data analytics contract.
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Quiet Professionals, Spathe Systems join forces
The combined company now touts a 400-person workforce and is carrying out this move with McNally Capital's backing.
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US and Saudi Arabia commit to new AI agreement
The memorandum allows Saudi Arabia to have access to U.S. tech systems, according to a White House fact sheet.
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Quindar closes $18M Series A round for classified business push
The three-year-old software developer's network of backers includes Washington Harbour Partners and the venture arm of Booz Allen Hamilton.
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The military's acquisition reform push means 85% ready is good enough to start
Speaking Tuesday at an event hosted by our Defense One colleagues, a panel of industry executives highlight tradeoffs the Pentagon and companies have to think through under that new construct.
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