Companies

Fortem receives new Lockheed backing, Reliable Robotics completes Series B raise

Autonomous flight and supporting technologies to help avoid accidents is a common thread in both of these investment rounds.

Companies

Lockheed boosts its venture investment fund to $1B

Lockheed Martin Ventures' core focus areas include quantum computing, autonomy, directed energy and computer chips.

Contracts

Space Force picks 14 for $1.8B object tracking contract

Established defense market giants and newer, mostly venture-backed startups are in the awardee pool.

Contracts

NASA seeks commercial contractor to build new Mars communications network

Only companies that worked on the Mars Sample Return program need apply, narrowing the field to a handful of space industry heavyweights.

Companies

Antaris closes $28M Series A capital round

Lockheed Martin's venture arm is a new investor in this five-year-old startup, which develops software for satellite makers to look at all lifecycles of missions in a digital twin environment.

Companies

Space, energy and cyber venture rounds to highlight

The venture arms of Lockheed Martin and RTX, plus the intelligence community's In-Q-Tel organization get mentions in this listing.

Companies

Manufacturing, autonomy and space venture rounds to highlight

Machina Labs, Overland AI, Skyryse and Tomorrow-dot-io detail the next phase of their strategies with new investment in place.

Companies

Lockheed Martin launches wildfire tech venture with Salesforce, PG&E and Wells Fargo

EmberPoint will combine artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and military-grade sensors to help first responders detect and suppress fires faster.

Companies

A pair of transitions at the top and more leadership moves across the market

Our newest listing of key hires and promotions also features one at a defense giant's corporate development team and a high-profile Pentagon official's new position in industry.

Companies

Two dozen corporate leadership moves to note as 2026 begins

Four chief executive transitions highlight our first listing of key executive promotions and hires here in this New Year.

Companies

DOD picks 10 for $25B microelectronics contract

The Defense Microelectronics Activity wants industry help across all phases of work on sophisticated computer chips that go into military systems.

Companies

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.

Companies

Lockheed to invest $50M in maritime drone maker

Saildrone is designing a larger-class vessel for the future demonstration of a combined capability.

Companies

Textron's CEO transition and more leadership moves across the market

Three chief financial officer hires also feature in this new listing of key executive appointments.

Companies

Venus Aerospace secures Lockheed's venture backing

This is the newest in a string of Lockheed Martin Ventures investments in the power and propulsion domain.

Contracts

Special Operations Command opens the bidding for $10B logistics recompete

Industry has roughly two months to work on their bids for a contract that also supports other U.S. military organizations connected to SOCOM missions around the world.

Companies

F5 to acquire CalypsoAI for $180M in AI security move

Lockheed Martin's arm for backing tech startups has been part of the investor network behind CalypsoAI, which designs its technology to offer a layered defense from data theft and other types of attacks.

Companies

Mpower Technology adds Lockheed's venture arm to its investor network

The Sandia National Laboratories spinout is pushing to scale production of its module that provides "solar glitter" for powering space systems.

Companies

Firestorm Labs fetches $47M in Series A capital

Lockheed Martin's venture arm makes another investment in the three-year-old drone maker, which added Booz Allen Hamilton's venture arm in this round.

Companies

Established defense contractors lend tech startups a helping hand

Oracle launched a new defense ecosystem to support companies that lack the funds or infrastructure to jump right into a Pentagon contract.