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Sep 4
🚀 @L3HarrisTech inked a deal with @shieldaitech to integrate the autonomy hotshot’s AI-powered drone-tracking software across the prime's VAMPIRE c-UAS platform. It’s the first time Shield AI has licensed the software to another company. Shield AI told Tectonic that the combo
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Sep 4
🛫 Hypersonic aviation company @hermeuscorp selected @anduriltech's Lattice autonomy stack to power its Quarterhorse Mk 2 aircraft, and it's not a one-off deal: Anduril told Tectonic they'll be the autonomy partner for Quarterhorse for the long haul. 🔗 Read the full story from
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Sep 4
🚤 Exclusive: How's your summer been? Probably not as good as @seasats'. In August alone, the Navy and Marine Corps ordered more than $24M of the startup’s Lightfish USVs—and that’s “committed funding,” not “ceiling values.” 🔗 Read more from @barratt_dewey at the link below
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Sep 3
🚨 The US Army awarded @aerovironment a $465M contract for dozens of its LOCUST X3 cUAS laser weapons—the Army's first-ever production contract for directed energy systems, and a "defining moment...for the future of modern defense,” CEO Wahid Nawabi said. 🔗 Read the full story
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Sep 3
🕵‍♂️ In a very 2026 spin on "secret agents," @AslanProtects emerged from stealth with $20M in seed funding led by @khoslaventures and @xyz_vc, offering the US military and intel agencies AI agents that craft hyperrealistic personas and infiltrate criminal, terrorist, and
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