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August 10, 2026
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HII Secures $900M Robotics Deals to Accelerate AI-Driven Navy Shipbuilding

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has awarded performance-based production agreements worth as much as $900 million to GrayMatter Robotics and Path Robotics as part of an effort to introduce physical...

August 7, 2026
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Aurelius Raises $40 Million to Accelerate Counter-Drone System Production

Aurelius Systems has secured $40 million in funding to expand production of its directed-energy counter-drone technology amid rising global demand for autonomous air-defense solutions. The California-based defense technology company...

August 7, 2026
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Pentagon Awards PDW $820 Million to Scale Up Drone Component Production

The US Department of Defense’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) has issued a conditional loan commitment of up to $820 million to Performance Drone Works (PDW) to strengthen domestic...

August 6, 2026
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US Approves $270M Sale of M795 Artillery Rounds to Norway

Washington has cleared a proposed $270 million military sale to Norway covering American-made M795 155mm high-explosive (HE) projectiles. The potential Foreign Military Sale includes technical assistance, documentation, logistics, and...

August 6, 2026
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US Army Seeks Low-Cost Counter-Drone Missile Below $150K

The US Army is looking to industry for a new low-cost counter-drone interceptor capable of engaging small unmanned aircraft at significantly greater distances, with a targeted price of less...

July 30, 2026
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US Navy Awards $76.7B Contracts for Virginia and Columbia Submarines

General Dynamics Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding have received US Navy contract modifications totaling $76.6 billion to continue production of the Columbia- and Virginia-class submarine...

July 24, 2026
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UK Awards $946M Contract to BAE Systems for Future Combat Air Development

The UK government has signed a £708 million ($946 million) agreement with BAE Systems to accelerate the development of next-generation technologies for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). The...

July 18, 2026
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Indian Army Awards Lokesh Machines ₹58.21 Crore Contract for 7.62mm Gun Upgrade Kits

Shares of Lokesh Machines climbed 2% to hit the upper circuit at ₹323.10 after the company announced that it had secured a ₹58.21 crore contract from the Master General...

July 16, 2026
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South Korea Launches $36M AI Defense Robotics Innovation Hub

South Korea has unveiled plans to invest approximately 50 billion won ($36 million) in a new AI defense robotics innovation cluster that will unite government, academia, defense companies, and...

July 10, 2026
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US Marine Corps Awards Greensea IQ $3.7M Contract for Bayonet 250 UGVs

The US Marine Corps is expanding its autonomous mine countermeasure capabilities by ordering four additional Bayonet 250 autonomous underwater ground vehicles from Greensea IQ under a $3.7 million contract....