⛵ USV giant @saildrone is expanding its presence in Europe with a new, larger Copenhagen office and production in the Netherlands, Norway, and Poland to kick off "local manufacturing for local customers," CEO Richard Jenkins told Tectonic.
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- The AI bubble isn’t popping just yet—at least not in defense tech land. Military AI startup @smackaistack raised a $61M Series B, led by @costanoavc and First In, to build hardware that lets its tactical AI platform run "directly to the edge." 🔗 Full story linked in replies
- 🚀Exclusive: Right now, intercepting cruise and ballistic missiles is firmly the domain of exquisite systems. Under an $11M contract, the Missile Defense Agency tapped @XBowSystems to develop a cheaper, mass-producible alternative. 🔗 Full story from @barratt_dewey linked below
- ICYMI: Software-for-defense hotshot @Code_Metal_AI won an $80M OTA to advance and validate WarMatrix, the AI-enabled modeling, wargaming, and simulation platform the startup built with the US Air Force. 🔗 Read the full story in Tectonic at the link below
- 🤖 Weeks after snagging a $10M contract to further integrate its orchestration software within the Pentagon's LUCAS program, @NODA_AI_atx won a $100M contract to “scale autonomous mission command and software-defined effects across the Joint Force.” 🔗 Full story linked below

