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One of Startup Central's first spinouts, Defense Company One, has earned a spot at a highly competitive international defense technology challenge centered on advanced drone tactics, hosted in Canada. Defense Company One is collaborating with North American Signal Ops (NASO) and other established defense technology partners to develop next-gen capabilities and integrations powering autonomous control systems. Defense Company One is developing a line of AI-powered and sensor-fuse

Cole Engineering Services, Inc. (CESI), a By Light Company, has been awarded a $62 million production contract by the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) to deliver more than 100 Stinger Training Systems (STS) over the next five years. This award follows a successful prototyping effort and represents a major step forward in the Army’s modernization under the Synthetic Training Environment (STE). STS is a critical

Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, today announced a strategic collaboration with VORAGO Technologies to validate and integrate next-generation radiation-hardened microcontroller (MCU) technology through VORAGO’s Alpha Customer Program. We believe this partnership positions Sidus at the forefront of resilient space and defense systems, enabling the Company to test and integrate VORAGO’s new high-performance MCU, designed for operation in ext

Defense Unicorns, the leader in airgap software delivery for defense mission systems, announced the launch of UDS Registry, a software registry that stores, manages, and distributes Zarf and other OCI (Open Container Initiative) artifacts. UDS Registry is the first software registry of its kind to offer the speed, reliability, and mission-critical performance required by defense systems operating in the most extreme environments. "UDS Registry gives the U.S. and our allies an A

AeroVironment, Inc. announced today that its Wildcat uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) has achieved a series of development milestones in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Early VTOL Aircraft Demonstration (EVADE). Wildcat has successfully completed VTOL-to-forward-flight transitions, validated its core flight and propulsion systems, and begun integrating critical mission payloads—demonstrating rapid progress toward an operationally relevant capa

Skyways, a designer and manufacturer of long-range autonomous unmanned cargo aircraft systems, today announced it has secured a $5 million credit investment from Leonid Capital Partners. This debt facility is specifically earmarked to accelerate the production of Skyways’ V3 aircraft for the U.S. Department of Defense. The company recently announced an award for a total amount of $37 million from the U.S. Air Force's AFWERX to transition its existing V3 aircraft from proto

Flexcompute, the leader in GPU-native high-performance simulation, announced at the 2025 Paris Air Show that Joby Aviation will be leveraging its flagship solver, Flow360, to accelerate the future development of Joby's next-generation electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. From vertical integration in design and manufacturing to real-world flight testing, certification, and a relentless focus on noise reduction, Joby Aviation sets the benchmark for the eVTOL industry.

Avathon, the pioneer in industrial AI, has launched the Avathon Industrial AI Platform for Aerospace and Defense. The next frontier in operational intelligence empowers operators to transform the manufacturing and sustainment of new and legacy assets, adaptively and expeditiously manage supply chains and trade compliance, and improve employee safety and productivity in warehouses and factory floors. "With Avathon's help, we are enhancing our journey integrating machine lear

MDA Space Ltd., announced that it has been awarded next phase contracts for the delivery and integration of two critical sensor systems for the River-class Destroyer (RCD) program. The contracts, valued at $60 million, are for the delivery and integration of sensor systems for the first three ships that improve situational awareness and protect the ships against laser and optical guided threats. Once delivered, the RCD fleet will provide advanced and multi-mission combat ships, equi

BlackSky Technology Inc. won a more than $24 million, four-year, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Luno A Facility Operational Monitoring (FOMO) delivery order for global monitoring of military and economic facilities. As part of the order, BlackSky has received an initial base and surge option award of $2 million. “Securing this Luno A task order continues BlackSky’s long record of success delivering our industry leading commercial real-time, AI-enabled dyna

Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced that its Black Hornet® 4 Personal Reconnaissance System has successfully completed the required NDAA and cyber security verification process and been approved for the Blue UAS List with an Authority to Operate. Led by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), Blue UAS vets and verifies commercial drone technology for the Department of Defense and U.S. government. The Blue UAS List gives users access

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper 2 mission for Amazon's Project Kuiper lifted off on June 23 at 6:54 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This mission marks the next step in Amazon's initiative to provide fast, reliable internet to customers around the world, including those in unserved and underserved communities. "We are proud to continue our strong partnership with Amazon and empower their missi

SCD, a global leader in defense InfraRed technology specializing in the development and manufacture of a wide range of cooled and uncooled infrared detectors and high-power laser diodes, announces it has secured a contracts valued at over $40 million in Asia to supply a diverse range of advanced cooled MWIR (Medium-Wave Infrared) and LWIR (Long-Wave Infrared) detectors. These detectors will be integrated into a variety of armored Fighting vehicle applications, including gunner sights, command

Hoverfly Technologies (Hoverfly) and their Australian partners, Maser Defence, have successfully delivered Hoverfly Sentry Tethered Unmanned Aerial System (TeUAS) to an Australian Government customer for trial and evaluation. This significant milestone aligns with major Australian Defence Force (ADF) exercises in 2025, where the Sentry TeUAS will demonstrate its advanced capabilities in real-world operational environments. Elevating New Frontiers This deli

RTX and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which outlines a 10-year roadmap to further long-term strategic collaboration in Singapore. This agreement reaffirms RTX’s longstanding commitment to Singapore and its role as a key hub for RTX’s global operations, particularly in aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul, advanced manufacturing and innovation. This MoU is the latest example of the mutually beneficial