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Kopin Corporation a leading provider of application-specific optical systems and high-performance microdisplays for defense, training, enterprise, industrial, consumer and medical products, today announced it has secured a multi-year contract, totaling $7.5 million, to supply microdisplays for pilot Helmet Mounted Display Systems, that provide augmented reality (AR) capability. This order adds to the $6 million in orders for pilot helmet displays received in 2025, bringing the total to $13.5

Maris-Tech Ltd. a global leader in video and AI-based edge computing technology, announces the launch of Diamond Ultra, a fully integrated hardware-software system designed to enhance situational awareness and airborne threat protection for Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs) and critical defense applications. The full-system solution combines a ruggedized processing box with an AI-powered analytics card in one cohesive platform. This integration eliminates compatibility challenges fou

AeroVironment (AV), a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain autonomous systems, today announced it has been awarded a $46.6M contract by the Italian Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the delivery of its JUMP® 20 vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) medium uncrewed aircraft system (MUAS). The five-year contract encompasses the procurement of JUMP 20 air vehicles, engineering services, initial sustainment and onsite technical support – ensuring rapid fielding and operational readiness

Electra.aero, Inc. today announced it has secured $115 million in Series B funding to enter the pre-production and certification phase of the EL9, the first-ever Ultra Short aircraft, which can take off and land in 150 feet – roughly 10% of the footprint required for similarly-sized legacy airplanes. The round was led by Prysm Capital, and Jay Park, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Prysm, has joined Electra's Board of Directors. "We are delighted to welcome Jay and

In a striking move to secure a major defense contract, Boeing has pledged to produce 85 percent of its advanced F-15EX fighter jets locally in Indonesia if the Southeast Asian nation commits to purchasing the aircraft. Russia deploys new Su-34 bombers, defying NATO and sanctions Taiwan rejects Clouded Leopard II tank prototype over firepower Chinese J-10C fighters shock U.S. ally Egypt in joint exercise The commitment, announced by Pen

Arc Boat Company, a startup manufacturing high-performance, fully electric boats from its headquarters in Los Angeles, today announced its entrance into the commercial sector. In partnership with a West Coast shipyard, Diversified Marine, Inc., Arc will retrofit a 26 ft tugboat for use in the Port of Los Angeles. The Port of Los Angeles is racing to be zero-emission by 2030 and yet is populated with antiquated tugboats that are expensive, inefficient, and highly polluting. Arc is he

Scout AI Inc. today announced its emergence from stealth mode with a bold mission: to build the AGI brain for defense robotics. The company also unveiled an oversubscribed $15 million seed round led by Align Ventures and Booz Allen Ventures, and revealed it has been selected for multiple Department of Defense (DoD) contracts. Founded in August 2024 by Colby Adcock and Collin Otis, Scout brings together deep experience at the intersection of AI, robotics, and defense. CEO Colby Adcoc

BAE Systems recently received an additional $11.5 million production order for a Columbia-class submarine component. Under this contract, BAE Systems will manufacture an additional component for the U.S. Navy. This delivery order originates from the $72 million contract BAE Systems won in 2023 to provide components for the Columbia-class submarine. The component is a sequence critical heavy structure that supports the U.S. Navy's newest ballistic missile submarine. &qu

IWI - Israel Weapon Industries, a member of the SK Group founded by Mr. Samy Katsav, and a global leader in combat-proven small arms production for military, police, law enforcement agencies, and governmental entities worldwide, has launched an assembly plant in Peru in collaboration with FAME, a key Peruvian defense industry company affiliated with the Peruvian Ministry of Defense. This strategic partnership enhances Peru’s defense capabilities while fostering local industrial growth.

Nortech Systems, a trusted leader in innovative connectivity solutions, announced an exciting expansion in its fiber optic capabilities with the integration of MT connectors. MT connectors, known for their ability to support multiple fiber terminations in a compact form factor, are an ideal choice for applications requiring robust data transmission and reliability. By incorporating these advanced connectors into its offerings, Nortech provides customers with superior scalability and flexibili

PsiQuantum today announced a $10.8M contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in Rome, N.Y., continuing a partnership that began in 2022. This phase will give AFRL a design space for comparative quantum circuits on PsiQuantum’s circuit tapeout, part of its ongoing Omega quantum chipset manufacturing with GlobalFoundries. As AFRL’s hardware design partner, PsiQuantum will supply its high-performance Barium Titanate (BTO) Electro-Optic phase shifters and integrate BTO i

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) showcased the first-ever live classified data share outside the United States between an F-35 in flight and Keystone, a Dutch Command and Control (C2) environment at Ramstein Flag, Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) exercise.    In this real-time live fly exercise, Dutch F-35s operating in an Anti-Access Area Denial environment, successfully detected, identified, and passed targeting data on multiple simula

Amentum, a leading global technical and engineering solutions provider, has secured a $247.6 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Air Combat Command (ACC), Acquisition Management and Integration Center (AMIC), Counternarcotics and Global Threats (CN>) Division. Amentum will leverage AI/Machine Learning-enabled tools and advanced analytical techniques to enable the DOD and partner agencies to deny, disrupt, destroy, or defeat finance systems and networks that negativel

EarthDaily Analytics, a global leader in Earth Observation (EO) data and analytics, today announced a major milestone in the development of its groundbreaking 10-satellite EarthDaily Constellation: the company has successfully integrated its first payload with one of Loft Orbital's Longbow satellite buses and completed spacecraft-level environmental testing. This achievement marks a significant leap forward and clears the way for the first EarthDaily Constellation satellite to launch into

Duality AI, the company behind the Falcon digital twin simulation platform, announced today a contract award from the XM30 Program Office, the U.S. Army’s team building the next generation successor to the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. In response to the escalating threat of drone warfare, the XM30 Advanced Capabilities team is developing a robust counter-drone AI Target Detection and Recognition (AiTDR) system to reliably safeguard personnel and troops aboard the vehicle. To ac