Neros Wins $450M Conditional OSC Loan to Build US Drone Supply Chain
The Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital has offered drone maker Neros a conditional loan of up to $450M to onshore components. No money is paid out yet.
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Judge Blocks Pentagon Lobbyist Ban for Alibaba but Leaves Its Listing
A US judge has blocked a law that pushed lobbyists to drop Alibaba, saying the Pentagon gave little evidence. Its military company listing stands.
Smack Wins SOCOM Deal Worth Up to $7.5m to Prototype AI Planner
US Special Operations Command has given Smack Technologies a $7.5m prototype deal for Omega, an AI planner Smack says is built to resist poisoned data.
Long Wall Says MDA Awarded It $75M to Flight-Test Cyclops Interceptor
Long Wall, the former ABL Space Systems, says the Missile Defense Agency has awarded it $75M to complete Cyclops flight tests, and it will add $75M itself.
Applied Intuition Says Navy Awarded It $25M for AI on Five Destroyers
Applied Intuition says the US Navy has awarded it a $25M production contract to put its AI perception system on five Arleigh Burke destroyers first.
Watchtower Labs Raises $35m Seed to Build AI for Military Logistics
Seattle start-up Watchtower Labs has left stealth with a $35m seed led by Shield Capital and Conviction to build AI planning tools for military logistics.
Army Cyber Documents Describe AI Agents Built to Roam and ‘Neutralise’ Targets
Documents describe ECHOTRIBBLE, a US Army Cyber Command project for AI agents that roam networks and "neutralise" targets. One firm was picked on 8 Oct.
US Navy and GSA Quadruple Gecko Robotics Contract Ceiling to $300m
The US Navy and GSA have raised Gecko Robotics' ship-inspection contract ceiling from $71m to $300m. A ceiling is a maximum, not money paid.
US Lines Up 25,000 BAE Counter-Drone Kits a Year, if Congress Pays
The US Department of War and BAE Systems agreed a framework for up to 25,000 APKWS guidance kits a year for seven years, pending congressional funding.
Pentagon Folds Its Autonomous Warfare Group Into a New Task Force Inside SOCOM
The Pentagon's autonomous warfare group is being absorbed into a new task force inside SOCOM, Breaking Defense and Inside Defense report.
Anthropic Asks Appeals Court to Rehear Its Fight Over the Pentagon’s “Supply Chain Risk” Designation
Anthropic has asked the D.C. Circuit to rehear the 2-1 ruling that upheld the Pentagon's decision to call it a national-security supply chain risk.
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