Anduril

By Matthew Fulco
For Hanwha, the investment in Shield AI signals its growing interest in the unmanned aerial systems segment.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
Anduril and Zone 5 Technologies have been picked to move to the next phase of the Enterprise Test Vehicle (ETV) program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin announced March 3 that the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. design will be the YFQ-42A.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The details of any new trend in engines also serve to unveil future requirements of a paying customer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Funding for defense technology startups backed by venture capitalists increased 11% year-on-year to $3 billion in 2024, according to Crunchbase.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Matthew Fulco
In an earnings call, the company’s management struck an upbeat note on the Iron Dome for America.
Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
The equity round was led by major institutional investors including Blackrock.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
Anduril plans to start delivering munitions and drones in mid-2026 from a new “Arsenal” mass production plant near Columbus, Ohio.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
As AI-based weapon systems move into the mainstream, several programs seek to evolve autonomy software to orchestrating complex strike missions.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Anduril plans to raise annual capacity at the facility by tenfold to more than 6,000 solid rocket motors for tactical missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Indecision clouds the outlook for the Navy’s budget and the Air Force’s requirements for new crewed and autonomous tactical fighters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Anduril Industries and OpenAI have formed a “strategic partnership” to develop artificial intelligence systems for national security missions.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
Anduril announced on Nov. 22 it conducted a static test-firing of a new 18-in. hypersonic booster.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Anduril has received a contract worth up to $200 million to upgrade the U.S. Marine Corps primary expeditionary counter-drone system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Drone manufacturer AeroVironment will purchase defense tech company BlueHalo in an all-stock deal valued at $4.1 billion.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The additional orders come after the Air Force selected Anduril and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) for CCA Increment 1 prototypes in April.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The new systems under Replicator 1.2 will be delivered by August 2025.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Commercial electronics producers, including those in East Asia, could be vital to the U.S. war effort.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Impulse Space will provide its Mira spacecraft to Anduril, which will integrate its own payloads as well as third-party payloads, the companies said Oct. 11.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
The nearly $250 million order follows a deployment of the Roadrunner-M last January for an operational evaluation.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
OTVs adjust satellite positions in space after they are launched by a rocket.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The defense tech startup first announced it was expanding its hardware and software capabilities to support the space domain in a Sept. 13 release.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The deep-pocketed Silicon Valley startup is chasing air dominance programs with a new design philosophy.
Budget, Policy & Operations