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In that Number
11,000 and 2,200
The U.S. Army is looking for vendors to produce the Stinger missile replacement. Called the Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI), the service is seeking to manufacture a planned baseline of 11,000 and 2,200 missiles and control launch assemblies, respectively, over a 10year period.
Zoom in
Air Force Colonel John Boyd was famous for many things, including EM theory for fighter jets and the OODA loop. He didn’t write many things down, but he sure read a ton of books. A new website catalogs his personal library of 479 books and his eclectic reading habits—spanning strategy, thermodynamics, and cybernetics.
Zoom in here to explore Boyd's library—the click to experience the landing page is worth it.
In that Number
25
The Pentagon selected 25 companies for its Swarm Forge initiative to rapidly develop and field autonomous drone swarm capabilities for the warfighter.
The Show!
In this episode, Mike and Matthew take a deep dive into Anduril’s products, revenue, contracts, and business strategy.
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Saved Rounds
Dominion Dynamics is building Canada's first autonomous combat aircraft
Redpoint Advisors acquired VoxCroft Analytics to expand AI capabilities
Westmag emerged from stealth with $11M for drone motor manufacturing
Assured Space introduced Penoptix, a transportable X-band defense radar
Layup Parts raised $42M to build custom composite aerospace parts
Whisper Aero announced its JetFoil tech for near-VTOL aircraft operations
Armenia armed its Su-30 fighters with Iranian glide bombs
L3Harris received a $48M Navy contract for rocket proximity fuzes
AUKUS signed an agreement to jointly develop underwater drone tech
Boeing conducted radar cross-section testing on the MQ-28
Star-Navi introduced spray-on radar stealth coatings for commercial drones
Rajant expanded its Kentucky manufacturing site to boost drone production
Striveworks won another Army battlefield AI contract
Auriga Space won contracts for motorless electromagnetic missile launchers
SpaceX secured FAA approval to test new Starfall space manufacturing capsules
ACMI & NSWC Indian Head broke ground on a $250M defense hub
L3Harris conducted a key propulsion test for the Army's ramjet-powered PrSM
Axiom Space raised $175M with MUFG Bank, boosting funding to $525M
Germany completed the first flight of its Wespe unmanned helicopter
Australia signed a $86M contract for production of guided missile parts
Northrop Grumman won a $61M contract to upgrade Growler jammers
Apogee Engineering won a $103M Pentagon contract for navigation services
DroneShield won a $25M JIATF-401 contract for counter-drone solutions
Lockheed Martin opened an Alabama factory for Next Generation Interceptors
The Army conducted its first "Right to Integrate" hackathon
The Air Force designated its Next Generation Penetrator bomb as the GBU-76/B
Anduril teamed with Elbit and Oshkosh for the Army howitzer competition
Muon Space unveiled Condor-Ultra, a new satellite platform for constellations
Exosens joined a European program to develop advanced infrared sensors
Ukraine & Canada launched a joint venture for Ukrainian drones
L3Harris spent $25M expanding its Alabama rocket motor plant
GE & Rolls-Royce received Air Force contracts for drone engine designs
Powerus & Swarmer partnered to add swarming software onto drones
World View won a $4.8M Navy contract for stratospheric balloon ISR support
The Army adopted a specialized Android application for mortar fire control
Teledyne FLIR won an $11M Army contract for CBRN sensor drone kits
France fired its next-generation MICA NG missile from a Rafale
Rheinmetall sold its struggling automotive division to Aequita for $406M
The Navy raised its new training jet program to a $2.7B budget ceiling
Avilus operated its Bussard aircraft remotely from 500 miles away
Poland signed a $2B contract for 146 Borsuk fighting vehicles
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