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Exclusive: Aevex and Divergent Partner on Next-Gen Drone Manufacturing
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (611+ words) It’s been a big year for both the drone and factory-of-the-future world so far, so it’s only right that the two come together. In an exclusive announcement to Tectonic this morning, drone-maker Aevex ($AVEX) and additive manufacturing giant Divergent revealed…...
Drone-Maker Easy Aerial Plans Production Boost and New Products After $20M Series B
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (598+ words) The drone dollars just keep on coming. On Monday, Easy Aerial, a Brooklyn-based manufacturer of defense-focused tethered drones, announced a $20M Series B—led by VC giant Insight Partners—to boost production and deliveries, as well as roll out new products....
Ursa Major to Go Public via $2.3B SPAC Deal
1+ week, 6+ day ago (374+ words) If 2024 was hot girl summer and 2025 was BRAT summer, then 2026 may well be the summer of the defense tech IPO. (Yes, these all exist in the same cultural reference ecosystem, what are you talking about?) This morning, hypersonics and SRM…...
Chariot Defense Scores $7.6M DIU PRISM Contract
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (480+ words) Happy Monday, y’all. We’re pretty amped up today. (Please forgive us; It was right there.) This morning, ruggedized power-for-the-edge company Chariot announced that it’s inked a $7.6M contract with DIU under the Portable Resilient Integrated Storage Module (PRISM) program. “Power availability…...
The Flying Supply Chain, with Isaac Roberts (CSO of Skyways)
3+ week, 5+ day ago (474+ words) Skyways has spent nearly a decade working on a problem most of the drone industry largely ignored: logistics. While billions poured into drones built to see targets or strike them, Skyways focused on something less flashy but arguably just as…...
The Spacecraft Factory, with Ian Cinnamon (CEO of Apex)
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (216+ words) Tectonic Defense Check out Valley of Depth #045 on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube. Ian Cinnamon didn’t set out to build a satellite company. After selling his first startup to Palantir, he became convinced the real bottleneck in space wasn’t launch or…...
The Flight Automation Era, with Mark Groden (CEO of Skyryse)
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (186+ words) The U.S. military doesn’t have enough pilots—and automation may be the only way to scale airpower. At the same time, Skyryse is formally launching its new defense unit, bringing its software-defined flight system, SkyOS, into military applications. On this week’s…...
Anduril Unveils Thunder Unmanned Attack Aircraft
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (390+ words) Get daily insights on the most important news impacting defense innovation. If you thought Anduril was done churning out new platforms, think again. This morning at the Farnborough International Air Show, the defense tech giant unveiled a new Group 5 helicopter-like…...
X-Bow Unveils New Low-Cost “Supersonic” Interceptor
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (368+ words) Get daily insights on the most important news impacting defense innovation. If we’ve learned one thing from the war in Iran (and, like, years of watching Ukraine), there is a very, very real need for cheaper air defense systems that…...
ICYMI: SASC Pushes for New Drone Combatant Command
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (433+ words) Get daily insights on the most important news impacting defense innovation. Drone fever is hitting new heights, and if the Senate’s latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act becomes law, the Pentagon will have a brand-new combatant command dedicated…...