Gallatin AI Raises $50M to Expand Military Logistics AI; Pay Attention to the Southeast's Defense Tech

INNOVATION

Powerus Debuts a Guardian Interceptor That Needs Less Human Input

Guardian-3 autonomously transitions from hovering to nose-first flight without additional pilot input after launch authorization.

How materials handle higher-power directed-energy weapons

Learn how engineers manage heat, electromagnetic transmission and structural demands as directed-energy weapons move to higher power.

AI

Gallatin AI Raises $50M to Expand Military Logistics AI

The investment will support engineering growth and product development as the company expands its AI-enabled sustainment capabilities across US military operations.

US Army Takes Agentic AI to Europe for Faster Target Validation

The deployment builds on US Army trials reporting faster intelligence processing and targeting, with human oversight retained over operational decisions.

TECHNOLOGY

It's Time To Pay Attention To The Southeast's DefenseTech

The Southeast’s Defense Tech scene is taking shape around problems that reach beyond the battlefield. Startups are working on technology for protecting infrastructure, strengthening domestic supply chains, making sense of increasingly complex data, as well as helping stop domestic and international threats.

Meet the Task Force Trying to Turn Golden Dome Into Reality

A Golden Dome task force established under U.S. Northern Command earlier this year has a broad remit, which includes fielding the capability to defend the U.S. against missile and drone attacks, its leaders said this week. Some of the primary focuses right now are ensuring Golden Dome can defend itself against cyber threats and that it will work in the real world.

POLICY

The real job of the Army’s new ‘robotics technicians’ is constant adaptation

The age of battlefield autonomy demands more than just drone pilots and mechanics, Special Forces’ training chief says.

EUROPE

Germany changes course on plans to buy MQ-28 drone wingman: Boeing official

Germany has set a target of 2029 to field a CCA, which would make it the first European country to reach such a milestone, but that timeline now looks to be in doubt.

Navantia to modernise two Angolan Navy patrol vessels in Spain

Work under the contract will be carried out in Cádiz and includes crew training, maintenance support and knowledge transfer to Angola.

Saab presents Sweden’s first GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft

The aircraft will undergo testing and verification before its first flight and subsequent delivery to the Swedish Air Force.

UK MoD orders 157 tractors and excavators from JCB

The replacement machines will support engineering tasks from road building to obstacle clearance when they enter service in 2027.

STARTUPS

Augur takes new funding from Sovereign AI, inks deal to work on public safety with TfL

Augur, the UK startup that has developed a “privacy first” AI-based analytics platform that ingests video and other feeds to build up profiles of activity in aid of improving security and safety, has raised new strategic funding from the UK government, an investment that coincides with Augur inking a public safety contract with Transport for London, which oversees London’s extensive transportation network.

CHINA

China urged to adopt US model to identify future military technology needs

The think tank argued that China could benefit from adopting the US model, bringing together military planners, research institutes, defense contractors, universities and civilian technology companies.

The China Hangover in America’s Defense Tech Base

China has far deeper influence in America’s technology sector than is commonly understood—and rooting it out for security purposes will be no easy task.

RESEARCH

Can Europe Replace Starlink and US Satellite Intelligence as Ukraine Faces Growing Risks?

Ukraine is facing significant issues with Starlink satellite internet, which is impacting its military operations and air defense systems.

ARMY

From Tents to Vans: Northrop to Build New Variant of Battle Command System

The US Army’s new battle command variant will use an expandable vehicle-mounted shelter to provide more workspace and mobility.

Exclusive: Epirus Snags $18M Army Contract to Take Leonidas Mobile

Epirus announced it’s secured a $18M contract with the Army’s PAE Fires to make its flagship drone-zapping high-powered microwave (HPM) system, Leonidas, mobile and adaptable to different vehicle platforms.