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South Korean company Hanwha has committed to investing $1 billion to build an automated factory that would produce American-made Modular Charge Systems, or MCS, for 155mm Howitzer ammunition by 2030, Breaking Defense reported. The company is currently looking for potential sites, with construction expected to start in 2026. What Will Hanwha’s US Munitions Factory Offer? […] More
Jay Meil, vice president of strategic mission innovation and chief data scientist at SAIC, said retrieval-augmented generation with reasoning, or RAG-R, could be used as a method to turn large language models, or LLMs, into operational decision aids that could meet the demands of intelligence and national security environments. Meil will be one of the […] More
Lockheed Martin and Microsoft have partnered to develop Sanctum, a counter-unmanned aerial system platform. Lockheed said Wednesday the program combines its defense expertise with Microsoft’s cloud and artificial intelligence technologies to help safeguard military sites, public venues and critical infrastructure. “Collaborating with Microsoft brings the best of defense and digital innovation to help our customers respond to […] More
K2 Space, a developer of large, high-power satellite platforms, has secured $250 million in Series C funding at a $3 billion valuation to advance production of heavy-lift spacecraft. Who Participated in the Investment Round for K2 Space? The Torrance, California-based company said Thursday that Redpoint led the financing round, which follows $500 million in signed contracts […] More
Viasat will provide InRange launch telemetry service for an upcoming mission by the South Korean space company INNOSPACE. InRange is expected to deliver uninterrupted telemetry data throughout the flight, from liftoff to payload deployment, and enable video streaming from the launch vehicle, Viasat said Thursday. How Does InRange Work? InRange is a service designed for […] More
Integral Federal has won a position on the Missile Defense Agency’s potential 10-year, $151 billion Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, or SHIELD, multiple-award contract. Gain exclusive insights from key decision-makers, explore the latest research and innovation in defense and discover strategies that will strengthen national security at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Defense R&D […] More
BAE Systems’ FAST Labs has received a $16 million Phase 2 contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to continue developing autonomous tracking technology under the Oversight program. What Will BAE Systems Do In Phase 2 of the Contract? In Oversight Phase 1, BAE Systems said it tested its software in a modeling and simulation […] More
The Professional Services Council has elected Michael LaRouche, CEO of Serco North America and a two-time Wash100 awardee, and four other new members to its board of directors for 2026. PSC said Thursday LaRouche and other board members will serve three-year terms, providing policy oversight and guiding the council’s direction. Who Is Michael LaRouche? LaRouche […] More
HII announced that its ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel prototype is 30 percent complete and is on track for sea trials during the fourth quarter of 2026. Company executives visited the shipyard in Loreauville, Louisiana, with partners Breaux Brothers and Incat Crowther to inspect hull construction, Odyssey Autonomous Control System integration and outfitting work, HII said Thursday. […] More
Astris AI, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, has introduced Astris AI for Government, a new offering that promotes trustworthy and secure artificial intelligence adoption to support high-assurance missions. Astris AI for Government provides a unified platform that combines Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s U.S. network for unclassified and classified regions, Meta’s open source AI models; NVIDIA’s AI Enterprise […] More
Bob Ritchie, senior vice president and chief technology officer at SAIC, has warned that growing access to data and actionable options can lead to decision fatigue and even paralysis. In a new article posted on the company’s website, Ritchie discussed that, to reduce cognitive burden among national security and defense personnel and accelerate decision making, […] More
Metron, a company offering autonomous software for defense applications, has received a prototype other transaction agreement from the Defense Innovation Unit to develop an autonomous undersea vehicle ready for demonstration and rapid deployment. The prototype OTA, awarded through the Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform, or CAMP, program, is intended to enhance U.S. undersea capabilities and support evolving […] More
