HawkEye 360 has named eight national security experts to its advisory board’s class of 2025. The signals intelligence data provider said Tuesday its newly appointed advisers are Mike Gilday, a retired U.S. Navy admiral; Christopher Miller, former acting secretary of defense; and Mike Studeman, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral. The returning me...
Rocket Lab has announced its intent to acquire laser communications provider Mynaric to expand its portfolio of satellite components, software and subsystems and improve its ability to vertically integrate the production and management of its future satellite application goals. The Long Beach, California-based space company said Tuesday the nonbindi...
Shield AI has raised $240 million in a round of F-1 strategic financing, bringing the deep-tech company’s valuation to approximately $5.3 billion. The company said Thursday it will use the capital to expand the deployment of its Hivemind Enterprise autonomy software to government agencies, original equipment manufacturers and companies. What I...
Following the sunsetting of Task Force Lima last year and coming on the heels of the AI Rapid Capabilities Cell is Thunderforge, the Department of Defense’s newest artificial intelligence endeavor. With the project, the Pentagon is looking to boost its planning, decision-making capabilities and operational protocol. And it has recruited a maj...
Defense technology company Epirus has raised $250 million in a round of Series D financing led by 8VC and Washington Harbour Partners. The Los Angeles-based company said Wednesday it will use the capital to advance the production of its Leonidas defense platform, support talent recruitment efforts and expand into commercial and international markets...
Private investment firm Charlesbank Capital Partners has finalized its acquisition of inertial navigation systems provider EMCORE to solidify the formation of Velocity One as a new company focused on providing highly engineered products for the aerospace and defense sectors. Velocity One: Supporting Aerospace, Defense Markets Charlesbank said Wednes...
By Amy Hilbert, executive vice president of government solutions at Casepoint and Kelly Swank, vice president of business development for government solutions at Casepoint Like other federal agencies, the Department of Defense requires resources to conduct investigations, manage litigation and respond to a growing number of Freedom of Information Ac...
By Tom Kennedy, General Manager at Axonius Federal Systems Data silos are a government efficiency and cybersecurity killer. Agencies that operate in silos lack cross-department collaboration and experience data fragmentation, both of which can result in duplication of efforts and an incomplete picture of potential risk. The Trump adm...
By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International Every administration that comes to office brings with it contemporary issues to address in order to meet national security responsibilities and keep the U.S. at the forefront of the global economy. In 2025, we are in the initial stages of a technological revolution driven by emerging...
The State Department has approved Israel’s three foreign military sales requests worth approximately $3 billion combined for munitions, guidance kits, bulldozers and related equipment and support services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday it has notified Congress of the proposed FMS deals. MK 84, BLU-117 General Purpose Bomb...
